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

Palm Trees vs. Pine Trees: a tree-mendous debate

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

Lemonada Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.615.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Today’s tree-mendous debate is between two prolific plants. One side towers tall with fancy fronds, while the other amazes with needles and cones. It's Palm Trees vs. Pine Trees! Writer, comedian, and improviser Andy Hilbrands will sing the praises of palms, while writer, actor, and @jewslovetrees creator Tobin Mitnick will tell us why pines are oh-so fine. Which tree will take the win? Playful palms or pleasant pines? Branch out to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who 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

From the brains behind brains on it's smash boom best the show for people with big opinions

0:09.2

Hi, I'm Molly Bloom, and this is smash boom best the show where we take two things

0:13.9

Smash them together and ask you to decide which one is best today's debate is a tremendous tree tussle between two

0:22.2

prolific plants one side towers tall with fancy fronds while the other amazes with its needles and cones

0:29.2

It's palm trees versus pine trees in one corner. We've got writer comedian and improviser Andy Hillbrands here to sing the praises of palm trees

0:40.4

Tobin is going to be pining after my performance today

0:44.3

Once I get this debate in the palm of my hand

0:49.8

And in the other it's a writer actor and creator of juice love trees

0:54.7

Tobin Mittnik here to tell us why pines are oh so fine

0:58.4

I'm a pappy feeling sappy and I'm not groaning cuz I'm cone and shout out to some fine trees the pine trees

1:07.4

And here to judge it all is Taylor from lakeside, California

1:12.5

Taylor is fluent in Spanish has broken four bones loves learning about science and has a fairy garden. Welcome Taylor

1:18.8

Hi, so Taylor. I can't believe you've broken four bones

1:23.6

Do you have a wild bone breaking story you'd like to share with us today? I was either last Sunday or the Sunday before I

1:30.3

Was bending down to get something in my room before I left somewhere my dad

1:33.8

I bent down, but I have a folding chair in my room

1:36.4

It's like a metal rim and I hit the tip of my tailbone on

1:40.9

The metal rim and so I have like a broken tailbone right now. Oh my gosh

1:46.7

Okay, we need to just wrap you in bubble wrap for a little while. I hope that you're okay with that

1:53.8

Well, will Taylor's side with playful palms or will she be persuaded by pleasant pines?

1:59.0

There's no telling Taylor. Are you ready to judge today's debate? Yes

2:04.4

Before we dive in let's review the rules of the game

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