The Debaters is a Canadian radio comedy show currently hosted by Steve Patterson. It airs on CBC Radio One.
Each episode typically features two debates between two pairs of debaters. The topics are deliberately comedic, with the winner chosen by audience reaction at the end of the debate.
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Ratings | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 32 (+2 re-edits) | September 9, 2006 | June 30, 2007 | TBC | TBC | |
2 | 32 (+8 re-edits) | September 8, 2007 | June 21, 2008 | TBC | TBC | |
3 | 33 | September 6, 2008 | June 27, 2009 | TBC | TBC | |
4 | 33 | September 12, 2009 | August 7, 2010 | TBC | TBC | |
5 | 34 | July 3, 2010 | July 16, 2011 | TBC | TBC | |
6 | 33 | September 10, 2011 | July 7, 2012 | TBC | TBC | |
7 | 33 | September 8, 2012 | July 27, 2013 | TBC | TBC | |
8 | 31 (+4 extended cuts) | August 31, 2013 | August 30, 2014 | TBC | TBC | |
9 | 33 | September 6, 2014 | July 11, 2015 | TBC | TBC | |
10 | 33 | 12 | September 12, 2015 | December 19, 2015 | TBC | TBC |
21 | January 16, 2016 | July 9, 2016 | ||||
11 | 33 | 12 | September 9, 2016 | December 16, 2016 | TBC | TBC |
21 | January 14, 2017 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
12 | 33 | 13 | September 9, 2017 | December 26, 2017 | TBC | TBC |
20 | January 11, 2018 | June 29, 2018 | ||||
13 | 33 | 11 | September 14, 2018 | December 14, 2018 | TBC | TBC |
22 | January 11, 2019 | June 21, 2019 | ||||
14 | 33 | 13 | September 6, 2019 | December 17, 2019 | TBC | TBC |
20 | January 10, 2020 | June 27, 2020 | ||||
15 | 33 | 13 | September 11, 2020 | December 23, 2020 | TBC | TBC |
20 | January 8, 2021 | June 25, 2021 | ||||
16 | 33 | 13 | September 10, 2021 | December 17, 2021 | TBC | TBC |
20 | January 7, 2022 | July 1, 2022 | ||||
17 | 33 (+40 extended cuts) | 13 | September 8, 2022 | December 23, 2022 | TBC | TBC |
20 | January 12, 2023 | July 29, 2023 | ||||
18 | 33 | 13 | September 7, 2023 | December 13, 2023 | TBC | TBC |
20 | January 3, 2024 | June 20, 2024 | ||||
19 | 33 | 13 | September 5, 2024 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
20 | TBC | TBC |
This is a list of episodes from season one of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All 32 episodes were hosted by Shaun Majumder, and the full season was released to iTunes on May 15, 2007.[1]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Host | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | "Immigration & Prostitution[2]" | Shaun Majumder | Al Rae vs. Paul Bae (Immigration) & Gary Jones vs. Deb Kimmett (Prostitution) | September 9, 2006 | 101 |
2 | 2 | "Free Speech & The Internet[3]" | Shaun Majumder | Glen Foster vs. Trevor Boris (Free Speech) & Bruce Clark vs. Brad Muise (The Internet) | September 16, 2006 | 102 |
3 | 3 | "Same Sex Marriage & The Military[4]" | Shaun Majumder | Deb Kimmett vs. Al Rae (Same Sex Marriage) & Irwin Barker vs. Simon Rakoff (The Military) | September 23, 2006 | 103 |
4 | 4 | "Cosmetic Surgery & Spanking[5]" | Shaun Majumder | Deborah Williams vs. Diana Frances (Cosmetic Surgery) & Erica Sigurdson vs. Ian Boothby (Spanking) | September 30, 2006 | 104 |
5 | 5 | "Health Care & Space[6]" | Shaun Majumder | Deb Kimmett vs. Irwin Barker (Health Care) & Bruce Clark vs. Gary Jones (Space) | October 7, 2006 | 105 |
6 | 6 | "Don Cherry & Psychotherapy" | Shaun Majumder | Peter Kelamis vs. Dan Licoppe (Don Cherry) & Erica Sigurdson vs. Jeff Rothpan (Psychotherapy) | October 14, 2006 | 106 |
7 | 7 | "Celebrities & Smoking" | Shaun Majumder | Elvira Kurt vs. Scott Thompson (Celebrities) & Al Rae vs. J.P. Mass (Smoking) | October 21, 2006 | 107 |
8 | 8 | "Toronto vs. Vancouver & Old Folks" | Shaun Majumder | Gary Jones vs. Tim Rykert (Toronto vs. Vancouver) & Deb Williams vs. Jeff Rothpan (Old Folks) | October 28, 2006 | 108 |
9 | 9 | "The Olympics & Mixed Marriages" | Shaun Majumder | Paul Bae vs. Charlie Demers (Olympics) & Simon Rakoff vs. Simon Rakoff (Mixed Marriages) | November 4, 2006 | 109 |
-- | -- | "Free Speech & Same Sex Marriage (RE-EDIT)" | Shaun Majumder | Trevor Boris vs. Glen Foster (Free Speech) & Deborah Kimmett vs. Al Rae (Same Sex Marriage) | November 11, 2006 | --- |
10 | 10 | "Arranged Marriage & Marijuana" | Shaun Majumder | Diana Frances vs. "The Maharani" Veena Sood (Arranged Marriages) & Irwin Barker vs. Sean Proudlove (Marijuana) | November 18, 2006 | 110 |
11 | 11 | "U.S. Foreign Policy & U.S./Canada Merger" | Shaun Majumder | Danny Bevins vs. Al Rae (U.S. Foreign Policy) & Marc Maron vs. Simon Rakoff (U.S./Canada Merger) | November 25, 2006 | 111 |
12 | 12 | "Christmas & Fur" | Shaun Majumder | Dan Redican vs. Simon Rakoff (Christmas) & Carrie Gaetz vs. Steve Patterson (Fur) | December 9, 2006 | 112 |
13 | 13 | "Global Warming & Religion" | Shaun Majumder | Glen Foster vs. Albert Howell (Global Warming) & Deb Kimmett vs. Greg Malone (Religion) | December 16, 2006 | 113 |
-- | -- | "Health Care & Spanking (RE-EDIT)" | Shaun Majumder | Unknown | December 30, 2006 | --- |
14 | 14 | "Hip Hop & School Uniforms" | Shaun Majumder | Jonny Harris vs. Irwin Barker (Hip Hop) & Cathy Jones vs. Jan Whalen (School Uniforms) | January 6, 2007 | 114 |
15 | 15 | "Three Strikes & Food Liability" | Shaun Majumder | Mary Walsh vs. "That Canadian Guy" Glen Foster (Three Strikes) & Ed Macdonald vs. Gavin Crawford (Food Liability) | January 13, 2007 | 115 |
16 | 16 | "Bilingualism & The Monarchy" | Shaun Majumder | Dan Redican vs. Derek Seguin (Bilingualism) & Deb McGrath vs. Rick Currie (The Monarchy) | January 27, 2007 | 116 |
17 | 17 | "Adult Kids & Native Rights" | Shaun Majumder | Pat McKenna vs. Deb Kimmett (Adult Kids) & Simon Rakoff vs. Don Kelly (Native Rights) | February 3, 2007 | 117 |
18 | 18 | "Customer Service & Protective Parents" | Shaun Majumder | Carrie Gaetz vs. Pat McKenna (Customer Service) & Irwin Barker vs. Elvira Kurt (Protective Parents) | February 10, 2007 | 118 |
19 | 19 | "Panhandling & Technological Innovation" | Shaun Majumder | Dave Nystrom vs. Irwin Barker (Panhandling) & Elvira Kurt vs. Albert Howell (Technological Innovation) | February 17, 2007 | 119 |
20 | 20 | "Alberta is Good & Calgary vs. Edmonton" | Elvira Kurt | Andrew Grose vs. Al Rae (Alberta is Good) & Cris Nannarone vs. Lars Callieou (Calgary as Capital) | March 3, 2007 | 120 |
21 | 21 | "Racial Tolerance & Metrosexuals" | Shaun Majumder | Pat McKenna vs. Kenny Robinson (Racial Tolerance) & Tom Rubins vs. Carrie Gaetz (Metrosexuals) | March 10, 2007 | 121 |
22 | 22 | "Telephones & High School Reunions" | Elvira Kurt | Roman Danylo vs. Neil Grahn (Telephones) & Brad Muise vs. Cory Mack (High School Reunions) | March 17, 2007 | 122 |
23 | 23 | "Lies in Marriage & Gambling" | Elvira Kurt | Ellie Harvie vs. Andrew Grose (Lies in Marriage) & Jebb Fink vs. Erica Sigurdson (Gambling) | March 24, 2007 | 123 |
24 | 24 | "Winnipeg the Capital & Dating Rules" | Shaun Majumder | Irwin Barker vs. Rick Currie (Winnipeg as Capital) & Laurie Elliott vs. Sugar Sammy (Dating Rules) | April 7, 2007 | 124 |
25 | 25 | "Opera & YouTube" | Patrick McKenna | Sean Cullen vs. Mary Lou Fallis (Opera) & Debra DiGiovanni vs. Trevor Boris (YouTube) | April 14, 2007 | 125 |
26 | 26 | "Louis Riel & Assimilation" | Shaun Majumder | Lorne Cardinal vs. Al Rae (Louis Riel) & Veena Sood vs. Sabrina Jalees (Assimilation) | April 28, 2007 | 126 |
27 | 27 | "Family Farm & Toplessness" | Patrick McKenna | Big Daddy Tazz vs. Dean Jenkinson (Family Farms) & Dan Licoppe vs. Erica Sigurdson (Toplessness) | May 5, 2007 | 127 |
28 | 28 | "Women's Lives & English" | Shaun Majumder | Tim Steeves vs. Deb Kimmett (Women's Lives) & John Wing vs. Derek Seguin (English) | May 12, 2007 | 128 |
29 | 29 | "Cars & Post-9/11" | Patrick McKenna | George Westerholm vs. Steve Patterson (Cars) & Leigh Ann Lord vs. Simon Rakoff (Post-9/11) | May 26, 2007 | 129 |
30 | 30 | "Hockey Nation & Prenuptial Agreements" | Shaun Majumder | Gary Jones vs. Peter Kelamis (Hockey Nation) & Erica Sigurdson vs. Ellie Harvie (Prenuptial Agreements) | June 2, 2007 | 130 |
31 | 31 | "Advertising & Handguns" | Shaun Majumder | Steve Patterson vs. Winston Spear (Advertising) & Lawrence Morgenstern vs. Erica Sigurdson (Handguns) | June 16, 2007 | 131 |
32 | 32 | "Canada's Image & Quebec the Nation" | Shaun Majumder | Ryan Belleville vs. Tim Nutt (Canada's Image) & Derek Seguin vs. Joey Elias (Quebec the Nation) | June 30, 2007 | 132 |
This is a list of episodes from season two of The Debaters on CBC Radio. The full season was released on iTunes on December 15, 2009.[7] The season featured a revolving door of guest hosts, including Sean Cullen, Roman Danylo, Patrick McKenna and future regular host Steve Patterson.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Host | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 33 | "Camping & Canadian Talent Moving to the U.S." | Sean Cullen | Deb Kimmett vs. Mike Wilmot (Camping) & Tim Steeves vs. Al Rae (Canadian Content) | September 8, 2007 | 201 |
2 | 34 | "Teachers & Creationism" | Shaun Majumder | Paul Bae vs. Jeffrey Yu (Teachers) & Leland Klassen vs. Bruce Clark (Creationism) | September 15, 2007 | 202 |
3 | 35 | "Vegetarianism & Middle-Aged White Guys" | Sean Cullen | Tim Steeves vs. Laurie Elliott (Vegetarianism) & Glen Foster vs. Kenny Robinson (Middle-Aged White Guys) | September 22, 2007 | 203 |
4 | 36 | "U.S.A. Needs Canadian Leadership & Online Dating" | Sean Cullen | Mike MacDonald vs. John Wing (Canadian Leadership) & Jamie Ollivier vs. Allyson Smith (Online Dating) | October 6, 2007 | 204 |
5 | 37 | "Cameras and Privacy & Adoption" | Roman Danylo | Greg Proops vs. Elvira Kurt (Cameras and Privacy) & Diana Frances vs. Ian Boothby (Adoption) | October 13, 2007 | 205 |
6 | 38 | "Delivery Room Dads & Cloning" | Steve Patterson | Mike Wilmot vs. Kate Davis (Delivery Room Dads) & The Doo Wops (John Catucci and David Mesiano) vs. George Westerholm (Cloning) | October 20, 2007 | 206 |
7 | 39 | "Halloween & Aliens" | Steve Patterson | Erica Sigurdson vs. Jon Dore (Hallowe'en) & J.P. Mass vs. Irwin Barker (Aliens) | October 27, 2007 | 201 |
8 | 40 | "Technology & Fitness" | Roman Danylo | Marc Maron vs. Darryl Lenox (Technology) & John Wing vs. Erica Sigurdson (Fitness) | November 10, 2007 | 208 |
9 | 41 | "Middle Years & Pro Wrestling" | Shaun Majumder | Mike Wilmot vs. Deb Kimmett (Middle Years) & Jeff McEnery vs. Trevor Boris (Pro Wrestling) | November 17, 2007 | 209 |
-- | -- | "Winnipeg the Capital & Advertising (RE-EDIT)" | Shaun Majumder | Irwin Barker vs. Rick Currie (Winnipeg as Capital) & Steve Patterson vs. Winston Spear (Advertising) | November 26, 2007 | --- |
10 | 42 | "Polygamy & Military Service" | Roman Danylo | Mrs. Gupta (Veena Sood) vs. Drew McCreadie (Polygamy) & Damonde Tschritter vs. Derek Seguin (Military Service) | December 1, 2007 | 210 |
11 | 43 | "Racial Stereotypes & Flirting" | Sean Cullen | Paul Bae vs. Jeffrey Yu (Racial Stereotypes) & Derek Seguin vs. Erica Sigurdson (Flirting) | December 15, 2007 | 211 |
12 | 44 | "Athlete Role Models & Atheism" | Sean Cullen | Darryl Lenox vs. Elvira Kurt (Athletes) & Tim Reichert vs. Charlie Demers (Atheism) | January 5, 2007 | 212 |
13 | 45 | "Celebrity Activists & The Death Penalty" | Sean Cullen | Daryn Jones vs. Trevor Boris (Celebrity Activists) & Judy Croon vs. Simon Rakoff (Deathy Penalty) | January 12, 2008 | 213 |
14 | 46 | "China & Pets" | Steve Patterson | Alan Park vs. Peter Kelamis (China) & Debra DiGiovanni vs. Kristeen von Hagen (Pets) | January 19, 2008 | 214 |
15 | 47 | "Mulroney vs. Trudeau & The Friendly Giant vs. Mr. Dressup" | Steve Patterson | Carrie Gaetz vs. Simon Rakoff (Mulroney vs. Trudeau) & Neil Grahn vs. Dan Redican (Mr. Dressup vs. The Friendly Giant) | January 26, 2008 | 215 |
16 | 48 | "Canadian History & Franken Foods" | Steve Patterson | Al Rae vs. Manoj Sood (Canadian History) & Carrie Gaetz vs. Big Daddy Taz (Franken Foods) | February 2, 2008 | 216 |
17 | 49 | "Valentine's Day & 'Til Death Do Us Part" | Steve Patterson | Judy Croon vs. "Humble" Howard Glassman (Valentine's Day) & Al Rae vs. Deborah Kimmett ('Til Death) | February 9, 2008 | 217 |
18 | 50 | "Reasonable Accommodation & Children of Immigrants" | Steve Patterson | Derek Seguin vs. Sugar Sammy (Reasonable Accommodation) & Angelo Tsarouchas vs. Rodney Ramsey (Children of Immigrants) | February 23, 2008 | 218 |
19 | 51 | "Reality TV & Conrad Black" | Steve Patterson | Patrick McKenna vs. Debra DiGiovanni (Reality TV) & Carrie Gaetz vs. Don Kelly (Conrad Black) | March 1, 2008 | 219 |
20 | 52 | "St. Patrick's Day & Foul Language" | Steve Patterson | Mike Paterson vs. Derek Seguin (St. Patrick's Day) & David Pryde vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Foul Language) | March 15, 2008 | 220 |
21 | 53 | "Colbert and Mercer as News Sources & Gossip" | Steve Patterson | Barry Julien vs. Tim Steeves (Colbert and Mercer) & Heidi Foss vs. Deb Kimmett (Gossip) | March 22, 2008 | 221 |
22 | 54 | "Teen Sex & Minor Hockey" | Steve Patterson | Deb Kimmett vs. Elvira Kurt (Teen Sex) & Jocko Alston vs. Denis Grignon (Minor Hockey) | March 29, 2008 | 222 |
23 | 55 | "Celebrity Adoption & Big Box Stores" | Steve Patterson | Debra DiGiovanni vs. Sabrina Jalees (Celebrity Adoption) & Elvira Kurt vs. Don Kelly (Big Box Stores) | April 12, 2008 | 223 |
24 | 56 | "Steroids in Baseball & Corporate Sponsorship" | Steve Patterson | Harry Doupe vs. Tim Steeves (Steroids) & Brian Stollery vs. Dean Jenkinson (Corporate Sponsorship) | April 19, 2008 | 224 |
-- | -- | "Steroids in Baseball & Lawns (RE-EDIT)" | Steve Patterson | Harry Doupe vs. Tim Steeves (Steroids) & Al Rae vs. Rick Currie (Lawns) | April 21, 2008 | --- |
25 | 57 | "Reserves & Arctic Sovereignty" | Steve Patterson | Dawn Dumont vs. Darrell Dennis (Reserves) & Alan Park vs. Carrie Gaetz (Arctic Sovereignty) | April 26, 2008 | 225 |
26 | 58 | "Motherhood & Fashion" | Steve Patterson | John Wing vs. Teresa Pavlinek (Motherhood) & Sabrina Jalees vs. Erica Sigurdson (Fashion) | May 10, 2008 | 226 |
27 | 59 | "Pitbulls & The 1980s" | Steve Patterson | Irwin Barker vs. Jonny Harris (Pitbulls) & Mark Forward vs. Debra DiGiovanni (The 1980s) | May 19, 2008 | (Victoria Day)227 |
28 | 60 | "Scotland & Star Wars vs. Lord of the Rings" | Steve Patterson | Fred MacAuley vs. Al Rae (Scotland) & Greg Morton vs. Ron Sparks (Star Wars vs. The Lord of the Rings) | May 26, 2008 | 228 |
29 | 61 | "Small Towns & Palestine" | Steve Patterson | Derek Edwards vs. Mike Wilmot (Small Towns) & Ray Hanania vs. Simon Rakoff (Palestine) | May 31, 2008 | 229 |
30 | 62 | "Bottled Water & Showbiz Kids" | Steve Patterson | Graham Clark vs. John Beuhler (Bottled Water) & Erica Sigurdson vs. Christine Lippa (Show Biz Kids) | June 7, 2008 | 230 |
