Until words fail us

Sounds like something I'd want to be a part of. How wonderful if it were available on the radio!? Best of luck to you. You've contributed some much more than your fab piece to this quest :)

Cheers,
Jennifer
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I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life -- and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted t

Steve, I think you must be a terrific philosopher and a fascinating guy to converse with via your Philosophy Café ... I have really enjoyed your comments throughout this contest. True to your passion, you have helped keep all of us in a conversation with one another. Continued success to you & keep up the philosophizing! - Joy
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Great idea, sweet hosty sound, more facilitation of down to the bones feel-goodness is needed in the world. Thanks for sharing your view point

Great idea, more facilitation of down to the bones feel-goodness is needed in the world. Thanks for sharing your view point.

A great entry! Love your voice and your thoughtful approach. Bravo!

I can't remember if I left a comment, but I meant to. I sorta feel like I know you from your several billion posts!

Good luck - obviously, you want this a lot!
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Steve,
I love your pacing and gentle conversational inflection. It really works. Who would expect a philosopher to speak as fast as those "small print" voice over guys in auto financing ads, right? It was appropriate, interesting, and easy on the ears. I look forward to hearing more of you.

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don't give yourself a 'raw' deal sTeve sTokes...
raW is reaL!..

and your real voice probably allows others to open up and talk.. it's not intimidating as some 'pros' can be.. 'cause sometimes you don't want to be wrong in front of a pro... ;)

but how can you be wrong when you are sharing and being yourself? ..

and damn if sTeve sTokes ain't a hosty name..!

"...here's .. sTeve sTokes.. "

"im.. sTeve sTokes.. your host..."

it will sound gReat sTeve sTokes..

and so do you..

reX. bow...

reX. booth
take it to realiTy!
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sounds like a lot of fun.

all the best to you, as well.

geri

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So weird, I considered the subject line as a name for my show-such a clever reference. Permission from Douglas Adams is probably required, but I so approve of you idea and the name! Best of luck and thanks for the invitation.

Enjoyed your post. It transported me back to my first philosopher's cafe experience in Seattle. Thinking more about these vague terms we toss about (Happiness, Good, Life, Security) in everyday conversation has helped me form a love of wisdom, too.

I wish you good luck in your calling, and with this Talent Quest.

-Robert

Thanks for making this Talent Quest work.

Hi Steve
You Stoked! I didn't realize that people did still enjoy phio-sophizing. I majored in philosophy and LOVED it. Your audition was nicely paced. I don't know how so many get so much in, in two minutes.
What I want to say most--and I will--is how generous you have been with your time to listen to so many auditions and leave comments.
Good luck--and you have a hosty voice!
Vern

So you can imagine I had a confused (at best) childhood. Really though I enjoyed your entry and here's hopin' you go far!

Hide the crazy...
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Kidding! Kidding! I was suddenly overcome by a sociopathic moment. :-)

I would direct your attention to this link: Philosopher Timeline

What I want to know is, what are philosophers talking about these days? According to this timeline, they are thicker on the ground than I had imagined. My last memories of philosophy classes from the '70s had to do with Michel Foucault, whose "The Order of Things" to this day helps me sleep at night.

Obviously, if people are talking philosopy in the manner you describe, things must have gotten more lively. Or have I been looking for Enlightenment in all the wrong places?

Nearly forgot: Good radio voice, great show idea...that is, unless you're going to talk that Semiotics stuff...

You have a terrific voice for radio, and I imagine that you are an excellent moderator. What I want to know now is, what kind of food do they serve at the Philosopher's Cafe?

Here's what I imagine.

Decarte Danishes: Descarte originally wrote a book called, "The Swedish Danish Cooking Method." Although he insisted that the danish was originally a Swedish delicacy, it was proven wrong in his lifetime. Also, if you do not believe there are calories in the Danish, there aren't. You are smarter than that danish.

Freud's Raisin Farfel Kugel: After eating this over-rated, yet incredibly delicious kugel, many are found unconscious, which is why this dish is only served on the Philosopher's Cafe couch. Causing extraordinary dreams, people at the cafe often wake up rambling excitedly about what they saw. They are quickly served more kugel. Many people get the words kegel and kugel mixed up. This is a serious Freudian slip and would make a good disertation subject for a student of philosophy.

Fruit, Cheese & Sausage Plato: Featuring cheeses of the world, and only the best meat bi-products, this is real lounging food. It is meant to be eaten while laying about on the floor; with a leg dangling casually from a high stool; or while slowly walking around the room, thinking or proselytizing with food in your mouth. WARNING: This dish is not kosher.

"Give me chastity and continence, but not yet."
- Saint Augustine (354-430)

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Heya Steve -

Your submission reminds me of John Leinhard from Engines of Our Ingenuity... informative and endearing.

cheers,
Leigha

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Love your conversational delivery!

-Bess

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ps your comment about my audio made my day.

The subjective truth that is relative is altruistically unnatural certainly not absolute, so to get to the real truth we have to look a little deeper. We have to get under the foundations turning over each and every stone.

Peace and Blessings,

Sincerely,

Gary

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Excellent feedback and outside discussions can be found here;

http://www.publicradioquest.com/node/1987

Your philosophers cafe sounds great -- every human being should be having those discussions, asking impossible to answer questions, and exchanging ideas. Keep up the good stuff.

I'm curious to see how this could work as a show. Being out of college for almost two years, I'm starved for some good philosophical conversation. But I remember how quickly some of those conversations could turn petty and pointless. But it's an idea for a show that at least deserves a shot. Good luck.

Your presentation and delivery suggest that you have a "hosty" requisite - the ability to treat guests (at your café, for example) with generosity of attention. You seem to be saying, "May I make you more comfortable" and "Your ideas have a place here."

I have a question for you.

How does one get people to listen to one's entry? It's not so much about votes (which don't seem to mean too much at this stage) or points (I have NO idea what points mean), but simply about knowing that one's work, humble though it may be, has been heard.

If you have a chance, give a listen, and leave a comment if you are so inclined.

Thanks and good luck.

Steve has a nice delivery and a nice voice but his hostiness factor sounds very similar to other current public radio offerings

I work at the Philosophy Department at school here, though I am not a Phil major, but I have to say some of my favorite moments are when two grad students will be discussing some topic in another language - though I had no idea they even spoke other languages - and yet you can still tell that what they are speaking of is of great philosophical and theoretical as well as possibly spiritual import. Gotta love thinkin' and talkin' 'bout whatcha thinkin' . . .

Not enough of what you do on the Radio. Five Stars. :)
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