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

Narwhals vs. Jellyfish: A marine debate

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

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.615.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Today’s debate is a marine dream! One side has a giant tooth that's brought it acclaim, while the other wobbles on without a brain. Get ready to dive into this debate because it’s Narwhals vs. Jellyfish! Actor and writer Allison Reese is here to defend notable narwhals, while podcast producer Tracy Mumford gets jiggy for team jellyfish! Which side will swim to victory? Team horn or team tentacle? Float on over to smashboom.org to vote for the team YOU think won! Also… do you have your Smarty Pass yet?? Get yours today for just $4/month (or $36/year) and get bonus episodes every month, and ad-free versions of every episode of Brains On, Smash Boom Best, Moment of Um, and Forever Ago. Visit www.smartypass.org to get your Smarty Pass today!As an added bonus, your Smarty Pass will grant you access to a super special debate starring Sanden and Molly! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Hey Brains on Universe Superfans, it's Mark.

0:03.2

I can't believe it, but tomorrow is National High Five Day.

0:07.6

This is a big holiday around here.

0:10.8

It's the day we reach across the stars and give high fives to all our friends, including you.

0:16.4

Join the celebration and give us a high five by donating $5 now at brainson.org-highfive.

0:24.8

I have to go start warming up my hands for all these high fives.

0:28.4

Remember donate at brainson.org-highfive.

0:36.4

Hi friends, this May Smash Boom Best is collaborating with the poetry podcast The Slowdown

0:41.6

on a week of awesome episodes featuring the words and rhymes of kids who write,

0:45.8

rap, and sing about their lives.

0:48.0

And we want to feature your words on the show.

0:50.8

So here's a challenge.

0:52.8

Write a high coup, that's a tiny poem, about something huge, the big bang.

0:58.8

A woolly mammoth.

1:00.8

Whatever strikes you as massive and maybe massively cool,

1:05.3

high coups have a special format.

1:07.5

They have five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second,

1:11.6

and five syllables in the third.

1:13.7

A syllable is one beat or sound in a word.

1:16.8

So the word fart is one syllable.

1:19.6

The word often is two.

1:22.8

So if I had to use those two words to start a high coup, it might go something like this.

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