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

Forts vs. Puzzles: a constructive debate

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

American Public Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.612.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Today’s debate requires a little concentration and is seen across the nation. Put your hands together for Forts vs. Puzzles! We’ve got Forever Ago host Joy Dolo ready to rumble for team Forts, and comedian Comrade Tripp is eager to defend team Puzzles! Who will be crowned the Smash Boom Best? Head on over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won!


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Molly with something important to ask you. Like, very important, like so important,

0:07.5

imagine everything I'm saying is in all caps with giant font and underlined in glitter.

0:12.9

The Brains on Universe is public media, and public media is threatened like never before.

0:19.3

To keep doing what we do, we need your help. We need you.

0:24.5

That part's double underlined in glitter. Your donation can make sure Brains-on, smash-boom best, and more stick around through all of this uncertainty.

0:34.8

But we need you to give now, like right now. Please go to brainson.org

0:40.9

slash donate. We have an amazing community of listeners, and we love answering your questions,

0:47.5

hearing your mystery sounds, and admiring your incredible drawings. And the cool thing is,

0:53.0

this audience is big. If every family that listens

0:57.2

donated just $10, we'd be all set. But we truly mean it when we say any amount is helpful.

1:06.1

$5, $25. Maybe you like prime numbers and want to give $31 or $83.

1:13.5

Just head to brainson.org slash donate.

1:17.8

That's brainson.org slash donate.

1:21.9

And when you give, picture me saying thank you so much in rainbow font

1:27.0

surrounded by heart emojis with extra glitter.

1:29.9

Thank you.

1:32.5

From the brains behind brains on, it's smash boom best.

1:38.2

The show for people with big opinions.

1:41.2

Hi, I'm 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.

1:50.2

Today's debate requires a little concentration and is seen across the nation.

1:54.8

Put your heads together for Forts versus Puzzles.

1:59.2

We've got Forever Go host Joy Dolo ready to rumble for Team Forts.

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