Smash Boom Best is a funny, smart debate show for kids and families from the makers of the award-winning podcast, Brains On! from APM Studios. Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets you decide which is best: Pikachu vs. Mario, Lollipops vs. Popcorn, Flamingos vs. Axolotls, Mermaids vs. Bigfoot, Cats vs. Dogs, Spiderman vs. Batman, Refrigerators vs. Toilets, Minecraft vs. Lego… the list goes on. Our star-studded line-up of debaters use facts and passion to make their case, teaching listeners how to defend their opinions along the way! Past debaters include Tim Platt, cast member of the comedy narrative play podcast Rude Tales of Magic, comedian and writer Jenny Yang, Minneapolis-based rapper NUR-D, comedian and creator of the Story Pirates Peter McNerney, Radio Ambulante's Daniel Alarcón, journalist and host of Into It Sam Sanders, host of Terrible, Thanks for Asking Nora McInerney, food-writer Kenji Lopez-Alt and many, many more. To top it off, our State of Debate segment shows listeners how to identify logical fallacies in the wild. Ad hominem attacks and bandwagon fallacies, be gone! So if you're looking to ignite a funny, feisty debate on your next roadtrip, or just want some amusing arguments for your kids to consider while they fall asleep… tune into Smash Boom Best, where we make debate a blast! more

Thoughts, aloud. Hosted by Michelle Cottle, Ross Douthat and Carlos Lozada.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. more

Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It's skeptical, it's political and there is no welcome mat. more

Oral arguments before the Supreme Court of the United States, presented by Oyez, a multimedia judicial archive at the IllinoisTech Chicago-Kent College of Law. more

An unscheduled, unpredictable Supreme Court podcast. Hosted by Will Baude and Dan Epps.

We believe debates should be moderated on an equal playing field and host live debates on controversial topics from science, religion, and politics several times a week. more

Jim and Mark use the insane ramblings of a tiny-handed narcissist to explain logical fallacies. Each episode we focus on a single logical fallacy and, using examples from Trump, UK politics and pop culture, explore how and why it fools people, how to avoid committing it yourself, and how to counter it in an argument. more

We debate topics that people get pissed about.

I'm trying to discuss hot button topics in a reasonable manner. I'm also trying to figure out first principles and how we come by them and decide which are best. I'm speaking with academics, authors, journalists and activists in hopes of trying to find answers. more

Finding Common Battle Grounds is an attempt by two brothers - one conservative, the other progressive - to have civil conversations about politics, with a little help from their friends. more

Opening Arguments is a law show that helps you make sense of the news! Comedian Thomas Smith brings on legal analysts to help you understand not only current events, but also deeper legal concepts and areas!The typical schedule will be M-W-F with Monday being a deep-dive, Wednesday being Thomas Takes the Bar Exam and patron shoutouts, and Friday being a rapid response to legal issues in the news! more

A feed from the Slate podcast network featuring episodes with enlightening conversations, opposing views, and plenty of healthy disputes. You'll get a curated selection of episodes from programs like What Next, The Waves, and the Political Gabfest, with deep discussions that go beyond point-counterpoint and shed light on the issues that matter most. more

A weekly show of constitutional debate hosted by National Constitution Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life. more

A chronological podcast of oral arguments with improved files and meta data. Hosted by Free Law Project through the CourtListener.com initiative. Not an official podcast. more

Professor Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and one of the nation's leading authorities on the Constitution, offers weekly in-depth discussions on the most urgent and fascinating constitutional issues of our day. He is joined by host Andy Lipka and guests drawn from other top experts including Bob Woodward, Lawrence Lessig, Neal Katyal, Michael Gerhardt, and many more. more

A chronological podcast of oral arguments with improved files and meta data. Hosted by Free Law Project through the CourtListener.com initiative. Not an official podcast. more

A chronological podcast of oral arguments with improved files and meta data. Hosted by Free Law Project through the CourtListener.com initiative. Not an official podcast. more

This podcast features the debates and lectures of Dr. William Lane Craig.

Hear the opinions from the United States Supreme Court presented in their entirety, but with citations omitted. This podcast is not affiliated with the United States Supreme Court or its staff in any way. more

The Frederick Faith Debate is designed to be an open an honest forum for local faith community leaders to share and discuss their views of the truth. Lady Bird Johnson once said, 'the clash of ideas is the sound of freedom'. In that spirit, the show seriously wrestles with important ideas… the participant often disagreeing with one another. The hope is that through this wrestling a better understanding of the truth will develop with regards to the most important issues facing the world. more

Justin and Rob tackle the most controversial topics in herpetoculture. The co-hosts or guests take one side of the issue and try to hold their own in a no-holds-barred contest of intellect. Who will win? You decide. Reptile Fight Club! more

A satirical takedown of cable news archetypes masquerading as a chat show. Part ??????? & ??????, part ?????? ???? ????—all podcast. DEBATE ME, COWARD! combines left-wing political satire, in-depth interviews, obscure topics and original music to create a truly unique listening experience. Part of the Permanent Revolution Podcasting Network. more

Funny and intense arguments about what is 'the best' in the world of movies, music, sports and everything pop culture from three guys who have known each other our whole lives. A formatted head to head (to head) to settle the score, once and for all on everything ranging from best one-hit wonder to best sports scandal. Formidable Opponents covers a wide array of interesting topics and breaks them down in a round table discussion as each of us defends and debates our individual takes on the topics we all love to hilariously argue about. formidableopponents@gmail.comTwitter: @FOpponents Instagram formidable_opponentsFacebook: Formidable Opponents Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/foropponents more

Interviews and Debates with leaders in Philosophy, Politics, and Science

Bloomberg Law's Cases and Controversies brings you the latest from the Supreme Court. Each week we preview oral arguments at the Court or feature in-depth interviews. We explore critical legal issues with Supreme Court advocates, judges, law professors, lawyers, and legal journalists. Hosts: Kimberly Robinson, Greg Stohr, and Lydia Wheeler. more

An informal look at religious apologetics and philosophy from an atheist and naturalist perspective.

Supreme Court Season episodes will include all arguments that occur from October 01st to April/May.You can listen to the sidebar version of each Supreme Court Case https://thesidebar.transistor.fm/ more