{"podcast":{"title":"Smash Boom Best: A funny, smart debate show for kids and family","slug":"smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564","podcast_index_feed_id":461564,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/LEME2157145514","website_url":"https://www.smashboom.org/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2fb8864a-34fc-11f1-af08-db79e5e99f95/image/8bc3fc8f1d650c5d46e4ec6668de4aba.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Lemonada Media","episode_count":224,"summary":"Smash Boom Best is a funny, smart debate show for kids and families from the Brains On Universe. Every episode takes two cool things, smashes them together and lets you decide which is best: Pikachu vs. Mario, Lollipops vs. Popcorn, Flamingos vs. Axolotls, Mermaids vs. Bigfoot, Cats vs. Dogs, Spiderman vs. Batman, Refrigerators vs. Toilets, Minecraft vs. Lego… the list goes on. Our star-studded line-up of debaters use facts and passion to make their case, teaching listeners how to defend their opinions along the way! Past debaters include Tim Platt, cast member of the comedy narrative play podcast Rude Tales of Magic, comedian and writer Jenny Yang, Minneapolis-based rapper NUR-D, comedian and creator of the Story Pirates Peter McNerney, Radio Ambulante’s Daniel Alarcón, journalist and host of Into It Sam Sanders, host of Terrible, Thanks for Asking Nora McInerney, food-writer Kenji Lopez-Alt and many, many more. To top it off, our State of Debate segment shows listeners how to identify logical fallacies in the wild. Ad hominem attacks and bandwagon fallacies, be gone! So if you’re looking to ignite a funny, feisty debate on your next roadtrip, or just want some amusing arguments…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564"},"episode":{"title":"Brains On is coming to a city near you!","slug":"brains-on-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you","published_at":"2025-12-20T00:11:47+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564/brains-on-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family/brains-on-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/claritaspod.com/measure/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/491/traffic.megaphone.fm/LEME9349214357.mp3","summary":"The Brains On crew is hitting the road in 2026, and our first shows have just been announced. If you like fun, games, dancing, optical illusions and... Mystery Sounds, check out Your Brain is Magic. Head to brainson.org/events to get tickets for the following shows: 1/17 Newark, NJ Victoria Theater 1/18 Red Bank, NJ The Vogel 1/23 San Diego, CA The Observitory 1/24 Aneheim, CA House of Blues 2/21 Vancouver, BC Playhouse Theater (JFL Festival) 2/22 Seattle, WA Neptune Theater If you don't see your city listed, we're adding more dates, so keep checking back! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"The Brains On crew is hitting the road in 2026, and our first shows have just been announced. If you like fun, games, dancing, optical illusions and... My…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":80,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564/episodes/brains-on-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564/brains-on-is-coming-to-a-city-near-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}