31 | 63 | "Summer Camps & Workplace Romance" | Steve Patterson | Toby Hargrave vs. Damonde Tschritter (Summer Camps) & Laurie Elliott vs. Kristeen von Hagen (Workplace Romances) | June 14, 2008 | 231 |
32 | 64 | "Lawns & Zoos" | Steve Patterson | Al Rae vs. Rick Currie (Lawns) & Dan Licoppe (as Mel Silverback) vs. Bruce Clark (Zoos) | June 21, 2008 | 232 |
-- | -- | "Colbert and Mercer as News Sources & U.S.A. Needs Canadian Leadership (RE-EDIT)" | Steve Patterson (Colbert) & Sean Cullen (Canadian Leadership) | Barry Julien vs. Tim Steeves (Colbert/Mercer) & Mike MacDonald vs. John Wing (Canadian Leadership) | July 5, 2008 | --- |
-- | -- | "Reality TV & Polygamy (RE-EDIT)" | Steve Patterson (Reality TV) & Roman Danylo (Polygamy) | Patrick McKenna vs. Debra DiGiovanni (Reality TV) & Veena Sood vs. Drew McCreadie | July 12, 2008 | --- |
-- | -- | "Big Box Stores & Camping (RE-EDIT)" | Steve Patterson (Box Stores) & Sean Cullen (Camping) | Don Kelly vs. Elvira Kurt (Big Box Stores) & Mike Wilmot vs. Deborah Kimmett (Camping) | July 19, 2008 | --- |
-- | -- | "Star Wars vs. Lord of the Rings & The 1980s (RE-EDIT)" | Steve Patterson | Greg Morton vs. Ron Sparks (Star Wars vs. Lord of the Rings) & Mark Forward vs. Debra DiGiovanni (The 1980s) | July 26, 2008 | --- |
-- | -- | "Summer Camps & Cameras and Privacy (RE-EDIT)" | Steve Patterson (Summer Camps) & Roman Danylo (Cameras & Privacy) | Damonde Tschritter vs. Toby Hargrave (Summer Camps) & Greg Proops vs. Elvira Kurt (Cameras and Privacy) | August 2, 2008 | --- |
-- | -- | "Bottled Water & Athlete Role Models (RE-EDIT)" | Steve Patterson (Bottled Water) & Sean Cullen (Athlete Role Models) | Graham Clark vs. John Buehler (Bottled Water) & Elvira Kurt vs. Darryl Lenox (Athlete Role Models) | August 9, 2008 | --- |
This is a list of episodes from season three of The Debaters on CBC Radio. The full season was released on iTunes on April 4, 2009.[8] The third season was hosted by Steve Patterson.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Host | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 65 | "Comic Book Superheroes & Nuclear Energy" | Steve Patterson | Ian Boothby vs. David Pryde (Comic Book Superheroes) & Charlie Demers vs. "That Canadian Guy" Glen Foster (Nuclear Energy) | September 6, 2008 | 301 |
2 | 66 | "Awards for Kids & Higher Education" | Steve Patterson | Mike Wilmot vs. Kate Davis (Awards for Kids) & Bruce Clark vs. Irwin Barker (Higher Education) | September 13, 2008 | 302 |
3 | 67 | "Green Shift & Filipino vs. Korean Canadians[9][10]" | Steve Patterson | Debra Kimmett vs. Billy Mitchell (Green Shift) & Ron Josol vs. Paul Bae (Filipino vs. Korean Canadians) | September 20, 2008 | 303 |
4 | 68 | "Adult Kids at Home & Che Guevara" | Steve Patterson | Phil Hanley vs. Erica Sigurdson (Adult Kids) & Martha Chaves vs. Charlie Demers (Che Guevara) | September 27, 2008 | 304 |
5 | 69 | "Second Hand Shopping & Seniors in the Workplace[11]" | Steve Patterson | John Beuhler vs. Graham Clark (Second Hand Shopping) & Deborah Kimmett vs. Todd Butler (Seniors in the Workplace) | October 4, 2008 | 305 |
6 | 70 | "Harper vs. Dion & Minority Governments" | Steve Patterson | Derek Seguin vs. Al Rae (Harper vs. Dion) & Tim Steeves vs. Harry Doupe (Minority Governments) | October 11, 2008 | 306 |
7 | 71 | "Hunting & Germs" | Steve Patterson | Pete Zedlacher vs. Erica Sigurdson (Hunting) & Roman Danylo vs. Rebecca Northan (Germs) | October 18, 2008 | 307 |
8 | 72 | "Obama and Change & Beauty Pageants" | Steve Patterson | Bruce Clark vs. Darryl Lenox (Change) & Derek Seguin vs. Debra DiGiovanni (Pageants) | November 1, 2008 | 308 |
9 | 73 | "Women in Comedy & Human Rights Commissions" | Steve Patterson | Al Rae vs. Erica Sigurdson (Women in Comedy) & Alan Park vs. Simon Rakoff (Human Rights) | November 8, 2008 | 309 |
10 | 74 | "NFL vs. CFL & Mom and Pop Restaurants vs. Chains[12]
TAPING DATE: TBC " | Steve Patterson | Darryl Lenox vs. Tim Steeves (NFL vs. CFL) & Mike MacDonald vs. Nick Beaton (Restaurants) | November 22, 2008 | 310 |
11 | 75 | "Marketing to Kids & The Plastic Bag" | Steve Patterson | Jennifer Robertson vs. George Westerholm (Marketing to Kids) & Steve Levine vs. Glen Foster (Plastic Bags) | November 29, 2008 | 311 |
12 | 76 | "Country Music & Tipping" | Steve Patterson | Kenny Robinson vs. Sean Cullen (Country Music) & Irwin Barker vs. Jennifer Grant (Tipping) | December 13, 2008 | 312 |
13 | 77 | "Santa Claus & Home Theatre vs. Cinema[13]" | Steve Patterson | Kevin Foxx vs. Mrs. Gupta (Veena Sood) (Santa) & Graham Clark vs. Patrick Maliha (Home Theatres) | December 20, 2008 | 313 |
14 | 78 | "The Penny & Age Difference in Relationships" | Steve Patterson | Carrie Gaetz vs. Mark Forward (Pennies) & Debra DiGiovanni vs. Diana Frances (Age Difference) | January 10, 2009 | 314 |
15 | 79 | "Letters vs. E-mail & Can Exes be Friends?" | Steve Patterson | Derek Edwards vs. Pat Thornton (Letters) & The Doo Wops (John Catucci and Dave Mesiano) vs. Laurie Elliott (Can Exes be Friends?) | January 17, 2009 | 315 |
16 | 80 | "Baby Boomers & Body Building" | Steve Patterson | Bob Robertson vs. Linda Cullen (Baby Boomers) & Aaron Berg vs. Charlie Demers (Body Building) | January 24, 2009 | 316 |
17 | 81 | "Growing Up Mixed-Race & Celine Dion[14]" | Steve Patterson | Shaun Majumder vs. Nile Seguin (Growing Up Mixed Race) & Laura Landauer (as Celine Dion) vs. Trevor Boris (Celine Dion) | February 7, 2009 | 317 |
18 | 82 | "Economic Downturn & License to Have Kids" | Steve Patterson | Scott Faulconbridge vs. Harry Doupe (Downturn) & Glen Foster vs. Kate Davis (Kid Licenses) | February 21, 2009 | 318 |
19 | 83 | "Governors General & Tourism in Developing Nations" | Steve Patterson | Alan Park vs. Don Kelly (Governors General) & David Pryde vs. Martha Chaves (Tourism) | February 28, 2009 | 319 |
20 | 84 | "Blogging & Gays in the Media" | Steve Patterson | Harry Doupe vs. Andrew Grose (Blogs) & Darcy Michael vs. Morgan Brayton (Gays in the Media) | March 7, 2009 | 320 |
21 | 85 | "Classical Music & Private Schools[15]" | Steve Patterson | Bill Richardson vs. Dan Redican (Classical Music) & Glen Foster vs. Jo-Anna Downey (Private Schools) | March 21, 2009 | 321 |
22 | 86 | "Hockey vs. Lacrosse & A Good Man is Hard to Find" | Steve Patterson | Rick Currie vs. Mike Beatty (Hockey vs. Lacrosse) & Jenn Grant vs. Nile Seguin (Good Men) | March 28, 2009 | 322 |
23 | 87 | "Symbols: Canada vs. U.S.A. & Censorship" | Steve Patterson | DeAnne Smith vs. Pete Zedlacher (Symbols) & Dan Redican vs. Darren Frost (Censorship) | April 4, 2009 | 323 |
24 | 88 | "Do England and France Make Canada Stronger? & Celebrities' Private Lives" | Steve Patterson | Derek Seguin vs. Al Rae (Founding Cultures) & Craig Lauzon vs. Teresa Pavlinek (Celebrities) | April 11, 2009 | 324 |
25 | 89 | "Newspapers & Self-Help Books" | Steve Patterson | Al Rae vs. Marc Maron (Newspapers) & Allyson Smith vs. Dan Licoppe (Self Help) | April 25, 2009 | 325 |
26 | 90 | "Thrift & Extinction" | Steve Patterson | Andrew Grose vs. Nathan Macintosh (Thrift) & Jen Grant vs. John Beuhler | May 2, 2009 | 326 |
27 | 91 | "Tall Women & Visible Minorities" | Steve Patterson | Karen O'Keefe vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Tall Women) & Gilson Lubin vs. Ali Rizvi (Visible Minorities) | May 9, 2009 | 327 |
28 | 92 | "Cycling & Facebook" | Steve Patterson | Glen Foster vs. Peter Wildman (Bicycles) & Sabrina Jalees vs. Jebb Fink (Facebook) | May 16, 2009 | 328 |
29 | 93 | "Aging & Video Games" | Steve Patterson | Teresa Pavlinek vs. John Wing (Aging) & Dean Jenkinson vs. Tim Nutt (Video Games) | May 23, 2009 | 329 |
30 | 94 | "CanCon & Kids and Marriage" | Steve Patterson | Mark Critch vs. Derek Seguin (CanCon) & John Wing vs. Cory Kahaney (Kids and Marriage) | June 6, 2009 | 330 |
31 | 95 | "One God or Many? & Do We Spoil Our Kids?[16]" | Steve Patterson | Ron Sparks vs. Sean Cullen (Monotheism) & George Westerholm vs. Maryellen Hooper (Spoiled Kids) | June 13, 2009 | 331 |
32 | 96 | "Fist Fights & Young Offenders" | Steve Patterson | Rob Pue vs. Bruce Clark (Disputes) & Mike Bullard vs. Irwin Barker (Crime) | June 20, 2009 | 332 |
33 | 97 | "Sexy Newfoundlanders & Car Salespeople[17]" | Steve Patterson | Cathy Jones vs. Jonny Harris (Sexy Newfoundland) & Carrie Gaetz vs. Chuck Byrn (Car Salespeople) | June 27, 2009 | 333 |
This is a list of episodes from season four of The Debaters on CBC Radio. The full season was released on iTunes on June 6, 2011.[18] All season four episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Host | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 98 | "Swine Flu Hysteria & Making it in the U.S.A." | Steve Patterson | Alonzo Bodden vs. Scott Faulconbridge (H1N1) & Debra DiGiovanni vs. Judy Gold (Making it in the U.S.) | September 12, 2009 | 401 |
2 | 99 | "Barbie & Respect" | Steve Patterson | Debra DiGiovanni vs. Elvira Kurt (Barbie) & The Williamson Playboys (Paul Bates and Doug Morency) vs. White Cheddah (Sam Easton) | September 19, 2009 | 402 |
3 | 100 | "N Word & Pirates" | Steve Patterson | Shaun Majumder vs. Snook (N Word) & John Ki vs. Darren Frost (Pirates) | September 26, 2009 | 403 |
4 | 101 | "Are All Men a Bit Gay? & Class Clowns" | Steve Patterson | Charlie Demers vs. Mike Wilmot (Men are Gay) & Al Rae vs. Mike Paterson and Tim Rabnett (Class Clowns) | October 3, 2009 | 404 |
5 | 102 | "Is Alberta Good for Newfoundland? & Tim Horton's vs. Starbucks" | Steve Patterson | John Sheehan vs. Trent McClellan (Alberta/Newfoundland) & Damonde Tschritter vs. Rebecca Kohler (Coffee) | October 10, 2009 | 405 |
6 | 103 | "Hecklers & Digital Piracy" | Steve Patterson | Ed Byrne vs. Andy Kindler (Hecklers) & David Pryde vs. Bob Marley (Digital Piracy) | October 17, 2010 | 406 |
7 | 104 | "Alberta's Time & Elder Wisdom" | Steve Patterson | Peter Brown vs. Alan Park (Alberta's Time) & Dawn Dumont vs. Andrew Grose (Elder Wisdom) | October 24, 2009 | 407 |
8 | 105 | "Karaoke & Air Canada" | Steve Patterson | Paul Bae vs. Neil Grahn (Karaoke) & Al Rae vs. Graham Clark (Air Canada) | November 7, 2009 | 408 |
9 | 106 | "Surnames & Robots" | Steve Patterson | Sean Lecomber vs. Erica Sigurdson (Surnames) & Mark Meer vs. Donovan Workun (Robots) | November 14, 2009 | 409 |
10 | 107 | "Africentric Schools & Chick Flicks" | Steve Patterson | Jean Paul vs. Arthur Simeon (Africentric Schools) & Laurie Elliott vs. Nile Seguin (Chick Flicks) | November 28, 2009 | 410 |
11 | 108 | "Shakespeare & UFC vs. Boxing" | Steve Patterson | Teresa Pavlinek vs. Raoul Bhaneja (Shakespeare) & Harry Doupe vs. Tim Steeves (UFC vs. Boxing) | December 5, 2009 | 411 |
12 | 109 | "Snowmobiles & Anger" | Steve Patterson | Pete Zedlacher vs. Irwin Barker (Snowmobiles) & Darren Frost vs. Rebecca Kohler (Anger) | December 12, 2009 | 412 |
13 | 110 | "Recycling & Pie vs. Cake[19]" | Steve Patterson | Glen Foster vs. Deborah Kimmet (Recycling) & Sean Cullen vs. Dave Hemstad (Pie vs. Cake) | January 16, 2010 | 413 |
14 | 111 | "Older Men with Younger Women & The End of the World" | Steve Patterson | John Wing vs. Teresa Pavlinek (Older Men with Younger Women) & J.P. Mass vs. Barry Kennedy (The End of the World) | January 23, 2010 | 414 |
15 | 112 | "Gym Class & Time Machines" | Steve Patterson | Kristeen von Hagen vs. Debra DiGiovanni (Gym Class) & John Ki vs. Mark Forward (Time Machines) | January 30, 2010 | 415 |
16 | 113 | "Backcountry & Sweden" | Steve Patterson | Graham Clark vs. Paul Bae (Backcountry) & Morgan Brayton vs. Gary Jones (Sweden) | February 6, 2010 | 416 |
17 | 114 | "Vancouver Olympics & Positive Thinking" | Steve Patterson | Peter Kelamis vs. Charlie Demers (Vancouver Olympics) & "It's Good to Know People" (Jason Bryden and David Milchard) vs. Marc Maron (Positive Thinking) | February 13, 2010 | 417 |
18 | 115 | "North American Union & Guilt Trips" | Steve Patterson | Ali Rizvi vs. Alan Park (North American Union) & Simon Rakoff vs. Derek Seguin (Guilt Trips) | February 20, 2010 | 418 |
19 | 116 | "Aboriginal Olympics & Winter vs. Summer Olympics" | Steve Patterson | Alonzo Bodden vs. Sean Cullen (Winter vs. Summer Olympics) & Don Kelly vs. Charlie Demers (Aboriginal Olympics) | February 27, 2010 | 419 |
20 | 117 | "Texting & Airport Screening" | Steve Patterson | Ivan Decker vs. Erica Sigurdson (Texting) & Graham Clark vs. Bill Richardson (Airport Screening) | March 13, 2010 | 420 |
21 | 118 | "Cruise Ships & Sushi" | Steve Patterson | Darcy Michael vs. Diana Frances (Cruise Ships) & Tetsuro Shigematsu vs. Ian Boothby (Sushi) | March 27, 2010 | 421 |
22 | 119 | "Golf & King Charles" | Steve Patterson | Derek Edwards vs. Dave Hemstad (Golf) & Arthur Simeon vs. Elvira Kurt (King Charles) | April 3, 2010 | 422 |
23 | 120 | "Teenage Sons vs. Teenage Daughters & The Auto Industry" | Steve Patterson | "Humble" Howard Glassman vs. Patrick McKenna (Teens) & Harry Doupe vs. Glen "That Canadian Guy" Foster (Auto Industry) | April 10, 2010 | 423 |
24 | 121 | "Garage Sales & Medical Checkups" | Steve Patterson | Carrie Gaetz vs. Graham Chittenden (Garage Sales) & Evan Carter vs. Deborah Kimmett (Medical Checkups) | April 24, 2010 | 424 |
25 | 122 | "Curling & Aliens" | Steve Patterson | John Wing vs. Derek Seguin (Curling) & Kevin McDonald vs. Elvira Kurt (Aliens) | May 1, 2010 | 425 |
26 | 123 | "P.E.I.'s Symbol & Long Distance Relationships" | Steve Patterson | Mark Little vs. Patrick Ledwell (P.E.I.'s Symbol) & Phil Hanley vs. Erica Sigurdson (Long Distance Relationships) | May 8, 2010 | 426 |
27 | 124 | "British Cuisine & Hippies" | Steve Patterson | John Moloney vs. Rebecca Kohler (British Cuisine) & Bruce Clark vs. Paul Krassner (Hippies) | May 15, 2010 | 427 |
28 | 125 | "Cottages & Singles" | Steve Patterson | Gilson Lubin vs. Derek Edwards (Cottages) & Karen O'Keefe vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Singles) | May 22, 2010 | 428 |
29 | 126 | "Google & Italians" | Steve Patterson | Franco Taddeo vs. Tammy Pescatelli (Italians) & Al Rae vs. Ali Rizvi-Badshah (Google) | May 29, 2010 | 429 |
30 | 127 | "Arts vs. Science & Cats vs. Dogs" | Steve Patterson | Dylan Mandlsohn vs. Ryan Belleville (Arts vs. Science) & Debra DiGiovanni vs. Nikki Payne (Cats vs. Dogs) | June 5, 2010 | 430 |
31 | 128 | "Tattoos & Dictatorships" | Steve Patterson | Aaron Berg vs. Charlie Demers (Tattoos) & Ron Vaudry vs. Don Kelly (Dictatorships) | June 12, 2010 | 431 |
32 | 129 | "Darth Vader & Stay at Home Dads" | Steve Patterson | David Pryde vs. Greg Morton (Darth Vader) & Tim Nutt vs. Dave Hemstad (Stay at Home Dads) | June 19, 2010 | 432 |
33 | 130 | "Gender Success & Rural Immigration" | Steve Patterson | Al Rae vs. Maureen Langan (Gender Success) & Pardis Parker vs. Arthur Simeon (Rural Immigration) | August 7, 2010 | 433 |
