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Posts by Steve Llano

The Irish Times Debaters vs St John's University: A Debate on U.S. Isolationism and Foreign Policy
The Irish Times Debaters vs St John's University: A Debate on U.S. Isolationism and Foreign Policy YouTube video by Professor Steve Llano, Ph.D.

The @irishtimes.com Debate tour is one of the finest global debate events out there. Here they are debating students from my debate course at St. John's U in New York.

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In the Bin: Matt Stannard of Colab Debate on the Power and Potential of Non-Adversarial Format 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 an Oregon-based non...

Latest episode of In the Bin #podcast focuses on CoLab Debate and the power and potential of non-adversarial debate education!
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Savannah Guthrie's Mom What Does the Today Show Want Me to Be?

Kind of rough in spots, but it was going bad in the draft refrigerator.

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What is a Successful Debate Program? Having lunch with a colleague and we are talking – as many are – about the terrible changes going on at the university.

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Here's a blogpost about #debate for you!

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Columbia University's Debate history - a vlog!
Columbia University's Debate history - a vlog! YouTube video by Professor Steve Llano, Ph.D.

Here's some history of American Debate for you from the campus of @columbiauniversity.bsky.social !

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Furnaces are so terrifying. A huge fire next to a tank of oil in the basement doesn’t give me comfort. But our fire keeps going out. I braved the furnace and reset it today so I feel very accomplished. I am not handy at all. Maybe this is the turning of the tide?

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Professor Steve Llano, Ph.D. Welcome to my channel! I am an internationally recognized academic who teaches and studies rhetoric, debate, and argumentation. I try to provide insights, tips, and lessons on debating, argumentatio...

The video version will be available on my YouTube if you prefer that: youtube.com/stevellano
Thanks for watching and listening!

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In the Bin: On National Speech & Debate Day We should be praising the Senate's designation of National Speech & Debate day, right?  There are some serious reservations we should consider here. Exactly what is being praised? Is this the...

new podcast episode: National Speech & Debate Day might not be such a great thing.
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Money in Politics, Education Platform, and Debate Access | Dr. Steve Llano Joins Us
Money in Politics, Education Platform, and Debate Access | Dr. Steve Llano Joins Us YouTube video by Andy Ellis & Owen Silverman Andrews for Maryland

I'll be joining the future governor and lieutenant governor of Maryland on their great podcast this Thursday to talk about what else but debating?

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March 3, 2026: Olympic Ice Skating, Debate Tournaments, Rhetoric Lectures, and much more!
March 3, 2026: Olympic Ice Skating, Debate Tournaments, Rhetoric Lectures, and much more! YouTube video by Professor Steve Llano, Ph.D.

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New podcast! What can the Olympic figure skating finals teach us about #tournament #debate ?

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Don’t you lose my number!

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Why are people buying cassettes again?

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There really should be some sort of Punch & Moo Deng manga or comic book

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Congrats to Phil Collins being nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; we will have to wait to see if Rock and Roll will be nominated to the Phil Collins Hall of Fame

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I'm sure the Los Angeles schools commissioner committed the terrible crime of defending children from the violence of ICE. This is what the FBI investigates now.

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"The longest State of the Union in History" is a great example of how the national media makes the news instead of reporting on it. It looks like an important fact, but it is irrelevant junk. Length is not an evaluative rhetorical term.

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David Muir has to practice 6 hours a day to sound so serious, dire, and clear in a 20 second news story about fire, deadly storms, or war.

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This is very very cool

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Should I just live-tweet the ABC news?

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Also this Cuba Coast Guard/Florida speedboat shooting is the most Gulf of Tonkin thing I've seen since. . .well the Gulf of Tonkin

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Love how many times the ABC news writer made David Muir say Cuba in the opening 45 seconds of the news tonight

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DIXON!!

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Does Trump's State Of the Union Need Rhetorical Analysis?
Does Trump's State Of the Union Need Rhetorical Analysis? YouTube video by Professor Steve Llano, Ph.D.

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Is it relevant for a rhetorician to comment on the State of the Union anymore?

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In the Bin: Where Do We Look for Good Debate Motions? A Panel Discussion How do we find good, accessible, interesting, and controversial topics for debate motions? It seems there are too many boxes to check sometimes. In this episode we explore some of the best sources and...

Latest Podcast Episode is a recycle bin episode from February 2017. The panel discusses where to go to find good #debate motions and how to write them well. Have a listen!
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What Was Debate Like in the 1950s? An Interview with a 1950s Debater This is a repost of an older In the Bin episode which I'm calling The RECYCLE Bin! Occasionally I'll take old episodes and republish them. This interview from 2016 is a great moment of oral...

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A response post about Turning Point wanting a chapter on the campus where I work

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@zackpolanski.bsky.social This is my seat. Labour knocked yesterday and claimed only they could beat Reform. My wife argued this and said Green data showed they were closest challenger. Labour knocker continued to lie and their leaflet showed 2024 data. Don’t vote Labour. They are liars.

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In the Bin: Dr. Will Silberman joins to discuss Tournament finances, Jubilee, and much more In this episode. Dr. Will Silberman is back on the show to discuss the fiscal state of intercollegiate debate, online tournaments, and whether or not Jubilee is a debate format or not.  comments ...

There's a new home for my #podcast on #rhetoric #debate and #argumentation

Come have a listen to In the Bin where we talk all things debate and rhetoric in the world.

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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one. Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

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