The Mock Review with Ben and Drew

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Episode 15: ORCS Analysis, Week One Mar 19, 2019

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Editor's note: this episode was recorded before the second weekend of ORCS, but Ben didn't finish editing it until now because he was preparing his team for their own ORCS. He's very sorry. On this week's episode, Drew and Ben discuss the first set of results from 2019 Opening Round Championship Series tournaments and go through the implications of having only five Nationals bids from each ORCS.

Episode 14: Regionals Analysis, Week Three Mar 06, 2019

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On the latest episode, Drew and Ben chat with Bruno Paes Leme and Gaby Pinzon of Florida International about earning ORCS bids in their first two years as a program. Ben and Drew also go through the eleven (!) Regionals in week three and discuss their own experience at the Owings Mills Regional, and then finish up by looking ahead to ORCS.

Episode 13: Regionals Analysis, Week Two Feb 22, 2019

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On this week's episode, Ben and Drew look at the results from week two of Regionals, including the several new teams who advanced for the first time and numerous top-50 teams who didn't advance to ORCS. Ben and Drew also look forward to this weekend's Regionals and their own teams who are competing in Owings Mills.

Episode 12: Regionals Analysis, Week One Feb 15, 2019

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On the newest episode of The Mock Review, Ben and Drew go Regional by Regional to discuss all the results from the first week of AMTA competition. Juniata College President Haley Walker joins the podcast to discuss her program's cinderella bid to ORCS out of State College, and Ben and Drew look forward to this coming weekend and another set of Regionals across the country.

Episode 11: Stanford Mock Trial (with Thom Scher and Jack Seigenthaler) Jan 22, 2019

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Editor's note: this episode was recorded back in mid-December but took a few weeks to finish due to some editing challenges. On the latest episode of The Mock Review, Ben and Drew are joined by Thom Scher and Jack Seigenthaler of Stanford Mock Trial to break down the case changes, what's behind Stanford's recent rise to the top of AMTA, and whether the style differences in west coast mock are overhyped. Ben and Drew also discuss the end of the fall season and the results of the survey dealing with how to get more teams to host for AMTA.

Episode 10: Regional Tournament Assignments (with Adam Detsky) Dec 06, 2018

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On the latest episode, Ben and Drew are joined by AMTA Team and Feeder Subcommittee Chair Adam Detsky. Adam breaks down the 2018 Regional Tournament assignments, and discusses how he and his committee go about placing 700+ teams into Regional sites around the country. Adam goes in-depth on the committee's process to try and make each Regional as fair as possible while also considering geography, Regional size and bid allocation, and making sure ORCS fields are even as well.

Episode 9: But It Actually Updates Nov 21, 2018

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Content Warning: The first 12 minutes of this episode discuss the death of Alaina Housley and the issue of gun violence more broadly. The remaining portion of the episode begins at 12:02. On this week's episode, Ben and Drew discuss more fall tournament results, including the Black Squirrel Invitational, and respond to some questions regarding the 70% of teams that don't advance past Regionals, and what those teams can do to earn a bid to ORCS.

Episode 8: Early Season Review Nov 04, 2018

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On the latest episode of The Mock Review, Ben and Drew take a closer look at some early-season results and how they might predict how the rest of the season will unfold. Ben and Drew also discuss what they've seen so far at different tournaments with how Midlands Television Studios v. Danny Kosack is playing out and propose some possibilities for case changes after the fall. All of this and much more on the newest episode of The Mock Review!

Episode 7: Elizabeth Bays Oct 09, 2018

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On the latest episode of The Mock Review, Ben and Drew are joined over two sessions by Elizabeth Bays of Yale University. Elizabeth discusses Yale's four consecutive appearances in the National Final Round, their reputation for creative theories and whether they push the limits of AMTA rules, and Elizabeth's thoughts on how AMTA can improve transparency and communication with its membership.

Episode 6: Midlands Television Studios v. Kosack (with Michael Gelfand) Aug 23, 2018

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On the first post-case release episode of The Mock Review, Ben and Drew chat with Civil Case Committee Chair Michael J. Gelfand about Midlands Television Studios, Inc. v. Danny Kosack. Mike (aka The Gelf) delves into why the committee decided to torture anxious college students with absurd case previews and then drop the case with no warning, how the core idea for this case came to fruition, what it was like working with nine different people on the Civil Case Committee, why the case has four swing witnesses, and a number of other topics.

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