In the Bin: The Debate, Rhetoric, and Argumentation Podcast
Episodes
The Health Of American Debate with Dr. Timothy Barr
06 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Depauw UniversityMy Lecture at Depauw University on Presidential DebatingShould I go for it? To hear more, visit sophisticsteve.substack.com
Irish Times Debate 2026 - An Interview and Reflection
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, I reflect on what makes the Irish Times debate tour so important to debate worldwide. I also interview the 66th champs over breakfast...
Can a Community College Find CEDA success? Multi-Time CEDA Champion Coach Jackie Massey weighs in!
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Support the show!Comments and Questions? Email us! To hear more, visit sophisticsteve.substack.com
Olympic Figure Skating and The Debate Tournament
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What do olympic figure skating and debate tournaments have in common?Turns out, not a lot. But that really shouldn’t be that way. Both are complex e...
An Interview with debate legend and historian Dr. Allan Louden
18 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview I conducted with Al in 2004. He’s amazing, and we are all looking forward to his next volume in his history of debate work, the...
Matt Stanard of CoLab Debate on Re-imagining Debate Education
11 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
the bin welcomes back Matt Stannard to discuss his new project, and his new essay all about the power and potential of non-adversarial debate alternat...
Lecture: Introduction to Debate as a Discourse
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I don’t normally share my actual class lectures publically, but I was pleased with this orientation to debating lecture I recently gave to my public...
Wait, I can make video posts?
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This could be dangerous! To hear more, visit sophisticsteve.substack.com
A Site about Practicing Rhetoric
18 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome!If you are like me, or not like me, you’ve noticed that public discourse is in bad shape. This is because we do not value, teach, or practic...