The Family History AI Show

Steve Little, Mark Thompson

Booking Overview

A niche, audience-ready show for experts who connect AI capabilities to real-world genealogy workflows. It blends AI news/tools with genealogy strategy, offering strong PR value for guests who can translate complex AI advances into family-history research outcomes.

Metrics

Episodes: 42

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

thefamilyhistoryaishow@makingfamilyhistory.com

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Host

Steve Little - World-class authority in AI and genealogy who co-hosts The Family History AI Show, explaining how AI tools can be applied to genealogy research and how AI is affecting the genealogy community.

Mark Thompson - Professional genealogist, educator, and technology expert who co-hosts the show, focusing on how to use AI to enhance genealogy research and workflows.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Genealogy-industry leaders (DNA testing/genetic genealogy platforms), applied AI/product experts with genealogy use cases, or educators/authors with proven methodologies for using AI in family-history research (often tied to transcription, record discovery, and DNA analysis).

Required Achievements:

Executive or GM-level role at a genealogy/consumer genealogy genetics platform, Published methodology/framework for applying AI to genealogy research workflows, Product involvement with AI features for transcription, record/photo analysis, or search, Speaking/visibility in genealogy and/or genealogy-tech events (e.g., RootsTech)

Recent Guest Discussions

Dave Vance - Next-generation Sequencing And AI In Genetic Genealogy; Implications For Matching And Future AI Role In Genetic Genealogy

Nicole Dyer - How The Research Like A Pro Methodology Integrates With AI Tools For Transcription, Locality Research, And DNA Analysis

Diana Elder - How The Research Like A Pro Methodology Integrates With AI Tools For Transcription, Locality Research, And DNA Analysis

Recent Topics

Genealogy, Artificial Intelligence, Genetics, Record Research, Transcription

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Family History AI Show

EP42: Summer Model Releases, Desktop Apps, AI Hacking Spree, and Handwriting Transcription

August 17, 2026

DescriptionCo-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little return from institute season to unpack a summer that reshaped the artificial intelligence landscape, beginning with the new model families from OpenAI and Anthropic and how to choose among them.The hosts then examine desktop artificial intelligence applications, which read and write files directly in a folder on your own computer, followed by Mark’s Tip of the Week on connecting ChatGPT Desktop to Excel to update one of his complex spreadshee...

EP41: MyHeritage Announces Scribe AI, Dave Vance Talks AI at FamilyTreeDNA, Full Text Search at Fold3, Wikipedia's AI Ban

April 06, 2026

Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little open with a deep look at MyHeritage's new Scribe AI, a new AI tool that analyzes records, photographs, gravestones, and coats of arms and provides genealogy relevant research suggestions. It even works on your own photographs.This episode features an interview with Dave Vance, General Manager of Family Tree DNA, exploring how the hottest new genetic genealogy tests, provided by next-generation sequencing, deliver 400 times more genomic info than traditi...

EP40: AI Models Leap Forward, Research Like a Pro Meets AI, FamilySearch Simple Search, Ancestry AI Stories, Anthropic vs. Uncle Sam

March 24, 2026

Co-hosts Mark Thompson and Steve Little examine the major AI model upgrades released over the winter, comparing Anthropic's Opus 4.6, OpenAI's GPT 5.4, and Google's Gemini 3.1 Pro and their benefits for genealogists.In a special interview recorded at RootsTech 2026, they sit down with Diana Elder and Nicole Dyer of Family Locket to explore how the Research Like a Pro methodology integrates with AI tools for transcription, locality research, and DNA analysis.In RapidFire, they cover FamilySear...

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