018 Team Policy Debate Introduction and Overview

In this episode, Tia Hain, a Classical Conversations Challenge 1 Director, introduces the series on Team Policy Debate. This episode covers the structure and purpose of team policy debate, outlines the upcoming episode topics, and details the content of Tia's custom supplemental guide. Topics include the basics of debate, constructing a good case, speaker roles, affirmative and negative team strategies, evidence gathering, cross-examination, flowing, and common fallacies. Tia also emphasizes the grammar phase approach to learning debate, shares a detailed first semester timeline, and provides practical tips and resources for new debaters.

00:00 Introduction to Team Policy Debate
00:25 Overview of the Podcast Series
01:03 Detailed Episode Breakdown
03:16 Welcome and Background Information
03:56 Introduction to the Supplemental Guide
06:11 New Debate Timeline
08:54 Week-by-Week Breakdown
24:51 Understanding Policy Debate
29:18 Debate Etiquette and Inventory
33:00 Conclusion and Next Episode Preview