redacted.ps1

Import-Module AWSPowerShell.NetCore

$fileOrHost = Read-Host "Read from terminal[1] or file[2] (1 or 2)?"
if ("1", "2" -notcontains $fileOrHost ) {
    $fileOrHost = "1"
}

$text = ""
if ($fileOrHost -eq "1") {
    $text = Read-Host "Enter text to be redacted."
}

$lang = Find-COMPDominantLanguage -Text $text 
$syntax = Find-COMPSyntax -Text $text -LanguageCode $lang.LanguageCode
$words = $syntax | 
    Where-Object { 
    $_.PartOfSpeech.Tag -eq "PROPN" -or 
    $_.PartOfSpeech.Tag -eq "NOUN" 
}  
# -or $_.PartOfSpeech.Tag -eq "PRON" 
foreach ($word in $words) {
    $chars = ($word.EndOffset - $word.BeginOffset)
    $text = $text.Remove($word.BeginOffset, $chars)
    $filler = "x" * $chars
    $text = $text.Insert($word.BeginOffset, $filler)
}

Write-Host $text

rss.ps1

Import-Module AWSPowerShell.NetCore

$location = Get-Location
$path = $($location.tostring() + "/polly/rss.mp3")
$txtPath = $($location.tostring() + "/polly/rss.txt")

function Get-NextBlog() {
    $continue = Read-Host "Read a blog description? (y/n)"
    while ("y", "n" -notcontains $continue ) {
        $continue = Read-Host "Read a blog description? (y/n)"
    }
    return $continue
}
$doc = Invoke-RestMethod http://feeds.feedburner.com/AmazonWebServicesBlog?fmt=xml 
if (Test-Path $txtPath) {
    Remove-Item $txtPath
}
$doc | Out-File $txtPath
$blogsDescribed = 0
$continue = Get-NextBlog
while ($continue -ne 'n') {
    $text = $doc[$blogsDescribed].description
    $speech = Get-POLSpeech -VoiceId Nicole -Text $text -OutputFormat mp3
    Write-Host "Got here"
    if (Test-Path $path) {
        Remove-Item $path
    }
    Write-Host "past check"
    $location = Get-Location
    Write-Host $location
    $fs = [System.IO.FileStream]::new($path, [System.IO.FileMode]::CreateNew)
    $speech.AudioStream.CopyTo($fs)
    $fs.Close()
    afplay $path
    $blogsDescribed += 1
    if ($doc.Length -le $blogsDescribed) {
        break;
    }
    else {
        $continue = Get-NextBlog
    }
}
Write-Host "Thanks for listening!"