The Great Debates

The Great Debates


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GD Classic! You Should Have A Positive Reaction To A Jury Summons
February 01, 2024

Take a trip back to February 2018 for an episode in which the gents strip the show down to essentials and engage in two hot debates, no time wasting, no host chatting, no nonsense. In the first, the w

704 - Bananas are nearly flawless
January 25, 2024

Bananas, weed and presidents. It doesn't get more Great Debates than this.

703 - Must Do Week!
January 18, 2024

The guys are switching it up this week with a couple of tops that they absolutely must debate. Things got heated while talking about sinking ships and Usher.

702 - We don’t need the Moon
January 11, 2024

College football is in the news, and this week the debaters consider what's more difficult: Kicking a field goal or acing a college organic chemistry class. Plus a provable and some contemplation on t

701 - Most Russell Crowe movies are really good
December 20, 2023

The Debaters are back just in time for a holiday treat! This time, Steve and Dave debate the merits of Reddit and The New Yorker. Then a debate about Russell Crowe ensues.

602 - ’Home Alone’ is fun for the whole family
December 08, 2022

This week the guys tackle the topic: a NYT bestselling book will be written by AI in the next seven years. Table scraps are discussed and they get right into with the main discussing a classic Christm

601 - A sad birthday is worse than a sad Christmas
December 01, 2022

The guys are back from their summer break and they are ready to debate! This week, Dave and Steve take Weekend at Bernie's to a whole new level. Then, as Christmas is around the corner, the debaters g

GD Classics -- You Should Be Honest With Waiters and Waitresses
July 22, 2022

This week we look back on episode 214:In which the debaters begin with the relatively old question of having one's cake and eating it too, and then turnto face the issue of honesty with one's server

GD Classics -- Beer is Better Than Wine
July 08, 2022

A summertime debate from the archive in which the Steve and Dave play around with the subject of pranks. The King / Medina administration takes part in a Presidential Challenge. And because it had to

525 -- Season Finale (The Bagel Debate)
July 01, 2022

Just in time to wrap up Long June, the guys come in hot with a debate about throwing up. Then they switch gears to consider a the first "semi-provable" in Great Debates history.