Speaker 1

Speaker one:

1.      How can South Africa address a recent increase in femicide?

2.      Is the persecution of religious minorities in India becoming worse?

3.      Will Peru be able to successfully continue to prosecute corruption cases, even when they implicate powers at the very top?

Speaker 2

Speaker two:

1.      How will the release of the movies “Oras de Peligro” and “Martyr or Murderer” in the same year affect Filipinos’ understanding of the martial law period?

2.      Will the discoveries revealed in recently excavated “Dazzling Aten” begin a resurgence of Egyptology?

3.      Will President Macron sacrifice his political career by unilaterally raising the age to collect pensions?

Speaker 3

Speaker three:

1.      Are AMLO’s electoral reforms undermining democracy in Mexico?

2.      How should the United Kingdom address racism amongst its police forces?

3.      Will Turkey actually replace Erdogan in their upcoming election?

Speaker 4

Speaker four:

1.      Will the “Irish reunification of 2024” actually come to fruition?

2.       How can Hong Kong revive tourism?

3.      What steps should Ecuador take to ensure the safety of its journalists?

Speaker 5

Speaker five:

1.      How has Ukraine managed to keep its economy afloat throughout the Russian invasion?

2.      Has Prime Minister Kaja Kallas raised the international profile of Estonia?

3.      Are heat waves threatening local fresh water fish populations in Australia?

Speaker 6

Speaker six:

1.      What can the Somalian government do to mitigate the death tolls resulting from droughts?

2.      Is fascism at unprecedented levels in Pakistan?

3.      Are the Bukele government’s emergency powers to crack down on gangs in El Salvador going too far?

Speaker 1

Speaker one:

1.      Does the success of Everything Everywhere All At Once mark a turning point in American sentiment toward immigrant stories in media?

2.      Have the media overhyped the possibility of a Trump indictment?

3.      How will the Supreme Court rule on the student loan debt forgiveness cases before it?

Speaker 2

Speaker two:

1.      What reforms should the federal government implement to prevent future bank runs?

2.      How will Ivan Prieto’s defection after the WBC semi-finals between the U.S. and Cuba affect the warming perception Americans have of Cuba?

3.      Why are colorectal cancer rates rising among young Americans?

Speaker 3

Speaker three:

1.      Should the federal government intervene in the development of “cop city”?

2.      Is the Democratic Party becoming more conservative on immigration?

3.      How can the Oscars address backlash over the lack of South Asian dancers in the performance of “Naatu Naatu”?

Speaker 4

Speaker four:

1.      How will Adam Sandler receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor affect his legacy as a comedian?

2.      Will California’s plan to produce generic insulin lead to other states taking similar actions to make drugs more affordable?

3.      Is Critical Race Theory the target of a second Red Scare?

Speaker 5

Speaker five:

1.      Is legacy media’s coverage of U.S. crime rates misleading?

2.      How will boycotts of Hogwarts: Legacy affect the future of video games adapted from works of controversial authors?

3.      Will the passage of universal free lunch in Minnesota inspire other states to follow suit?

Speaker 6

Speaker six:

1.      Should Congress let the expansion of Medicaid coverage lapse in April?

2.      Is the era of big-budget superhero films at its end?

3.      What does the resignation of Howard Schultz mean for efforts to organize Starbucks?

Speaker 1

Speaker one:

1.      Are robotic bees a long-term solution for our pollinator crisis?

2.      Is academia over-reacting to text-generating artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT?

3.      Has the James Webb Space Telescope provided a significant return on investment?

Speaker 2

Speaker two:

1.      Will sending humans back to the moon provide more information than using robots?

2.      How are new developments in physics affecting the plausibility of multiverse theory?

3.      Have we reached the second “quantum revolution”?

Speaker 3

Speaker three:

1.      Has the global semiconductor shortage significantly slowed down technological innovation?

2.      How will the ongoing troubles for Roscosmos impact the future of space exploration?

3.      Can human society adapt at the speed of innovation brought on by artificial intelligence?

Speaker 4

Speaker four:

1.      Will the Universe's rate of expansion make it impossible for humans to ever understand it?

2.      Has robotics reached a point where service industry jobs will be automated?

3.      Is “quantum strangeness” bringing us closer to plausible time travel?

Speaker 5

Speaker five:

1.      Is 3D printing the key to the future of space exploration?

2.      Are the world’s roadways actually ready for self-driving vehicles?

3.      Can mini reactors create a resurgence in nuclear energy?

Speaker 6

Speaker six:

1.      Are robots ready to revolutionize the construction industry?

2.      Is the world ready for 6G?

3.      How will the Dragonfly mission impact our understanding of the formation of life in the universe?