Beste Michael Hepburn podcasts (2024)

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Sitting down with team England 31:18

11d ago31:18

31:18

In this episode Michael sits down for a conversation with three of the team England debaters who took part in the 2024 world championships in Serbia. We discuss their experiences at the tournament and what it takes to speak for your country.Door Michael Hepburn

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Speaker Series 1:03:49

29d ago1:03:49

1:03:49

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe spent over 5 years in an Iranian jail having committed no crime. In this special Speaker Series, Nazanin sits down with Anna Paul and a live audience and discusses the experience, what Boris Johnson said to her after she returned, and the women she met during her imprisonment.…

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Alexa, will you marry me? 7:51

1M ago7:51

7:51

This is a speech given at South Hampstead High School in 2024 by a year 11 student to an audience of roughly 1000. It has great examples of humour, repetition and juxtaposition of tone.Door Michael Hepburn

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The principles of a running a great debate club part two (Re-issue) 48:44

2M ago48:44

48:44

For motions, resources and competitions, check out www.debatehub.co.ukDoor Michael Hepburn

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The principles of a running a great debate club (Re-issue) 35:58

2M ago35:58

35:58

With the new academic year fast approaching, we are re-publishing one of our most popular episodes. In the first half, Kate and Michael discuss some of the key principles to running a successful debate club. Remember our website debatehub.co.uk is jam packed with lesson plans, debate topics and instructional videos to help your club thrive!…

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The Global Issues Oracy Project 21:02

2M ago21:02

21:02

Michael sits down with Zoe Brass to discuss the global issues oracy project ran recently at South Hampstead High School.Door Michael Hepburn

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Year 12s coaching year 5s 24:37

3M ago24:37

24:37

In this episode, two of our year 12s discuss their experience of running debate clubs for year 5s in some of our local state schools.Door Michael Hepburn

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Public Speaking Competitions- Part 2 34:53

3M ago34:53

34:53

In part two of our bumper long episode about public speaking competitions, Michael & Kate discuss the importance of the 'compere' role and all the skills it brings, as well as why we let students have complete free reign on topic choice.Door Michael Hepburn

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Public Speaking Competitions- Part 1 37:12

4M ago37:12

37:12

In the first half of this bumper episode, Michael & Kate discuss the format Debate Hub uses for our public speaking competitions, the reasons we designed it this way and how schools can replicate either our model or the principles behind it.Door Michael Hepburn

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The Oracy Conference 18:10

4M ago18:10

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The South Hampstead Oracy conference takes place July 6th 2024. In this episode, Michael and Kate give a brief overview of what the conference is, who it's aimed at and why you should attend.Door Michael Hepburn

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Literary Frontierswoman: Laura Ingalls Wilder 20:35

4M ago20:35

20:35

This special episode comes from the audiobook edition of ROCTOGENARIANS, a brand-new collection of stories from Mo Rocca that celebrates the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life. Chances are, you know something about the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder. If, like sixty million other people, you once enjoyed the Little House book…

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State Schools & Team England 34:56

4M ago34:56

34:56

In this episode we sit down with Cesca Reynolds, who runs the 'development squads' wing of England's national debate team, as well as her own organisation 'Impart.' Development squads is designed to help more state school students trial and speak for the England team. You can apply here: - https://forms.gle/ZURg2py7m4SiKxGw5 Cesca can be contacted …

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Primary Head & Author, Zoe Paramour 29:34

5M ago29:34

29:34

Zoe Paramour is the author of 3 education books: The Writing Book, The Grammar Book & How to be an Outstanding Primary Middle Leader. She has also been instrumental in the debating programme at South Hampstead Junior School and has a lot of thoughts on primary school oracy.Door Michael Hepburn

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Oxbridge Interviews 1:00:04

5M ago1:00:04

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An in-depth discussion about the Oxbridge application process: admissions tests, what they really want to read in your personal statement and the dreaded interviews. How can debating help students prepare and what else can teachers and students do to maximise their chances of admission?Door Michael Hepburn

