Unpicking Dissonance

Exploring how stories and narratives shape our reality

This episode is about setting expectations and defining parameters for future episodes where we will have conversations with people about their own internal stories, their experiences of cognitive dissonance and how they navigate through it all. I chose to frame this through the lens of my own story, sharing excerpts from a series of articles that I wrote in 2024. These were originally made for a hand-illustrated A5 zine that was released as part of our album [https://fold.bandcamp.com/album/we-do-not-forget]We Do Not Forget [https://fold.bandcamp.com/album/we-do-not-forget]. You can read these articles in full on our website [https://fold.fm/2025/07/19/a-timeless-approach-to-making-records/], on our SubStack page [https://substack.com/@foldfm/p-152145004] or by ordering the physical zine if you prefer a tactile reading experience. [https://fold.bandcamp.com/album/we-do-not-forget] Hosted by Fold founder Seth Mowshowitz. Original music by Fold.

Introducing Unpicking Dissonance

The first episode of Unpicking Dissonance introduces Fold, outlines our intentions as an entity and the purpose of the podcast: to look beneath the facade of mainstream narratives and myths to help map the true nature of our world. This has been the major thread throughout all of our work as a music collective and as we’ve been forced to take a step back from our full range of activities due to various reasons, this podcast is a way to continue that work more directly and hopefully reconnect with our audience while reaching new people. We do not claim authority over any subject or monopoly over any truth, we are simply drawing from our own experiences and analysis over many decades to contribute to a wider conversation. We are just as confused and overwhelmed as many of you out there and it is our hope that this podcast may help us and anyone listening to reach greater understanding and even some solace. Credits Produced & hosted by Seth Mowshowitz. Artwork by Seth Mowshowitz. Theme music is our short piece Nobody Fights from our third album Aphelion: a tribute to Lorraine Hansberry. [https://fold.fm/complete-fold-discography/fold-aphelion-a-tribute-to-lorraine-hansberry/] Find out more about our work at fold.fm [https://fold.fm/]