Speaker 1

Reminder: each speaker will receive their prompts from the extemporaneous prep room 30 minutes before they are scheduled to speak. Speakers will prepare prior to coming to your 8x8 room. You do not need to provide the prompts to the speaker; the prompts are just for you to reference.

Speaker 1

1. Will Marjorie Taylor Greene’s antics hurt or help the GOP’s 2022 midterm electoral odds?

2. Is age-based prioritization for COVID-19 vaccines a good idea?

3. What should the U.S. do to combat housing instability?

Speaker 2

Speaker 2

1. What will it take to safely reopen American schools?

2. As it decriminalizes drugs, what lessons can Oregon learn from Portugal?

3. Are right-wing extremists the biggest terror threat to the United States?

Speaker 3

Speaker 3

1. Did closing outdoor dining do more to spread COVID-19 than prevent it?

2. What’s next for the bankrupt NRA?

3. Is “Infrastructure Week” still a running joke?

Speaker 4

Speaker 4

1. Have algorithms done more good or harm for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout?

2. What steps should President Biden take to reform the US Postal Service?

3. Will Republicans succeed in blocking Xavier Becerra’s nomination?

Speaker 5

Speaker 5

1. Will L.A. County D.A. Gascón succeed in reforming LA County’s criminal justice system?

2. What will happen to DACA in 2021?

3. Should the FDA allow Moderna to increase the number of COVID-19 vaccine doses per vial?

Speaker 6

Speaker 6

1. How can California fix its troubled unemployment agency?

2. Will the Biden administration’s new ICE guidelines succeed in restraining the agency?

3. What will be the legacy of Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial?

Speaker 1

Reminder: each speaker will receive their prompts from the extemporaneous prep room 30 minutes before they are scheduled to speak. Speakers will prepare prior to coming to your 8x8 room. You do not need to provide the prompts to the speaker; the prompts are just for you to reference.

Speaker 1

1. Has Putin contained Alexei Navalny’s threat to his regime?

2. How should the United Nations respond to the coup in Myanmar?

3. Would the proposed petroleum industry bill (PIB) benefit Nigeria?

Speaker 2

Speaker 2

1. Is Mario Draghi the answer to Italy’s woes?

2. Can Clubhouse’s (short-lived) anti-censorship success in China be replicated?

3. What should South Africa’s next steps be for its COVID-19 vaccination plan?

Speaker 3

Speaker 3

1. Ten years later, what is the legacy of the Arab Spring?

2. What must Yoshihide Suga do to boost his approval ratings?

3. What will be the ramifications of Colombia offering legal residency to Venezuelan migrants?

Speaker 4

Speaker 4

1. How will Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s leadership influence the World Trade Organization?

2. What should the international community do to address Yemen’s humanitarian crisis?

3. Will the African Continental Free Trade Area bring prosperity to Africa?

Speaker 5

Speaker 5

1. Can Myanmar’s protesters succeed?

2. How will the Daniel Pearl murder acquittals affect U.S.-Pakistan relations?

3. Is Germany producing too much renewable energy?

Speaker 6

Speaker 6

1. How can Ethiopia end the Tigray War?

2. Are Q-Anon style conspiracy theories a major threat to Brazil?

3. What will be the fallout from the Vietnamese Communist Party’s 13th Party Congress?

Speaker 1

Reminder: each speaker will receive their prompts from the extemporaneous prep room 30 minutes before they are scheduled to speak. Speakers will prepare prior to coming to your 8x8 room. You do not need to provide the prompts to the speaker; the prompts are just for you to reference.

Speaker 1

1. What does Jeff Bezos’ stepping down as CEO mean for the future of Amazon?

2. Do lawsuits against Robinhood pose a real threat to the company?

3. What are the dangers of excess liquidity in the short-term U.S. lending market?

Speaker 2

Speaker 2

1. Is the WallStreetBets-GameStop saga a sign of things to come for the stock market?

2. What is responsible for the semiconductor shortage in the automobile industry?

3. Is Dogecoin more than just a meme?

Speaker 3

Speaker 3

1. Is SoftBank’s recovery a sign of things to come for the company?

2. What is the significance of Tesla’s move to buy $1.5 billion of Bitcoin?

3. Why are Ponzi schemes on the rise?

Speaker 4

Speaker 4

1. How can Europe recover from the economic consequences of COVID-19?

2. Is commercial real estate a ticking time bomb?

3. Is the U.S. prepared for the coming electric vehicle boom?

Speaker 5

Speaker 5

1. Will Facebook succeed at combating vaccine misinformation?

2. What should be done to stem the rise of catalytic converter theft?

3. Will Exxon Mobil’s move to invest in carbon capture storage technology bear fruit?

Speaker 6

Speaker 6

1. Is Biden’s reinstatement of aluminum tariffs a sign of more protectionist actions to come?

2. Has COVID-19 permanently killed business travel?

3. Does the U.S. prison phone industry need to be regulated?

Speaker 7

Speaker 7

1. In what ways is the Federal Reserve’s leadership’s lack of diversity problematic?

2. Can the proposed COVID-19 stimulus package achieve the goal of full employment?

3. Should Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama vote to unionize?