Dr. Steve Llano and the Bin Crew have a conversation about the past, present, and future of CEDA and NDT debate with 5 time CEDA National Championship Debate Director Jackie Massey, formerly of the University of Oklahoma. We talk about how debate was, where it's going, and what policy debate should keep and change as it gets ready for the future. Join us for a great conversation about debate with the one and only Jackie Massey.

Join us for a fantastic conversation with Professor Eckstein who gives us his views on contemporary argumentation theory, debate pedagogy, rhetorical theory, and what it's like to be responsible for helping to set up the 2020 Gubernatorial debates for the State of Washington. Justin is a wonderful thinker and speaker, and we were so happy to get to chat with him about such great ideas!

In this episode, the panel takes a closer look at the Harper's Letter demanding Open Debate. We cover why the signatories matter and how one of the largest professor unions in the United States dropped the ball on protecting free speech, the history of open debate in magazines like Harper's, and what the Harper's Letter can tell us about why Dr. DisRespect was banned from Twitch. 

The Bin will have a few takes on the now infamous "Harper's Letter" where luminaries from the world of the arts signed a letter calling for more open debate in society. Dr. Steve Llano is joined by Dr. Timothy Barr to give our response to the letter: What exactly does Harper's want here when they are calling for open debate?

This episode is a conversation between two recent university graduates and two former/current debate directors about how and why debate teams and programs become negative. We've all heard the stories about how bad it can be, but in this episode Dr. John Patrick and Dr. Steve Llano explore what would motivate people to stay and devote a lot of their spare time in college to participating in something negative.

During an election year, we argue with friends and family a lot more about candidates, campaigns and issues. But how do the people who manage campaigns, conduct research, and advise candidates see perusasion, argumentation, and debate?

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The best way to ensure a good debate is to come up with a good topic. The Bin offers our suggestions for creating a good debate topic for any occasion, whether it's a competition or a class exercise. 

Dr. Cate Morrison, Professor of Communication Studies from the University of Rhode Island and Rob Ruiz, Director of Debate at the University of Laverne join Dr. Steve Llano on this episode.

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Did the lockdown work? Was Sweden's strategy of doing very little effective in stopping COVID-19? We chat with Korey Stegared-Pace who lives and works in Stockholm about how these questions - and more about epidemics and public health - can be answered better with the use of data analytics. This conversation is essential for learning how to use the response to this pandemic to prove that your ideas would be better when you have to debate these issues. Join us!

Why per capita is a bad way to view the data

Bergstrom's image of regional infection, and how to use it:

The Lancet paper by Dr. Wu on calculating the R(t) of COVID-19

Can we compare Sweden to New Zealand?

Here's the live updates about the R(t) indicator which is the measure of human behavior in transmission, not the measure of how communicable the virus is. This measures human interaction with what is known about the virus: https://rt.live/

The frightening prospect of debating about economics has kept many a debater awake at night in fits of rhetorical dread. This episode is the first of a few that will try to make it a bit easier for you to debate economic motions by demystifying some of the concepts, terms, and some of the typical arguments you hear in an economic debate. 

Are protests good, bad, neccessary, or a distraction? How can I tell my police department to stop being so police-y? We cover these questions, and a whole lot more in a fascinating conversation about community advocacy with Prof. Thomas Allison, Esq.

You can directly email Thomas Allison at [email protected]