Jack and the Beanstalk vs. The Ugly Duckling: a storybook 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

🗓️ 7 November 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Today’s debate throws two timeless tales into the ring for a clash of the classics. It’s Jack and the Beanstalk vs. The Ugly Duckling! In this epic showdown, author and “Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest” podcast host Adam Gidwitz climbs to the top for Jack and the Beanstalk, while author Soman Chainani helps The Ugly Duckling soar to new heights! 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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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, it's Smash Boom Best.
0:05.5	The show for people with big opinions.
0:08.4	Hi, I'm Molly Bloom, and this is Smash Boom Best.
0:11.5	The show where we take two things, smash them together,
0:14.7	and ask you to decide which one is best.
0:17.8	Today's debate throws two timeless tales into the ring for a clash of the classics.
0:22.9	It's Jack and the Beanstalk versus the Ugly Duckling. We have author and grim,
0:28.7	Grimmer, grimmist podcast host Adam Gidwitz here to climb to the top for team Jack
0:33.9	and the Beanstalk. Jack and the Beanstalk climbing to the sky. And author of the School for
0:39.5	Good and Evil series, Soman Chianani, is here to help Team Ugly Duckling soar above the rest.
0:45.0	Ugly is the new brids. And here to judge it all is Hugo from Plymouth, Minnesota. Hugo loves to have
0:52.4	spirited discussions with his family around the dinner table, is a huge Olivia Rodriguez fan, and enjoys acting in plays and musicals.
1:00.6	Hi, Hugo.
1:01.3	Hi there.
1:02.0	We're so happy. You're back.
1:04.2	So, Hugo, what kind of debates have you gotten into with your family?
1:08.5	A lot of times it's just about minor disagreements that we'll have with each other, you know,
1:12.9	like who should or should not be doing chores and stuff like that, but most of the time it gets
1:19.0	solved by my dad.
1:21.2	So when you're debating, are there like tactics you find yourself taking to try to come out on top of those disagreements.
1:28.2	Sometimes I like to just kind of push a lot of the blame onto my brother because he's the oldest,
1:33.4	so he should be doing a lot more than I should.
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