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. <br/><br/><a href="https://sophisticsteve.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">sophisticsteve.substack.com</a>

In The Bin: The Rhetoric, Argumentation, and Debate Podcast
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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. <br/><br/><a href="https://sophisticsteve.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">sophisticsteve.substack.com</a>
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Recent Episodes

July 8, 2026
A conversation with Jasmine McClure, Coordinator of the International Public Policy Forum Debate Competition
<p>Join us for a fascinating conversation about the most challenging international debating format you’ve probably not heard of - the International Public Policy Forum, sponsored by the Brewer Foundation. This is a very unusual format, requiring multiple rounds of written and spoken debate, culminating in a free trip to New York City to debate other qualifiers in person before panels of incredible judges.</p><p>I interview Jasmine McClure, Coordinator of the IPPF about the format, the goals, benefits, and future direction of the IPPF. It’s a wide ranging conversation about how debate is perceive in educational spaces and what should be done to provide debate education to as many people as possible. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ippfdebate.com/">The International Public Policy Forum Website</a></p><p>Want to get involved? <a target="_blank" href="mailto:ippf@brewerfoundation.com">Email Jasmine</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://youtube.com/@ippfdebate2026?si=J8Nq3LJc5J0jDCPq">Watch IPPF format debates on YouTube</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://link.springer.com/book/9783031948176">Buy a copy of Steve’s Book, </a>use In the Bin special discount code: PALAUT</p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://sophisticsteve.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=show-notes-spotify-open-access">sophisticsteve.substack.com</a>

July 1, 2026
Part 2 of proto-doctor Emilio Horner in the Bin goes off the rails!
<p>In the Bin Subscribers get a 20% discount on How to Watch Presidential Debates without Losing It!</p><p>link.springer.com/book/9783031948176</p><p>Use code: PALAUT</p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://sophisticsteve.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=show-notes-spotify-open-access">sophisticsteve.substack.com</a>

June 24, 2026
Fouracy: A Radical Pedagogical Proposal for Debate Education
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