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Episode 1 · 03/10/2026
Meet Kate: the story behind Kate’s Debates
Meet Kate and discover the story behind Kate’s Debates, the weekly UK debate podcast where Kate argues both sides and you choose the winner.
THE SCOREBOARD
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Kate in Black
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MEET KATE
From the salon floor to the Bar
Katie Petrie, known to everyone as Kate, started at Toni & Guy at 17 and opened her own salon, Headkandy Hair and Beauty, in 2019. Now she’s made a career change into law: she’s an Open University law student on her way to the Bar.
Kate’s Debates is where she practises the skills every advocate needs: thinking on her feet, building an argument and seeing both sides.
FROM THE BLOG
04/10/2026
From barber to the Bar: My story as a career changer
The story of an unconventional career change, and why it is never too late to pursue the path you once thought had passed you by.
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