On this episode of WIDL Wall Talk, Jade and Seth discuss whether the balloon shot down by the US government actually came from China, the increase in UFO sightings, a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the State of the Union Address, and the live performance of "Lift Every Voice and Sing" alongside the National Anthem at the Super Bowl. This will be the last episode of WIDL Wall Talk this season. Thank you to all those who have come on, as well as everyone who has listened! We hope to have a new host and a new season in the Fall!

This week on WIDL Wall Talk, Ben, Kamryn, and James discuss the collapse of FTX, the feud between Apple and Twitter, protests in China over Zero-Covid policies, New York City's move to have police more closely monitor mentally ill individuals, and the outrage that has been aimed at Ticketmaster after mix-ups with tickets for Taylor Swift's Eras tour.

On this episode of WIDL Wall Talk, Esther, Max, and Lilly discuss Midterm elections, controversy surrounding anti-Semitic remarks from Kanye West, Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, Tennessee's SB3 which would ban drag shows for kids, and questions surrounding the Arizona election hiccups.

On this episode of WIDL Wall Talk, we take a break from current events and political discussions and learn a little bit about our host, Tess. Tess discusses her debate experience, what she loves about Wall Talk, what she does when she's not debating, and more.

This week on Wall Talk, Jade, Hunter, and Ellyn discuss Liz Truss's resignation as Prime Minister, thoughts on the probable outcomes of the midterm elections, a recent video of a disturbing "disciplinary" method from a preschool, the fall of ACT scores for the class of 2022, and, of course, Taylor Swift's newest album Midnights.

This week on Wall Talk, Alexander and Zachary discuss how NATO should handle potential nuclear action from Russia, Alex Jones being ordered to pay nearly one billion dollars to families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting, Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying policies, Saudi Arabia's decision to reduce oil output, and PayPal's rescinded misinformation policy.

On this episode of Wall Talk, Ammon, Ben, and Daniel discuss Governor Ron Desantis and Governor Greg Abbott's decision to send migrants to sanctuary cities, the FBI raid of pro-life activist Mark Houck, the move to classify Fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini, and the recent increase of young women developing Tourrettes-like tics and its connections to TikTok.

In this season kick-off, Jaron, Esther, and Zak discuss the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago, student loan forgiveness, Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russia, human rights abuses in China, gun control options in light of recent shootings, and the "quiet quitting" phenomenon trending on TikTok.

Davey, Ellyn, and Zakary talk about the Supreme Court's ruling on Biden's vaccine mandate (0:28), the Djokovic Chronicles (6:16), the government and COVID tests (22:26), Iran and other threats to the US (33:41), if Russia will invade Ukraine and what can be done to defuse the situation (41:59), and what the US and her allies should do if Russia invades (53:57).

This week, we talk to Alexander and Eliza about the CDC changing their quarantine guidance (0:47), President Biden's approval ratings (9:09), the January 6th riot (15:43), suggested New Year's resolutions for lawmakers (21:49), and we look back at some of the top news stories of 2021 (27:57). This is not an episode you want to miss!

We start Season 2 of WIDL Wall Talk by talking to Peter, Tess, and Abe about the Kyle Rittenhouse trials (1:41), what can be done about the global supply chain issues (15:56), the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for businesses (23:53), the Supreme Court's decision to let Texas Senate Bill 8 stand while they hear arguments (37:10), suggested changes to the Supreme Court (51:52) and what can be done to help the people of Afghanistan (1:02:35). If you are a student from the Wasatch Independent Debate League, you can be on the show! All you have to do is sign up here: https://forms.gle/5J31kimskvBxhCVu5. We'd love to have you!!

Matthew makes a special announcement!

Trey, Tessa, and Chris talk about security around the US Capitol Building (0:42), Vladimir Putin extending his term limits (7:53), the US possibly rejoining the Iran Nuclear Deal (19:46), the Georgia election laws (26:32), the Derek Chauvin (41:30), and Andy Ngo's interactions with Antifa (50:14).

Liam, Hunter, and Peter talk about COVID strains in the US (0:58), COVID vaccine passports (9:20), Dominion suing Fox News (20:09), Transgender Athletic legislation in several states (25:21), the US losing its military superiority (30:40), and tax hikes (41:47).

Ellyn, Jonah, and Silas talk about President Biden's first press conference (2:11), the allegations against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (9:07), potential tax hikes (15:55), the Texas border crisis (35:16), gun laws (51:35), and HR 1 otherwise known as the "For the People Act" (1:06:13).

In this week's episode, we talk to Miles, Max, and Jake about the firing of Gina Carano, Trump's chances of re-election, the COVID vaccine, states lifting their mask mandates, and republican's calls for the US to boycott the 2022 winter Olympics hosted by China. If you would like to look into the research that Miles mentions, here are links to those pages: https://vaers.hhs.gov/data.html and https://digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017045-lazarus-final-report-2011.pdf. Additionally, here is the page that Max talks about: https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-conclude-phase-3-study-covid-19-vaccine.

Mia, Ema, and Mia talk about the deplatforming of Trump and Parler, the Gamestop stock controversy, and the Alexei Navalny arrest and subsequent protests. Matthew also makes a big announcement at the end of the episode!

It's the very first episode of the WIDL Wall Talk!! We start the show off by talking to John, Alexander, and Gwen about executive orders, COVID relief, minimum wage, gun legislation, and a recall effort against California Governor Newsom.

An introduction to WIDL Wall Talk.