This is a list of episodes from season five of The Debaters on CBC Radio. The full season was released to iTunes on July 16, 2011.[20] All season five episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 131 | "G8 & The Moon Landing[21]" | Derek Seguin vs. Alan Park (G8) & Matt Billon vs. Albert Howell (Moon Landing) | July 3, 2010 | 501 |
2 | 132 | "Big Oil & Hollywood" | Pete Johansson vs. Dave Hemstad (Big Oil) & Andrew Maxwell vs. Michael Mittermeier (Hollywood) | September 11, 2010 | 502 |
3 | 133 | "Home Schooling & Animal Rights" | Allyson Smith vs. Al Rae (Home Schooling) & Jeff McEnery vs. Tyler Morrison (Animal Rights) | September 18, 2010 | 503 |
4 | 134 | "Everything is Better in 3D & Zombies vs. Vampires" | Graham Clark vs. Ron Sparks (3D Movies) & Kristeen von Hagen vs. Pete Zedlacher (Zombies vs. Vampires) | September 25, 2010 | 504 |
5 | 135 | "Scrabble vs. Monopoly & Drinking" | Simon Rakoff vs. Rebecca Kohler (Scrabble vs. Monopoly) & Mike Wilmot vs. Glenn Wool (Drinking) | October 2, 2010 | 505 |
6 | 136 | "Moustaches & Stand-up Comedy is Dead" | DeAnne Smith vs. Mark Little (Moustaches) & Andy Kindler vs. Harland Williams (Stand-up is Dead) | October 9, 2010 | 506 |
7 | 137 | "True Yukon & Gold" | "Jim from Dawson" (Al Macleod) vs. Anthony Trombetta (True Yukon) & Charlie Demers vs. Graham Clark (Gold) | October 16, 2010 | 507 |
8 | 138 | "Survival & Diaries" | Barry Kennedy vs. Graham Clark (Survival) & Jane Stanton vs. Darcy Michael (Diaries) | November 6, 2010 | 508 |
9 | 139 | "Math & Fanaticism" | Ivan Decker vs. Erica Sigurdson (Math) & Dave Shumka vs. Simon King (Fanaticism) | November 13, 2010 | 509 |
10 | 140 | "Musicals & Obama or Oprah?" | Sean Cullen vs. Scott Thompson (Musicals) & Kenny Robinson vs. Dana Alexander (Obama vs. Oprah) | November 20, 2010 | 510 |
11 | 141 | "Women Irrational & Handshake" | Nikki Payne vs. Simon Rakoff (Women Irrational) & Ron Josol vs. Darrin Rose (Handshake) | December 4, 2011 | 511 |
12 | 142 | "Roommates & Civil Disobedience" | Rob Pue vs. Sam Easton (Roommates) & Alan Park vs. Dave Hemstad (Civil Disobedience) | December 11, 2011 | 512 |
13 | 143 | "Shower vs. Bath & Books vs. Movies" | Dave Hemstad vs. Debra DiGiovanni (Shower vs. Bath) & Al Rae vs. John Beuhler (Movies vs. Books) | December 18, 2011 | 513 |
14 | 144 | "Credit Cards & Smokers" | Paul Bae vs. Sean Masterston (Credit Cards) & Mike Wilmot vs. Rebecca Kohler | January 22, 2011 | 514 |
15 | 145 | "Walt Disney & Tax Motorists" | Jeffery Yu vs. Glen Foster (Tax Motorists) & Sean Cullen vs. Elvira Kurt (Walt Disney) | January 29, 2011 | 515 |
16 | 146 | "Bears vs. Sharks & Drug Companies" | Peter Kelamis vs. Mark Little (Bears vs. Sharks) & Alan Park vs. Paul Bae (Drug Companies) | February 5, 2011 | 516 |
17 | 147 | "Golden Years & Batman vs. Spiderman" | John Wing vs. Nathan Macintosh (Golden Years) & Baber Siddiqui (Manoj Sood) vs. Reverend William Thorne (Brandon Firla) (Batman vs. Spiderman) | February 19, 2011 | 517 |
18 | 148 | "GPS & Pride Parades" | Patrick McKenna vs. Dave Hemstad (GPS) & Elvira Kurt vs. Trevor Boris (Pride Parades) | February 26, 2011 | 518 |
19 | 149 | "Government Secrets & Common Law" | Dylan Rhymer vs. David Pryde (Government Secrets) & Derek Seguin vs. Erica Sigurdson (Common Law) | March 5, 2011 | 519 |
20 | 150 | "Child to Work Day & Manners" | Big Daddy Tazz vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Child to Work Day) & Adam Growe vs. Rebecca Kohler (Manners) | March 12, 2011 | 520 |
21 | 151 | "Urban Chickens & Hitchhiking" | Simon Rakoff vs. Trevor Boris (Urban Chickens) & Rob Pue vs. Jon Steinberg (Hitchhiking) | March 19, 2011 | 521 |
22 | 152 | "Anthems & Poetry" | Paul Myrehaug vs. Pete Zedlacher (Anthems) & Patrick Ledwell vs. John Wing (Poetry) | April 2, 2011 | 522 |
23 | 153 | "French vs. English & Hugh Hefner" | Derek Seguin vs. Charlie Demers (French vs. English) & Deborah Kimmett vs. Morgan Brayton (Hugh Hefner) | April 9, 2011 | 523 |
24 | 154 | "Scientology & Bald is Beautiful" | Paul Bae vs. Erica Sigurdson (Scientology) & Dave Hemstad vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Bald is Beautiful) | April 16, 2011 | 524 |
25 | 155 | "Fast Food & Successful Women" | Ron Sparks vs. Alan Park (Fast Food) & Arlene Dickinson vs. John Wing (Successful Women) | April 23, 2011 | 525 |
26 | 156 | "Fur & Weddings are a Waste of Money" | Scott Thompson vs. Elvira Kurt (Weddings are a Waste) & Don Kelly vs. Graham Clark (Fur) | April 30, 2011 | 526 |
27 | 157 | "Social Networks & Extinct Animals" | Elvira Kurt vs. Charlie Demers (Social Networks) & Sean Cullen vs. David Pryde (Extinct Animals) | May 7, 2011 | 527 |
28 | 158 | "Breaking Up & Rome vs. America" | Phil Hanley vs. Laurie Elliott (Breaking Up) & Don Kelly vs. Rick Green (Empires) | May 14, 2011 | 528 |
29 | 159 | "Old Rockers & Revenge" | Pete Zedlacher vs. Glen Foster (Old Rockers) & Nikki Payne vs. Dave Hemstad (Revenge) | May 21, 2011 | 529 |
30 | 160 | "Lower Expectations & Rise of China" | Roman Danylo vs. Ellie Harvie (Lower Expectations) & Charlie Demers vs. Jeffery Yu (Rise of China) | June 4, 2011 | 530 |
31 | 161 | "Tea vs. Coffee & Fewer Channels" | Derek Edwards vs. Nathan Macintosh (TV Channels) & Sean Cullen vs. Pete Johannson (Coffee vs. Tea) | June 25, 2011 | 531 |
32 | 162 | "Cirque du Soleil & DIY" | David Pryde vs. Andrew Younghusband (DIY) & Derek Seguin vs. Rebecca Kohler (Cirque du Soleil) | July 2, 2011 | 532 |
33 | 163 | "Walmart & Beauty vs. Brains" | Darcy Michael vs. Alan Park (Walmart) & Jon Steinberg vs. Darren Frost (Beauty vs. Brains) | July 9, 2011 | 533 |
34 | 164 | "Cheating & Soccer" | Pete Johansson vs. Charlie Demers (Cheating) & Harry Doupe vs. Tim Steeves (Soccer) | July 16, 2011 | 534 |
This is a list of episodes from season six of The Debaters on CBC Radio. The full season was released to iTunes on July 10, 2012.[22] All season six episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 165 | "Driving Age & Newfoundland Cuisine" | John Sheehan vs. Nathan Macintosh (Driving Age) & Bill MacIntosh vs. Pete "Snook" Soucy (Newfoundland Cuisine) | September 10, 2011 | 601 |
2 | 166 | "Digital Cameras & Master Debater" | Trent McClellan vs. Erica Sigurdson (Digital Cameras) & Derek Seguin vs. Sean Cullen (Master Debater) | September 17, 2011[23] | 602 |
3 | 167 | "Canada vs. Australia & Showbiz Crazy" | Tom Gleeson vs. Joey Elias (Canada vs. Australia) & Maria Bamford vs. Debra DiGiovanni (Showbiz Crazy) | September 24, 2011 | 603 |
4 | 168 | "Too Much News & Haggling" | Andy Kindler vs. Marc Maron (Too Much News) & Scott Faulconbridge vs. Hannibal Burress (Haggling) | October 1, 2011 | 604 |
5 | 169 | "Bachelor Parties & Comic Book Movies" | Tammy Pescatelli vs. Darrin Rose (Bachelor Parties) & David Pryde vs. Pat Thornton (Comic Book Movies) | October 5, 2011 | 605 |
6 | 170 | "Marxism & Video Stores" | Charlie Demers vs. Al Rae (Marxism) & Graham Clark vs. Erica Sigurdson (Video Stores) | October 22, 2011 | 606 |
7 | 171 | "Ogopogo vs. Sasquatch & All Men are Projects" | Tim Nutt vs. Roman Danylo (Ogopogo vs. Sasquatch) & Rebecca Kohler vs. Ivan Decker (Project Men) | October 29, 2011 | 607 |
8 | 172 | "News vs. Sports & Suzuki vs. Cherry" | Rebecca Kohler vs. Dave Hemstad (News vs. Sports) & Charlie Demers vs. Sean Cullen (David Suzuki vs. Don Cherry) | November 2, 2011 | 608 |
9 | 173 | "Seal Hunt & Playing Hard to Get" | Jonny Harris vs. Mark Critch (Seal Hunt) & Derek Seguin vs. Nikki Payne (Playing Hard to Get) | November 19, 2011 | 609 |
10 | 174 | "Beer vs. Wine & Kids on the Internet" | Charlie Demers vs. Paul Myrehaug (Beer vs. Wine) & Darcy Michael vs. Jeffery Yu (Kids Online) | November 26, 2011 | 610 |
11 | 175 | "The Debaters Christmas Show (Christmas Trees & Christmas Music)" | Darcy Michael vs. Damonde Tschritter (Christmas Trees) & Sean Cullen vs. Jonny Harris (Christmas Music) | December 10, 2011 | 611 |
12 | 176 | "Fairy Tales & Toronto Bashing" | Dylan Mandlsohn vs. Nikki Payne (Fairy Tales) & Tim Steeves vs. Derek Seguin (Toronto Bashing) | December 17, 2011 | 612 |
13 | 177 | "Waffles vs. Pancakes & Lotteries" | Sean Cullen vs. Dave Hemstad (Waffles vs. Pancakes) & Dave Merheje vs. Simon Rakoff (Lotteries) | January 14, 2012 | 613 |
14 | 178 | "Clothes Make the Man & Older Men" | Paul F. Tompkins vs. Dave Shumka (Clothes Make the Man) & Sam Easton vs. Lori Gibbs (Older Men) | January 21, 2012 | 614 |
15 | 179 | "Handwriting & Only Children" | Debra DiGiovanni vs. Trevor Boris (Handwriting) & Elvira Kurt vs. Ryan Belleville (Only Children) | January 28, 2012 | 615 |
16 | 180 | "Robots vs. Apes & Wait Staff" | Sean Cullen vs. Dan Redican (Robots vs. Apes) & Laurie Elliott vs. Terry McGurrin (Wait Staff) | February 4, 2012 | 616 |
17 | 181 | "War of 1812 & Gay Best Friend" | Darryl Lenox vs. Don Kelly (War of 1812) & Darcy Michael vs. Debra DiGiovanni (Gay Best Friends) | February 18, 2012 | 617 |
18 | 182 | "Home Ownership & Menopause" | Charlie Demers vs. Paul Bae (Home Ownership) & John Wing vs. Deb Kimmet (Menopause) | February 25, 2012 | 618 |
19 | 183 | "Order of Canada & Muppets" | Al Rae vs. Patrick Ledwell (Order of Canada) & David Pryde vs. Jon Steinberg (Muppets) | March 3, 2012 | 619 |
20 | 184 | "Taxes & Mystery in Relationships" | Charlie Demers vs. Glen Foster (Taxes) & Mike Wilmot vs. Kate Davis (Mystery in Relationships) | March 10, 2012 | 620 |
21 | 185 | "Act Your Age & Mad Men" | Nathan Macintosh vs. Dave Hemstad (Act Your Age) & Nile Seguin vs. Derek Seguin (Mad Men) | March 24, 2012 | 621 |
22 | 186 | "Libraries & Energy Drinks" | Ron Sparks vs. Alan Park (Libraries) & Jon Steinberg vs. Rebecca Kohler (Energy Drinks) | March 31, 2012 | 622 |
23 | 187 | "One NHL Team & All Inclusive" | Paul Myrehaug vs. Derek Seguin (One NHL Team) & Erica Sigurdson vs. Trent McClellan (All Inclusive) | April 7, 2012 | 623 |
24 | 188 | "Rodeos & Kids at Home" | Graham Clark vs. Neil Grahn (Rodeos) & Lori Gibbs vs. Brian Stollery (Kids at Home) | April 21, 2012 | 624 |
25 | 189 | "Accents & Alberta's Oil or Celebs?" | Howie Miller vs. Charlie Demers (Accents) & Ryan Belleville vs. Sean Lecomber (Oil vs. Celebs) | April 28, 2012 | 625 |
26 | 190 | "Diamonds & Museums" | Fraser Young vs. Jen Grant (Diamonds) & John Wing vs. Derek Seguin (Museums) | May 5, 2012 | 626 |
27 | 191 | "Young Moms vs. Old Moms & Is Theatre Relevant?" | Elvira Kurt vs. Judy Gold (Young Moms vs. Old Moms) & Pat Kelly vs. Peter Oldring (Is Theatre Relevant?) | May 12, 2012 | 627 |
28 | 192 | "Purebreds & Polite Canadians" | Scott Thompson (as Queen Elizabeth) vs. Sean Cullen (as Adele) & Matt Kirshen vs. Charlie Demers (Polite Canadians) | May 19, 2012 | 628 |
29 | 193 | "Farmers' Markets & Star Trek vs. Star Wars" | Darcy Michael vs. Terry McGurrin (Farmers' Markets) & Patrick Maliha vs. Evany Rosen (Star Trek vs. Star Wars) | May 26, 2012 | 629 |
30 | 194 | "First Nations Culture & Metric" | Don Kelly vs. Bruce Clark (First Nations) & Jon Steinberg vs. John Wing (Metric) | June 16, 2012 | 630 |
31 | 195 | "Handmade & Hugs" | Graham Clark vs. Cory Mack (Handmade) & Lori Gibbs vs. David Pryde (Hugs) | June 23, 2012 | 631 |
32 | 196 | "BBQ vs. Picnic & Canadian Flag" | Patrick McKenna vs. Graham Chittenden (BBQ vs. Picnic) & Pete Zedlacher vs. Rebecca Kohler (Canadian Flag) | June 30, 2012 | 632 |
33 | 197 | "Oldest vs. Youngest Child & Boring Saskatchewan" | Kelly Taylor vs. Howard Glassman (Oldest vs. Youngest Child) & Dean Jenkinson vs. James O'Shea (Boring Saskatchewan) | July 7, 2012 | 633 |
This is a list of the 33 episodes from season seven of The Debaters on CBC Radio. The full season was released to iTunes on July 29, 2013.[24] All season seven episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 198 | "Storage & Hamilton in GTA[25]" | Jon Steinberg vs. Dan Redican (Storage) & Kyle Radke vs. Peter Anthony (Hamilton) | September 8, 2012 | 701 |
2 | 199 | "PC vs. Mac & Diefenbaker vs. Douglas[26]" | Ivan Decker vs. Toby Hargrave (PC vs. Mac) & Al Rae vs. Charles Demers (Diefenbaker vs. Douglas) | September 15, 2012 | 702 |
3 | 200 | "Gossip & Muslims in Canada[27]" | Debra DiGiovanni vs. Dave Hemstad (Gossip) & Eman El Husseini vs. Ali Hassan (Muslims in Canada) | September 22, 2012 | 603 |
4 | 201 | "Early to Bed & Baseball vs. Cricket[28]" | Mike Wilmot vs. Nikki Glaser (Early to Bed) & Sam Simmons vs. John Wing (Baseball vs. Cricket) | September 29, 2012 | 704 |
5 | 202 | "Vegas & Nerds vs. Jocks" | Andy Kindler vs. James Adomian (Vegas) & Nathan Macintosh vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Nerds vs. Jocks) | October 6, 2012 | 705 |
6 | 203 | "Jaws & Men in Charge" | Sean Cullen vs. Mark Little (Jaws) & Iliza Shlesinger vs. Mo Mandel (Men in Charge) | October 13, 2012 | 706 |
7 | 204 | "Over Parenting & Ghosts[29]" | Elvira Kurt vs. Francois Weber (Over Parenting) & Jonny Harris vs. Jon Steinberg (Ghosts) | October 27, 2012 | 707 |
8 | 205 | "Plagiarism & Burton Cummings" | Jeff Rothpan vs. Rebecca Kohler (Plagiarism) & Dean Jenkinson vs. Al Rae (Burton Cummings) | November 3, 2012 | 708 |
9 | 206 | "The Old Testament & Ancestry" | K. Trevor Wilson vs. Simon Rakoff (The Old Testament) & Charlie Demers vs. Patrick Ledwell (Ancestry) | November 10, 2012 | 709 |
10 | 207 | "East vs. West Coast & Gender Communications" | Charlie Demers vs. Patrick Ledwell (East vs. West Coast) & Derek Edwards vs. Kristeen von Hagen (Gender Communication) | November 24, 2012 | 710 |
11 | 208 | "Mars & Surprise Parties" | Ron Sparks vs. Sean Cullen (Mars) & Naomi Snieckus vs. Pat Thornton (Surprise Parties) | December 1, 2012 | 711 |
12 | 209 | "Nicknames & Parents' Money" | Pete Zedlacher vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Nicknames) & Christina Walkinshaw vs. Kristeen von Hagen (Parents' Money) | December 15, 2012 | 712 |
13 | 210 | "Chocolate & Men Dancing" | Nile Seguin vs. Arthur Simeon (Chocolate) & David Pryde vs. Ward Anderson (Men Dancing) | January 12, 2013 | 713 |
14 | 211 | "Smartphones & Pet Clothing" | Darcy Michael vs. Ivan Decker (Smartphones) & Graham Clark vs. Michelle Shaughnessy (Pet Clothing) | January 19, 2013 | 714 |
15 | 212 | "Bagpipes & Ethnic P.M." | Derek Seguin vs. Johnny 'Bagpipes' Johnston (Bagpipes) & Sunee Dhaliwal vs. Paul Bae (Ethnic P.M.) | January 26, 2013 | 715 |
16 | 213 | "Boredom & Women in Hip Hop" | Jon Steinberg vs. Terry McGurrin (Boredom) & Evany Rosen vs. Dave Merheje (Women in Hip Hop) | February 2, 2013 | 716 |
17 | 214 | "Ignorance is Bliss & Civilization's Peak" | DeAnne Smith vs. Dave Hemstad (Ignorance) & Darren Frost vs. Darrin Rose (Peak of Civilization) | February 16, 2013 | 717 |
18 | 215 | "Puns & Love at First Sight" | Gary Jones vs. Charlie Demers (Puns) & Erica Sigurdson vs. Julie Kim (Love at First Sight) | February 23, 2013 | 718 |
