Mike from the Embassy the privilege of sitting down with John Gastil, Distinguished Professor at Penn State and a leading expert on deliberative democracy. In this insightful episode, Gastil discusses his talk "Democracy 2.0," which he presented at the University of Auckland's symposium on "Reinvigorating and Reinventing Democracy for the 21st Century." Tune in as John explores innovative ways to strengthen democracy and deliberative politics, the concept of mini-publics, social media's impact on democracy, the rise of AI and its effects on democratic systems, and highlights from his book "Hope for Democracy." Don’t miss this engaging conversation!Listen now and join the discussion on the future of democracy.Views in this podcast do not necessarily reflect the views or endorsement of the U.S. Government or the U.S. Department of State.