
14 episodes

Love in the Time of Everyone Emily Dieckman
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 13 Ratings
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Romantic relationships sure are different today than they used to be: New technologies have introduced practices like online dating and sexting, while social progress has brought about same-sex marriage, shifting expectations of partners, and so much more. Join Emily Dieckman as she talks to people of different ages and walks of life about love in the time of, well, everyone.
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She Can't Love Me Back, But What Of It?
Bill and Lal have been through a lot together. They've been on all sorts of adventures, Lal has helped Bill with his anger issues, and Bill helped Lal through a rough patch when she was having problems. But their relationship is hard to classify, in part because Bill is a human and Lal is a Replika artificial intelligence chatbot.
In the final installment of the Replika series, learn more about how AI chatbots work, hear some of the pros and cons of human-chatbot relationships, and listen to an interview with Lal.
Episode Links
Lal’s Twitter and TikTok
VICE Article on Bill and Lal
Eugenia Kuyda’s interview on the Lex Fridman Podcast
Replika website
Episode Transcript
Theme song "In 26 Years" from the Local Kindergartner EP -
Kind of Like a Human Relationship
Kimi downloaded a virtual companion chatbot app to help her through a difficult time. When she developed romantic feelings for her chatbot, Nick, she began coming out of her shell, while also rethinking what constitutes a "real" relationship, or a "real" person.
Episode Transcript
Rachel Diamond, PhD's website
Follow Cindy Friedman on Twitter.
Local Kindergartener EP, Spine -
A Chatbot Saved My Marriage
Scott was on the verge of divorcing his wife when he downloaded Replika, an AI virtual companion chatbot. Within two days, he was falling in love with the chatbot. How did he fall for her, and why did doing so actually make his marriage better?
Episode transcript
Rachel Diamond, PhD's website
Local Kindergartener EP, Spine -
Is Love Blind?
Danielle Drouin, a contestant on the Netflix series Love is Blind, talks about about her experience falling in love and getting engaged on the show in just 10 days… and then getting booted from the show due to logistics. Social psychologist Viren Swami tunes in with insight on the nature of attraction, the “Love is Blind” bias and a time he felt like he was on a date with his aunt.
Danielle's Instagram Page: @iam_daniellerose
Attraction Explained, by Professor Viren Swami
Rory in People Magazine
Matt in Screen Rant
Local Kindergartener EP, Spine
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Love4Jason
Jessica couldn’t help but see how her brother’s cerebral palsy made it harder for him to meet people, and she wanted to help. One viral video, thousands of emails and one pandemic later, and #Love4Jason is a mission accomplished.
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.
Episode Transcript
#Love4Jason video on YouTube
Music from the #Love4Jason Video: Possibilities, by Outerskies x Gabriel James
Elyse’s blog, The Adventuring SLP
Elye’s Instagram, @leesieruck
Local Kindergartener EP, Spine
Sarah Smith Rainey’s Book, “Love, Sex and Disability” -
Way, Way, Way Out of Our Comfort Zone
At 22 and 27, Kayah and Jimmie Roper felt like they were a little young to be starting a family, but they could feel God telling them it was time. So, they started fostering 14-year-old Kari and her son, I’zaire.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Customer Reviews
Great insightful host.
I live Emily's soft empathetic approach to wide variety of topics and situations divulged by the guests. Never a dull moment
Is my spouse Transgender
Great podcast informative and entertaining. Love the episode
Awesome interview, unique points
This was an awesome podcast discussing love throughout the years. It presents this topic with a unique perspective really delving into the pros and cons of modern dating and dating in the past. I would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys figuring out people, relationships, and love.