Soapboxers https://www.newtonsdarkroom.com Pinecast (https://pinecast.com) en-USNewton's Dark Room Newton's Dark Room curator@newtonsdarkroom.com yes Soapboxers https://www.newtonsdarkroom.com https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/covers/50383cf2-4716-4f68-99dd-528dfe7252cf/Soapboxers_Cover_Final.png serial Copyright 2026 Soapboxers Trailer https://pinecast.com/guid/2620a167-b3c8-49a6-a9af-55b16232086e Wed, 08 Sep 2021 02:06:08 -0000 00:01:37 Welcome to Soapboxers! A fly-on-the-wall podcast featuring conversations, interpretations, and in-depth looks at speech and debate tournaments and the ideas that drive them.

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]]> yes trailer S1E1 - The Context of Trophies https://pinecast.com/guid/9a2113a0-15c8-49e8-b893-cea6a12239d6 Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 00:16:01 Orange Coast College Director of Forensics Shauhin Davari gives us an overview of speech and debate, OCC's legacy, and the context that surrounds trophies.

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]]> The Context of Trophies yes 1 1 S1E2 - The Squad Room https://pinecast.com/guid/b9bdf5d5-f433-4a19-9a26-229851e92b1a Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0000 It's the first team meeting of the year! Find out what it takes to turn an empty new building into a Squad Room!

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]]> The Squad Room yes 1 2 S1E3 - Acting With Advocacy https://pinecast.com/guid/f3c59672-0b88-4405-aecd-b985b72834e2 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:01:00 -0000 00:23:42 In our first event deep dive, we learn about Oral Interpretation and the value of using performance as a form of advocacy. Then, we speak to former OCC speech and debate competitor and poet Jinno Vicencio about his newly released poetry album, Flowers For Brown Boys.

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]]> Acting With Advocacy yes 1 3 S1E4 - How To Write A Speech https://pinecast.com/guid/788d3be9-4aeb-4ba6-ad49-16fbcb9a95a7 Tue, 12 Oct 2021 08:11:00 -0000 00:24:27 Coach Sean Connor walks us through the process of creating a competitive platform speech.

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]]> How To Write A Speech yes 1 4 S1E5 - Two Minutes https://pinecast.com/guid/e3ff2e6f-4840-42da-a7f4-60e2796a6f33 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:45:00 -0000 00:31:20 Coach Hannah Haghighat guides us through the world of limited preparation events, where competitors write a speech in as little as two minutes. Plus, host Talon Stradley dusts off his speaking skills to demonstrate Impromptu for the team.

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]]> Two Minutes yes 1 5 S1E6 - What Do You Debate About? https://pinecast.com/guid/8da28329-8036-4f42-9241-5e7ceeb1ab57 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 08:20:00 -0000 00:29:47 Finally, the answer to the age old question: What do you debate about?

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]]> What Do You Debate About? yes 1 6 S1E7 - The First Tournament https://pinecast.com/guid/51fdf53c-af63-4c23-afe5-79945b36bc11 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 17:10:00 -0000 00:30:37 The OCC team competes in their first in person tournament since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

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]]> The First Tournament yes 1 7 S1E8 - Teachers, Cheerleaders, Mentors https://pinecast.com/guid/59161f65-afea-4243-8f23-a8f5aee0ba8b Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:57:00 -0000 00:27:43 We take a look at the act of coaching, the impact it has on students, and how to achieve that impact. Plus, Talon sees if he's got what it takes to coach forensics.

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]]> Teachers, Cheerleaders, Mentors yes 1 8 S1E9 - The Day Tournaments Stopped https://pinecast.com/guid/08a28067-5a28-4193-bf29-aa2f7ae62d21 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 19:44:10 -0000 00:21:02 We take a look at how the speech and debate community handled the transition to online tournaments and the impact it has had on the activity going forward.

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]]> The Day Tournaments Stopped yes 1 9 S1E10 - Judges Can Be Anybody https://pinecast.com/guid/dae5880d-a4f1-43b9-8c8c-9ca052df3a6d Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:01:00 -0000 00:21:27 We go behind the scenes and discover what it's like to plan, host, and judge a tournament.

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]]> Judges Can Be Anybody yes 1 10 S1E11 - Fall Champs https://pinecast.com/guid/ba0780ef-45ca-4071-b08c-7fc90e30bf88 Tue, 21 Dec 2021 18:05:40 -0000 00:29:14 The Orange Coast College team competes in the largest and most important tournament of the semester: Fall champs.

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