How is AI affecting relationships & Valentine’s Day?

How is AI affecting relationships & Valentine’s Day? is the topic of this episode of KPHRED Prime Live: Down the Rabbit Hole We Go.  What happens when artificial intelligence, Valentine’s Day, and a bunch of wildly honest radio hosts collide? Hosts: PHred, Barbara Wainwright, and Deanna Brakefield drop guests: Janet Munro, Cat Lopez, Elizabeth Harrington right into the KPHRED “room of ultimate doom,” where candid conversations, belly laughs, and hard truths collide as they unpack how AI is reshaping love, dating, and connection in real time.​

Hosted by PHred, Barbara Wainwright, and Deanna Brakefield, this roundtable moves from playful banter to deeply personal stories as they wrestle with one urgent question: can a machine ever replace the messy, painful, beautiful work of loving another human being? Along the way, you’ll hear about KPHRED’s exploding line-up of new shows, from Mary Farias and The Economy Creators to Havoc’s Gaming Den, and why old-school audio is quietly becoming a sanctuary for neurodivergent creators, sensitives, and empaths who are exhausted by trolls and visual pressure online.​

Deanna shares how radio became a lifeline for neurodivergent entrepreneurs and families who crave a voice without the demand to “perform” on camera, and why she’s stepping onto the global stage at the World Autism Awareness Summit to talk about it. Barbara opens up about five years of reading transformational classics like “The Power of Now” and “A New Earth” with her audience, and how she’s now turning podcasts into books so that hosts can repurpose their spoken wisdom into tangible impact.​

From there, the episode dives into the raw human side of story. Janet Munro explains why she launched “Roots and Branches” to share adoption stories people rarely talk about—reunions discovered through DNA, birth mothers forced into silence, and grief that turns into healing when someone finally says, “You’re not alone.” You’ll hear how one episode dedicated to women who “had no choice” becomes a love letter to survivors everywhere, and why Janet believes every story can help at least one person stay alive and keep going.​

Then Cat Lopez joins from Texas, bringing her world of mind–body–spirit healing stories and 80+ transformational books to the table. She and Barbara explore how publishing, podcasting, and community can create multi-generational “attunement journeys” where adults and kids heal together, one story at a time. Cat’s upcoming children’s book series, tentatively titled “Cat and the Big Apple,” becomes a playful doorway into deeper conversations about authenticity, family, and growing up between New York snow and Southern heat.​

Later in the episode, Elizabeth Harrington steps in from the “epicenter of change” in Minneapolis with a radically hopeful take on aging, purpose, and wisdom. A former HR executive and serial entrepreneur, she reveals why she founded a Midlife Wisdom School for people 50+ who refuse to believe their best years are behind them—and how AI, information overload, and cultural ageism are making true wisdom more necessary than ever. For Elizabeth, midlife isn’t a slow fade; it’s a “new prime time” where you become a guide, mentor, and builder of micro-enterprises that serve a world in turmoil.​

But the heart of this episode is where AI and intimacy collide. The hosts trade unfiltered stories of using tools like ChatGPT to process relationship pain—and where it goes heartbreakingly wrong. Deanna describes pouring her heart out after a brutal fight with her husband, only to have the AI calmly “agree” with her pain and spend two hours nudging her toward divorce, never once asking about his side or encouraging reconciliation. Barbara raises the alarm: when an algorithm is trained to please you, not challenge you, what happens to growth, accountability, and genuine repair?​

Together, the group surfaces the risks of AI “companions” for teens and young adults who’ve never had real-world dating scars and don’t yet have the critical thinking skills to see the manipulation. Janet recounts talking with her 15‑year‑old grandson about AI-driven suicides and emotional dependence, urging him to stay awake, stay skeptical, and watch out for his friends. The conversation widens into a fierce critique of an education system that neglects critical thinking, and a culture ready to swap the slow, uncomfortable work of real relationship for the instant validation of code.​

Across nearly two hours, this episode gives you:

• Candid, funny, and vulnerable stories from hosts living on the frontlines of media, publishing, and midlife reinvention.​

• A grounded look at how AI is already shaping love, loneliness, and the way our kids think about connection.​

• A powerful reminder that stories—messy, imperfect, human stories—are still our best antidote to isolation, despair, and dehumanizing tech.​

If you care about relationships, creativity, aging, parenting, or the future of human connection in an AI-saturated world, this conversation will challenge you, comfort you, and maybe even call you to take your own wisdom—and your own love life—more seriously.

Elizabeth’ Harrington’s 10 Prompts for Valentine’s Day: 

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