19 | 216 | "Jet Fighters & Trust Your Gut" | Ali Hassan vs. Alan Park (Jets) & Rebecca Kohler vs. Graham Chittenden (Trust Your Gut) | March 2, 2013 | 719 |
20 | 217 | "Debates are Irrelevant & Living in Residence" | Scott Faulconbridge vs. Jon Steinberg (Debate Irrelevant) & Ali Hassan vs. Evany Rosen (Residence) | March 9, 2013 | 720 |
21 | 218 | "Disposable Products & Men and Women Can't Just be Friends" | Alan Park vs. Graham Chittenden (Disposable Products) & Mark Little vs. Christina Walkinshaw (Men and Women Can't Just be Friends) | March 23, 2013 | 721 |
22 | 219 | "Free University & Hobbits" | Patrick Ledwell vs. Derek Seguin (Free University) & Ron Sparks vs. David Pryde (Hobbits) | March 30, 2013 | 722 |
23 | 220 | "Gateway Pipeline & Dr. Seuss" | Trent McClellan vs. Alan Park (Pipeline) & Dean Jenkinson vs. Ian Boothby (Dr. Seuss) | April 6, 2013 | 723 |
24 | 221 | "Wedding Proposals & Basketball" | Charlie Demers vs. Erica Sigurdson (Proposals) & Graham Clark vs. Sunee Dhaliwal (Basketball) | April 20, 2013 | 724 |
25 | 222 | "Bikes vs. Cars & Buskers" | Ivan Decker vs. Sean Proudlove (Bikes vs. Cars) & Kristeen von Hagen vs. Wes Borg (Buskers) | April 27, 2013 | 725 |
26 | 223 | "CGI & Downton Abbey" | John Wing vs. Ivan Decker (CGI) & Al Rae vs. Deb Kimmett (Downton Abbey) | May 4, 2013 | 726 |
27 | 224 | "No Bad Kids & James Bond" | Derek Seguin vs. Michael Gelbart (No Bad Kids) & Sean Cullen vs. Kate Davis (James Bond) | May 12, 2013 | 727 |
28 | 225 | "Online Dating & Climate Change[30]" | Trent McClellan vs. Kathleen McGee (Online Dating) & Charlie Demers vs. Mark Forward (Climate Change) | May 18, 2013 | 728 |
29 | 226 | "Government Pot & Leftovers" | Darren Frost vs. Dave Martin (Government Pot) & Pat Thornton vs. Elvira Kurt (Leftovers) | May 25, 2013 | 729 |
30 | 227 | "Family Vacations & Fireworks" | David Pryde vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Family Vacations) & Patrick McKenna vs. Diane Francis (Fireworks) | June 29, 2013 | 730 |
31 | 228 | "Flight vs. Fight & Traditional Medicine" | Erica Sigurdson vs. David Pryde (Fight or Flight) & Darcy Michael vs. K. Trevor Wilson (Traditional Medicine) | July 13, 2013 | 731 |
32 | 229 | "Spelling & Sexy Canucks" | John Wing vs. Dave Merheje (Spelling) & Debra DiGiovanni vs. Jonny Harris (Sexy Canucks) | July 20, 2013 | 732 |
33 | 230 | "Honesty & Pets[31]" | Terry McGurrin vs. Simon Rakoff (Honesty) & Nikki Payne vs. Ted Morris (Pets) | July 27, 2013 | 733 |
This is a list of episodes from season eight of The Debaters on CBC Radio. The full season was released on iTunes on September 10, 2014.[32] All season eight episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. This season also includes four "extended play" debates - longer edits of previously aired debates including more of the content that had been cut out previously.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 231 | "Unions & Insects[33]" | Dave Hemstad vs. Don Kelly (Unions) & Ron Sparks vs. Arthur Simeon (Insects) | August 31, 2013 | 801 |
2 | 232 | "2nd Language & Parking" | Simon Cotter vs. Rebecca Kohler (Parking) & Martha Chaves vs. Glen Foster (2nd Language) | September 7, 2013 | 802 |
3 | 233 | "Innovation & Parents/Kids as Friends" | Dave Hemstad vs. Mark DeBonis (Innovation) & Kate Davis vs. Amanda Brooke Perrin (Parents/Kids) | September 28, 2013 | 803 |
4 | 234 | "Classic Rock & Oktoberfest" | Graham Chittenden vs. Pete Zedlacher (Classic Rock) & Derek Seguin vs. Kristeen von Hagen (Oktoberfest) | October 12, 2013 | 804 |
5 | 235 | "Personal Brands & Cowtown[34]" | Andy Kindler vs. Charlie Demers (Branding) & Allyson Smith vs. Trent McClellan (Cowtown) | October 19, 2013 | 805 |
6 | 236 | "Pirates vs. Cowboys & Can Exes be Friends?" | Ron Sparks vs. Trent McClellan (Pirates vs. Cowboys) & Lori Gibbs vs. Ryan Belleville (Exes) | October 26, 2013 | 806 |
7 | 237 | "Meat & RV's" | Derek Edwards vs. Graham Clark (Meat) & Cory Mack vs. Brian Stollery (RVs) | November 2, 2013 | 807 |
8 | 238 | "Punctuality & Retirement" | Ron Sparks vs. Nathan Macintosh (Punctuality) & Cathy Jones vs. Ali Hassan (Retirement) | November 16, 2013 | 808 |
9 | 239 | "Romance Needs Work & Baby Names" | Scott Faulconbridge vs. Laurie Elliott (Romance) & Patrick Ledwell vs. Brian Aylward (Baby Names) | November 23, 2013 | 809 |
10 | 240 | "World Class Halifax & Dreams" | Mark Farrell vs. Evany Rosen (Halifax) & Sean Cullen vs. Graham Chittenden (Dreams) | November 30, 2013 | 810 |
11 | 241 | "Quebec Charter of Values & Money the Root of All Evil" | Al Rae vs. Eman El-Husseini (Charter of Values) & Scott Faulconbridge vs. Dave Hemstad (Money is Evil) | December 7, 2013 | 811 |
12 | 242 | "Clowns vs. Magicians & Dating Better Looking People" | David Acer vs. Pat Thornton (Clowns vs. Magicians) & Amanda Brooke Perrin vs. Rob Pue (Dating) | December 14, 2013 | 812 |
13 | 243 | "Reality vs. Scripted TV & Cavemen" | Alan Park vs. Trevor Boris (Reality TV) & Chuck Byrn vs. Chris Locke (Cavemen) | January 18, 2014 | 813 |
14 | 244 | "Time Travel & Soulmates" | Evany Rosen vs. Rodney Ramsey (Time Travel) & Derek Seguin vs. Erica Sigurdson (Soulmates) | January 25, 2014 | 814 |
15 | 245 | "Small Talk & Internet Anonymity" | Jonny Harris vs. Mark DeBonis (Small Talk) & Nile Seguin vs. Elvira Kurt (Anonymity) | (aired February 1 or February 22, 2014) | 815 |
16 | 246 | "Rain vs. Snow & Going to the Gym" | David Pryde vs. Ron Sparks (Rain vs. Snow) & Aaron Berg vs. Jean Paul (Gyms) | March 1, 2014 | 816 |
17 | 247 | "The Senate & Living with Kids in Old Age" | Alan Park vs. Charlie Demers (The Senate) & Deb Kimmett vs. Kate Davis (Old Age) | March 8, 2014 | 817 |
18 | 248 | "Apples vs. Oranges & Ban Perfume" | Jon Steinberg vs. David Pryde (Apples vs. Oranges) & Christina Walkinshaw vs. Peter Anthony (Perfume) | March 15, 2014 | 818 |
19 | 249 | "Books vs. E-Books & Bribery" | Diana Frances vs. Patrick Ledwell (E-Books) & Franco Taddeo vs. Derek Seguin (Bribery) | March 22, 2014 | 819 |
20 | 250 | "Hot vs. Cold Cereal & Too Many Nations" | DeAnne Smith vs. Patrick Thornton (Cereals) & Al Rae vs. Don Kelly (Nations) | March 29, 2014 | 820 |
21 | 251 | "Are Kids Smarter Today? & The Bomb" | Scott Faulconbridge vs. Nathan Macintosh (Smarter Kids) & Terry McGurrin vs. K. Trevor Wilson (A-Bombs) | April 5, 2014 | 821 |
22 | 252 | "Urban Wildlife & Bike Lanes" | Ivan Decker vs. Erica Sigurdson (Urban Wildlife) & Peter Kelamis vs. Toby Hargrave (Bike Lanes) | May 3, 2014 | 822 |
23 | 253 | "Heels vs. Flats & Kids Keep Us Young" | Debra DiGiovanni vs. Julie Kim (Heels vs. Flats) & John Wing vs. Howie Miller (Kids Keep Us Young) | May 10, 2014 | 823 |
24 | 254 | "Hockey Fighting & Picky Eaters" | Graham Clark vs. Dan Quinn (Hockey Fights) & Rebecca Kohler vs. Charlie Demers (Picky Eaters) | May 17, 2014 | 824 |
25 | 255 | "Farming & Folk Music" | Big Daddy Taz vs. Phil Hanley (Farming) & John Wing vs. Dean Jenkinson (Folk Music) | May 24, 2014 | 825 |
26 | 256 | "Team Sports & Psychic Powers" | Dave Hemstad vs. Ted Morris (Team Sports) & Jen Grant vs. Rebecca Kohler (Psychic Powers) | June 7, 2014 | 826 |
27 | 257 | "Spy vs. Astronaut & Winnipeg is a Gem" | Ivan Decker vs. DeAnne Smith (Spy vs. Astronaut) & Derek Edwards vs. Bruce Clark (Winnipeg) | June 14, 2014 | 827 |
28 | 258 | "Tall vs. Short & Street Smarts vs. Book Smarts" | Sunee Dhaliwal vs. Tanyalee Davis (Tall vs. Short) & Evany Rosen vs. Jon Steinberg (Street vs. Book Smarts) | June 21, 2014 | 828 |
29 | 259 | "Polar Bears vs. Beavers & Awards Shows" | Graham Clark vs. Peter Brown (Polar Bears vs. Beavers) & Ron Sparks vs. Elvira Kurt (Awards Shows) | June 28, 2014 | 829 |
30 | 260 | "Billionaires & Divorcees" | Ali Hassan vs. Graham Chittenden (Billionaires) & Christina Walkinshaw vs. Darryl Orr (Divorcees) | July 5, 2014 | 830 |
31 | 261 | "William Shatner & Breakups" | Sean Cullen vs. Eric Peterson (Shatner) & Rebecca Kohler vs. Phil Hanley (Breakups) | August 30, 2014 | 831 |
SP–1 | -- | "Apples vs. Oranges (extended cut)" | Jon Steinberg vs. David Pryde | February 8, 2014 | SP-801 |
SP–2 | -- | "Dreams (extended cut)" | Sean Cullen vs. Graham Chittenden | February 15, 2014 | SP-802 |
SP–3 | -- | "Meat (extended cut)" | Derek Edwards vs. Graham Clark | N/A | SP-803 |
SP–4 | -- | "William Shatner (extended cut)" | Sean Cullen vs. Eric Peterson | April 19, 2014 | SP-804 |
This is a list of episodes from season nine of The Debaters on CBC Radio. The full season was released to iTunes on July 21, 2015.[35] All season nine episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. At the close of season nine, a total of 294 episodes (plus four extended debates) had aired. Season 9 was, to date, the last season to be released as a full, complete season. Starting with season 10, the seasons have been split up into two parts.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 262 | "Postal Service & Pitching Woo[36]" | Graham Clark vs. Charlie Demers (Postal Service) & Ivan Decker vs. Kathleen McGee (Pitching Woo) | September 6, 2014 | 901 |
2 | 263 | "Cutting CBC & Separate Beds" | Glenn Foster vs. Pat McKenna (Cutting CBC) & Rob Pue vs. Kristeen von Hagen (Separate Beds) | September 13, 2014 | 902 |
3 | 264 | "Fishing & Motorcycles" | Trent McClellan vs. Howie Miller (Fishing) & Ivan Decker vs. Herb Dixon (Motorcycles) | September 20, 2014 | 903 |
4 | 265 | "House vs. Condo & Food Trucks" | Peter Anthony vs. Faulconbridge (House vs. Condo) & Ron Sparks vs. James Cunningham (Food Trucks) | September 27, 2014 | 904 |
5 | 266 | "Zombies vs. Aliens & Proms" | Jon Steinberg vs. Mike Wilmot (Zombies vs. Aliens) & Dave Hemstad vs. Deb Kimmett (Proms) | October 11, 2014 | 905 |
6 | 267 | "Don't Worry be Happy & B&Bs" | Derek Seguin vs. Charlie Demers (Don't Worry be Happy) & Lori Gibbs vs. Tim Nutt (B&Bs) | October 18, 2014 | 906 |
7 | 268 | "B.C. Ferry vs. Bridge & Is Canada More Like the U.S. or U.K.?" | Ivan Decker vs. Todd Butler (Ferry vs. Bridge) & Dana Alexander vs. Charlie Demers (US vs. UK) | October 25, 2014 | 907 |
8 | 269 | "Gardening & Syrup vs. Oil" | Sean Lecomber vs. Laurie Gibbs (Gardening) & Derek Seguin vs. Graham Clark (Oil vs. Syrup) | November 8, 2014 | 908 |
9 | 270 | "Winning vs. Losing & Selfies" | Erica Sigurdson vs. Derek Seguin (Winning vs. Losing) & Bruce Clark vs. Peter Oldring (Selfies) | November 15, 2014 | 909 |
10 | 271 | "Justin Bieber & Scientists" | Gavin Stephens vs. Rebecca Kohler (Justin Bieber) & Ron Sparks vs. Pete Zedlacher (Scientists) | November 22, 2014 | 910 |
11 | 272 | "Dragons vs. Unicorns & Neighbours" | DeAnne Smith vs. Mark Forward (Dragons vs. Unicorns) & Scott Faulconbridge vs. Patrick Ledwell (Neighbours) | December 6, 2014 | 911 |
12 | 273 | "Legos & Re-Gifting" | Ivan Decker vs. Howie Miller (Legos) & Erica Sigurdson vs. Julie Kim (Re-Gifting) | December 20, 2014 | 912 |
13 | 274 | "Limericks vs. Haikus & Practical Jokes" | Evany Rosen vs. David Pryde (Limerick vs. Haiku) & Darryl Orr vs. Mark Little (Practical Jokes) | January 17, 2015 | 913 |
14 | 275 | "The Beatles are Overrated & Marriage is Bad" | Nathan Macintosh vs. Dean Jenkinson (The Beatles) & Dave Hemstad vs. Kate Davis (Marriage is Bad) | January 24, 2015 | 914 |
15 | 276 | "Wayne Gretzky & Bearded Men" | Trent McClellan vs. Paul Myrehaug (Wayne Gretzky) & Graham Clark vs. Sean Lecomber (Bearded Men) | January 31, 2014 | 915 |
16 | 277 | "Work Sucks & Shouting" | Ali Hassan vs. Jon Steinberg (Work Sucks) & Nikki Payne vs. Simon Rakoff (Shouting) | February 7, 2015 | 916 |
17 | 278 | "Salt vs. Sugar & Curly Hair" | Ryan Belleville vs. Sean Cullen (Salt vs. Sugar) & Nile Seguin vs. Aisha Alfa (Curly Hair) | February 21, 2015 | 917 |
18 | 279 | "Toddlers vs. Teens & Calgary as Capital" | John Wing vs. Kelly Taylor (Toddlers vs. Teens) & Peter Brown vs. Al Rae (Calgary as Capital) | February 28, 2015 | 918 |
19 | 280 | "Old Action Stars & The Best Audience Ever" | Jen Grant vs. Don Kelly (Old Action Stars) & Mike Wilmot vs. Terry McGurrin (Best Audience Ever) | March 7, 2015 | 919 |
20 | 281 | "Bacon Obsession & Can Men be Feminists?" | David Acer vs. Dave Hemstad (Bacon Obsession) & Derek Seguin vs. DeAnne Smith (Male Feminists) | March 14, 2015 | 920 |
21 | 282 | "Are Grandparents a Bad Influence? & Oversharing" | Patrick Ledwell vs. David Pryde (Grandparents) & Evany Rosen vs. Christina Walkinshaw (Oversharing) | March 21, 2015 | 921 |
22 | 283 | "English Speakers in Montreal & Pet Fish" | Rebecca Kohler vs. Derek Seguin (English Speakers) & Jon Steinberg vs. Joey Elias (Pet Fish) | April 4, 2015 | 922 |
23 | 284 | "16 Year Old Voters & Cat Videos" | Graham Chittenden vs. Chris Locke (16 Year Olds) & Mike Paterson vs. Aisha Alfa (Cat Videos) | April 18, 2015 | 923 |
24 | 285 | "Famous Parents & Drones" | Ron Sparks vs. Graham Chittenden (Famous Parents) & Alan Park vs. Pat Thornton (Drones) | April 25, 2015 | 924 |
25 | 286 | "Driverless Cars & Vancouver Men" | Ivan Decker vs. Sean Lecomber (Driverless Cars) & Julie Kim vs. Graham Clark (Vancouver Men) | May 2, 2015 | 925 |
26 | 287 | "Comic Books are for Kids & Body Hair" | Kyle Bottom vs. Paul Bae (Comic Books are for Kids) & Toby Hargrave vs. Darcy Michael (Body Hair) | May 9, 2015 | 926 |
27 | 288 | "Protests & Tarzan vs. King Kong" | Charlie Demers vs. Erica Sigurdson (Protests) & Jackie Kashian vs. Trent McClellan (King Kong) | May 16, 2015 | 927 |
28 | 289 | "Watching Golf & Pigeons vs. Crows" | Erica Sigurdson vs. John Wing (Watching Golf) & Ivan Decker vs. Pete Johansson (Pigeons vs. Crows) | May 23, 2015 | 928 |
29 | 290 | "Ads on CBC Radio One & Air Travel" | Charlie Demers vs. Al Rae (Ads on CBC Radio) & Danish Anwar vs. Rebecca Kohler (Air Travel) | June 6, 2015 | 929 |
30 | 291 | "Kids Clothing & Bingo" | Wes Borg vs. Derek Seguin (Kids Clothing) & Paul Rabliauskas vs. Bruce Clark (Bingo) | June 13, 2015 | 930 |
31 | 292 | "Helping Friends Move & Couples Dressed Alike" | D.J. Demers vs. Tim Nutt (Moving) & Chanty Marostica and Amber Daniels vs. Darcy Michael (Couples Dressed Alike) | June 27, 2015 | 931 |
32 | 293 | "Bugs vs. Bears & Canoes" | Peter Wildman vs. Pete Zedlacher (Bugs vs. Bears) & Derek Seguin vs. Don Kelly (Canoes) | July 4, 2015 | 932 |
33 | 294 | "Roadside Attractions & -40 vs. +40 Celsius" | Howie Miller vs. Sean Lecomber (Roadside Attractions) & Kelly Taylor vs. Dean Jenkinson (-40 vs. +40) | July 11, 2015 | 933 |
This is a list of episodes from season ten of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season ten episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. At the close of season ten, a total of 327 episodes (plus four extended debates) had aired. Season 10 is the first season broken into two parts by CBC. All subsequent seasons have also been split into two parts.
