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Past Episodes: September 2008 Archives

Oldies but goodies...

This week, pugnacious nay-sayer Johnny Beuhler is out to prove that award-winning joke teller Graham Clark is a “Value Village Idiot” for insisting that second hand shopping is better than buying new.
Up next comedian Debra Kimmett and musical funnyman Todd Butler do battle on the topic of seniors, and whether our elder citizens should be going back to work.
This week we’re all about things old and used. But that doesn’t mean the jokes are.
Tune in for all the fresh comedy Saturday at 11:30 am and Monday at 8:30 pm on Radio One.

And don't forget... You can see The Debaters live in Regina on October 4th and 5th. Check out "Attend a Taping" for more info.

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The family that stays together....

Are we too hard on those adult kids at home?
This week comic Erica Sigurdson tries to convince “stay at home son” Phil Hanley that he needs to stop being chicken and fly the coop.
Also on the bill, Latina funny lady Martha Chaves debates Vancouver comic Charlie Demers on the topic of Che Guevara and whether this South American rebel is worthy of being on so many T shirts and college dorm room walls.
Yes, "The Debaters" loves the Marx Brothers -- Karl and Groucho. Tune in for a Molotov cocktail of comedy.
Airs Saturday at 11:30 am and Monday at 8:30 pm on Radio One.
And don't forget... You can see The Debaters live in Regina on October 4th and 5th. Check out "Attend a Taping" for more info.

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Green shift or bull shift?

This week on The Debaters humourist Debra Kimmett assails environmentally friendly funnyman Billy Mitchell on his support of Stephan Dion's carbon tax.
Also on the bill Filipino Canadian Ron Josol takes on Korean Canadian Paul Bae over which ethnicity has contributed more to our nation's multicultural mélange. The Debaters is always proud to give a nod to green Canadians (and to Canadians of other colours, too.)
Airs Saturday at 11:30 am and repeats Monday at 8:30 pm on Radio One.

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