Hippopotamus vs. Dragonfly: a sizeable debate

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

American Public Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.6 • 12.8K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Today’s debate is a supreme smackdown of size and scale! On one side we’ve got a powerhouse pachyderm and on the other we’ve got a pretty fly dragon. It’s Hippopotamus vs. Dragonfly! Actor and improviser Jada Pulley is ready to go for Team Hippopotamus, while comedian, and podcaster Tim Barnes is ready to soar sky-high for Team Dragonfly. Head on over to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who YOU think won!

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on it's Smash Boom Best.
0:05.0	The show for people with big opinions.
0:08.0	Hi, I'm Molly Bloom and this is Smash Boom Best.
0:12.0	The show where we take two things,
0:14.0	smash them together and ask you to decide which one is best. Today's debate is
0:19.7	a supreme smackdown of Size and Scale.
0:23.3	On one side we've got a powerhouse packeter, and on the other we've got a pretty fly dragon.
0:29.7	One's known for its bite, while the other makes all the buzz.
0:33.4	I'm so excited and you're about to see why.
0:35.8	Put your hands together because it's Hippopotamus
0:38.9	versus Dragonfly.
0:41.2	In one corner, we've got actor and improviser Jada Pulley ready to go for a team
0:45.4	hippopotamus hip hip hip hip array hippopotamus for the win and in the
0:51.5	other corner writer comedian and podcaster Tim Barnes is here to source
0:56.2	sky high for Team Dragonfly.
0:58.6	Whoo, breathe fire like a dragon, buzz around like a fly.
1:02.0	We're going to reach new heights of comedy and
1:03.6	knowledge today I guess I should have made that rhyme and
1:07.3	and here to judge it all is Ty from Toronto you may already know Ty as the host of the amazing
1:14.4	podcast. Ty asks why from CBC Podcasts. Hi Ty!
1:19.3	Hi, Ty! Thank you so much for having me on again.
1:21.8	Thank you for coming back.
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