The Orange Coast College team competes in the largest and most important tournament of the semester: Fall champs.Signup for the Newton's Dark Room newsletter: Soapboxerspod.com/newsletterWebsite: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapboxerspod.c

Judges Can Be Anybody

1 Dec 14th, 2021 21m 27s

We go behind the scenes and discover what it's like to plan, host, and judge a tournament.Website: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapboxerspod.com/transcriptsSupport the show: Soapboxerspod.com/supportCredits:Produced by Talon StradleyMix

The Day Tournaments Stopped

Nov 30th, 2021 21m 2s

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.Donate to the OCC Team HEREWebsite: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapboxerspod.com/tr

Teachers, Cheerleaders, Mentors

1 Nov 16th, 2021 27m 43s

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.Website: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapboxerspod.com/transcriptsSupport t

The First Tournament

1 Nov 2nd, 2021 30m 37s

The OCC team competes in their first in person tournament since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.Website: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapboxerspod.com/transcriptsSupport the show: Soapboxerspod.com/supportCredits:Produced by Talon Str

What Do You Debate About?

Oct 26th, 2021 29m 47s

Finally, the answer to the age old question: What do you debate about?Website: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapboxerspod.com/transcriptsSupport the show: Soapboxerspod.com/supportCredits:Produced by Talon StradleyMixing by Chris MooreT

Two Minutes

1 Oct 19th, 2021 31m 20s

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.Websi

How To Write A Speech

Oct 12th, 2021 24m 27s

Coach Sean Connor walks us through the process of creating a competitive platform speech.Research on Crime Statistics: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/11/20/facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/Website: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapb

Acting With Advocacy

Oct 5th, 2021 23m 42s

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,

Acting With Advocacy

Oct 5th, 2021 23m 42s

The Squad Room

Sep 28th, 2021

It's the first team meeting of the year! Find out what it takes to turn an empty new building into a Squad Room!Website: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapboxerspod.com/transcriptsSupport the show: Soapboxerspod.com/supportCredits:Produced

The Context of Trophies

1 Sep 21st, 2021 16m 1s

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.Website: Soapboxerspod.comTranscripts: soapboxerspod.com/transcriptsSupport the show:

Trailer

Soapboxers Trailer

Sep 8th, 2021 1m 37s

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.New episodes coming soon!Newtonsdarkroom.comCredits:Produced by Tal