{"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":"Onions vs Corn","slug":"onions-vs-corn","published_at":"2026-05-28T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564/onions-vs-corn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564","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/LEME4114292673.mp3","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/LEME4114292673.mp3","summary":"I hope you are hungry, because today’s debate is serving up two staples of the dinner table. Grill ‘em, saute ‘em, mix ‘em in salads. They’ll both taste great. But only one can take the trophy. It’s Onions vs Corn. Here to slice and dice for Team Onions is Brian Kvitko. He’s an Associate Professor of Molecular Plant Bacteriology at the University of Georgia and an actual Onion researcher! Sounding the horn for corn is Jason Wallace. He’s also at the University of Georgia where he’s an Associate Professor of quantitative genetics, genomics, bioinformatics, and crop microbiomes. And he is an actual corn researcher! Get ready for a debate as smart as it is tasty. And head to smashboom.org to vote for your favorite dinner time delight.Click here to read a transcript of this episode. Want to support the show? Join Smarty Pass to listen to ad-free episodes or donate!","meta_description":"I hope you are hungry, because today’s debate is serving up two staples of the dinner table. Grill ‘em, saute ‘em, mix ‘em in salads. They’ll both taste g…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2092,"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/onions-vs-corn/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/onions-vs-corn.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}