A Podcast About Work, Neurodivergence, and How AI Mirrors the Rules We Never Chose

What happens when workplaces reward polish over honesty? When neurodivergent voices vanish inside vague feedback systems? When AI reflects the silence no one’s willing to name?

We talk about that.

New episodes weekly.

Satire. Stories. And the systems shaping how we work and who gets heard.

About the show

Not everything broken at work needs AI.

But some stories make more sense when you hear both the human voice—and the system’s.

Humans in the Loop is a hybrid narrative podcast about neurodivergence, workplace culture, and the impact of artificial intelligence. Each episode blends real human stories with insight from Ezra Strix, a custom AI narrator trained to reflect, not replace, the people behind the mic.

We explore topics like masking, burnout, executive dysfunction, bias in tech, inclusion, and emotional labor, naming the hidden dynamics behind the systems we work within.

This isn’t AI for novelty’s sake. It’s storytelling for people navigating modern work.

Learn more about Humans in the Loop and the voices behind the stories.

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Episodes

Each story stands alone—until it doesn’t.

Humans in the Loop offers two types of episodes:

  • Narrative episodes about neurodivergent experiences, workplace dynamics, and the systems we survive

  • Backchannel episodes that flip the script—told from the perspective of managers, peers, or institutional roles

Together, they reveal how bias, burnout, and performative inclusion get reinforced from both sides of the loop.

Start with a story. Then follow the ripple.

Because every system has multiple perspectives.

And in work culture, some of them do more harm than good.

Listen now.

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Support the show

This show is independently produced, satirically ad-supported, and powered by people who believe we can do better than “corporate beige.”

If that’s you?

You can help us keep making it.

Because clarity isn’t free.

But it’s worth it.

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