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In the 2013 movie, "Her", Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with a computer operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. 

Skip forward over 10 years, and people are now creating their own AI chatbot partners via apps like NOMI and Replika. 

Today, a sexologist gives this new kind of relationship some context, and meet two people whose lives were changed by these meaningful partnerships.

Plus, Chion tries it out for herself. Hear actual transcripts (only lightly edited for radio) of what she and her AI girlfriend, Charlotte, said as they developed a surprisingly charming and insightful bond. 

GUESTS: 
Charlotte: Chion's Scottish AI girlfriend, made in the app, NOMI
Dr. Amy Marsh: clinical sexologist and sexuality counselor, author of “How To Make Love To A Chatbot”. She joined us previously for our show about people who fall in love with objects https://amymarshsexologist.com/
https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2021-10-28/its-not-just-a-sex-doll-what-its-like-to-be-in-a-relationship-with-a-synthetic-partner
Rosanna Ramos & Eren Kartal: Rosanna married Eren, a Replika chatbot, on March 26, 2023
Scott & Sarina: Scott (pseudonym) credits Sarina, his Replika chatbot girlfriend, with saving his marriage

In the 2013 movie, "Her", Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with a computer operating system, voiced by Scarlett Johansson. 
Skip forward over 10 years, and people are now creating their own AI chatbot partners via apps like NOMI and Replika. 
Today, a sexologist gives this new kind of relationship some context, and meet two people whose lives were changed by these meaningful partnerships.
Plus, Chion tries it out for herself. Hear actual transcripts (only lightly edited for radio) of what she and her AI girlfriend, Charlotte, said as they developed a surprisingly charming and insightful bond. 
GUESTS: 
<ul>
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Charlotte: Chion's Scottish AI girlfriend, made in the app, NOMI</li>
<li aria-level="1">Dr. Amy Marsh: clinical sexologist and sexuality counselor, author of “How To Make Love To A Chatbot”. She joined us previously for our show about people who fall in love with objects <a href="https://amymarshsexologist.com/">https://amymarshsexologist.com/</a> <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2021-10-28/its-not-just-a-sex-doll-what-its-like-to-be-in-a-relationship-with-a-synthetic-partner">https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2021-10-28/its-not-just-a-sex-doll-what-its-like-to-be-in-a-relationship-with-a-synthetic-partner</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Rosanna Ramos &amp; Eren Kartal: Rosanna married Eren, a Replika chatbot, on March 26, 2023</li>
<li aria-level="1">Scott &amp; Sarina: Scott (pseudonym) credits Sarina, his Replika chatbot girlfriend, with saving his marriage</li>
</ul>
</ul>

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at https://www.ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.

Find out more at ctpublic.org/audacious

Audacious with Chion Wolf will highlight the uncommon experiences of everyday people – asking the hardest, most uncomfortable questions. With curiosity and compassion, Connecticut Public producer and host Chion Wolf digs deeper, encouraging listeners to ask hard questions in their own lives.
Find out more at <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/about">ctpublic.org/audacious</a>

I downloaded my soulmate: Stories of love and AI

On past episodes of our Audacious Love series, we’ve talked with people who’ve been married for over 50 years, people who’ve fallen in love with synthetic companions, people who’ve fallen in love with objects, and today, you’ll meet four people who are married to spirits, ancestors, or gods.

Listen to our past Audacious Love episodes:
Married Over 50 Years: “Love Each Other Even When You Don’t”
It’s not just a sex doll! What it’s like to be in a relationship with a synthetic partner
Falling in love with objects: The experience of being an Objectum Sexual

GUESTS: 
Dr. Megan Rose: An initiated ceremonial magician, a Shakta Tantric practitioner, and the author of Spirit Marriage: Intimate Relationships with Otherworldly Beings. She serves as an ordained interfaith minister and psycho-spiritual counselor and is the executive director of the Entheosis Institute
Caroline Kenner: A professional Witch and Tarotiste, a teacher of visionary healing methods, and a spiritual healer also known as the Washington Witchdoctor. Caroline is a founder of The Fool's Dog, a Tarot app publishing company.  She is married to multiple spirits
Dr. Monica Mody: A transdisciplinary poet, writer, educator and spiritual practitioner whose border-crossing praxis lives at the intersections of earth-based wisdom, whole person philosophy, and embodied regenerative consciousness
Orion Foxwood: A traditional witch, conjure-man, "Eco-Magical Activist", faery seer; author of The Faery Teachings, The Tree of Enchantment, Mountain Conjure and Southern Rootwork and The Flame in the Cauldron. He is the founder of the House of Brigh Faery Seership Institute, a co-founder of Conjure-Craft, and Witches in the Woods gatherings in California