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The principles of a great debate club- part 2 48:44

6M ago48:44

48:44

Part 2 of our bumper length discussion about the most important aspects of running a great debate clubDoor Michael Hepburn

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The principles of a great debate club- part 1 35:58

6M ago35:58

35:58

In part 1 of this bumper episode, Kate and Michael discuss the principles that are key to success in a debate club and how to practically implement them in your club.Door Michael Hepburn

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Rapid Improvement in year 10 26:53

7M ago26:53

26:53

In this episode Michael and Kate talk to two year 11 students who both improved hugely during their year 10 and are now reaping the rewards as they break and win at seniors competitions.Door Michael Hepburn

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Physics, Classics, English & Econ discuss how to use debate in the classroom 43:40

7M ago43:40

43:40

In this week's episode Michael is joined not only by Kate but two of our colleagues from Physics and Classics, to discuss how to use debates and other oracy activities to enhance teaching, even if you don't have a debate background as a teacher.Door Michael Hepburn

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An enormous oracy opportunity that most schools waste 1:04:45

7M ago1:04:45

1:04:45

In this episode, Michael and Kate discuss the incredible power of good assembies (and the horror of bad ones) and how you can change your school culture so that every assembly is interesting, inspiring and purposeful.Door Michael Hepburn

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An ECT on becoming head of debating 14:40

7M ago14:40

14:40

Today we sit down with Elisa from Oxford High School who did no debating in her own education but became head of debating at a top school in her second year of teaching. How has she found it and how has she succeeded?Door Michael Hepburn

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Team pairings for competitive success 33:32

8M ago33:32

33:32

Following on from our discussion of selecting students for competitions, this week Kate and Michael discuss how to pair students to compete. Just like team selection in football, team pairings for BP competitions are complex and multi-faceted. We discuss our process when we have to select teams for competitions, how often we vary pairings, pro ams …

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How to select the right students for every competition 23:55

8M ago23:55

23:55

In this episode Kate and Michael discuss when students are ready to compete, how to gauge that, which competitions to enter them for, and who to pick when competitions are oversubscribed. (Unfortunately, it's not as easy as 'the best people.')Door Michael Hepburn

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How to final and win with a variety of partners 36:43

9M ago36:43

36:43

Today Kate and Michael sit down with two of our students who have made multiple finals with a a variety of partners rather than the same person each time. We discuss being a good partner, how to pro-am, the importance of teamwork in debating and the benefits of speaking with a variety of people vs having a steady partner.…

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A state school discusses their incredible new debating programme 20:51

9M ago20:51

20:51

In this episode Michael sits down with Amy and Beth from Castle Mead Academy in Leicester, a state school who started their debating programme a little over a year ago and who are doing a wonderful job.Door Michael Hepburn

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LaWanda Page: Death of a Comedy Queen 44:27

10M ago44:27

44:27

Long before her turn as the sermonizing Aunt Esther on "Sanford and Son," LaWanda Page was dazzling Black nightclub audiences - first as the flame-swallowing “Bronze Goddess of Fire”. Then, following in the footsteps of her childhood friend and eventual costar Redd Foxx, she became a queen of raunchy, tell-it-like-it-is stand up comedy. (Let’s just…

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Revisiting the Orphan Train: An American Odyssey 44:43

10M ago44:43

44:43

Between 1854 and 1929, 250,000 orphans and abandoned children were placed on East Coast city trains and sent west to live with new families. A desperate solution to a desperate problem, some of the stories turned out well and some far from well. The remarkable stories of these riders live on through their descendants, many of whom continue to searc…

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Framing and Club Culture- Oxbridge Alums Part 2 15:42

10M ago15:42

15:42

This is part two of our discussion with Jane and Nadia which was episode 4 'Oxbridge Alum.' In this short segment they discuss the usefulness of framing and the importance of a good club culture.Door Michael Hepburn

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Death of a Sports Team: Satchel Paige and Los Dragones 25:13

