Master Debaters

Master Debaters

Nonstop talking heads on the news channels. Perpetual hot takes on the sports channels. KTSA thought: let’s have MORE hot takes and MORE inflated egos in one show! Three combatants filled to the brim with opinions and the urge to verbally spew it out all compete to try win over an innocent, impartial judge. These contestants will weave their way through topics ranging from general news, politics, sports, entertainment, to life offering the judge their takes on each question. The judge will determine if their arguments are worthy enough to earn them the title of Master Debater. Listen every week to hear the freshest perspectives to the latest news events in this mental melee.

Episodes

December 22, 2022 48 mins
Roman Garcia, Matt Ryan, and Christian Blood gather around the table to air their grievances this Christmas with guest judge, Jimmy Trevino.
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San Antonio Sports Star's Joe Reinagel, Fox News Radio's Matt Napolitano, and Combat Culture's Matt Ryan battle it out this week on Master Debaters!
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February 18, 2022 45 mins
Nonstop talking heads on the news channels. Perpetual hot takes on the sports channels. KTSA thought: let’s have MORE hot takes and MORE inflated egos in one show! Check out this wild three-way debate every week tackling recent news and life topics!
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Washington Post's Alexandra Petri, Fox News Radio's Matt Napolitano, and freelance journalist Ryan Broderick all compete in this week's Winter Olympics-Super Bowl-other major sporting event debate-athon!
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January 13, 2022 40 mins
Energy 94.1's Lo, USA Radio Network's James Parker, and San Antonio Sports Star's Michael Jimenez get in on this week's debate on Master Debaters.
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December 30, 2021 41 mins
San Antonio Sports Star's James Pledger, national talk host Chad Benson, and 1010 WINS/WCBS 880's Jason Goldstein battle it out this week to see who is the Master Debater!
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Washington Post's Alexandra Petri, Fox News Radio's Matt Napolitano, and San Antonio Sports Star's James Pledger gather for a Christmas debate on this week's episode of Master Debaters.
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December 3, 2021 37 mins
Comedian Roman Garcia, talk host James Parker, and Catalyst Wrestling's Matt Ryan battle it out on this week's episode of Master Debaters before the ever ambivalent and disinterested judge, the KTSA Research Robot.
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October 29, 2021 47 mins
Energy 94.1's Mijo, Guy David, and San Antonio Sports Star's James Pledger get spooky on this week's episode of Master Debaters -- the Hallow-Argument Special!
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Washington Post's Alexandra Petri, Fox News Radio's Matt Napolitano, and Combat Culture's Matt Ryan join the show this week in an effort to win over the judge, Travis from Vermont, to be crowned this week's Master Debater.
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September 23, 2021 45 mins
WRNO's James Parker, San Antonio Sports Star's James Pledger, and office furniture James "M.T. Chair" Pew battle it out in the Battle of the Jameses on this week's episode of Master Debaters.
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Washington Post's Alexandra Petri, Combat Culture's Matt Ryan, and San Antonio Sports Star's Rudy Jay battle over all the past week of news in an effort to be the Master Debater!
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August 19, 2021 45 mins
Energy 94.1's Cisco, Fox News Radio's Matt Napolitano, and comedian Roman Garcia gather to debate all of the "hot" and "heavy" topics of the week on this week's episode of Master Debaters.
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American Ground Radio's Stephen Parr, San Antonio Sports Star's James Pledger, and comedian Roman Garcia hash it out on this week's episode of Master Debaters.
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Fox News Radio's Matt Napolitano, Washington Post's Alexandra Petri, and Energy 94.1's Mijo bring their arguments before the "KTSA Research Robot" in hopes of being named this week's Master Debater!
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ESPN San Antonio's Rob Thompson, ESPN San Antonio's James Pledger, and radio host Guy David take on the past week of news to see who can be crowned this week's Master Debater!
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ESPN San Antonio's James Pledger, Energy 94.1's Ricardo, and freelance journalist Ryan Broderick all get judged by KTSA's Katy Barber on their debating prowess.
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ESPN San Antonio's Rob Thompson, Washington Post's Alexandra Petri, and Combat Culture's Matt Ryan get creative this week as they discuss the price of PSLs (pumpkin spice lattes?), Mario Kart level driving, and much more on this episode of Master Debaters.
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ESPN San Antonio's James Pledger, Energy 94.1's Cisco, and WRNO's James Parker gather this week gather to throw down their best arguments in this installment of Master Debaters.
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Master Debaters go live in a web stream for the show's first time. Combat Culture's Matt Ryan, comedian Roman Garcia, and radio host Guy David all gather to duke it out in this pre-Memorial Day weekend episode.
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