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What's the Res? is an ongoing conversation between a debate coach and a high school debater about the current high school debate resolutions (PF, LD, Coolidge).
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Josh interviews Crawford Leavoy, director of debate for Durham Academy, about his speech and debate journey, his role in directing DA's program, and the various organizations that make up competitive Speech and Debate nationwide. Along the way, they discuss the Wording Committee of the NSDA, responses to COVID19, and advice for novice and varsity competitors. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_
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Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Josh interviews Dr. Paul Mueller, assistant economics professor at The King's College in New York City, about the effects of the CARES Act (stimulus bill) on the United States and global economy, how COVID19 effects to the workforce, and the ways in which human dignity is impacted by shutting down work for a time. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_
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Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
How do ethics relate to real life? Nothing brings out real ethical convictions like a global pandemic. Josh Herring and Blake Faulkner discuss this article in The Atlantic, and then discuss how Aristotle, Aquinas, Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche provide ethical paradigms that may (or may not) be helpful in making life or death decisions. Enjoy! And let us know what you think!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_
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Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Josh and Ethan rehash the DNC presidential nominee debate between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders. They talk about the coronavirus, the economic recession, political maneuvering of CNN through manipulating questions, and the core processes of capitalism. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
Instagram/Reddit/Twitter - @Whatstheres_
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Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
With tournaments on hold for the time being, Josh and Ethan discuss their recent readings in Friedrich Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals and the relevance Nietzsche has for modernity and debate. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_
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Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Josh interviews Dr. Andrew "Spence" Spencer about the nuances of commercial nuclear power. Dr. Spencer's career path combines several years in US Navy (nuclear submarines), a PhD focused on theological ethics, and current work as a nuclear engineering supervisor. He is a great voice to help the non-expert understand the world of commercial nuclear power; several of his analysis points lend themselves to climate change impacts of commercial nuclear power. Let us know what you think of the episode!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_
Facebook - Facebook.com/WhatsTheRes
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Monday Mar 02, 2020
Josh and Ethan think through their experiences at Harvard, and what they learned. We encountered NatCirc debating in LD and PF, and we're learning how to be more competitive next year! Let us know what you think!
Email - Whatstheres@gmail.com
Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @Whatstheres_
Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
Josh and Ethan discuss the March/April NSDA LD resolution, "Predictive policing is unjust." They discuss this Rand Corporation article (which summarizes the findings of this much longer report), the philosophy behind just policing, the obvious racial argument against predictive policing, and the insights Foucault's Panopticon offers to the Aff framework. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
Instagram/Twitter/Reddit - @Whatstheres_
Facebook - Facebook.com/whatstheres
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Ethan and Josh discuss kritiks, a debate tactic they've been working in preparation for competing at the 46th Annual Harvard National Forensics Tournament (@harvardhsdebate). The Kritik is a divisive strategy, but common in national Lincoln-Douglas competition. Josh and Ethan provide a loose overview, discussion of the philosophical problems inherent n employing the K, and their attempts to break Ks. Enjoy - and wish us luck at Harvard!
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Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @whatstheres_
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Friday Feb 07, 2020
Friday Feb 07, 2020
Josh interviews Elliot Gaiser to build a well rounded perspective on means-tested welfare for the February 2020 PF resolution, "The United States should replace means-tested welfare programs with a universal basic income." They discuss the foundations of welfare, the effectiveness of current programs, and the feasibility of a universal basic income. Elliot debated for the NCFCA and an Ohio-specific debate league in high school, as well as being a Hale Scholar on the Hillsdale College debate team. Since Hillsdale, Elliot has spent time in the think-tank world and has now embarked on a career as a lawyer. Let us know what you think of this conversation!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
Twitter/Instagram/Reddit - @whatstheres_
Facebook - Facebook.com/Whatstheres