Have you looked at the calendar lately? The holidays are coming up fast, like a sprinting cheetah

hungry for merriment and joy. But don't fret, we are here to help. We've got a great

gift idea, the Smarty Pass Galactic Explorers Club, and it's on sale. You get ad-free versions of all of our shows, discounts on merch,

and I'll do a personal message for anyone on your gift list. Just join by December 15th to make

sure you get that message in time. Head to brainson.org and select the Galactic Explorers

Club.

Oh, and we're doing a Smarty party December 6th for all of our Smarty Pass subscribers with games, mystery sounds, and more.

So if you sign up now, you can be there for the fun.

Again, join the Smarty Pass Galactic Explorers Club today,

get the sale price, a message for the holidays, and cross one big thing off your list.

Thank you so much for your support.

Lemonada.

A quick note before we start the show, Smash Boom Best is now independent.

That means we rely on support from listeners like you.

This new season is going to be so epic, and it's all thanks to our Smarty Pass members.

They're the big-hearted helpers who support us by joining at smartypass.org. You can be one of them. Your support helps pay our debaters and sound designers

so we can keep making the fun and fact-filled shows your family loves. Plus, you get ad-free

versions of all of our shows, bonus stuff, and access to virtual hangs with me, Molly.

Again, that's smartypass.org. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Now, on with the show.

From the brains behind brains on, it's Smash Boom Best. The show for people with big opinions.

I'm Molly Bloom, and this is Smash Boom Best. The show for people with big opinions. 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're back

with a new season of Smash Boom Best and we're off to the races with a really wild face off between

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