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This House Would...
With debate growing in popularity, we (university debaters ourselves) wanted to bring the activity to a podcast format. Here, you will find tips on basic debate knowledge, moderated debates, and learn about a topic of interest from former and current debaters.
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Debate 101 S2: EP2: Argumentation and Analysis
Welcome back to Episode 2 of Debate 101 S2! In this episode, Hannah and Sherry introduces and breaks down the pillars of argumentation: argument, anal...
EP17: Copying the Euro ft. ASEAN Nations
SEAzone has a certain ring to it doesn't it? It might be a thing of the future should the collaboration of SEA nations bring forth a new economic agre...
EP14: The Modern Crusade: Religion vs. Feminism
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Hosts: Noah Pinno, Heather Yuan, Eric Jiang
Editor: Eric Jiang
Cover Art: @onlyooh_
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Debate 101 S2: EP1: Rethinking Debate
We heard you loud and clear. Debate 101 is back with more debate coaches, more guests, and more information. In this episode, we introduce our season...
Extended Ep: Trashing Romance on Valentine's Day.
Here at THW, we try to stay neutral. We don't slam holidays for being infiltrated by capitalist greed (we do). We don't kill the festive mood of other...
EP13: Diversity Hires, Affirmative Action, and Women
Imagine being a Harvard admissions officer - do you accept a white female from a poorer background or an African-American/Canadian female from a privi...
EP12: "Beauty doesn't matter" vs. "All bodies are beautiful"
Many of us grapple with confidence and self-esteem insecurities when growing up. But wait, why is that? In the first episode of our current month's to...
Special EP: Rising popularity of K-Pop (feat. Cristine Cai)
As K-Pop exploded over the world, we ask ourselves, has its cultural dominance been good, or harmful, to Asians, both in Asia and in the west? This we...
EP11: We are now a socially conscious film studio
Just kidding, THW is not leaving the podcast game into the film industry, but we're sure that we'd be good at it. This week, we talk about all the nua...
Ep10: Female violence in films, a trojan horse?
As Hollywood and other movie industries begin to embrace depictions of strong women in movies, does this actually empower women, or simply function as...
EP9: Holidays, a money-grabbing farce?
The Christmas season is upon us, and inevitably, you knew this episode was coming. This time, we go all-in pointing fingers and critiquing capitalism...
EP8: Fan Culture, K-Pop stans, and the law.
This week, we tackle the very topical issue of the rise in fan culture, both healthy and obsessive. The motion we discuss is: This house supports laws...
EP7: Do you want to be a K-Pop Idol?
In this stirring episode leading into this month's topic of media and pop culture, we go all-in discussing our thoughts on how the life of a K-Pop ido...
EP6: What are political parties even for?
In this episode, Noah poses a question to our audience and our hosts: What are political parties for? This motion was prepared at the Canadian Natio...
EP5: Referendums: A blursed tool (Extended Ep)
In this fun hour-long debate over whether referendums are beneficial or detrimental to democracy, we look into how different levels of debaters think...
EP4: Should we make voting mandatory?
This house would make voting mandatory? In the first week of this month's series on voting and electoral politics, we tackle one of the most common mo...
EP3: Nationalizing Olympic training.
In this new format here at THW, Noah, Heather, and Eric sit down on a Saturday morning to talk about a variety of debate topics. This month, we prepar...
EP2: Should countries with poor human rights be allowed to host the Olympics?
In this new format here at THW, Noah, Heather, and Eric sit down on a Saturday morning to talk about a variety of debate topics. For this month's epis...
EP1: Should the Tokyo Olympics have been cancelled? (Part 2)
In this new format here at THW, Noah, Heather, and Eric sit down on a Saturday morning to talk about a variety of debate topics. For this month's epis...
EP1: Should the Tokyo Olympics have been cancelled? (Part 1)
In this new format here at THW, Noah, Heather, and Eric sit down on a Saturday morning to talk about a variety of debate topics. For the next few epis...
