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

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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Get your game face on because in this episode we’ve got two colorful competitions. One is a board game that takes you to a sweet imaginary land. The other is a video game race that’ll get your adrenaline pumping. It’s Candy Land vs MarioKart! Saying sweet things for Team Candy Land is podcast producer Marcel Malekebu! And revving the engine for MarioKart is actor and comedian Brad Milison. Which game will win? Listen and find out, then vote for your favorite at www.smashboom.org.

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Grab your sunscreen and a bottle of water because we’ve a showdown between two outdoor activities. It’s Gardening vs Hiking! Making our love of gardening grow is performer, theatermaker and Story Pirate Mahayla Laurence! Showing us the sight and heights for team hiking is singer, actor and Story Pirate Alex Nader! Which will win? Listen and then vote for your favorite at www.smashboombest.org.Click here to read a transcript of this episode.

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