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

Black Holes vs. Meteors

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

American Public Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.612.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Grab your telescopes, cuz you’re in for a celestial smackdown. It’s black holes vs. meteors! Comedian and writer Max Maliga goes to bat for black holes against improvisor, writer and meteor maven Anupa Otiv.

Which cosmic celebrity will take home the crown? Massive black holes, or magical meteors? Shoot over to smashboom.org to vote for the team YOU think won!

Transcript

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0:00.0

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

0:05.2

The show for people with big opinions.

0:07.8

Hi, I'm Molly Bloom and this is Smash Boom Best,

0:10.5

a show where we take two things, smash them together,

0:13.2

and ask you to decide which one is best.

0:15.9

Today's debate is a cosmic throwdown,

0:18.6

we're featuring a rolling stone whipping through the void

0:21.6

and a hole so fascinating it got Albert Einstein out of bed in the morning.

0:26.1

It's Black Holes vs Meteors.

0:29.1

In one corner, we've got comedian and writer Max Maliga defending Black Holes.

0:34.0

I just want to say it right off the bat.

0:35.5

Spaghettification is a real science term.

0:38.5

Okay, black holes, black holes, black holes, black holes.

0:41.6

And in the other, we've got Improvisor and writer,

0:43.8

Anupa Odev, ready to fight for team meteors.

0:47.2

Ready to shoot for the stars, baby?

0:50.0

And here to judge it all, we've got Adam from Philadelphia.

0:53.5

He's an avid baker and a biker when he isn't in school or at home baking.

0:57.7

And Adam can be found taking long rides in his grandfather's bulldozer.

1:01.7

Hi, Adam.

1:02.7

Hello.

1:03.7

So Adam, I gotta know, the bulldozer.

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