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Nov 3, 20213 min read

The Half Hour w/ YuYu Yuan and Spencer Travis: Episode 10, Biden's Climate Plan w/ Joshua Mitchell

Hey Extempers, get hyped for the 10th episode of The Half Hour with YuYu and Spencer. You have arrived at the right place to learn, grab some research, and improve your extemporaneous craft. This week's episode of The Half Hour with YuYu and Spencer explores Biden's Climate Plan with guest Joshua Mitchell.


 

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-----Description of Podcast-----

As Biden pushes for democratic support within his domestic agenda, the U.S. President is failing to gain any ground. President Biden walked out empty handed on a climate deal prior to a trip to Europe, which lends a question as to whether the U.S. will be successful in pursuing climate policy. In this episode, YuYu Yuan and Spencer Travis are joined with Joshua Mitchell on the effects of Biden’s Climate Plan.


-----Sources from this Video-----

  1. Yale - What the U.S. Public Thinks about Climate Change - https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizations-data/ycom-us/

  2. U.S. EPA - Indicators of Climate Change - https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-wildfires

  3. NYTimes - A Social Policy ‘Framework’ Fails to Secure a Biden Victory - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/us/politics/biden-framework-bill-plan.html

  4. Brookings - How the United States can return to credible climate leadership - https://www.brookings.edu/research/us-action-is-the-lynchpin-for-successful-international-climate-policy-in-2021/

  5. Bloomberg - Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Coming For the Rest Of The World, Too - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-27/europe-s-energy-crisis-is-about-to-go-global-as-gas-prices-soar

  6. API - U.S. Must Learn From Europe’s Energy Struggles, Not Repeat Them - https://www.api.org/news-policy-and-issues/blog/2021/09/29/us-must-learn-from-europes-energy-struggles-not-repeat-them

  7. CNBC - Biden’s social spending framework gets a chilly reception from holdouts in Congress - https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/28/biden-framework-for-build-back-better-social-climate-bill.html

  8. The Guardian - Biden plan pledges ‘largest effort to combat climate change in US history’ - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/28/biden-spending-plan-billions-climate-crisis

  9. BBC News - Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema blocking Biden's climate agenda - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59060739

  10. NPR - What does Kyrsten Sinema want out of spending negotiations? Here's what we know - https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049341036/kyrsten-sinema-positions-spending-negotiations-congress

  11. CNN - What's driving Manchin's resistance to climate change legislation - https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/19/politics/climate-change-manchin-what-matters/index.html

  12. AP News - White House eyes new climate change strategies in Biden bill - https://apnews.com/article/climate-joe-biden-business-environment-joe-manchin-fc08eb6a3be7282a2fcd17761f83ecba


-----About The Half Hour-----

The Half Hour is a current events podcast designed with the intention of helping Extemp competitors (and other Speech and Debate members, as well as listening for the general public) understand the importance of political, social, or economical events on a domestic and international scale. As Extemp competitors only have half an hour to prep a speech, the podcast is designed to brief competitors in the same amount of time it would take for them to prep. Each episode looks at both sides of current events while providing background information to help expand upon the issue. The Half Hour also looks into common questions that people may be asked relating to current events and will work to answer them based on credible news sources from both sides.


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-----Credits and Credentials-----

Video/Audio Recording: Zoom Video Communications

Production Recording: OBS Studio

Design Production: Adobe Spark

Hosts: YuYu Yuan, Spencer Travis

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Produced By: Spencer Travis

Edited By: Joshua Mitchell

Powered By: One Clap Speech and Debate Podcast [Lyle Wiley]

Music By: Lyle Wiley (Production: GarageBand)


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