Debates exist all around us. They even lurk in the media we consume to try to forget about debate (and quarantine). For this episode, we explore superhero movies and see what issues and philosophical discussions hide in plain view.

We all know that it is important to stay clean during these trying times. For inspiration, we discuss a few tips we can get from the experts of hand-washing: politicians.

At around 3 am on March 24, the Senate plenary approved the third and final reading of SB No. 1418, which gives President Duterte special powers to deal with the spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines. In this episode, Kyle discusses his hesitations with the bill and gives a breakdown of the different provisions to pay close attention to.

March 24 marks the anniversary of our podcast! To celebrate, we decided to take a break from all the anxiety of the news and play a little game of Bingo. For this episode, we take a look at the Bingo card released by the organizing committee of the Philippine Inter-Collegiate Debating Championships, and talk about our experiences as debaters.

This is the second part of our series on basic IR. In this episode, we talk about some basic IR theories and how they can be applied in a debate. (We also talk about Star Trek a bit too often.)

Nina was very happy to oblige when we received requests for an episode about international relations. That's why we decided to make two episodes dedicated to IR! In this episode, we discuss some general tips to help you prepare for IR motions.

In this episode, we talk about something that's on everybody's minds— COVID19. We discuss the origins of the disease, some issues regarding information dissemination, governance and implementation, and class.

For this episode, we explore debate motions about relationships, love, and Valentine's Day. Join us discuss the politics and discussions hidden beneath the everyday feelings of people!

Join us as we talk about one of the features of the Asian Parliamentary Format: the reply speeches! In this episode, we talk about the importance of replies, examples on how to structure them, and other tips and tricks we've learned in our years of replying!

(Music: purple-planet.com)

Join us for this episode as we discuss how vetoes work, talk about some strategies to win at veto, and showcase how to use these strategies when motions are released!

(Music Credits: Purple-Planet, Lakey Inspired, Artificial Music, and DJ Quads.)