{"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":"Smash Boom Best Presents:  Brains On - Why do we laugh?","slug":"smash-boom-best-presents-brains-on-why-do-we-laugh","published_at":"2025-12-25T08:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/smash-boom-best-a-funny-smart-debate-show-for-kids-and-family-461564/smash-boom-best-presents-brains-on-why-do-we-laugh","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/smash-boom-best-presents-brains-on-why-do-we-laugh","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/LEME2069390957.mp3?updated=1776089821","summary":"We're on a little winter break and we're gonna be back with a new smash boom battle on January 8th. Today we have an episode of the other show that Molly hosts: Brains On. This is an episode about something near and dear to every fan of Smash. Boom, best laughter. Laughter is like a language and humans are really good at understanding it. In this episode, Molly and co-host Milla decode different kinds of laughs, from uncontrollable goofy laughter to chuckles that make others feel good. They’ll meet laugh experts Sophie Scott and Adrienne Wood and test their knowledge in three rounds of the game show: Laugh Attack! Plus, a new mystery sound for you to guess Subscribe to Smarty Pass for ad-free feeds, bonus episodes, and ticket discounts! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.","meta_description":"We're on a little winter break and we're gonna be back with a new smash boom battle on January 8th. Today we have an episode of the other show that Molly…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2244,"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/smash-boom-best-presents-brains-on-why-do-we-laugh/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/smash-boom-best-presents-brains-on-why-do-we-laugh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}