Democracy Café

For a dozen years, twice a month there has been a Socrates Cafe gathering in beautiful Edinburgh, Scotland, where according to my mom part of our family genealogy extends. I recently had the opportunity to chat with four of the group's close-knit devotees -- we even had a fun mini-Socrates Cafe, exploring a question that has never received a majority thumbs-up during their regular ongoing gathering. Listen in to this insightful and informative podcast with long-time Edinburgh, Scotland Socrates Cafe participants Penny Ciancanelli, Jon Davey, Nancy Fraser, and Lorraine McCann, about why Socrates Cafe has been such a boon in this polarizing era. And by the way, I had the pleasure of meeting some when I was there in 2008 giving presentations for my book 'Socrates in Love: Philosophy for Die-Hard Romantic' and holding dialogues. Here's a link to a feature article that was in Scotland's Sunday Herald about the Socrates Cafe and my visit: http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12763616.Food_for_thought/ And h