We’re (Almost) Back!
Four months later, THW is back with a new episode. As different team members take on internships, a much needed break, summer school, or a new job, we...
Debate 101: EP12 / Whip Speech
In BP rounds, the whip speakers play a unique but important role in the debate. They summarize the round and persuade the judges why their team has wo...
Debate 101: EP11 / Rebuilding
Rebuilding' is an important component of a second speaker's speech because it functions to repair and strengthen your partner's case after your oppone...
SPECIAL Ep: “THW” Team Celebrates 2021 Downloads!
The “this house would…” debate podcast has hit a solid 2021 downloads! To celebrate, Hannah, Heather, Nicole, Noah, Reza, and- for the first time- edi...
Debate 101: Mini Series with Ethan Fortes: Fostering an Open and Inclusive Debate Community (Episode 3)
To further increase accessibility in the debate community, Noah and Nicole sat down with a like-minded individual, Ethan Fortes - a founder of Debate...
Debate 101: Mini Series with Ethan Fortes: Fostering an Open and Inclusive Debate Community (Episode 2)
To further increase accessibility in the debate community, Noah and Nicole sat down with a like-minded individual, Ethan Fortes - a founder of Debate...
Debate 101: Mini Series with Ethan Fortes: Fostering an Open and Inclusive Debate Community (Episode 1)
To further increase accessibility in the debate community, Noah and Nicole sat down with a like-minded individual, Ethan Fortes - a founder of Debate...
This House Debates: EP5 / Corporations and Tax Breaks
Please head to our instagram, @thwdebatepodcast, to fill out our listener survey! We're excited to hear your thoughts on how we've done so far and wha...
Debate 101: EP10 / Canadian Parliamentary
Another popular style of debate is Canadian Parliamentary. It resembles the front half of a British Parliamentary style debate in that the debate is o...
On That!: EP 6 ft. Jeffrey Ma / Asian Diaspora in North America Pt. 2
Since the 1850s, the Asian population began immigrating to North America in hopes of finding wealth in the Gold Rush. Although sizeable Asian communit...
On That!: EP 5 ft. Jeffrey Ma / Asian Diaspora in North America Pt.1
Since the 1850s, the Asian population began immigrating to North America in hopes of finding wealth in the Gold Rush. Although sizeable Asian communit...
Debate 101: EP9 / Weighing with Chris Pang
One of the most essential skills to win close debates is weighing - taking an argument from each side and comparing their value. Noah chats with long-...
This House Debates: EP4 / Santa’s Philosophy to Gift Giving
Happy Holidays!
In today's special pro-am (read: a debate team featuring an experienced debater and a younger, sometimes less expe...
On That! EP 4 ft FLIK's CEO Michelle Kwok / Barriers of Womxn Entrepreneurship
Less than approximately 2.8% of venture capital funding was being invested in female-run entrepreneurship last year. As a result, not only are women f...
Debate 101: EP8 / Debate Tournaments
One of the best opportunities to put your debate skills to the test and to meet like-minded debaters is to compete in a debate tournament. In today's...
Debate 101: EP7 / Point of Information
A key way to challenge your opponents' speeches and to stay relevant in a debate round is to raise a 'point of information' (AKA 'POI), which is essen...
This House Debates: EP3 / Elections and Social Media: A Deadly Combo?
The US Election has come to a close, with Biden and Harris taking the win and Trump throwing an adult-sized tantrum in a line of election lawsuits. Re...
On That!: EP 3 / AI and the Future of Work ft. Ezra
Although artificial intelligence and machine learning technology have arguably improved our lives, they have far-reaching implications on the future o...
Debate 101: EP6 / Interpreting Motions
One of the primary responsibilities of the first speaker on side government is to set the stage for the debate - or, in debate lingo, to model the deb...
Debate 101: EP5 / Self Learning Debate ft. Hannah Zhao
Learning debate may seem pretty daunting at first- especially if you are not a part of an established debate program.
In order to guide...