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Answering the Question is run by high schoolers from diverse backgrounds across the nation. Many of us participate in speech and debate, specifically Extemporaneous Speaking, where we have developed abilities to form cohesive arguments and explain complex issues in a concise fashion. All of us at Answering the Question are passionate about current events and speaking up against social injustice.

Answering the Question


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    Why did the U.S. Halt foreign assistance to Ethiopia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 6:28


    Adithi Reddy answers the question: Why did the U.S. Halt foreign assistance to Ethiopia?

    What's in the EU's COVID-19 recovery package?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 5:58


    Jessica Chai answers the question: What's in the EU's COVID-19 recovery package?

    What would we gain from the institution of new virus mitigation measures?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 5:53


    Carter Hull answers the question: What would we gain from the institution of new virus mitigation measures?

    How will China promote itself globally in a post-pandemic recovery?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 4:55


    Kelly Hu answers the question: How will China promote itself globally in a post-pandemic recovery?

    What's behind tensions in Northern Ireland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 3:14


    Diane Sun answers the question: What's behind tensions in Northern Ireland?

    What is the state of reproductive rights in Brazil?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 5:40


    Lakshmi Sunder answers the question: What is the state of reproductive rights in Brazil?

    Is an independent Taiwan a pipe dream?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 4:15


    Ethan Wilkes answers the question: Is an independent Taiwan a pipe dream?

    How has China interfered with Hong Kong's Democracy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 6:12


    Nikhil Reddy answers the question: How has China interfered with Hong Kong's Democracy?

    What is Title IX?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2021 6:21


    Anushka Kumar answers the question: What is Title IX? in our collaboration with End the Panic.

    Why are Georgia Republicans backing down from key 2022 races?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 7:58


    Ford McCracken answers the question: Why are Georgia Republicans backing down from key 2022 races?

    What is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 8:43


    Annika Hesse answers the question: What is the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam?

    How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected working women?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 7:00


    Sydney Carroll answers the question: How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected working women?

    What is the equality act?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 4:53


    Sneha Bhale answers the question: What is the equality act?

    What are the implications of the Biden administration's recent allowance of mailed abortion pills?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 3:56


    Lakshmi Sunder answers the question: What are the implications of the Biden administration's recent allowance of mailed abortion pills?

    Who is Taylor Swift?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 15:06


    Gargi Rakhade and Sneha Bhale answer the question: Who is Taylor Swift? Narrated by Sneha Bhale.

    What is driving the high rates of femicide in El Salvador?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 4:24


    Lakshmi Sunder answers the question: What is driving the high rates of femicide in El Salvador?

    What is ASEAN?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 7:49


    Annika Hesse answers the question: What is ASEAN?

    Who is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 6:45


    Anish Beeram answers the question: Who is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner? Narrated by Sneha Bhale.

    Who is Julia Gillard?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2021 5:06


    Jack Siegel answers the question: Who is Julia Gillard?

    Who is Tsai Ing-wen?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 6:43


    Carter Hull answers the question: Who is Tsai Ing-wen?

    Who is Angela Merkel?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 4:34


    Kelly Hu answers the question: Who is Angela Merkel?

    Who is Stacey Abrams?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 6:03


    Sneha Bhale answers the question: Who is Stacey Abrams?

    Who is Nancy Pelosi?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 7:36


    Ford McCracken answers the question: Who is Nancy Pelosi?

    Who is Jacinda Ardern?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 9:05


    Sydney Carroll answers the question: Who is Jacinda Ardern? Women Leader Series Part 1.

    What is the current state of Medicare For All?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 6:19


    Kay Rollins answers the question: What is the current state of Medicare For All?

    What will the Azerbaijan-Armenian peace deal mean for Middle Eastern stability?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 5:27


    Ethan Wilkes answers the question: What will the Azerbaijan-Armenian peace deal mean for Middle Eastern stability?

