Hot Takes with Al Zaidi | January 2026 Interview

Extemp Nerds in a Geopolitical Candy Shop | MBA Top-6 Group Call

Only one tournament can successfully blend great food, psychological torture, and high-level extemp--no, it's not your local invitational--it's the MBA Extemp Round Robin! The MBA tournament brings together 16 of the nation's best extempers at the Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. Listen in as guests Aparna Iyer, Daphne Kalir-Starr, Rehan Buvvaji, Zoe Becker, and Rowan Seipp discuss the tournament experience and their extemp style with co-hosts Noori and Marcel. We hope you enjoy the February episode of the Extemper's Bible Podcast! Be on the look out for our March episode!

Hot Takes with Al Zaidi | January 2026 Interview

In this month's long, long awaited episode, champion of the 2025 Yale, Bronx, and Florida Blue Key Invitationals Al Zaidi returns to the podcast alongside co-hosts Noori and Marcel. Al discusses his recent success, extemp tips, and... hot takes? Listen up as we dive into the mind of one of the most successful competitors on the circuit, discussing everything from Sabrina Carpenter jokes to toxic extemp culture. We hope you enjoy the December/January episode of the Extemper's Bible Podcast! We apologize for the slow episode releases; we are back in full swing this month!

Sweat, Spiders, and Sabrina Carpenter | 2025 Yale Finalists Group Call

At this year's Yale Invitational, 105 Extempers competed for a spot in the final. Joining the podcast for this episode are 5 of the 6 finalists: Al Zaidi, Sophia Amundgaard, Aparna Iyer, Daphne Kalir-Starr, and Manuela Meija-Fanjul. Unfortunately, finalist Max Goldstein could not join us, but participated in spirit! Over the span of three eventful zoom calls, the 2025 finalists, along with co-hosts Noori and Marcel, reflected on the tournament, analyzed their final round questions, and shared plenty of laughs along the way. We hope you enjoy the September episode of the Extemper's Bible Podcast!

Meet Jerome Powell's Biggest Fan | Interview with NSDA Runner-Up Sofia Villagra

Inspired by her teammates, family, and... Fed Chair Jerome Powell? In this episode of the Extemper's Bible Podcast, Marcel interviews 2025 NSDA USX Runner-Up, Sofia Villagra. Sofia speaks on the NSDA Nationals experience, moments of growth, and shares her favorite Extemp memories. Special thanks to Sofia Villagra for the interview and Noori Choudhary for coordinating and preparing the questions!

An Unhinged Episode | NIETOC Champion Anwen Williams

An Unhinged Episode | NIETOC Champion Anwen Williams Anwen & Kate catch up about Extemp, discussing everything from crazy tournament stories to .. rerun octos rounds?? Tune in to this interview with our NIETOC Champ and NCFL runner up! ** Editor’s note — The Conversation is not a conservative news source, Kate was thinking of the Lowy Institute (generally rated as a center right biased source). The Conversation is generally rated as center to center-left.