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From the brains behind Brains On, it's Smash Boom Best.

The show for people with big opinions.

Hi, I'm Anna Weggle filling in from Molly Bloom, and this is Smash Boom Best, the show where we take two things, smash them together, and ask you to decide which one is best.

Today's debate is a majestic musical showdown.

It's accordions versus bagpipes.

We've got comedian, voice actor, and writer Mary Mac

ready to sing the praises of the squeeze box for team accordions.

Accordions for the win.

Yeah, yeah, the crowd goes wild.

And Brains-on producer Aron Moldeslossi is here to try to snag a win for the windy warbler team bagpipes.

Oh, Anna boy, the pipes, the pipes are winning.

How did you know my nickname Anna Boy?

And here to Judge It All is Phoenix from Auckland, New Zealand.

Phoenix loves Dungeons and Dragons, eating any kind of soup, and playing the whistle.

Hi, Phoenix.

Hi.

So, Phoenix, can you tell us?

Because maybe not everyone knows what being a whistle player means?

So a whistle is essentially an Irish tin whistle.

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