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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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Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Josh and Ethan host Alexis Franco, Will Begley, and Tyler Bonin for a conversation about Seattle Public School's Math Ethnic Studies Framework. This episode walks through the basics of the framework, and considers practical and theoretical problems with it. By the end, we conclude that there is a legitimate desire behind the framework, but math is not the proper home for it. Let us know what you think!
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Monday Nov 18, 2019
Monday Nov 18, 2019
Zak Doffman, CEO of Digital Barriers and frequent contributor to Forbes, joins Josh for a conversation about the 2019 Nov/Dec Public Forum resolution, "The benefits of the United States federal government’s use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms." As an international leader in cyber security concerns, Zak speaks about terminology, technological proficiency, and the existent of Threat Actors. This is a great episode to help with prepping for those tournaments in the middle and the end of a resolution cycle! Enjoy, and let us know what you think!
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Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
Tuesday Nov 12, 2019
David Deavel, Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies at the University of St. Thomas and economics contributor at The Imaginative Conservative, joins Josh for a conversation about the Nov/Dec 2019 LD resolution - "Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels." Dr. Deavel covers the nature of subsidies, reasons why these subsidies might be valuable, and offers several avenues of response for both Aff and Neg strategy. Enjoy! And let us know what you think!
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Monday Nov 04, 2019
Monday Nov 04, 2019
Josh and Ethan discuss the Nov/Dec 2019 Public Forum resolution, "Resolved: The benefits of the United States federal government’s use of offensive cyber operations outweigh the harms." They recount a few key moments of Cyber Command activity, and suggest strategies on Aff and Neg. With ties to the Internet of Things and general anti-military industrial complex, this resolution has some weight to it. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
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Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Josh and Ethan interview Dr. Joseph Aldy, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy at Harvard University' Kennedy School of Government. Dr. Aldy's research combines environmental management with economic policy (here is his faculty webpage, with CV), and his background as as LD and Policy debater in high school make him the perfect person to help with the November/December LD resolution: "Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels." This episode covers two different ways to think about defining subsidies, an analysis of fossil fuel pollution, and our mutual agreement that Neg has no ground on this resolution (we offer some alternative routes). Enjoy! And let us know what you think!
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Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Josh interviews Dr. Robert Jackson, Chief Academic Officer for Great Hearts Academies. They discuss charter schools, charter management organizations, and the unique curriculum Great Hearts offers through their Humane Learning courses. With one 2019-2020 LD resolution possibly focusing on charter schools and their harm to public education, this episode gives some helpful nuts and bolts details on the charter school movement. Let us know what you think!
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Monday Oct 14, 2019
Monday Oct 14, 2019
Ethan interviews Nate and Ruth, two policy debaters in Texas about their experiences in debate! Check it out, and let us know what you think!
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Friday Oct 11, 2019
Friday Oct 11, 2019
Josh and Ethan discuss the Nov/Dec 2019 Lincoln Douglas resolution - "Resolved: The United States ought to eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels." They go over definitions, strategies, a couple of article (links below), and suggestions on Aff and Neg for value structures. The Neg ground is harder to find in this one, but Ethan has the strategy angle covered! Enjoy! And let us know what you think!
Links:
- https://www.eesi.org/papers/view/fact-sheet-fossil-fuel-subsidies-a-closer-look-at-tax-breaks-and-societal-costs
- https://www.vox.com/2019/5/17/18624740/fossil-fuel-subsidies-climate-imf
Contact
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Monday Oct 07, 2019
Monday Oct 07, 2019
Josh and Ethan discuss the implications of a vape ban, reasons for an against such a ban, and recent articles arguing for banning vape/e-cigarettes for those under 18. Josh maintains that a conservative can support a ban in this case, while Ethan remains skeptical. With shout out to fellow podcast Louder with Crowder, this episode is a lot of fun. Check it out, and let us know what you think!
Email - WhatsTheRes@gmail.com
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Monday Sep 30, 2019
Monday Sep 30, 2019
In this episode, Ethan interviews Patrick, who runs a philosophy memepage on Instagram (@memes.philosophy). They have a conversation about the nature of reality and reason, and whether or not life has meaning. Ethan particularly enjoys conversations of this nature, and we are happy to have more of them in the future. So contact us about it!
Email: whatstheres@gmail.com
Twitter, Instagram, Reddit: @whatstheres_
Website: www.whatstheres.com