Endless Thread AI and Relationships, Part 1: Into the Woods
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Aug 15, 2025 This week features Amir Mizroch, a journalist and content producer from Israel, known for his innovative podcast Fairytale Forensics. He shares his journey of deconstructing classic fairy tales to reveal their darker sides, challenging listeners to rethink traditional narratives. The conversation dives into the creative intersection of AI and storytelling, exploring how technology impacts human connections. With personal reflections on resilience in the face of conflict, Amir underscores the evolving nature of relationships in a digitally dominated world.
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Decades Of Annotated Fairy Tales
- Amir created long annotated Google Docs called Fairytale Forensics while reading fairy tales to his son.
- He marked up tales like Jack and the Beanstalk to question who is really the hero and why characters act as they do.
Stitching AI Takes Into A Podcast
- Amir fed his long Google Docs into Google's Notebook LM and generated multiple 12–15 minute AI-hosted podcast takes.
- He edited and stitched together the bits he liked into the final Fairytale Forensics episodes.
Uncanny Valley As A Marker
- The current AI voices sit in an uncanny valley: convincing but noticeably off in their messiness and timing.
- That imperfection still marks the border between machine-generated and fully human-sounding conversation.