    How does Biden's Covid-19 Plan Compare to New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern's Plan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 6:06


    Lakshmi Sunder answers the question: How does Biden's Covid-19 Plan Compare to New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern's Plan?

    How Will US-Iran Relations Change in a Biden Presidency?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 7:40


    Sydney Carroll answers the question: How Will US-Iran Relations Change in a Biden Presidency?

    What is happening in Myanmar?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 5:43


    Naz Soysal answers the question: What is happening in Myanmar?

    How are minority communities impacted by COVID?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 5:34


    Diane Sun answers the question: How are minority communities impacted by COVID?

    What is the Belt and Road Initiative?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 5:44


    Naz Soysal answers the question: What is the Belt and Road Initiative?

    Why are Turkey and Greece in Conflict?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 7:56


    Nikhil Reddy answers the question: Why are Turkey and Greece in Conflict?

    What is in the new Brexit deal and what will it mean for Britain's commercial relations?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 7:52


    Annika Hesse answers the question: What is in the new Brexit deal and what will it mean for Britain's commercial relations?

    What will be the future of Germany under new leadership?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 5:29


    Sneha Bhale answers the question: What will be the future of Germany under new leadership?

    Grudges in the Middle East? Iran and Israel- Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 6:37


    Anushka Kumar answers the question: Grudges in the Middle East? Iran and Israel- Part 3

    Grudges in the Middle East? The United States and Israel- Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 8:42


    Anish Beeram answers the question: Grudges in the Middle East? The United States and Israel- Part 2

    Grudges in the Middle East? The United States and Iran- Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 7:31


    Jack Siegel answers the question: "Grudges in the Middle East?" The United States and Iran- Part 1- Narrated by Sneha Bhale.

    What are the implications of the events of the capitol riots?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 10:39


    Ford McCracken answers the question: What are the implications of the events of the capitol riots? in the January 6, 2021 Series Part 2 featuring Sydney Carroll

    How will the results of the Georgia Senate Runoffs affect the 117th Congress?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 5:25


    Sydney Carroll answers the question: How will the results of the Georgia Senate Runoffs affect the 117th Congress? in the January 6, 2021 Series Part 1 featuring Ford McCracken

    Can the U.S. default on its debt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 9:45


    Anish Beeram answers the question: Can the U.S. default on its debt?

    What is the current state of the Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 6:53


    Kay Rollins answers the question: What is the current state of the Tigray Conflict in Ethiopia? This episode was narrated by Sneha Bhale.

    How would a Biden administration's stance on China differ from Trump's?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 8:01


    Sydney Carroll answers the question: How would a Biden administration's stance on China differ from Trump's?

    What is the state of LGBTQ+ rights in Poland?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 3:54


    Lakshmi Sunder answers the question: What is the state of LGBTQ+ rights in Poland?

    Should UBI replace means-tested welfare programs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 11:46


    Sneha Bhale answers the question: Should UBI replace means-tested welfare programs?

    Why is press freedom deteriorating in Hungary?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 6:44


    Annika Hesse answers the question: Why is press freedom deteriorating in Hungary?

    What do the 2020 election results indicate for the future of the Democratic Party?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 8:45


    Jack Siegel answers the question: What do the 2020 election results indicate for the future of the Democratic Party?

    What will Joe Biden accomplish in his first 100 days?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 8:01


    Ford McCraken answers the question: What will Joe Biden accomplish in his first 100 days?

    What is happening in the Tigray region?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 9:46


    In our Answering the Question x Extemper's Bible collab, Anushka Kumar answers the question: What is happening in the Tigray region?

    What caused Europe's second wave of COVID-19?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 6:54


    Kelly Hu answers the question: What caused Europe's second wave of COVID-19?

    How will the US' withdrawal from the WHO affect the future of global health governance?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2020 7:14


    Carter Hull answers the question: How will the US' withdrawal from the WHO affect the future of global health governance?

    Why is the Middle East boycotting French Products?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 5:52


    Sydney Carroll answers the question: Why is the Middle East boycotting French Products?

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