Nina and Kyle are best friends and ex-teammates who argue and talk too much. They created Debatable as a way to take advantage of their conversations to help debaters understand issues, create arguments, as well as learn more about the world along the way! Follow us on Twitter @podcastdbtbl.
Episodes
Friday Jan 05, 2024
111. Workers will be displaced by AI. What are we doing about it?
Friday Jan 05, 2024
Friday Jan 05, 2024
For this episode, we talk about the recently filed House Bill 9448, also known as The Protection of Labor Against Artificial Intelligence Automation Bill.
As AI grows stronger each day, we ought to talk about measures governments can take to protect the people who stand to lose the most. Listen as we explain, praise, and even criticize a measure our politicians are aiming to put in place.
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Sunday Dec 24, 2023
Happy Holidays! For this episode, we rant about how Christmas has evolved through the years, and how people have grown alongside it.
Monday Oct 30, 2023
109. Missing Links (A Debatable Game)
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
How did the Geneva Convention lead video games to update themselves?
How did one man's foggy bathroom lead to the marriage of thousands of people?
How did sexism create the T-Shirt?
For this episode of Debatable, Nina makes Kyle find the missing links to these strange stories. Listen as we train in the art of piecing things together!
Friday Oct 06, 2023
108. How are Law Debates Different
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
For this episode, we talk about the intersection between the world of debate and the world of law. We discuss what makes law debates different, what ideas are essential in debating about the law, and some of Kyle's ideas on how debate prepares aspiring lawyers.
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
107. Coaching New Debaters
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
Wednesday Sep 13, 2023
How do you structure your first sessions with your new recruits? How do you make teaching the debate format fun instead of frustrating? What's the science behind curiosity? All this and more in this episode of Debatable!
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
106. Derusting
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
For our comeback episode, we talk about derusting—the act of getting back into a rhythm, shaking off the dust, and starting over again. We discuss how one can jump back after a break in debate (or podcasting, in our case), and how to have fun while doing it!
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Debatable Open 2022 - Novice Finals: Media (With Bea Cuizon)
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Debatable Open 2022 - Quarters: Art (With Charlie Vitug)
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022
Wednesday Mar 23, 2022