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This podcast discusses all things related to schools debating: setting up debate clubs, coaching, competitions, formats and more. Hosted by Michael Hepburn, a former competitive debater with 15 years coaching experience who is currently director of Debate Hub.
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S3E9 SEND & Oracy
To celebrate the release of the oracy white paper, Kate & Michael discuss how Debate Hub's way of doing oracy endeavors to be inclusive for SEND students.
S3E8 We ran a mooting competition!
In this episode Kate & Michael discuss two recent Debate Hub events: a large Oxford Union style show debate and our inaugural mooting competition. We discuss what worked, what we would change and…
S3E7 AI in Debating, Oracy and Education.
To celebrate our upcoming AI in Education show debate (link below) Kate and Michael sit down for a bumper episode to discuss AI in debating, speech writing and education more…
S3E6 2025 Wrapped
In this episode, Kate and Michael reflect the last year in debating and look at some things we hope improve, some things we appreciate and our favourite motion set of 2025.
Voice 21 drop by
In this pod, Michael sits down with Amanda Moorghan, Director of Learning, Impact and Influence at Voice 21. Former colleagues who debated against each other many many years ago, Amanda and Michael…
S3E4 Do we hate Model United Nations?
In this episode Kate & Michael discuss MUN and the perceived hatred between debating and MUN. If you want to take part in our competitions details can be found here: All Events - Debatehub
S3E3 Are we scared of giving students a voice?
Schools often talk about empowering student voice, but do we really want to hear what they have to say? Kate and Michael discuss.
S3E2 Sixth formers discuss running their Year 5 debate clubs
Every year, several of our sixth formers run clubs and teach lessons in local state primaries. In this episode Michael talks with two of his students who were teaching debating last year, what they…
S3E1 The 7 baby steps to becoming an amazing oracy school
Inspired by Dave Ramsey, Kate and Michael discuss the seven steps to making your school a thriving hub of oracy.
S2E9 Oxbridge Interviews- A how to (Re-issue)
Kate obtained a congratulatory first, a masters and a PhD at Oxford. During her time as a postgrad she was an interviewer for her college. In this episode, Michael picks her brain about Oxbridge…
S2E8 Framing
In this episode, Michael & Kate discuss 'framing' which can also be thought of as 'context setting'.
S2E7 Opening Lines
Kate & Michael discuss opening lines. First looking at great opening lines in literature, we then discuss how to have a great opening line for public speaking and how to use opening lines in…
S2E6 Points of Information
In this episode, Kate & Michael discuss POIs, the short interjections that you are allowed to offer in almost all forms of debating. How to give them, take them, their importance and their…
S2E5 Rebuttal
In this episode, Michael & Kate dive deep on responding to and defeating arguments in competitive debating. To attend our debating summer camp for ages 12-16 click here:…
S2E4 Impacting & Weighing
In this episode, Kate & Michael discuss the importance of 'why important' - more commonly called impacting. We also look at 'why more important' and 'why most important' commonly called weighing.
S2E3 Adolescence- How to discuss in schools with Laura Coryton
In a special episode, Michael sits down with Laura Coryton MBE to discuss how schools can have productive conversations around the themes raised in the smash hit show Adolescence. Laura is the…
S2E2 Analysis
In the second episode of season 2 Kate & Michael discuss how to properly 'analyse' (explain/justify) points to make compelling and persuasive arguments. We cover chains, chunking,…
S2E1 Coming Up With Points
In this first episode of season 2, Kate & Michael discuss the tips and tricks of coming up with arguments, the most fundamentals and important skill in debating. Season 2 will focus on a…
S1E37 Goal setting for competitive debaters
In our first episode of 2025, Kate & Michael decided to talk about goal setting! How to set goals as a debaters that actually help you improve, how to know if you are being realistic. What to…
S1E36 2024 Wrapped Part 2- Favourite Motions
In part two of our recap of 2024, Kate & Michael discuss some of our favourite motions we have seen and set, what we like about them and what they can tell us about what makes a good motion.
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Debate Hub has published 56 episodes since October 2023, covering topics in Education.
Debate Hub is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 38m.
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