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Brains On Presents: Smash Boom Best - Slime vs Slinkies

6/9/202641 min

We will be back next week with a new episode! This week we have an episode from our sister show Smash Boom Best: Slime vs Slinkies!Set out these two playthings on a table and see which one your kid grabs first. Is it the gooey, squishy, surprising slime? Or the springy, wiggly, wonderous slinky? Both are fun, one will triumph! Smooshing the competition for Team Slime, it’s RadioLab host Latif Nasser. And stretching toward victory for Team Slinky, it’s podcast producer Hans Buetow. Listen to see which terrific toy takes the top prize. And don’t forget to vote for your favorite at smashboom.org. 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!

Clips

Snail Slime Saves Skin
Slime's Split Personality
Slinky's Unsolved Problems
Slinky Beyond the Stairs
Six-Word Slinky Struggle

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 10:00

    [digital music] Lemonada.

  2. Molly Bloom· Host0:02

    If you're looking for answers to all of your kids' questions about puberty, just find our new show, Brains On Universe Presents: Puberty, the podcast. Designed for kids age seven to 12, the show answers their questions in a straightforward and digestible way. Puberty, the podcast is hosted by me, Molly Bloom, of the award-winning science podcast, Brains On, and co-hosted by high schoolers who've just been through it. Experts are on hand to provide science-filled explanations. Search for Brains On Universe Presents: Puberty, the podcast.

  3. Speaker 30:36

    Brains On Universe.

  4. Molly Bloom· Host0:39

    Hi, friends. It's me, Molly. This week we have a very fun episode of Smash Boom Best to share with you. This debate features our friend Latif Nasser from Radiolab and podcast producer Hans Butow debating slime versus Slinkys. On with the show.

  5. Latif Nasser· Guest1:01

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

  6. Miles1:06

    The show for people with big opinions.

  7. Molly Bloom· Host1:09

    [upbeat music] Hi, I'm Molly Bloom, and this is Smash Boom Best, the show where we take two things, smash them together, and ask you to decide which one is best. Today, two titans of physics and fun. It's squishy, gooey, drippy, lovely slime versus the springy, wavy, stretchy, wondrous Slinky. Here to squish the competition

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