Debate Like a World Champion: A Conversation with Bo Seo, Harvard Debate Coach & Global Debate Champion

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🗓️ 17 June 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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What's it take to debate like a champion? How can you engage so that people will listen? How can you listen actively, and respond in good faith? A mission critical program for listeners of Intelligence Squared, we sit down with Bo to examine debate through the lens of education, politics, and the future of democracy. Considered one of the most recognized figures in the global debate community, he has won both the World Schools Debating Championship and the World Universities Debating Championship, and has since been writing for The New York Times and The Atlantic. In this wide ranging interviews, Bo discusses his new book, “Good Arguments,” in which he argues how good-faith debate can enrich our lives and fortify our society. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:26.8	Welcome to Intelligent Square this evening.
0:30.1	This is a very special program for us.
0:32.8	I'm Clay O'Connor.
0:33.8	I'm the CEO of Intelligent Square.
0:35.1	I'm so excited to welcome you here.
0:37.6	For more than 15 years, our core mission has been to really elevate discourse
0:44.0	with the understanding that hearing two sides,
0:46.3	hearing opposing points of view, is good for society.
0:50.2	Well, that's up for debate on its own.
0:52.3	Tonight we're bringing you insights from one of the world's most celebrated
0:55.6	debaters, Boso, two-time world debate champion, former coach of the Australian National
1:01.2	Debating Team, and the Harvard College Debating Union.
1:05.4	He's the author of a new book called Good Arguments.
1:09.1	Disagreements everywhere.
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