Smash Boom Best: A funny, smart debate show for kids and family

Today, two drinks that are textural treats duke it out to see who will be Smash Beverage Best! One has bubbles, the other is an icy delight. Both come in all sorts of flavors. It’s Boba Tea vs Slushies! Voice actor Merk Nguyen is repping Boba Tea and Story Pirate Peter McNerney is here for Team Slushies! Who will win? After you listen, head to smashboom.org to tell us who you think won!

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Holding stuff is easier thanks to pockets and backpacks. One can fit a laptop and water bottle, the other keeps your keys and wallet with you at all times. Both are great, but this is Smash Boom Best, so only one can win! It’s Backpacks vs Pockets. Defending the pack on your back is actor and improviser Alsa Bruno. And speaking up for pockets is performer and improviser Morgan Bruno. Which keeper of things will come out on top? Listen to find out and head to www.smashboom.org to vote for your favorite.Click here to read a transcript of this episode.

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Get ready for a Smash Boom Best bird bonanza. Tommy Siegel and Billy Libby have gone bananas for birds in the last few years. They’re real-life friends and musicians, who host the podcast Extremely Accurate Bird Songs. Today, however, friends become foes as they each rep a different bird. It’s Mourning Dove vs American Robin. Judging today’s debate is cat-lover, harpist and gymnast, Iva from New Haven, CT. Whose song will Iva choose? Listen and find out, then cast your own vote!

Special thanks to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Macaulay Library for birdsound used in this episode.

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Molly Bloom as a debater? It’s true! This is a sneak peek at a bonus episode we just shared in our Smarty Pass feed. Molly debates Sanden in a Smash Boom Best showdown between Cheetahs and Sloths. To hear the full, ad-free episode, ⁠⁠join Smarty Pass⁠⁠. You also get access to all the other Brains On Universe shows, online hangs with the crew, discounts on merch and fun surprises. Thanks for the support!

It’s a building battle from top to bottom. Attics sit high above the world, basements are cool lairs down below. Both can be fun, both can be creepy, but only one can win. Digging deep for basements is musician and one half of the band Koo Koo – Bryan Atchison! And unleashing some antics in support of attics is musician and the other half of the band Koo Koo – Neil Olstad! Which floor will triumph? Listen then cast your vote at smashboom.org.

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