Giant Squid vs. Blue Whales

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

Lemonada Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 15.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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We’ve got a deep-sea debate for you today, so put on your scuba gear and jump on in! It’s Giant Squid vs. Blue Whales. Journalist Tom Weber goes up against science writer and stand-up comedian Kasha Patel in a fearsome debate battle. Which of these large and legendary beasts will take home the title of Smash Boom Best? After you listen, tell us who you think won by casting your vote at smashboom.org! And if you donate to the show, you’ll get to vote on the topic of this season’s bonus episode, which is only available to donors of the show. Support the show at smashboom.org/donate and follow us on social at @SmashBoomBest on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! Today’s episode is sponsored by Bamboo Learning. Visit bamboolearning.com to learn more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Hi there, Molly here. I'm coming to you from Brains on Headquarters with some exciting news.
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0:22.4	And you get to listen to it all right here in your favorite podcast listening app,
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0:32.9	your original free feeds will still be going strong just as they are now. But if you do choose
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0:45.4	Subscribe now to get your Smarty Pass at SmartyPass.org slash Brains on. That's SmartyPass.org slash
0:52.8	Brains on. It's just $3.99 a month or $36 for the whole year, which is three months free.
1:00.0	Thank you so much for helping us make this show. Again, it's SmartyPass.org slash Brains on.
1:07.2	From the Brains behind Brains on, it's Smash Boom Best. The show for people with big opinions.
1:16.4	I'm your host Molly Bloom, and you're listening to Smash Boom Best. The show where we take two things,
1:21.5	smash them together, and ask you to decide which one is best. Today we've got a deep sea debate,
1:28.0	so put on your scuba gear and jump on in. It's Giant Squid vs Blue Whales. These two large and
1:36.0	legendary beasts are bound to stage a fearsome debate, which team will take home the title of Smash.
1:42.3	Boom Best here to help us make that decision is our judge Dito. Hello, Dito. Hi.
1:49.2	So, Dito, before we meet our debaters, I'd like to know how you're feeling about today's topic.
1:54.6	Are you already a fan of either Giant Squid or Blue Whales? Giant Squid sound really cool.
2:00.8	Why? A regular squid kind of sounds boring, but like when you make it like a hundred times bigger,
2:07.2	it sounds kind of scary. That makes sense. Do you have any tips for how our debaters can,
2:11.7	when you over like what kind of arguments you find most persuasive? I like humor. I feel like
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