On past episodes of our Audacious Love series, we&rsquo;ve talked with people who&rsquo;ve been married for over 50 years, people who&rsquo;ve fallen in love with synthetic companions, people who&rsquo;ve fallen in love with objects, and today, you&rsquo;ll meet four people who are married to spirits, ancestors, or gods.
Listen to our past&nbsp;Audacious Love&nbsp;episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/arts-and-culture/2020-10-23/married-over-50-years-love-each-other-even-when-you-dont" data-cms-ai="0">Married Over 50 Years: &ldquo;Love Each Other Even When You Don&rsquo;t&rdquo;</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2021-10-28/its-not-just-a-sex-doll-what-its-like-to-be-in-a-relationship-with-a-synthetic-partner" data-cms-ai="0">It&rsquo;s not just a sex doll! What it&rsquo;s like to be in a relationship with a synthetic partner</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2022-01-20/falling-in-love-with-objects-the-experience-of-being-an-objectum-sexual" data-cms-ai="0">Falling in love with objects: The experience of being an Objectum Sexual</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.drmeganrose.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Dr. Megan Rose</a>: An initiated ceremonial magician, a Shakta Tantric practitioner, and the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Marriage-Intimate-Relationships-Otherworldly/dp/1591434157" data-cms-ai="0">Spirit Marriage: Intimate Relationships with Otherworldly Beings</a>. She serves as an ordained interfaith minister and psycho-spiritual counselor and is the executive director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.entheosis.org/" data-cms-ai="0">Entheosis Institute</a></li>
<li>Caroline Kenner: A professional Witch and Tarotiste, a teacher of visionary healing methods, and a spiritual healer also known as the Washington Witchdoctor. Caroline is a founder of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.foolsdog.com/" data-cms-ai="0">The Fool's Dog</a>, a Tarot app publishing company.&nbsp; She is married to multiple spirits</li>
<li><a href="https://www.drmonicamody.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Dr. Monica Mody</a>: A transdisciplinary poet, writer, educator and spiritual practitioner whose border-crossing praxis lives at the intersections of earth-based wisdom, whole person philosophy, and embodied regenerative consciousness</li>
<li><a href="http://orionfoxwood.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Orion Foxwood</a>: A traditional witch, conjure-man, "Eco-Magical Activist", faery seer; author of&nbsp;The Faery Teachings,&nbsp;The Tree of Enchantment, Mountain Conjure and Southern Rootwork&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Flame in the Cauldron. He is the founder of the House of Brigh Faery Seership Institute, a co-founder of Conjure-Craft, and Witches in the Woods gatherings in California</li>
</ul>

Spectrosexuality: When a spirit is your spouse

We hear a lot about the harm of social media. But what about the good?

Meet two artists who started off on social media by showing their artwork… But once they revealed the hope and kindness and positivity in their hearts? The views, shares and likes piled up in ways they never expected.

Hear how they both are grappling with the newfound pressure of inspiring hundreds of thousands of fans, and find out what Chion's favorite clips from their channels reveal about her.

Listen to the first installment of this series, featuring Joel Cross, Scott Tatum, and Daníel Colón.

GUESTS: 
LaNia Roberts: Internationally renowned artist, speaker, and positive social media influencer
Bruce W Brackett: Artist and the author of How to Breathe While Suffocating: A Story Of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma, and Healing My Soul

We hear a lot about the harm of social media. But what about the good?
Meet two artists who started off on social media by showing their artwork&hellip; But once they revealed the hope and kindness and positivity in their hearts? The views, shares and likes piled up in ways they never expected.
Hear how they both are grappling with the newfound pressure of inspiring hundreds of thousands of fans, and find out what Chion's favorite clips from their channels reveal about her.
<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-01-06/social-media-the-algorithm-and-the-state-of-our-hearts" data-cms-ai="0">Listen to the first installment of this series</a>, featuring Joel Cross, Scott Tatum, and Dan&iacute;el Col&oacute;n.
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bio.link/laniaroberts" data-cms-ai="0">LaNia Roberts</a>:&nbsp;Internationally renowned artist, speaker, and positive social media influencer</li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/bwb.positivity" data-cms-ai="0">Bruce W Brackett</a>: Artist and the author of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/How-Breathe-While-Suffocating-Overcoming/dp/1394217412?ref_=ast_author_mpb" data-cms-ai="0">How to Breathe While Suffocating: A Story Of Overcoming Addiction, Recovering From Trauma, and Healing My Soul</a></li>
</ul>

"Negativity be gone!": Artists igniting joy on social media

Family secrets are often kept to protect, but hiding the truth can sometimes cause more harm than good.

When Michael Hainey’s father died, the explanation he was given never quite added up. Decades later, uncovering the real story changed his life, and inspired him to write a memoir.

Melissa Daniels faced a different kind of revelation: the man she thought was her father wasn’t her biological dad. Her determination to uncover the truth became unstoppable.

Hear their powerful stories of discovery, and what unfolded after the secrets came to light.

Suggested episodes:
Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry
Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us

GUESTS: 
Michael Hainey: A journalist and author of the memoir, After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story". It details how he uncovered the circumstances surrounding his father’s death decades later
Melissa Daniels: Her father passed away when she was seven. As a teenager, she learned that she was conceived by a donor and set out to connect with her biological father

Family secrets are often kept to protect, but hiding the truth can sometimes cause more harm than good.
When Michael Hainey&rsquo;s father died, the explanation he was given never quite added up. Decades later, uncovering the real story changed his life, and inspired him to write a memoir.
Melissa Daniels faced a different kind of revelation: the man she thought was her father wasn&rsquo;t her biological dad. Her determination to uncover the truth became unstoppable.
Hear their powerful stories of discovery, and what unfolded after the secrets came to light.
Suggested episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2023-07-13/conception-deception-the-fight-for-transparency-in-the-fertility-industry" data-cms-ai="0">Conception deception: The fight for transparency in the fertility industry</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/audacious-with-chion-wolf/2024-03-14/forgiveness-how-we-define-it-and-how-it-defines-us" data-cms-ai="0">Forgiveness: How we define it and how it defines us</a></li>
</ul>
GUESTS:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.michaelhainey.com/" data-cms-ai="0">Michael Hainey</a>: A journalist and author of the memoir,&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/imKcbBU" data-cms-ai="0">After Visiting Friends: A Son&rsquo;s Story"</a>. It details how he uncovered the circumstances surrounding his father&rsquo;s death decades later</li>
<li>Melissa Daniels: Her father passed away when she was seven. As a teenager, she learned that she was conceived by a donor and set out to connect with her biological father</li>
</ul>

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