10M ago25:13

25:13

There’s no shortage of sports teams that change cities or names over the course of their franchise history. But what about the teams that just cease to exist? Perhaps no team story packs more drama into one year of existence than that of Los Dragones de Ciudad Trujillo. It’s a story that combines one of the most celebrated names in baseball history…

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EMERGENCY POD- More Competitions in 2024! 36:14

10M ago36:14

36:14

Kate and Michael have hit the emergency pod button because there are a lot of new 'emerging' competitions- hosted predominantly by schools- and we wanted to discuss this change and our hopes for the competition circuit.Door Michael Hepburn

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Death of the Very Special Episode 43:17

10M ago43:17

43:17

If you were a kid watching TV in the 1980s and 1990s, you probably saw a fair number of “Very Special Episodes,” when the usual blissful bubble of the sitcom world was punctured by real-world issues for a half-hour. Drugs, drinking and driving, stranger danger, even AIDS. But never fear, all would be resolved by episode’s end. (Sometimes the materi…

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Debating, but not TOO seriously 24:47

10M ago24:47

24:47

In this epiosde, we sit down with two of our alumni, Megan and Sonja who are now studying at Cambridge and LSE. Megan and Sonja started debating in year 12 and were a nice balance of hard working, but not obsessed. They discuss their experience.Door Michael Hepburn

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Mobits Extra: How Norman Lear Changed Television 16:38

10M ago16:38

16:38

Starting in the early 1970s, Norman Lear changed the face of television, fusing comedy with social commentary. Lear died on December 5th at the great old age of 101. Mo revisits their 2015 conversation for CBS Sunday Morning. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door iHeartPodcasts and CBS News

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The Habsburg Jaw: Death of a Dynasty 49:54

10M ago49:54

49:54

For centuries European royals married only each other. It was believed to be the best way of consolidating power. But rampant royal inbreeding had increasingly negative consequences––including genetic abnormalities (like the protuberant “Habsburg Jaw”), the dying off of whole lines, and eventually serious geopolitical instability that culminated in…

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Death of a Nepo Baby 50:45

11M ago50:45

50:45

“Nepo Baby” is a term popularly used to describe the celebrity children of celebrity parents. But family connections affect every field of work, and always have. And where family is involved, so is drama. Mo tells the stories of three of history’s biggest Nepo Babies: Edsel Ford, the son of Henry Ford; President John Quincy Adams, the son of Presid…

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Is BP the best debating format- a deep dive 55:33

11M ago55:33

55:33

This is bumper length episode where Kate and Michael take a very deep dive into the Britsh Parliamentary debating format. Probably the most wildly used format globally, and the format used the world and european university championships, BP is a common format in UK schools debating- but is it the right one for your school and students?…

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JFK Impersonator Vaughn Meader: Death of a Career 49:59

11M ago49:59

49:59

November 22, 2023, marks 60 years since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the end of one of the era's biggest comedy acts. During Kennedy's term, Vaughn Meader’s impersonation of the president made him a household name. The comedy album "The First Family,” in which Meader uncannily played JFK, broke sales records and won the Grammy…

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Oxbridge alums discuss high school debating 37:17

11M ago37:17

37:17

In this episode we speak to two of our debate alumni who have gone on to study at Oxbridge. Do they feel debating helped them, if so how? What advice would they give the next generation?Door Michael Hepburn

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Charlie McCarthy: Death of a Dummy 40:14

11M ago40:14

40:14

When Candice Bergen describes her childhood as weird and eccentric, she isn’t exaggerating. She grew up with a world-famous sibling, who met presidents and movie stars. He was also a dummy – the kind made of wood. Charlie McCarthy was the creation of her ventriloquist father Edgar Bergen. Candice tells Mo what life was like sharing her father’s lov…

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Things I Wish Would Die 41:47

12M ago41:47

41:47

On this podcast we’ve honored some of our past’s most outstanding and underappreciated people and things. May they live on in memory. But let’s face it, some things deserve to disappear and be consigned to the dustbin of history. In this episode, Mo nominates three things that he’d like to see go the way of the dodo. Mo talks to food writer Kim Sev…

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