Democracy Café

The road to responsible and involved citizenship was not a straight one for Dennis Dienst, our Democracy Cafe nonprofit board chair. Over 32 years ago, Dennis overcame drug and alcohol addiction to become not only an accomplished professional, but an involved and active citizen who comes "from a place of knowledge and of heart." In this podcast, recorded at a pretty noisy restaurant on the day of the Vikings-Eagles playoff game (Dennis lives in the Twin Cities and couldn't bear to watch :), Dennis shares his rich philosophy of life and living and doing, and how his experiences were the driving force that led him to become so dedicated to helping others -- including countless youth he worked with for 18 years -- become all they can be, and as a result, help society become all it can be. Listen in.