Part one aired in 2015 (and was released on iTunes December 21, 2015) and consisted of 12 episodes (episodes 1–12).
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 295 | "Millennials & Romance Novels[37]" | John Wing vs. Ivan Decker (Millennials) & Graham Clark vs. Lori Gibbs (Romance Novels) | September 12, 2015 | TBA |
2 | 296 | "Paying Kids for Good Grades & Is Lake Superior the Greatest Lake?" | Patrick McKenna vs. Rebecca Kohler (Paying for Grades) & Pete Zedlacher vs. Tyler Morrison (Lake Superior) | September 19, 2015 | TBA |
3 | 297 | "Mountains vs. Prairies & Daylight Savings?" | Eric Peterson vs. Neil Grahn (Mountains vs. Prairies) & Jon Steinberg vs. Erica Sigurdson (Daylight Saving Time) | October 10, 2015 | TBA |
4 | 298 | "Are There Too Many Movie Sequels? & Do First Impressions Matter?" | Dean Jenkinson vs. David Pryde (Movie Sequels) & Darryl Orr vs. Tanyalee Davis (First Impressions) | October 17, 2015 | TBA |
5 | 299 | "Are Dollar Stores The Best? & Should Couples Take Separate Vacations?" | Jen Grant vs. Ron Sparks (Dollar Stores) & Scott Faulconbridge vs. Laurie Elliott (Separate Vacations) | October 24, 2015 | TBA |
6 | 300 | "Hallowe'en Costumes & The Citizenship Test" | Darcy Michael vs. Jen Grant (Halloween Costumes) & Danish Anwar vs. Ron Sparks (Citizenship Tests) | October 28, 2015 | TBA |
7 | 301 | "Forks vs. Spoons & Should We Welcome Engineered Animals?" | Ryan Belleville vs. Derek Edwards (Fork vs. Spoon) & Big Daddy Tazz vs. Shazia Mirza (Engineered Animals) | November 7, 2015 | TBA |
8 | 302 | "Bad Boys & Saxophones" | Sean Cullen vs. Debra DiGiovanni (Bad Boys) & Darryl Orr vs. Chris Locke (Saxophones) | November 14, 2015 | TBA |
9 | 303 | "Friendly Newfoundlanders & Cat Calling" | Cathy Jones vs. Jen Grant (Friendly Newfoundlanders) & John Sheehan vs. Matt Wright (Cat Calling) | November 21, 2015 | TBA |
10 | 304 | "Movie Remakes & Bird Watching" | Jon Steinberg vs. David Pryde (Movie Remakes) & Pete Soucy (as Snook) vs. Brian Aylward (Birdwatching) | December 5, 2015 | TBA |
11 | 305 | "Invisibility vs. Flight & Not a Real Debate" | Sean Cullen vs. DeAnne Smith (Invisibility vs. Flight) & Ron Sparks vs. Mark Farrell (This is Not a Real Debate) | December 12, 2015 | TBA |
12 | 306 | "Soup vs. Salad & Having Servants" | Laurie Elliott vs. Derek Seguin (Soup vs. Salad) & Ali Hassan vs. David Pryde (Servants) | December 19, 2015 | TBA |
Part two of season ten aired in 2016 (released on iTunes July 23, 2016) and consisted of 21 episodes (episodes 13–33).
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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13 | 307 | "Yoga & Political Correctness[38]" | Darcy Michael vs. DeAnne Smith (Yoga) & Charlie Demers vs. Derek Seguin (Political Correctness) | January 16, 2016 | TBA |
14 | 308 | "Laundry vs. Groceries & B.C. Environmentalism" | Glen Foster vs. Wes Borg (Laundry vs. Groceries) & Ivan Decker vs. Erica Sigurdson (Environmentalism) | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
15 | 309 | "Competitive Kids & Video Games" | Dave Hemstad vs. Katie-Ellen Humphries (Talented Kids) & Kyle Bottom vs. Ivan Decker (Video Games) | January 30, 2016 | TBA |
16 | 310 | "Vancouver: Live or Visit? & Cash Bars at Weddings" | Peter Brown vs. Charlie Demers (Movie Sequels) & Paul Bae vs. Julie Kim (Cash Bars at Weddings) | February 6, 2016 | TBA |
17 | 311 | "Backseat Drivers & Phone Books" | Erica Sigurdson vs. Derek Seguin (Backseat Drivers) & Tim Nutt vs. Graham Clark (Phone Books) | February 20, 2016 | TBA |
18 | 312 | "Gravity & Binge Watching" | Scott Faulconbridge vs. David Acer (Gravity) & Kristeen von Hagen vs. Graham Chittenden (Binge Watching) | February 27, 2016 | TBA |
19 | 313 | "Pizza & Plain People on TV" | Paul Myrehaug vs. Graham Clark (Pizza) & Sean Lecomber vs. Rebecca Kohler (Plain Looking People in TV and Films) | March 5, 2016 | TBA |
20 | 314 | "Cats Are Smarter Than Dogs & Messy People" | Derek Seguin vs. Derek Edwards (Cats Smarter Than Dogs) & Elvira Kurt vs. Ryan Belleville (Messy People) | March 12, 2016 | TBA |
21 | 315 | "Is Toronto the True Capital & Public Displays of Affection" | Peter Anthony vs. Jon Steinberg (Toronto as Capital) & Laurie Elliott vs. Peter Wildman (PDAs) | March 26, 2016 | TBA |
22 | 316 | "Is Superman the Greatest? & Buttons vs. Zippers" | Ian Boothby vs. Ivan Decker (Superman) & Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Graham Clark (Buttons vs. Zippers) | April 2, 2016 | TBA |
23 | 317 | "Everyone Should Sing & Text vs. Phone" | Fred Penner vs. Ron Sparks (Everyone Should Sing) & Amanda Brooke Perrin vs. Patrick Ledwell (Text vs. Phone) | April 16, 2016 | TBA |
24 | 318 | "Taxi vs. Uber & UK vs. US Spelling" | Sunee Dhaliwal vs. Sean Proudlove (Taxi vs. Uber) & Charlie Demers vs. John Wing (UK vs. US Spelling) | April 23, 2016 | TBA |
25 | 319 | "Good Looking PM & Carry On vs Checked Luggage" | Evany Rosen vs. Arthur Simeon (Good Looking PM) & David Pryde vs. Pete Zedlacher (Carry On vs Checked Luggage) | April 30, 2016 | TBA |
26 | 320 | "Can People Change? & Pencils vs. Pens" | Lara Rae vs. Bruce Clark (Can People Change?) & Andy Kindler vs. DeAnne Smith (Pencils vs. Pens) | May 6, 2016 | TBA |
27 | 321 | "Craft Beer & Fitting In" | Kyle Bottom vs. Mike Delamont (Craft Beer) & Jon Steinberg vs. Lori Gibbs (Fitting In) | May 14, 2016 | TBA |
28 | 322 | "Men Raising Babies & Dinosaurs" | Faisal Butt vs. Dave Hemstad (Men Raising Babies) & Pat Thornton vs. DeAnne Smith (Dinosaurs) | May 7, 2016 | TBA |
29 | 323 | "The Man Bun & Friends vs. Family[39]" | Sean Cullen vs. Simon King (The Man Bun) & Dave Merheje vs. Sean Lecomber (Friends vs. Family) | June 4, 2016 | TBA |
30 | 324 | "Remaining Childless & ESL" | Phil Hanley vs. Big Daddy Tazz (Remaining Childless) & Martha Chaves vs. Derek Seguin (ESL) | June 11, 2016 | TBA |
31 | 325 | "Anniversaries & TV Theme Songs" | Erica Sigurdson vs. Pete Johanson (Anniversaries) & Graham Clark vs. Dean Jenkinson (TV Theme Songs) | June 18, 2016 | TBA |
32 | 326 | "Summer Jobs & Nothing Beats the Fair" | Jon Steinberg vs. Kate Davis (Teenagers Should Get Summer Jobs) & Sean Cullen vs. Matt O'Brien (Nothing Beats the Fair) | January 1, 1 | TBA |
33 | 327 | "Lakes vs. Rivers & Mixed Marriages" | Pat Thornton vs. John Wing (Lakes vs. Rivers) & Jess Salomon vs. Darryl Lenox (Mixed Marriages) | July 9, 2016 | TBA |
This is a list of episodes from season eleven of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season ten episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. At the close of season ten, a total of 360 episodes (plus four extended debates) had aired. Season 11 was split into two parts, 12 episodes in 2016, and 21 episodes in 2017.
Part one of season eleven aired in 2016 (released on iTunes December 24, 2016) and consisted of 12 episodes.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 328 | "Hot Dogs vs. Hamburgers & Northern Tourists[40]" | Howie Miller vs. Derek Seguin (Hotdogs vs. Hamburgers) & Jenny Hamilton vs. Anthony Trombetta (Northern Tourists) | September 9, 2016 | TBA |
2 | 329 | "Commonplace Names & Classic Toys" | Kyle Bottom vs. Mayce Galoni (Commonplace Names) & Greg Morton vs. Nikki Payne (Classic Toys) | September 17, 2016[41] | TBA |
3 | 330 | "Rejection Is Good & Potlucks Suck" | Dave Hemstad vs. David Pryde (Rejection Is Good) & Laurie Elliott vs. Arthur Simeon (Potlucks Suck) | September 24, 2016[42] | TBA |
4 | 331 | "White Men & Chicken or Egg[43]" | Don Kelly vs. Glen Foster (White Men) & Ryan Belleville vs. Denis Grignon (Chicken vs. Egg) | September 30, 2016 | TBA |
5 | 332 | "Comfort vs. Style & Vinyl[44]" | Ivan Decker vs. Katie-Ellen Humphries (Comfort vs. Style) & Graham Clark vs. Sean Lecomber (Vinyl) | October 15, 2016 | (Unconfirmed)TBA |
6 | 333 | "Bragging & Day vs. Night" | Darcy Michael vs. Charlie Demers (Bragging) & Kyle Bottom vs. Erica Sigurdson (Day vs. Night) | October 22, 2016 | TBA |
7 | 334 | "Superstition & Eavesdropping[45]" | DeAnne Smith vs. Arthur Simeon (Superstition) & Jon Steinberg vs. DJ Demers (Eavesdropping) | October 28, 2016 | TBA |
8 | 335 | "Fall vs. Spring & The 90s" | Sean Cullen vs. David Pryde () & Ron Sparks vs. Rebecca Kohler (The 90s) | November 10, 2016 | TBA |
9 | 336 | "Job Interviews & Beauty" | Dave Hemstad vs. Nour Hadidi (Job Interviews) & Derek Edwards vs. Peter Anthony (Beauty) | December 17, 2016 | TBA |
10 | 337 | "Indoors vs. Outdoors & Delete Facebook" | Don Kelly vs. Dean Jenkinson (Indoors vs. Outdoors) & Paul Myrehaug vs. Kathleen McGee (Delete Facebook) | November 25, 2016 | TBA |
11 | 338 | "Share Our Water & NHL in Vegas" | Lara Rae vs. Charlie Demers (Share Our Water) & Damonde Tschritter vs. Trent Mclellan (NHL in Vegas) | December 9, 2016[46] | TBA |
12 | 339 | "Board Games & Office Holiday Parties" | Tim Steeves vs. Mayce Galoni (Board Games) & Laurie Elliott vs. Scott Faulconbridge (Office Holiday Parties) | December 16, 2016[47] | TBA |
Part two of season eleven aired in 2017 (released on iTunes July 20, 2017) and consisted of 21 episodes.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | 340 | "Ambition & Online Reviews[48]" | Kyle Bottom vs. John Wing (Ambition) & Erica Sigurdson vs. Derek Seguin (Online Reviews) | January 14, 2017[49] | TBA |
14 | 341 | "Pub Crawl vs. Wine Tour & Cashless Society" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
15 | 342 | "Drive-Thrus & Hot Tubs" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
16 | 343 | "Hunters vs. Gatherers & University" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
17 | 344 | "Microwaves & Multitasking" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
18 | 345 | "Kingston Penitentiary & Second-Generation Canadians" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
19 | 346 | "Skating & The Five-Second Rule" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
20 | 347 | "Mittens vs. Gloves & Government Jobs" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
21 | 348 | "News Anchors & Pet vs. Child" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
22 | 349 | "Sorry & Living to 150" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
23 | 350 | "Vocabulary & Heaven vs. Hell" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
24 | 351 | "Couples Fight & Jeopardy vs. Wheel of Fortune" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
25 | 352 | "Stealing a Kiss & Virtual Reality" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
26 | 353 | "Napping & Peanut Butter vs. Jam" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
27 | 354 | "Wheat & Redheads" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
28 | 355 | "Fitbits & Hollywood Whitewashing" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
29 | 356 | "Testosterone & Stand-up Comedy" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
30 | 357 | "Personal Trainers & Family Dinners" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
31 | 358 | "Dowries & Emojis" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
32 | 359 | "Exaggeration & Horoscopes[50]" | Dave Hemstad vs. John Wing (Exaggeration) & Derek Seguin vs. Jackie Kashian (Horoscopes) | August 9, 2017 | TBA |
33 | 360 | "Screening for Canadian Values & The CN Tower[51]" | Nour Hadidi vs. Arthur Simeon (Screening for Canadian Values) & Ali Hassan vs. Pat Thornton (The CN Tower) | June 30, 2017 | TBA |
This is a list of episodes from season twelve of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season 12 episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. At the close of season 12, a total of 360 episodes (plus four extended debates) had aired. Season 12 was split into two parts, 13 episodes in 2017, and 20 episodes in 2018.
