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From the Brains Behind BrainsOn, it's Smash Boom Best.

The show for people with bigger opinions.

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. We hope you're ready for today's

rage and rivalry because it's monstrous. In one corner, we've got that legendary lizard with

atomic breath, Godzilla. And in the other, it's the gargantuan gorilla who scales skyscrapers

King Kong. Which monster will be crowned the Smash Boom Beast? Hard to say, but lucky for us,

we've got Elijah from Chicago here to help us decide. Hi, Elijah.

Hey. So Elijah, when I say King Kong, what comes to mind?

Kong's go island and how he was so protective of his island is just something that I'll never forget.

And what about Godzilla? It comes to mind when I say Godzilla.

When I hear Godzilla, I think of the fire coming out of his mouth. I think of the destruction of

the cities. I think of I just think of war God, a war demon. So would you say you already have a

preference for one of these mighty monsters? Going into the debate, I don't think I have any

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