Forever Human Voices

Former host of NPR’s This is Nashville, rapper and musician, emcee, and philosopher Khalil Ekulona joins us to talk about… you guessed it… the voice. For his whole life, he used his voice not only in the arts and entertainment, but in guiding his life decisions. And he has thoughts on what’s going to happen with the future of AI voices. Find Khalil https://www.instagram.com/khalilekulona (https://...

You may know him as Brian Hackett from “Wings,” heard his narration of Stephen King’s “It,” or maybe you’re watching him on Chicago Med right now. Steven Weber, audio book narrator, singer, and award winning actor joins Forever Human Voices to discuss his hot take on the root of AI and how it’s reshaping creative work. From “GET ME A HUMAN ON THE PHONE” to guessing Mel Brooks’ reaction to AI and l...

Sophie Scott on Why Human Voices (and Conversations) Still Matter in an AI World Neuroscientist Sophie Scott (UCL), whose research focuses on speech perception and vocal communication, discusses how the brain changes through life by rewiring neural connections rather than growing new neurons, and why human voices carry powerful social and emotional meaning from before birth. She explains that babi...

Forever Human Voices: Why the Human Voice Still Matters in an AI World Cohosts Molly Secours (filmmaker, writer, audiobook narrator) and Téa Chura (art consultant and musician) introduce “Forever Human Voices,” a series of 30-minute conversations exploring the value of the human voice amid AI voices and the growing difficulty of reaching real people by phone. They emphasize the show is not about b...

We, Molly Secours (filmmaker, writer, audiobook narrator) and Téa Chura (art/ist consultant and musician), introduce “Forever Human Voices,” a 30-minute interview series asking what the human voice means as AI voices and synthetic media grow and human contact on phones and in daily life declines. We preview four guests: London neuroscientist and comedian Prof. Sophie Scott on how the voice affects...