In the Bin: The Debate, Rhetoric, and Argumentation Podcast

Dr. Steve Llano

In the Bin is the highest-rated and only podcast about debate and argumentation from the rhetorical perspective, including theory, scholarship, intercollegiate debating, and political debating. Founded in 2008. sophisticsteve.substack.com

Episodes

  1. The Founding of CEDA: A conversation with the legendary Don Brownlee

    1D AGO

    The Founding of CEDA: A conversation with the legendary Don Brownlee

    https://cedadebate.org/awards/brownlee-award/ Get full access to The Sophistic Take: Rhetoric, Debate, and Argument Today at sophisticsteve.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 38m
  2. The Health Of American Debate with Dr. Timothy Barr

    MAY 6

    The Health Of American Debate with Dr. Timothy Barr

    Depauw University My Lecture at Depauw University on Presidential Debating Should I go for it? Get full access to The Sophistic Take: Rhetoric, Debate, and Argument Today at sophisticsteve.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 27m
  3. Irish Times Debate 2026 - An Interview and Reflection

    APR 29

    Irish Times Debate 2026 - An Interview and Reflection

    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 in New York City on their last full day in America. Support the podcast by clicking here or subscribing on Substack. Email us at inthebinpodcast@gmail.com if you have any questions or ideas for the show! Get full access to The Sophistic Take: Rhetoric, Debate, and Argument Today at sophisticsteve.substack.com/subscribe

    42 min
  4. Can a Community College Find CEDA success? Multi-Time CEDA Champion Coach Jackie Massey weighs in!

    APR 21

    Can a Community College Find CEDA success? Multi-Time CEDA Champion Coach Jackie Massey weighs in!

    Support the show! Comments and Questions? Email us! Get full access to The Sophistic Take: Rhetoric, Debate, and Argument Today at sophisticsteve.substack.com/subscribe

    53 min
  5. Olympic Figure Skating and The Debate Tournament

    APR 18

    Olympic Figure Skating and The Debate Tournament

    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 events, but one has an international audience. or leave a tip here! Get full access to The Sophistic Take: Rhetoric, Debate, and Argument Today at sophisticsteve.substack.com/subscribe

    40 min
  6. An Interview with debate legend and historian Dr. Allan Louden

    APR 18

    An Interview with debate legend and historian Dr. Allan Louden

    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 follow up to Inheritance, which I hope to finish sometime. Not soon, but sometime. There’s a lot there! Or support the podcast with a tip! Get full access to The Sophistic Take: Rhetoric, Debate, and Argument Today at sophisticsteve.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 8m
  7. Matt Stanard of CoLab Debate on Re-imagining Debate Education

    APR 11

    Matt Stanard of CoLab Debate on Re-imagining Debate Education

    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 alternatives. Matt is a co-founder of CoLab Debate an Oregon-based nonprofit learning center for debate and collaborative leadership. It's a very cool, stimulating, and ambitious project to offer debate education that goes beyond the tournament.  Matt wrote a post on the Colab Debate website, titled Shouldn't Everyone Debate? that I found fascinating and asked him a bunch of questions about as well!  To contribute to Colab Debate, click here. Contact the Show! Questions, comments, ideas for an episode? inthebinpodcast@gmail.com Like the podcast? Consider donating to the show here. Get full access to The Sophistic Take: Rhetoric, Debate, and Argument Today at sophisticsteve.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 19m
  8. Lecture: Introduction to Debate as a Discourse

    12/03/2025

    Lecture: Introduction to Debate as a Discourse

    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 speaking students as an introduction to what “comes next” after you become engaged with rhetoric at the base level of a speech course. In this lecture I try to orient the class to the idea of debate as a discourse, a part of rhetoric, and try to dissociate debate from the negative assumptions we make about it from our culture of rhetorical poverty. Get full access to The Sophistic Take: Rhetoric, Debate, and Argument Today at sophisticsteve.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 20m
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In the Bin is the highest-rated and only podcast about debate and argumentation from the rhetorical perspective, including theory, scholarship, intercollegiate debating, and political debating. Founded in 2008. sophisticsteve.substack.com

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