Part one of season twelve aired in 2017 (released on iTunes January 16, 2018) and consisted of 13 episodes.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 361 | "Moose vs. Beaver & Mani-Pedis[52]" | Lorne Cardinal vs. Craig Lauzon (Moose vs. Beaver) & Graham Clark vs. Lori Gibbs (Mani-Pedis) | September 9, 2017 | TBA |
2 | 362 | "Americans Moving to the Maritimes & Trips to the Dentist" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
3 | 363 | "Lobster & Cliches" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
4 | 364 | "Prince George vs. Prince George & Mascots" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
5 | 365 | "Off-Road vs. On-Road & Introverts vs. Extroverts" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
6 | 366 | "Fog & Cans vs. Bottles" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
7 | 367 | "Salespeople & The Fiddle" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
8 | 368 | "Minimum Wage & The Sun vs. The Moon" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
9 | 369 | "Nickleback & Question Mark vs. Exclamation Mark" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
10 | 370 | "Cows vs. Chickens & French Fries" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
11 | 371 | "Money Can Buy Happiness & Newfoundlanders Leaving Alberta" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
12 | 372 | "Christmas Cuisine & Peanuts[53]" | Ali Hassan vs. Sean Cullen (Holiday Food) & Graham Clark vs. Jenny Hamilton (Peanuts) | December 18, 2018 | TBA |
13 | 373 | "No More Grades & New Year's Eve[54]" | John Cullen vs. Derek Seguin (No More Grades) & Ivan Decker vs. Katie-Ellen Humphries (New Year's Eve) | December 26, 2017 | TBA |
Part two of season twelve aired in 2018 (released on iTunes July 10, 2018) and consisted of 20 episodes.[55]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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14 | 374 | "More Parking & High School Sweethearts[56]" | Sean Lecomber vs. Erica Sigurdson (More Parking) & Kathleen McGee vs. Howie Miller (High School Sweethearts) | January 11, 2018 | TBA |
15 | 375 | "It Ain't Easy Being Big & Small Roles" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
16 | 376 | "No Dogs Allowed & Never Give Advice" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
17 | 377 | "Relationship Boss & Whales" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
18 | 378 | "Nanny vs. Daycare & Stop and Smell the Roses" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
19 | 379 | "Gender Neutral Awards & Aisle vs. Window" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
20 | 380 | "No More Grey Hair & Sneakers" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
21 | 381 | "Heavy Metal & Writing Memoirs" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
22 | 382 | "The End Is Near & Sports Interviews" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
23 | 383 | "Brunch & We Don't Exist" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
24 | 384 | "Punching Up & Raccoon Mayor" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
25 | 385 | "No More Royals & Abbreviations" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
26 | 386 | "Every Comic Needs a Gimmick & Should They Marry?[57]" | Simon King vs. Ivan Decker (Comic Gimmicks) & Tim Gray vs. Dana Smith (Should We Marry?)[58] | May 5, 2018 | TBA |
27 | 387 | "Women Tougher Than Men & Chess vs. Checkers" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
28 | 388 | "Talking About the Weather & Crowdfunding" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
29 | 389 | "Robot Lovers & Statues" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
30 | 390 | "Parades & Realtors" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
31 | 391 | "Food Courts & Nails vs. Screws" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
32 | 392 | "Indigenous Place Names & Bees vs. Butterflies" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
33 | 393 | "Ketchup vs. Mustard & Children of Divorce[59]" | Wes Borg vs. Sean Proudlove (Ketchup vs. Mustard) & Fatima Dhowre vs. Sophie Buddle (Children of Divorce) | June 29, 2018 | TBA |
This is a list of episodes from season thirteen of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season 13 episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. Season 13 was split into two parts, 11 episodes in 2018, and 22 episodes in 2019.
Part one of season thirteen aired in 2018 (released on iTunes December 18, 2018) and consisted of 11 episodes.[60]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 394 | "Fire vs. Wheel & House Party vs. Bush Party[61]" | Don Kelly vs. Derek Seguin (Fire vs. Wheel) & Kathleen McGee vs. Alex Sparling (House Party vs. Bush Party) | September 14, 2018 | TBA |
2 | 395 | "E-Sports & Victoria Capital" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
3 | 396 | "Birds as Pets & Love Songs Suck" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
4 | 397 | "Antiques Roadshow & Aquafit" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
5 | 398 | "Northern Lights & The Dump" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
6 | 399 | "Yellowknife Bucket List & Wild Meat" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
7 | 400 | "The Birds and the Bees & Red Wine vs. White Wine" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
8 | 401 | "Buy Canadian & TV Reboots" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
9 | 402 | "Dairy & 60s Music vs. 80s Music[62]" | Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Big Daddy Tazz (Dairy) & John Wing vs. Dean Jenkinson (60s vs. 80s Music) | December 1, 2018 | TBA |
10 | 403 | "Repair vs. Replace & Small Towns[63]" | Charlie Demers vs. Lara Rae (Repair vs. Replace) & Paul Rabliauskas vs. Erica Sigurdson (Small Towns) | December 7, 2018 | TBA |
11 | 404 | "The Earth Is Flat & Saskatoon Tourist Destination[64]" | Ivan Decker vs. Sean Lecomber (Earth Is Flat) & Cory Mack vs. Kelly Taylor (Saskatoon Tourist Destination) | December 14, 2018 | TBA |
Part two of season 13 aired in 2019 (released on iTunes June 26, 2019) and consisted of 22 episodes.[65]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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12 | 405 | "Niagara Falls & First Dates[66]" | Ron Sparks vs. Sean Cullen (Niagara Falls) & Kate Davis vs. Graham Clark (First Dates) | January 11, 2019 | TBA |
13 | 406 | "Canceling Plans & AirBNB[67]" | Jacob Sameul vs. Wes Borg (Canceling Plans) & Abdul Butt vs. Erica Sigurdson (AirBNB) | January 19, 2019 | TBA |
14 | 407 | "Fad Diets & In-Laws[68]" | Sean Proudlove vs. Steph Tolev (Fad Diets) & Gavin Clarkson vs. Sterling Scott (In-Laws) | January 26, 2019 | TBA |
15 | 408 | "Don't Try Marijuana & Go Viral[69]" | Lara Rae vs. Dave Hemstad (Don't Try Marijuana) & Fatima Dhowre vs. Graham Clark (Go Viral) | February 2, 2019 | TBA |
16 | 409 | "Flowers as Gifts & Internet vs. Doctor[70]" | Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Tim Nutt (Flowers as Gifts) & Julie Kim vs. Mayce Galoni (Internet vs. Doctor) | February 9, 2019 | TBA |
17 | 410 | "Toronto vs. Vancouver & Travel with Parents[71]" | Sean Cullen vs. Charlie Demers (Toronto vs. Vancouver) & Jane Stanton vs. Sophie Buddle (Travel with Parents) | February 16, 2019 | TBA |
18 | 411 | "Movie Trailers & Japan[72]" | Howie Miller vs. Simon King (Movie Trailers) & Kyle Bottom vs. Yumi Nagashima (Japan) | February 23, 2019 | TBA |
19 | 412 | "Trudeau vs. Trudeau & Sharing Food[73]" | Glen Foster vs. Elvira Kurt (Trudeau vs. Trudeau) & Ali Hassan vs. Patrick Ledwell (Sharing Food) | March 2, 2019 | TBA |
20 | 413 | "Snowball Fights & 60 Is the New 40[74]" | Derek Edwards vs. Dave Hemstad (Snowball Fights) & Deborah Kimmett vs. Mike Wilmot (60 is the New 40) | March 16, 2019 | TBA |
21 | 414 | "Poutine & Jury Duty[75]" | Laurie Elliott vs. Derek Seguin (Poutine) & David Pryde vs. Ron Sparks (Jury Duty) | March 23, 2019 | TBA |
22 | 415 | "Ottawa Nightlife & Never Take Back an Ex[76]" | Don Kelly vs. Jen Grant (Ottawa Nightlife) & Arthur Simeon vs. Adrienne Fish (Never Take Back an Ex) | March 30, 2019 | TBA |
23 | 416 | "Toronto Maple Leafs & Don't Let Yourself Go[77]" | Hunter Collins vs. Ryan Belleville (Maple Leafs) & Carol Zoccoli vs. Dave Hemstad (Let Yourself Go) | January 23, 2019 | TBA |
24 | 417 | "Easter & Second Place[78]" | Lara Rae vs. Derek Seguin (Easter) & Jon Steinberg vs. Bruce Clark (Second Place) | April 20, 2019 | TBA |
25 | 418 | "Opinion on Everything & Horror Movies[79]" | Peter Anthony vs. Aisha Brown (Opinion on Everything) & Allyson Smith vs. Don Kelly (Horror Movies) | April 27, 2019 | TBA |
26 | 419 | "Table vs. Booth & Stupid Questions[80]" | Laurie Elliott vs. Graham Chittenden (Table vs. Booth) & Courtney Gilmour vs. Chris Locke (Stupid Questions) | May 4, 2019 | TBA |
27 | 420 | "Hockey Parents & Travelling to USA[81]" | Kelly Taylor vs. Sean Lecomber (Hockey Parents) & Martha Chaves vs. Rob Bebenek (Travelling to USA) | May 11, 2019 | TBA |
28 | 421 | "Political Parties & Gum vs. Mints[82]" | Simon Rakoff vs. Jon Steinberg (Political Parties) & Pat Thornton vs. Elvira Kurt (Gum vs. Mints) | May 18, 2019 | 1328 |
29 | 422 | "Slurpees & Honeymoons[83]" | Graham Clark vs. Paul Rabliauskas (Slurpees) & Tim Gray vs. Dana Smith (Honeymoons) | May 25, 2019 | TBA |
30 | 423 | "Denim vs. Leather & Stadiums[84]" | Lorne Cardinal vs. DeAnne Smith (Denim vs. Leather) & Dean Jenkinson vs. Trent McClellan (Stadiums) | June 1, 2019 | TBA |
31 | 424 | "Alberta Should Secede & The Bachelor[85]" | Peter Brown vs. Derek Seguin (Alberta Should Secede) & Nour Hadidi vs. Erica Sigurdson (The Bachelor) | June 8, 2019 | TBA |
32 | 425 | "Public Art & Blue Collar Jobs[86] Recorded in Calgary, Alberta." | Charlie Demers vs. Lori Gibbs (Public Art) & Brittany Lyseng vs. Sean Lecomber (Blue Collar Jobs) | June 14, 2019 | TBA |
33 | 426 | "Nature Programs & Public Transit[87]" | Eric Peterson vs. Gavin Crawford (Nature Programs) & Debra DiGiovanni vs. Arthur Simeon (Public Transit) | June 21, 2019 | TBA |
This is a list of episodes from season 14 of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season 14 episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. Season 12 was split into two parts, 13 episodes in 2019, and 20 episodes in 2020.
Part one of season 14 aired in 2019 (released on iTunes December 16, 2019) and consisted of 13 episodes.[88]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 427 | "Oysters & Alexander Graham Bell vs. Alexander Keith[89]" | Lara Rae vs. Katie-Ellen Humphries (Oysters) & Mark Farrell vs. Trent McClellan (Bell vs. Keith) | September 6, 2019 | TBA |
2 | 428 | "Cashier vs. Self-Checkout & Own a Boat[90]" | Nikki Payne vs. Patrick Ledwell (Cashier vs. Self-Checkout) & Sean Cullen vs. Graham Chittenden (Own a Boat) | September 14, 2019 | TBA |
3 | 429 | "Visit Cape Breton & Weatherpeople[91]" | Ed Macdonald vs. Patrick Ledwell (Cape Breton) & Jay Malone vs. Matt Wright (Forecasters) | September 28, 2019 | TBA |
4 | 430 | "Pumpkin & English vs. French Culture[92]" | Laurie Elliott vs. Kyle Brownrigg (Pumpkin) & Derek Seguin vs. James Mullinger (English vs. French Culture) | October 5, 2019 | TBA |
5 | 431 | "Ghosts & Pie vs. Cake (RE-EDIT/REPEAT)[93]" | Jon Steinberg vs. Jonny Harris (Ghosts) & Sean Cullen vs. Dave Hemstad (Pie vs. Cake) | October 12, 2019 | TBA |
6 | 432 | "Call Ahead vs. Drop-in & Canada Food Guide[94]" | Nathan Macintosh vs. Tim Steeves (Call Ahead vs. Drop-in) & David Pryde vs. Elvira Kurt (Canada's Food Guide) | October 19, 2019 | TBA |
7 | 433 | "New Brunswick Is Ugly & Parks[95]" | Peter Anthony vs. James Mullinger (New Brunswick Is Ugly) & Nikki Payne vs. Jon Steinberg (Parks) | November 2, 2019 | TBA |
8 | 434 | "Fake Meat & Scuba Diving[96]" | Rob Bebenek vs. Dave Hemstad (Fake Meat) & Hunter Collins vs. Elvira Kurt (Scuba Diving)[97] | November 9, 2019 | TBA |
9 | 435 | "Carbon Tax & City Slogans[98]" | Charlie Demers vs. Glen Foster (Carbon Tax) & Todd Graham vs. Evany Rosen (City Slogans) | November 16, 2019 | TBA |
10 | 436 | "Plate vs. Bowl & Soap Operas[99]" | Simon Rakoff vs. Sean Cullen (Plate vs. Bowl) & Deborah Kimmett vs. Michelle Shaughnessy (Soap Operas) | November 22, 2019 | TBA |
11 | 437 | "Correcting Grammar & A Day on the Slopes[100]" | Erica Sigurdson vs. Sterling Scoctt (Correcting Grammar) & Tim Nutt vs. Ryan Williams (A Day on the Slopes) | November 29, 2019 | TBA |
12 | 438 | "Festivals & Best Friends Forever[101]" | Don Kelly vs. Ali Hassan (Festivals) & Nour Hadidi vs. Courtney Gilmour (Best Friends Forever)[102] | December 6, 2019 | TBA |
13 | 439 | "Home for the Holidays & Telemarketers[103]" | Lara Rae vs. Rob Pue (Home for the Holidays) & John Hastings vs. Derek Seguin (Telemarketers)[104][105] | December 17, 2019 | TBA |
Part two of season 14 aired in 2020 (released on iTunes September 16, 2019) and consisted of 20 episodes.[106]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 440 | "William Shatner (REPEAT)[107]" | Eric Petersen vs. Sean Cullen (William Shatner) | January 10, 2020 | TBA |
15 | 441 | "Chair vs. Couch & News on Social Media" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
16 | 442 | "The Rock vs. Hulk Hogan & Study Abroad" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
17 | 443 | "Take the Train & Kids Change Everything" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
18 | 444 | "Millenials & Romance Novels" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
19 | 445 | "Play in a Band & Universal Health Care" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
20 | 446 | "Raisins & Rom-Coms" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
21 | 447 | "Spoken Word & Marathons" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
22 | 448 | "Everyone Should Sing & Text vs. Phone" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
23 | 449 | "Nickelback & Question Mark vs. Exclamation Mark" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
24 | 450 | "No More Grey Hair & Sneakers" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
25 | 451 | "Comfort vs. Style & Vinyl" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
26 | 452 | "Cricket vs. Baseball & Early to Bed (REPEAT)[108]" | Sam Simmons vs. John Wing (Cricket vs. Baseball) & Mike Wilmot vs. Nikki Glaser (Early to Bed) | April 25, 2020 | TBA |
27 | 453 | "Write a Memoir & Heavy Metal (REPEAT)[109]" | Arthur Simeon vs. Martha Chaves (Write a Memoir) & Don Kelly vs. Mike Paterson (Heavy Metal) | May 2, 2020 | TBA |
28 | 454 | "Family Time & Haircuts at Home[110]" | Charlie Demers vs. Derek Seguin (Family Time) & Don Kelly vs. Erica Sigurdson (Haircuts at Home) | May 9, 2020 | TBA |
29 | 455 | "Rejection & Potlucks (REPEAT)" | Dave Hemstad vs. David Pryde (Rejection) & Laurie Elliott vs. Arthur Simeon (Potlucks) | May 16, 2020 (or May 23, 2020 - TBC) | TBA |
30 | 456 | "Can People Change & Pencil vs. Pen (REPEAT)[111]" | Lara Rae vs. Bruce Clark (Can People Change) & DeAnne Smith vs. Andy Kindler (Pencil vs. Pen) | May 30, 2020 | TBA |
31 | 457 | "Working from Home & Baking[112]" | Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Ivan Decker (Working from Home) & Dean Jenkinson vs. Elvira Kurt (Baking) | June 6, 2020 | TBA |
32 | 458 | "Moose vs. Beaver & No More Royals[113]" | Lorne Cardinal vs. Craig Lauzon (Moose vs. Beaver) & Graham Clark vs. Lori Gibbs (Mani-Pedis) | June 13, 2020 | or June 20?TBA |
33 | 459 | "Social Distance Dating & Drive-Ins[114]" | DeAnne Smith vs. Arthur Simeon (Social Distance Dating) & Sean Cullen vs. Ryan Belleville (Drive-Ins) | June 27, 2020 | TBA |
This is a list of episodes from season 15 of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season 15 episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. Season 15 was split into two parts, with 13 episodes airing in 2020–2021, and 20 episodes later in 2021.
