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In today's episode of 'This House Debates', Heather sits down with Isaac and Sarah (Side Proposition) and Emily and Ivy (Side Opposition) to explore the topic 'This House Would Nationalize Pharmaceutical Research'. Together the four debaters discussed the impacts of price gouging in the industry, effectiveness of government control, and the applications of free market in medicine.

Please note: the debaters were assigned a side of the debate by the THW Debate Podcast Team. The views, ideas, and examples presented by the debaters do not represent nor reflect their own.

Enjoy the episode! Email us at [email protected] for feedback, topics you would like to see in future episodes, and/or opportunities to work together.

Credits:
Producer: Heather Yuan
Host: Heather Yuan
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_

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British Parliamentary style debate is one of the most common debate formats used in both high school and university debate tournaments. In this episode, Noah and Nicole unpack the structure of this style, explain individual speaker roles, and provide insight on different strategies to excel in this format of debate. 

Credits:
Producer: Nicole Chiu
Hosts: Nicole Chiu, Noah Pinno
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_

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Do you have a suggestion for a topic you would like to hear about? Feedback on how we can improve? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected]

Traditional news sources (such as CBC, CNN, and The Economist) have made current issues and events accessible and digestible for the average person. However as the news stories are a product of the journalists and editors in the newsroom, the media coverage inherently reflects their hidden biases and corporate/political interests.

By drawing on the news coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Tara Reade-Joe Biden scandal and much more, Reza and Nicole discuss the pervasive problems of a lack of diversity and privilege in the newsroom, the ineffectiveness of ethics guidelines, and the impacts of these biases on the audience with our guest speaker, Cassandra Cervi in today's episode of 'On That!'

On That! conducts a deep dive into a topic of interest featuring individual guests or a panel of debaters or former debaters through three sections: framing the situation, analyzing the impacts, and exploring the future of the topic. 

Credits: 
Producer: Nicole Chiu
Assistant Producer: Hannah Zhao
Host: Reza Qurban-Ali
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_

Traditional news sources (such as CBC, CNN, and The Economist) have made current issues and events accessible and digestible for the average person. However, as the news stories are a product of the journalists and editors in the newsroom, the media coverage inherently reflects their hidden biases and corporate/political interests.

By drawing on the news coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement, the Tara Reade-Joe Biden scandal and much more, Reza and Nicole discuss the pervasive problems of a lack of diversity and privilege in the newsroom, the ineffectiveness of ethics guidelines, and the impacts of these biases on the audience with our guest speaker, Cassandra Cervi in today's episode of 'On That!'

On That! conducts a deep dive into a topic of interest featuring individual guests or a panel of debaters or former debaters through three sections: framing the situation, analyzing the impacts, and exploring the future of the topic. 

Credits: 
Producer: Nicole Chiu
Host: Reza Qurban-Ali
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_

In order to win a debate, not only do you have to present persuasive arguments, you also need to take down your opponent's points. 

In this episode, Noah and Nicole introduces the concept of refutation and break down different strategies to help you ace your rebuttal. They talk about pinpointing flaws in an argument's internal logic to weighing different refutation ideas. 

Credits:
Producer: Nicole Chiu
Hosts: Nicole Chiu, Noah Pinno
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_

Follow us on Instagram and Facebook @thwdebatepodcast

Do you have a suggestion for a topic you would like to hear about? Feedback on how we can improve? Let us know by emailing us at [email protected]

The Walt Disney Animation Studios has created 58 animated films thus far. Only 12 of them feature a non-white main character like Mulan, Pocahontas, Lilo & Stitch, The Princess and the Frog and so on.

It's clear that Disney Animations is looking to continue to diversify their works; with their upcoming film Raya and the Last Dragon, the production team drew inspiration from Southeast Asian cultures and features Asian stars like Awkwafina on the cast.

While this can be said as a step in the right direction, children and young adults still identify with Disney’s classics despite its all white production team who often simplify cultural norms and are sometimes entirely ignorant of them, because it is the most common and frequently used entertainment.

In today's episode of 'This House Debates', Heather sits down with Huiwen and Jennifer (Side Proposition) and Grace and Tianzhi (Side Opposition) to explore the topic 'This House Believes That Disney's animated films featuring ethnic minorities do more good than harm'. The all-female debate round listed themes of cultural representation, historical accuracy, and Disney's responsibility as a dominant production company. 

Please note: In a debate, debaters are assigned a side that they may or may not agree with. It is their duty to argue for that side regardless of their personal opinions. The views, ideas, and examples presented by the debaters do not represent nor reflect their own. 

Enjoy the episode! Email us at [email protected] for feedback, topics you would like to see in future episodes, or any questions and comments.

Credits:
Producer: Heather Yuan
Hosts: Heather Yuan
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_

Follow us on instagram and Facebook @thwdebatepodcast

The key difference between casual and competitive debate is the formation of structured arguments. 

In this episode, Noah and Nicole present strategies for brainstorming points, explain the nuances of the main types of arguments - principle and practical arguments, and describes the ideal debate case. 

Credits:
Producer: Nicole Chiu
Hosts: Nicole Chiu, Noah Pinno
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_

Follow us on instagram and Facebook @thwdebatepodcast

Twitter arguments, essay writing, arguments with your parents are all forms of debate that occur on a day to day basis. So what does "Debate" debate really look like?

In this episode, Noah and Nicole introduce the activity that is debate to listeners, breaking it down to what it is, where it occurs, and what are the styles of debate (that's right, there's more than one!) commonly seen in debate. 

With 11 years of debate experience under his belt, Noah talks about his love for British Parliamentary (BP) debate and his experience teaching 8-year-olds how to debate the topic "this house would ban zoos". While they've only met 90 minutes before this episode, the two hosts are hitting it off already. 

Credits:
Producer: Nicole Chiu
Hosts: Nicole Chiu, Noah Pinno
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_

Follow us on instagram and Facebook @thwdebatepodcast

In the pilot episode, Heather, Reza, and Noah introduces the series they are each hosting: Debate 101, On that! and This House Debates. 

Debate is becoming inaccessible, despite its relevance in day-to-day conversations and situations. With this podcast, we hope to reach out to anyone who wants to debate, learn about debate, and utilize skills in debate in project presentations, Twitter showdowns, and essay writing.

Stay tuned for our next episode, "What is Debate?", and follow us on instagram @thwdebatepodcast.