Whipping can be hard to learn because the way it's talked about relies on some vague phrases like "cleaning up" or "summarizing the debate." Debaters use their own experiences to help them define these terms so they end up understanding the same terms quite differently. Here's our attempt to clarify some things!

Sometimes it's hard to scroll through our feeds on the blue bird app or on the big F of social media sites. Some say it's because of "cancel culture." But what is this culture, anyway? Does it even exist, is it the root of all evil, is it a tool for social justice? We say it's not all good, but it's not all bad, either!

What do we mean when we use the phrase "the new normal"? Does it euphemize the struggles of the less privileged, or is it a genuine and innocent way to comfort people in highly uncertain times?

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.