Part one of season 15 aired in 2020-21 (released on iTunes February 5, 2021) and consisted of 13 episodes.[115]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 460 | "Best Man vs. Maid of Honour & Basements[116]" | Arthur Simeon vs. Carolyn Taylor (Best Man vs. Maid of Honour) & Jon Steinberg vs. Laurie Elliott (Basement) | September 11, 2020 | TBA |
2 | 461 | "Home Births & Vancouver Grizzlies[117]" | Chris Locke vs. Julie Kim (Home Births) & Graham Clark vs. John Cullen (Vancouver Grizzlies) | September 18, 2020 | TBA |
3 | 462 | "Vaping & Honour" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
4 | 463 | "Casinos & Can't Complain" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
5 | 464 | "Stop Making Bond & Rescue Animals" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
6 | 465 | "Leave the Big City & Young Activists" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
7 | 466 | "Bad Audience & Keep Calm and Carry On" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
8 | 467 | "E-Learning & NASCAR" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
9 | 468 | "Turkey vs. Ham & Buy in Bulk[118]" | Ivan Decker vs. Jacob Samuel (Turkey vs. Ham) & Sean Lecomber vs. Andrea Jin (Buy in Bulk) | November 27, 2020 | TBA |
10 | 469 | "Horses & Public vs. Commercial Radio[119]" | Tim Nutt vs. Sophie Buddle (Horses) & Myles Anderson vs. Simon King (Public vs. Commercial Radio) | December 4, 2020 | TBA |
11 | 470 | "Snow Days & Wonder Woman vs. Superman[120]" | Julie Kim vs. Kelly Taylor (Wonder Woman vs. Superman) & Lisa Baker vs. Damonde Tschritter (Snow Days) | December 11, 2020 | TBA |
12 | 471 | "Gift Bags vs. Wrapping Paper & Duets[121]" | Ivan Decker vs. Charlie Demers (Gift Bags vs. Wrap) & Wes Borg vs. Shirley Gnome (Duets) | December 18, 2020 | TBA |
13 | 472 | "Christmas Cuisine & Peanuts Comics (REPEAT)[122]" | Ali Hassan vs. Sean Cullen (Christmas Cuisine) & Graham Clark vs. Jenny Hamilton (Peanuts Comics) | December 23, 2020 | TBA |
Part two of season 15 aired in 2021 (released on iTunes December 17, 2021) and consisted of 20 episodes.[123]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | 473 | "Skating & Five-Second Rule (REPEAT)[124]" | Ron Sparks vs. Jon Steinberg (Skating) & Ron Josol vs. Steph Tolev (Five-Second Rule) | January 8, 2021 | TBA |
15 | 474 | "Exercise at Home & Community Theatre" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
16 | 475 | "Hobbies & Skin Care Routine" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
17 | 476 | "Listening to Scientists & Whistling" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
18 | 477 | "Relationship Boss & Whales" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
19 | 478 | "Vacuum vs. Broom & Handshakes" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
20 | 479 | "Home Cooked Meals & Truth or Dare" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
21 | 480 | "Lobster & Cliches" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
22 | 481 | "Popcorn vs. Chips & Jazz" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
23 | 482 | "Punching Up vs. Punching Down & Raccoon Mayor" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
24 | 483 | "Rabbits & Rogers Centre" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
25 | 484 | "Birthdays Suck & Fasting" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
26 | 485 | "Personal Voice Assistants & Celebrity Advice" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
27 | 486 | "Actual Temperature vs. Feels Like & Walks" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
28 | 487 | "Space Vacations & Love Thy Neighbour" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
29 | 488 | "Puzzles & Statutory Holidays" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
30 | 489 | "Family Feud vs. Price Is Right & Investing[125]" | Ali Hassan vs. Derek Seguin (Family Feud vs. Price Is Right) & Nour Hadidi vs. Ron Sparks (Investing) | June 4, 2021 | TBA |
31 | 490 | "Cup vs. Cone & Pool vs. Trampoline[126]" | Tim Steeves vs. Jon Steinberg (Cup vs. Cone) & Laurie Elliott vs. Hunter Collins (Pool vs. Trampoline) | June 11, 2021 | TBA |
32 | 491 | "Northern Lights & The Dump (REPEAT)[127]" | Sean Lecomber vs. Yumi Nagashima (Northern Lights) & Don Kelly vs. Kate Davis (The Dump) | June 18, 2021 | TBA |
33 | 492 | "Replacing vs. Repairing & Small Towns (REPEAT)[128]" | Charlie Demers vs. Lara Rae (Replacing vs. Repairing) & Paul Rabliauskas vs. Erica Sigurdson (Small Towns) | June 25, 2021 | TBA |
This is a list of episodes from season 16 of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season 16 episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. The season was split into two parts, of 12 episodes in 2021, and 21 episodes in 2022. Season sixteen saw the airing of the series' 500th episode. At season's end 525 Debaters episodes had aired.
Part one of season 16 aired in 2021 (released on iTunes December 18, 2021) and consisted of 12 episodes.[129]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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1 | 493 | "Family Road Trips & Peaches vs. Cherries[130]" | Lori Gibbs vs. Maddy Kelly (Family Road Trips) & Ivan Decker vs. Tim Nutt (Peaches vs. Cherries) | September 10, 2021 | TBA |
2 | 494 | "E-Bikes & Wine Appreciation" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
3 | 495 | "Beef vs. Salmon & Tech Careers" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
4 | 496 | "Big Family vs. Small Family & Golf Courses" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
5 | 497 | "Theme Parties & Clean Jokes vs. Dirty Jokes" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
6 | 498 | "Opinion on Everything & Horror Movies" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
7 | 499 | "Spicy Food & Disneyland" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
8 | 500 | "Canadian vs. U.S. Elections & Kids TV[131]" | Ryan Belleville vs. Charlie Demers (Canadian vs. U.S. Elections) & Kristeen von Hagen vs. Chris Locke (Kids TV) | November 12, 2021 | TBA |
9 | 501 | "Online Comments & Shootouts and Penalty Kicks" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
10 | 502 | "Competitive Food Shows & Turtleneck vs. V-Neck[132]" | Alan Shane Lewis vs. Mike Delamont (Competitive Food TV) & Sean Cullen vs. Steph Tolev (Turtleneck vs. V-Neck) | November 26, 2021 | TBA |
11 | 503 | "Movie Musicals & Small Dogs vs. Big Dogs[133]" | Dean Jenkinson vs. Matt Falk (Movie Musicals) & Carole Cunningham vs. Ted Morris (Small Dogs vs. Big Dogs) | December 3, 2021 | TBA |
12 | 504 | "Home for the Holidays & Telemarketers (REPEAT)[134][135]" | Lara Rae vs. Rob Pue (Home for the Holidays) & John Hastings vs. Derek Seguin (Telemarketers) | December 17, 2021 | TBA |
Part two of season 16 aired in 2022 (released on iTunes October 15, 2022) and consisted of 20 episodes.[136]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 | 505 | "Antiques Roadshow & Aquafit (REPEAT)[137]" | Myles Anderson vs. Ivan Decker (Antiques Roadshow) & Mayce Galoni vs. Deborah Kimmett (Aquafit) | January 7, 2022 | TBA |
14 | 506 | "Retro Video Games & Express Your Emotions" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
15 | 507 | "The Middle & Petitions" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
16 | 508 | "Home Improvement vs. Self-Improvement & Patience" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
17 | 509 | "Ambition & Online Reviews" | vs. () & vs. () | January 23, 2016 | TBA |
18 | 510 | "Canada Goose & Destination Weddings[138]" | Sean Cullen vs. Pete Zedlacher (Destination Weddings) & Paul Myrehaug vs. Allie Pearse (Canada Goose) | February 18, 2022 | TBA |
19 | 511 | "Stop Feeding Animals & Crushes[139]" | Sean Lecomber vs. Jacob Samuel (Stop Feeding Animals) & Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Wes Borg (Crushes) | February 25, 2016 | TBA |
20 | 512 | "Mid-Life Crisis vs. Quarter-Life Crisis & All-Day Breakfast[140]" | Maddy Kelly vs. Charlie Demers (Mid-Life Crisis vs. Quarter-Life Crisis) & Graham Clark vs. Kathleen McGee (All-Day Breakfast) | March 4, 2022 | TBA |
21 | 513 | "Braces vs. Glasses & Live in a Van[141]" | Erica Sigurdson vs. Ivan Decker (Glasses vs. Braces) & Lachlan Patterson vs. Wes Borg (Live in a Van) | March 11, 2022 | TBA |
22 | 514 | "Denim vs. Leather & Stadiums[142]" | Lorne Cardinal vs. DeAnne Smith (Denim vs. Leather) & Dean Jenkinson vs. Trent McClellan (Stadiums) | March 18, 2022 | TBA |
23 | 515 | "Cancel the Oscars & Pick-Up Lines[143]" | Simon King vs. Julie Kim (Cancel the Oscars) & Yumi Nagashima vs. Mayce Galoni (Pick-Up Lines) | March 25, 2022 | TBA |
24 | 516 | "April Fool's Day & Vancouver Worst Dressed[144]" | Myles Anderson vs. Abdul Aziz (April Fool's Day) & Sophie Buddle vs. Jacob Samuel (Vancouver Worst Dressed) | April 1, 2022 | TBA |
25 | 517 | "Music vs. Poetry & Family Portraits[145]" | John Wing vs. Dan Mangan (Music vs. Poetry) & Lachlan Patterson vs. Katie-Ellen Humphries (Family Portraits) | April 8, 2022 | TBA |
26 | 518 | "Word Games & Immigrate to Toronto[146]" | Sean Cullen vs. Graham Chittenden (Word Games) & Nour Hadidi vs. Hisham Kelati (Immigrate to Toronto) | April 22, 2022 | TBA |
27 | 519 | "Budget Airlines & Lie to Your Kids[147]" | Laurie Elliott vs. Dave Hemstad (Budget Airlines) & Ian Sirota vs. Kate Davis (Lie to Your Kids) | April 29, 2022 | TBA |
28 | 520 | "Smarties vs. M&Ms & Fate[148]" | Ron Sparks vs. Elvira Kurt (Smarties vs. M&Ms) & Jon Steinberg vs. Ali Hassan (Fate) | May 13, 2022 | TBA |
29 | 521 | "Bucket Lists & NHL Players Most Attractive[149]" | Deborah Kimmett vs. Simon Rakoff (Bucket Lists) & Hunter Collins vs. Kyle Brownrigg (NHL Players) | May 20, 2022 | TBA |
30 | 522 | "Unfriendly Manitoba & Boredom[150]" | Bruce Clark vs. Matt Falk (Unfriendly Manitoba) & David Pryde vs. Martha Chaves (Boredom) | May 27, 2022 | TBA |
31 | 523 | "Lemonade vs. Iced Tea & Winnie the Pooh[151]" | Dean Jenkinson vs. Katie-Ellen Humphries (Lemonade vs. Iced Tea) & Big Daddy Tazz vs. Todd Graham (Winnie the Pooh) | June 10, 2022 | TBA |
32 | 524 | "Adult Skateboarders & Share Your Culture[152]" | Tim Gray vs. Dana Smith (Adult Skateboarders) & Don Kelly vs. Chad Anderson (Share Your Culture) | June 17, 2022 | TBA |
-- | --- | "Adult Skateboarders (Extended Cut)[153]" | Tim Gray vs. Dana Smith | June 16, 2022 | 1632a |
-- | --- | "Share Your Culture (Extended Cut)[154]" | Tim Gray vs. Dana Smith | June 16, 2022 | 1632b |
33 | 525 | "Zed vs. Zee & Cool Moms[155]" | Lara Rae vs. DeAnne Smith (Zed vs. Zee) & Lori Gibbs vs. Bree Parsons (Cool Moms) | July 1, 2022 | TBA |
This is a list of episodes from season 17 of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season 17 episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. Season 17 was split into two parts, 13 episodes in 2022, and 20 episodes in 2023.
Part one of season 17 aired in 2022 (released on iTunes January 6, 2023) and consisted of 13 episodes.[156]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 526 | "Free Dental Care & Twins[157]" | Deborah Kimmett vs. Charlie Demers (Free Dental Care) & Graham Clark vs. Dylan & Dusty Williamson (Twins) | September 8, 2022 | TBA |
2 | 527 | "Purses & Cryptocurrency[158]" | Derek Seguin vs. DeAnne Smith (Purses) & John Hastings vs. Joe Vu (Cryptocurrency) | September 16, 2022 | TBA |
3 | 528 | "Joni Mitchell vs. Bob Dylan & UFOs[159]" | Peter Brown vs. Dean Jenkinson (Joni Mitchell vs. Bob Dylan) & Matt O'Brien vs. Nour Hadidi (UFOs) | September 23, 2022 | TBA |
4 | 529 | "Cheerleading & Hobby Farms[160]" | Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Erica Sigurdson (Cheerleaders) & Kathleen McGee vs. Kelly Taylor (Hobby Farms) | September 30, 2022 | TBA |
5 | 530 | "Corn & Crying[161]" | Ivan Decker vs. Lara Rae (Corn) & Chad Anderson vs. Sean Lecomber (Crying) | October 7, 2022 | TBA |
6 | 531 | "Open Marriages & Roughriders Fans[162]" | Charlie Demers vs. Kathleen McGee (Open Marriages) & Peter Brown vs. Myles Morrison (Roughriders Fans) | October 14, 2022 | TBA |
7 | 532 | "Witches vs. Wizards" | Ron Sparks vs. Nikki Payne | October 28, 2022 | TBA |
8 | 533 | "Call Ahead vs. Drop-In & Canada Food Guide (REPEAT)[163]" | Tim Steeves vs. Nathan Macintosh (Call Ahead vs. Drop-In) & David Pryde vs. Elvira Kurt (Canada Food Guide) | November 4, 2022 | TBA |
9 | 534 | "Multi-Level Marketing & Beautiful Towns[164]" | Matt Falk vs. Jon Steinberg (Multi-Level Marketing) & Lara Rae vs. Graham Chittenden (Beautiful Towns) | November 12, 2022 | TBA |
-- | --- | "Multi-Level Marketing (Extended Cut)[165]" | Matt Falk vs. Jon Steinberg | November 10, 2022 | 1709a |
-- | --- | "Beautiful Towns (Extended Cut)[166]" | Lara Rae vs. Graham Chittenden | November 10, 2022 | 1709b |
10 | 535 | "Curtains vs. Blinds & The World Cup[167][168]" | Derek Seguin vs. Dave Hemstad (Curtains vs. Blinds) & Sean Cullen vs. Nour Hadidi (The World Cup) | November 25, 2022 | TBA |
-- | --- | "Curtains vs. Blinds (Extended Cut)[169]" | Derek Seguin vs. Dave Hemstad | November 24, 2022 | 1710a |
-- | --- | "The World Cup (Extended Cut)[170]" | Sean Cullen vs. Nour Hadidi | November 24, 2022 | 1710b |
11 | 536 | "Newfoundland PM & Secrets[171]" | Lisa Baker vs. Hisham Kelati (Newfoundland PM) & Deborah Kimmett vs. Jon Steinberg (Secrets) | December 2, 2022 | TBA |
-- | --- | "Newfoundland PM (Extended Cut)[172]" | Lisa Baker vs. Hisham Kelati | December 1, 2022 | 1711a |
-- | --- | "Secrets (Extended Cut)[173]" | Deborah Kimmett vs. Jon Steinberg | December 1, 2022 | 1711b |
12 | 537 | "Bieber vs. Shakespeare & Internet Dependence[174]" | Courtney Gilmour vs. Rebecca Northan (Bieber vs. Shakespeare) & Abdul Butt vs. Derek Seguin (Internet Dependence) | December 9, 2022 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Bieber vs. Shakespeare (Extended Cut)[175]" | Courtney Gilmour vs. Rebecca Northan | December 8, 2022 | 1712a |
-- | -- | "Internet Dependence (Extended Cut)[176]" | Abdul Butt vs. Derek Seguin | December 8, 2022 | 1712b |
13 | 538 | "Holiday Decorations & Trivia.[177]" | David Pryde vs. Elvira Kurt (Holiday Decorations) & Hisham Kelati vs. Courtney Gilmour (Trivia) | December 23, 2022 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Holiday Decorations (Extended Cut)[178]" | David Pryde vs. Elvira Kurt | December 22, 2022 | 1713a |
-- | -- | "Trivia (Extended Cut)[179]" | Hisham Kelati vs. Courtney Gilmour | December 22, 2022 | 1713b |
Part two of season 17 aired in 2023 (released on iTunes July 7, 2023) and consisted of 20 episodes, with 40 extended cut versions of those debates posted on CBC's website.[180]
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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14 | 539 | "Theatre Actors & Lefties[181]" | Bruce McCulloch vs. Sean Cullen (Theatre Actors) & Elvira Kurt vs. Kaitlin Shuvera (Lefties) | January 13, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Theatre Actors (Extended Cut)[182]" | Bruce McCulloch vs. Sean Cullen | January 12, 2023 | 1714a |
-- | -- | "Lefties (Extended Cut)[183]" | Elvira Kurt vs. Kaitlin Shuvera | January 12, 2023 | 1714b |
15 | 540 | "Eating Insects & Don't Quit Your Dayjob[184]" | Dave Hemstad vs. Nikki Payne (Eating Insects) & Kate Davis vs. Abbas Wahab (Quit Your Day Job) | January 20, 2023 | TBA |
-- | --- | "Eating Insects (Extended Cut)[185]" | Dave Hemstad vs. Nikki Payne | January 19, 2023 | 1715a |
-- | --- | "Don't Quit Your Dayjob (Extended Cut)[186]" | Kate Davis vs. Abbas Wahab | January 19, 2023 | 1715b |
16 | 541 | "Table vs. Booth & Stupid Questions (REPEAT)[187]" | Laurie Elliott vs. Graham Chittenden (Table vs. Booth) & Courtney Gilmour vs. Chris Locke (Stupid Questions) | January 27, 2023 | TBA |
-- | --- | "Table vs. Booth (Extended Cut)[188]" | Laurie Elliott vs. Graham Chittenden | January 26, 2023 | 1716a |
-- | --- | "Stupid Questions (Extended Cut)[189]" | Courtney Gilmour vs. Chris Locke | January 26, 2023 | 1716b |
17 | 542 | "Hand-Me-Downs Suck & Adventure Tourism[190]" | Patrick Ledwell vs. Rebecca Reeds (Hand-Me-Downs) & Derek Seguin vs. Kyle Brownrigg (Adventure Tourism) | February 2, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Hand-Me-Downs Suck (Extended Cut)[191]" | Patrick Ledwell vs. Rebecca Reeds | February 2, 2023 | 1717a |
