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

Piranhas vs Venus Flytraps

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

American Public Media

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.612.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Venus flytraps and piranhas go leaf to teeth in this fearsome debate battle! That’s right, this matchup is killer plant meets fanged fish. Will it be treacherous team Venus flytrap or tricky team piranha for the win? Featuring debaters Jed Kim and Tracy Mumford. Which is cooler? Listen to find out what our judge decides, then head over to smashboom.org to cast your vote. This episode is sponsored by Relay (relaygo.com/boom for 15% off your purchase on Amazon).

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0:00.0

Did you know microwaves were created by accident?

0:05.0

How about that in some of the first playgrounds?

0:07.0

You could be pulled around in a cart by a real goat.

0:10.0

I'm Joy Dolor, host of Forevergo, a history show for the whole family.

0:15.0

Every episode looks into the surprising and fascinating history of things we think are ordinary, but they're not.

0:22.0

Make learning about the past and microwaves fun and follow Forevergo where you get your podcasts.

0:30.0

From the brains behind brains on, it's Smash Boom Best.

0:35.0

The show for people with big opinions.

0:38.0

Hello, I'm Molly Blume and this is Smash Boom Best.

0:41.0

The show where we take two things, smash them together and ask you to decide which one is best.

0:46.0

And today, the voracious Venus flytrap and the pitiless piranha go leaf to head in a battle to end all battles.

0:54.0

That's right, today's matchup is Killer Plant meets Fanged Fish.

0:58.0

Venus flytrap's are like boring because they don't have lives. They're just kind of there and then they eat flies.

1:04.0

Piranhas? Because they're more vicious? Yeah.

1:07.0

Venus flytrap's. They can eliminate flies.

1:10.0

Piranhas? They go after something and eat it alive.

1:14.0

Venus-Private Trap. Because they're green.

1:18.0

Will treacherous team Venus flytrap or tricky team Piranhas snatch the win in today's Smash Boom battle?

1:24.0

To judge this showdown, we have Kai here in the studio. Hi, Kai.

1:28.0

Hello.

1:29.0

So, do you already have an opinion about which is cooler Venus flytrap or piranhas?

1:34.0

No.

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