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Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

What makes the Superbowl so special?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.65K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Who gets to play in the Superbowl? When did the Superbowl first start? Who played in the first Superbowl halftime show? Have you started your FREE TRIAL of Who Smarted?+ for AD FREE listening, an EXTRA episode every week & bonus content? Sign up right in the Apple app, or directly at WhoSmarted.com and find out why more than 1,000 families are LOVING their subscription! Get official Who Smarted? Merch: tee-shirts, mugs, hoodies and more, at Who Smarted?

Transcript

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0:00.0

And now it's time for who smarted.

0:03.5

Pse, hey, smarty pants, question, can you think of a day of the year in America that is so popular

0:09.3

it's pretty much considered a national holiday?

0:11.8

Except that it's not?

0:13.1

Even though a lot of people do get off from work or school that day.

0:16.2

And it has nothing to do with religion or commemorating something in the past or celebrating the

0:21.4

start of something new. Nope. It's a day focused on a single sports game, a championship, in fact,

0:27.6

that's played mostly with people's hands, but named after a foot. And during this game,

0:32.8

you might find yourself watching an eagle fighting it out with a buffalo or a panther,

0:37.2

fighting a horse, or a bear fighting a jag with a buffalo or a panther fighting a horse or a bear

0:38.7

fighting a jaguar without seeing a single wild animal.

0:45.4

Smarty Pants, what day am I talking about? Is it Earth Day, Marti Gras, or Super Bowl Sunday?

0:53.1

Here is semi-famous news and sports reporter Chet Nickerson with the answer.

0:58.1

He breaks a tackle, and he's racing down the sideline.

1:01.8

He's at the 10, the 5. Touchdown!

1:08.5

Why, yes, of course, I'm talking about Super Bowl Sunday, the day when they play the championship game for professional football, the most popular sport in the world.

1:19.6

I'm sorry, trustee. I think you might have the wrong information.

1:24.4

Wait, football isn't the most popular sport in the world?

1:37.3

Well, um, yes, it is, and its championship game is the most watched worldwide event, with viewers in the billions. But that's the World Cup and the other football, which we know as soccer.

1:45.4

Oh, thanks for the clarification, Shet.

1:48.3

I'm guessing the Super Bowl must be the second most popular game in the world then.

1:52.7

Actually, the Winter and Summer Olympics have more viewers worldwide, but American football

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