-- | -- | "Adventure Tourism (Extended Cut)[192]" | Kyle Brownrigg vs. Derek Seguin | February 2, 2023 | 1717b |
18 | 543 | "The Caesar & Housing Affordability[193]" | Sean Cullen vs. DeAnne Smith (The Caesar) & Abdul Butt vs. Vishal Ramesh (Housing Affordability) | February 17, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "The Caesar (Extended Cut)[194]" | Sean Cullen vs. DeAnne Smith | February 16, 2023 | 1718a |
-- | -- | "Housing Affordability (Extended Cut)[195]" | Abdul Butt vs. Vishal Ramesh | February 16, 2023 | 1718b |
19 | 544 | "Umbrella vs. Rainjacket & Giving Compliments[196]" | Graham Clark vs. Maddy Kelly (Umbrella vs. Rainjacket) & Charlie Demers vs. Lori Gibbs (Giving Compliments) | February 24, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Umbrella vs. Rainjacket (Extended Cut)[197]" | Graham Clark vs. Maddy Kelly | February 23, 2023 | 1719a |
-- | -- | "Giving Compliments (Extended Cut)[198]" | Charlie Demers vs. Lori Gibbs | February 23, 2023 | 1719b |
20 | 545 | "Donut vs. Muffin & Seniors Discount[199]" | Ivan Decker vs. Don Kelly (Donut vs. Muffin) & John Wing vs. Deborah Kimmett (Seniors Discount) | March 3, 2016 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Donut vs. Muffin (Extended Cut)[200]" | Ivan Decker vs. Don Kelly | March 2, 2023 | 1720a |
-- | -- | "Seniors Discounts (Extended Cut)[201]" | John Wing vs. Deborah Kimmett | March 2, 2023 | 1720b |
21 | 546 | "Movie Trailers & Japan (REPEAT)[202]" | Howie Miller vs. Simon King (Movie Trailers) & Kyle Bottom vs. Yumi Nagashima (Japan) | March 10, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Movie Trailers (Extended Cut)[203]" | Howie Miller vs. Simon King | March 9, 2023 | 1721a |
-- | -- | "Japan (Extended Cut)[204]" | Kyle Bottom vs. Yumi Nagashima | March 9, 2023 | 1721b |
22 | 547 | "Live Music & Fine Dining[205]" | Dean Jenkinson vs. David Milchard and Ken Lawson (Live Music) & Wes Borg vs. Julie Kim (Fine Dining) | March 17, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Live Music (Extended Cut)[206]" | Dean Jenkinson vs. David Milchard | March 16, 2023 | 1722a |
-- | -- | "Fine Dining (Extended Cut)[207]" | Wes Borg vs. Julie Kim | March 16, 2023 | 1722b |
23 | 548 | "Stop Complaining About Construction & Rollercoasters[208]" | Ryan Williams vs. Brittany Lyseng (Construction Complaints) & Marito Lopez vs. Myles Anderson (Rollercoasters) | March 24, 2023 | TBA |
-- | --- | "Stop Complaining About Construction (Extended Cut)[209]" | Ryan Williams vs. Brittany Lyseng | March 23, 2023 | 1723a |
-- | --- | "Roller Coasters (Extended Cut)[210]" | Marito Lopez vs. Myles Anderson | March 23, 2023 | 1723b |
24 | 549 | "Samosas vs. Spring Rolls & Teachers' Strikes[211]" | Ali Hassan vs. Andrew Phung (Samosas vs. Spring Rolls) & Allyson Smith vs. Ron Sparks (Teachers' Strikes) | April 7, 2023 | TBA |
-- | --- | "Samosas vs. Spring Rolls (Extended Cut)[212]" | Ali Hassan vs. Andrew Phung | April 6, 2023 | 1724a |
-- | -- | "Teachers' Strikes (Extended Cut)[213]" | Allyson Smith vs. Ron Sparks | April 6, 2023 | 1724b |
25 | 550 | "Everyone Isn't Unique & Tree Planters vs. Lumberjacks[214]" | Lisa Baker vs. Yumi Nagashima (Everyone Isn’t Unique) & Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Kevin Banner (Tree Planters vs. Lumberjacks) | April 13, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Everyone Isn't Unique (Extended Cut)[215]" | Lisa Baker vs. Yumi Nagashima | April 13, 2023 | 1725a |
-- | -- | "Tree Planters vs. Lumberjacks (Extended Cut)[216]" | Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Kevin Banner | April 13, 2023 | 1725b |
26 | 551 | "Ban Exotic Pets & No More Highways[217]" | Laurie Elliott vs. Nathan Macintosh (Ban Exotic Pets) & Elvira Kurt vs. Jon Steinberg (No More Highways) | April 27, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Ban Exotic Pets (Extended Cut)[218]" | Laurie Elliott vs. Nathan Macintosh | April 27, 2023 | 1726a |
-- | -- | "No More Highways (Extended Cut)[219]" | Elvira Kurt vs. Jon Steinberg | April 27, 2023 | 1726b |
27 | 552 | "Coronations & Lucky Numbers[220]" | Don Kelly vs. James Mullinger (Coronations) & Leonard Chan vs. Zabrina Douglas (Lucky Numbers) | May 5, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Coronations (Extended Cut)[221]" | Don Kelly vs. James Mullinger | May 4, 2023 | 1727a |
-- | -- | "Lucky Numbers (Extended Cut)[222]" | Leonard Chan vs. Zabrina Douglas | May 4, 2023 | 1727b |
28 | 553 | "End Nepotism & A Day at the Spa[223]" | Rebecca Northan vs. Arthur Simeon (End Nepotism) & Chris Locke vs. Juliana Rodrigues (Spa Days) | May 18, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "End Nepotism (Extended Cut)[224]" | Rebecca Northan vs. Arthur Simeon | May 18, 2023 | 1728a |
-- | -- | "A Day at the Spa (Extended Cut)[225]" | Chris Locke vs. Juliana Rodrigues | May 18, 2023 | 1728b |
29 | 554 | "Hometown Heroes & Competitiveness[226]" | Matt Falk vs. Pete Zedlacher (Hometown Heroes) & Jenn Labelle vs. Myles Anderson (Competitiveness) | June 1, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Hometown Heroes (Extended Cut)[227]" | Matt Falk vs. Pete Zedlacher | June 1, 2023 | 1729a |
-- | -- | "Competitiveness (Extended Cut)[228]" | Jenn Labelle vs. Myles Anderson | June 1, 2023 | 1729b |
30 | 555 | "Glue vs. Tape & No More Exams[229]" | Arthur Simeon vs. Derek Seguin (Glue vs. Tape) & Ashwyn Singh vs. Lisa Baker (No More Exams) | June 8, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Glue vs. Tape (Extended Cut)[230]" | Arthur Simeon vs. Derek Seguin | June 8, 2023 | 1730a |
-- | -- | "No More Exams (Extended Cut)[231]" | Ashwyn Singh vs. Lisa Baker | June 8, 2023 | 1730b |
31 | 556 | "Dad Jokes & Shopping Malls[232]" | Big Daddy Tazz vs. Maddy Kelly (Dad Jokes) & Graham Clark vs. Don Kelly (Shopping Malls) | June 15, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Dad Jokes (Extended Cut)[233]" | Big Daddy Tazz vs. Maddy Kelly | June 15, 2023 | 1731a |
-- | -- | "Shopping Malls (Extended Cut)[234]" | Graham Clark vs. Don Kelly | June 15, 2023 | 1731b |
32 | 557 | "Barbie Comeback & Talk About Money[235]" | Yumi Nagashima vs. Lara Rae (Barbie Comeback) & Jacob Samuel vs. Martha Chaves (Talk About Money) | June 23, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Barbie Comeback (Extended Cut)[236]" | Yumi Nagashima vs. Lara Rae | June 22, 2023 | 1732a |
-- | -- | "Talk About Money (Extended Cut)[237]" | Jacob Samuel vs. Martha Chaves | June 22, 2023 | 1732b |
33 | 558 | "Pretzels vs. Peanuts & Fake Plants[238]" | Eric Peterson vs. Lorne Cardinal (Pretzels vs. Peanuts) & Courtney Gilmour vs. Kate Davis (Fake Plants) | June 30, 2023 | TBA |
-- | -- | "Pretzels vs. Peanuts (Extended Cut)[239][240]" | Eric Peterson vs. Lorne Cardinal | June 29, 2023 | 1733a |
-- | -- | "Fake Plants (Extended Cut)[241]" | Courtney Gilmour vs. Kate Davis | June 29, 2023 | 1733b |
This is a list of episodes from season 18 of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season 18 episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson. Season 18 was split into two parts, 13 episodes in 2023, and 20 episodes in 2024.
Part one of season 18 aired in 2023 (released on iTunes TBC) and consisted of 13 episodes.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 559 | "Big Weddings vs. Small Weddings & Back-to-School[242]" | Patrick Ledwell vs. Nour Hadidi (Big Weddings vs. Small Weddings) & Nikki Payne vs. Derek Seguin (Back-to-School) | September 7, 2023 | TBA |
2 | 560 | "McDonald’s & Football" | Mayce Galoni vs. Erica Sigurdson (McDonald's) & Rob Pue vs. Ryan Williams (Football)[243] | September 14, 2023 | TBA |
3 | 561 | "Lighthouse Keepers & Local Newspapers[244]" | Sean Cullen vs. Jon Steinberg (Lighthouse Keepers) & James Mullinger vs. Heidi Brander (Local Newspapers) | September 21, 2023 | TBA |
4 | 562 | "Living with Grandparents & Graphic Novels[245]" | Myles Anderson vs. Clifton Cremo (Living with Grandparents) & Simon Rakoff vs. Deborah Kimmett (Graphic Novels) | September 28, 2023 | TBA |
5 | 563 | "Hosting a Holiday Meal & Sad Country Music[246]" | Erica Sigurdson vs. Sean Lecomber (Hosting a Holiday Meal) & Simon King vs. Shirley Gnome (Sad Country Music) | October 5, 2023 | TBA |
6 | 564 | "Fruit Picking & Electricians vs. Plumbers[247]" | Nikki Payne vs. Peter Anthony (Fruit Picking) & Shane Ogden vs. Chad Anderson (Electricians vs. Plumbers) | October 13, 2023 | TBA |
7 | 565 | "Non-Alcoholic Drinks & Fear of Clowns[248]" | Brittany Lyseng vs. Kelly Taylor (Non-Alcoholic Drinks) & Graham Clark vs. Amy Edgar (Fear of Clowns) | October 27, 2023 | TBA |
8 | 566 | "The Kilt & Deep Sea vs. Outer Space[249]" | Lara Rae vs. Patrick Ledwell (Kilts) & Arthur Simeon vs. Peter White (Deep Sea vs. Outer Space) | November 2, 2023 | TBA |
9 | 567 | "Expiry Dates & Leave Fossils in the Ground[250]" | Charlie Demers vs. Charles Haycock (Expiry Dates) & Kathleen McGee vs. Gavin Clarkson (Fossils) | November 9, 2023 | TBA |
10 | 568 | "Nature Programs & Public Transit (REPEAT)[251]" | Eric Peterson vs. Gavin Crawford (Nature Programs) & Debra DiGiovanni vs. Arthur Simeon (Public Transit) | November 16, 2023 | TBA |
11 | 569 | "Rats & The Cowboy Hat[252]" | Katie-Ellen Humphries vs. Aaron Read (Rats) & Dakota Ray Hebert vs. Peter Brown (The Cowboy Hat) | November 29, 2023 | TBA |
12 | 570 | "Pork vs Chicken & Home vs Away[253]" | Lisa Baker vs. Malik Elassal (Pork vs Chicken) & John Cullen vs. Sunee Dhaliwal (Home vs Away) | December 6, 2023 | TBA |
13 | 571 | "Secret Santa & Parliament Hill[254]" | Jen Grant vs. Hisham Kelati (Secret Santa) & Arthur Simeon vs. Don Kelly (Parliament Hill) | December 13, 2023 | TBA |
Part two of season 18 aired in 2024 (released on iTunes TBC) and consisted of 20 episodes.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
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14 | 572 | "High-speed Rail & Favourite Child[255]" | Ron Sparks vs. Leonard Chan (High-speed Rail) & Hoodo Hersi vs. Deborah Kimmett (Favourite Child) | January 3, 2024 | TBA |
15 | 573 | "Coins vs Bills & Anxiety is Your Friend[256]" | DeAnne Smith vs. David Pryde (Coins vs Bills) & Tracy Hamilton vs. Kyle Brownrigg (Anxiety is Your Friend) | January 11, 2024 | TBA |
16 | 574 | "Correcting Grammar & A Day on the Slopes[257]" | Erica Sigurdson vs.Sterling Scott (Correcting Grammar) & Tim Nutt vs. Ryan Williams (A Day on the Slopes) | January 18, 2024 | TBA |
17 | 575 | "Artificial Intelligence & Themed Accommodation[258]" | Courtney Gilmour vs. Hunter Collins (Artificial Intelligence) & Laurie Elliott vs.Kristeen von Hagen (Themed Accommodation) | February 1, 2024 | TBA |
18 | 576 | "A Good Night's Sleep & Sandwiches vs. Wraps[259]" | Ivan Decker vs. Jon Steinberg (A Good Night's Sleep) & Jan Caruana vs. Graham Chittenden (Sandwiches vs Wraps) | February 15, 2024 | TBA |
19 | 577 | "Hiking vs. Gondola & Don't Break Up with Friends[260]" | Gavin Clarkson vs. Abdul Aziz (Hiking vs. Gondola) & Maddy Kelly vs. Yumi Nagashima (Don't Break Up with Friends) | February 22, 2024 | TBA |
20 | 578 | "Feared vs. Loved & Dress Up Your Pets[261]" | Lisa Baker vs. Lara Rae (Feared vs. Loved) & Kathleen McGee vs. Sean Devlin (Dress Up Your Pets) | February 29, 2024 | TBA |
21 | 579 | "Step-Parents & Talking to Strangers" | Jon Dore vs. Charlie Demers (Step-Parents) & Ivan Decker vs. Julie Kim (Talking to Strangers) | March 7, 2024 | TBA |
22 | 580 | "Vancouver No Fun City & Be Yourself" | Graham Clark vs. Katie-Ellen Humphries (Vancouver No Fun City) & Mikey Dubs vs. Simon King (Be Yourself) | March 14, 2024 | TBA |
23 | 581 | "Piano vs. Guitar & Brand Names" | Myles Anderson vs. Jacob Samuel (Piano vs. Guitar) & Sean Lecomber vs. Robby Hoffman (Brand Names) | March 28, 2024 | TBA |
24 | 582 | "Cashier vs. Self-Checkout & Own a Boat" | Nikki Payne vs. Patrick Ledwell (Cashier vs. Self-Checkout) & Sean Cullen vs. Graham Chittenden (Own a Boat) | April 4, 2024 | TBA |
25 | 583 | "Movies are Too Long & Pickleball" | Greg Morton vs. Kyle Brownrigg (Movies are Too Long) & Deborah Kimmett vs. Ali Hassan (Pickleball) | April 11, 2024 | TBA |
26 | 584 | "Spending vs. Saving & Taylor Swift Fans" | Dave Hemstad vs. Jon Steinberg (Spending vs. Saving) & Nour Hadidi vs. Don Kelly (Taylor Swift Fans) | April 18, 2024 | TBA |
27 | 585 | "Law and Order & Learn a New Language" | Kate Davis vs. Sean Cullen (Law and Order) & Hunter Collins vs. Marito Lopez (Learn a New Language) | April 25, 2024 | TBA |
28 | 586 | "After-School Jobs & Cousins" | Joe Pillitteri vs. Courtney Gilmour (After-School Jobs) & Arthur Simeon vs. Jackie Pirico (Cousins) | May 9, 2024 | TBA |
29 | 587 | "Belts vs. Suspenders & Move to Hamilton" | Elvira Kurt vs. Graham Chittenden (Belts vs. Suspenders) & Gavin Stephens vs. Ron Sparks (Move to Hamilton) | May 16, 2024 | TBA |
30 | 588 | "Generation X & Angels vs. Ghosts" | Derek Seguin vs. Chad Anderson (Generation X) & Hisham Kelati vs. Kathleen McGee (Angels vs. Ghosts) | May 23, 2024 | TBA |
31 | 589 | "Never Too Late to Get Divorced & Convenience Stores" | Bruce Clark vs. Claire Belford (Never Too Late to Get Divorced) & Graham Clark vs. Julie Kim (Convenience Stores) | June 6, 2024 | TBA |
32 | 590 | "Day at the Beach & Mosquitoes" | Deborah Kimmett vs. Myles Anderson (Day at the Beach) & Pete Zedlacher vs. Rob Bebenek (Mosquitoes) | June 13, 2024 | TBA |
33 | 591 | "Maple Syrup vs. Honey & Sleepovers" | Charlie Demers vs. Derek Seguin (Maple Syrup vs. Honey) & Henry Sir vs. Erica Sigurdson (Sleepovers) | June 20, 2024 | TBA |
This is a list of episodes from season 19 of The Debaters on CBC Radio. All season 19 episodes were hosted by Steve Patterson.
Part one of season 19 aired in 2024 and consisted of 13 episodes.
No. in season |
No. in series |
Title | Debaters | Original air date | Production code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 592 | "Coke vs. Pepsi & Family Doctors" | Dave Hemstad vs. Lisa Baker (Coke vs. Pepsi) & Clifton Cremo vs. Martha Chaves (Family Doctors) | September 5, 2024 | TBA |
2 | 593 | "Altlantic Ocean vs. Pacific Ocean & Growing Up Poor" | Matt Wright vs. Charlie Demers (Altlantic Ocean vs. Pacific Ocean) & Bree Parsons vs. Nikki Payne (Growing Up Poor) | September 12, 2024 | TBA |
3 | 594 | "Audiobooks vs. Books & The Ballet" | Matt Falke vs. Lara Rae (Audiobooks vs. Books) & DeAnne Smith vs. Courtney Gilmour (The Ballet) | September 19, 2024 | TBA |
4 | 595 | "Staycations & Partner with More Success" | Patrick Ledwell vs. John Sheehan (Staycations) & Chris Wilson vs. Stacey McGunnigle (Partner with More Success ) | September 26, 2024 | TBA |
5 | 596 | "Kids on Socia Media & Stripes vs. Polka Dots" | Myles Anderson vs. Sean Lecomber (Kids on Socia Media) & Rob Pue vs. Kathleen McGee (Stripes vs. Polka Dots) | October 3, 2024 | TBA |
6 | 597 | "Boston Pizza & Long Weekends" | Ivan Decker vs. Maddy Kelly (Boston Pizza) & Abdul Aziz vs. John Hastings (Long Weekends) | October 10, 2024 | TBA |
7 | 598 | "Butter vs. Margarine & Newfoundland Time Zone" | Derek Seguin vs. Matt Wright (Butter vs. Margarine) & Nour Hadidi vs. Hisham Kelati (Newfoundland Time Zone) | October 17, 2024 | TBA |
8 | 599 | "It's Not Okay to Ignore the News & Windows vs. Doors" | Charlie Demers vs. Lisa Baker (It's Not Okay to Ignore the News) & Graham Clark vs. Charles Haycock (Windows vs. Doors) | October 31, 2024 | TBA |
9 | 600 | "Wine Appreciation & E-Bikes and E-Scooters (Re-Airing)" | Kathlee McGee vs. Erica Sigurdson (Wine Appreciation) & Peter Brown vs. Ryan Williams (E-Bikes and E-Scooters) | November 7, 2024 | TBA |
10 | 601 | "TBC & TBC" | vs. () & vs. () | November 3, 2024 | TBA |
11 | 602 | "TBC & TBC" | vs. () & vs. () | November 3, 2024 | TBA |
12 | 603 | "TBC & TBC" | vs. () & vs. () | November 3, 2024 | TBA |
13 | 604 | "TBC & TBC" | vs. () & vs. () | November 3, 2024 | TBA |
596 total episodes have aired through nineteen seasons, plus four extended debates aired in season eight. Also a number of "re-edits" have aired, combining debates from different episodes into new episodes.
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