Landscapes For Learning

20 min Maureen and Pierre reflect on a year of podcasting trying to learn conversation.  Yes, ironically that’s the title of our podcast:  Learning Conversation. Join us as we consider "the shit that comes out of our mouths."   We skip over the structure of our podcasts, listed below, and dive into the speaking / listening duality. We consider Socratic dialogue.  We explore having a 6th form of conversation.  Maureen provides a 411 - information please - on Socratic dialogue.  How does it work? We agree that in most conversations statements are made and accepted without exploration or question.  The conversation then proceeds along.  How different would conversation be if we truly considered each statement and resolved meaning?   In Socratic dialogue, it’s almost as if we start with a statement and go backwards. We consider the source and truth of statements.  In normal conversation, we start with statements and move forward from their foundation.  How different is conversation that looks at foundations and s