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that will take your imagination on a magical, relaxing journey. Tune in to Moment of Calm by listening to Moment of Um, the week of March 3rd, or follow the Moment of Um in your podcast app to make sure you don't miss an episode. From the brains behind Brains On, it's Smash Boom Best. The show for people with big opinions. 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's debate is all pet and no peeve. We've got the titan of the tank versus the rage in the cage. It's hamsters versus goldfish. We've got author and podcaster Norm McInerney ready to give it her all for Team Hamsters. Look, I'm a pro, but today, this is amateur hour. And podcast producer Marcel Malikibu is here to defend Team Goldfish. We all know goldfish are both the coldest and the boldest.
So wait and watch these hamsters get folded. Oh, and here to judge it all is Marlo from St. Paul. Marlo is a member of the Scouts. She has a little dog named Poppy and has worked with the Minnesota Opera. Hi, Marlo. Hi. Okay, Marla, tell me, what are the Scouts? Basically, the Scouts are a group of people. It's like Boy Scouts. Nice. Yeah. So you do, you learn about, like, nature, wilderness. What else do you learn in Scouts?
There's rank advancement, so basically the goal is to get to Eagle requirement. It's like Boy Scouts, but just with a group of girls. You've listened to a lot of Smashman Best. Do you have any advice for our debaters today? I love funny jokes, even if I don't laugh at them. But I think they're really funny. And since this is about animals, I think kind of just everything about animals.
Great. Fun facts, funny. And even if Marlo doesn't laugh, she still thinks you're funny. Yeah. Okay. Will Marlo side with Nora or Marcel? Only time will tell. But first, here are the rules of the game. Every debate consists of four rounds, the declaration of greatness, the micro round, the sneak attack, and the final six. After each round, our judge, Marlo, will award points to the team that impresses her the most.
but she'll keep her decisions top secret until the end of the debate. Listeners, we want you to judge too. Mark down your points as you listen. At the end of the show, head to our website, smashboom.org, and vote for whichever team you see. All right, Nora, Marcel, and Marlo, are you ready? Yes. Yes, I am. I'm so ready. Then it's time for the Declaration of Greatness.
In this round, our debaters will present a well-crafted, immersive argument in favor of their side. Then they'll each have 30 seconds to rebut their opponent's statements. We flipped a coin, and Nora, you're up first. Tell us why hamsters are the little... guys, you can't deny. My family is a hamster family.
I don't mean that we're related to hamsters or that my mom and dad were hamsters or anything like that. I mean, we love hamsters. We have three of them, and they are the absolute best. First, we have Bernie. Say hello, Bernie. He's got blonde fur and a gentle, doofy personality. And then there's Gus.
Gus is orange, white, and brown. He loves baby carrots. And don't forget Hamster, the tiniest of the three. His name is literally Hamster, and he's the size of a golf ball with soft gray fur and pudgy cheeks. Every night, we have a special bedtime routine that we call hammy jammy time. My two youngest kids get in their jammies, then we tuck each hamster into a little container filled with fluffy bedding, and we just hang out together in the living room.
Hammy jammy time is when our family comes together to relax, talk about the day, and of course, play with our hamster buddies. There's so much to love about hamsters, but let's start with the obvious. Hamsters are heart-meltingly adorable. They've got little button noses, twitchy whiskers, big cheeks. mini hands, and of course, hamster butts. Seriously, from behind, they look like tiny corgi dogs. We can't help but just say, oh, hamster butt. In the Olympics of cuteness,
It wouldn't even be a competition. And now, the judges' final scores in the World Championship Cuteness Competition. Kitten playing with a ball of yarn. 7.5 out of 10. Goldfish floating in a bowl. 2 out of 10. Ouch. Oh, that's got to hurt. And finally, the teddy bear hamster wearing a little cowboy hat. It's a perfect score! 10 out of 10!
Plus, with dozens of wild hamster species out there, there are unlimited possibilities for cuteness. Take the Tibetan dwarf hamster. It lives high in the mountains of Nepal and Tibet and stands only two inches tall. Or the European hamster, which has reddish fur and the tiniest pink nose. But hamsters aren't just make your heart explode out of your chest cute. They're also smart. You can teach a hamster to do lots of tricks. Sit.
play fetch, or come when you call their names. Plus, hamsters have amazing spatial memory, meaning they use landmarks and other cues to remember where things are. In the wild, hamsters collect seeds and other food in their cheek pouches, and then they hide it in different spots for later, so remembering where they left things is really important. Let's see. Take a lift. at the pile of rocks right by the tuft of grass. Three steps from the pine tree and...
Where are my seeds? Hank, have you seen them? What seeds? I didn't see any seeds. Goldfish are just for looking at, not hamsters. You can play with them, cuddle them, carry them around in the front pocket of your overalls, even make miniature meals for them. My kids and I make veggie sushi for our hammies. Have you ever watched a hamster eat something with its tiny hands?
It's the cutest thing ever. Both my kids are really into their hammy pals, especially my youngest son. He calls himself their hamster dad. I love seeing how responsible and caring he's learned to be thanks to them. The other night, we peeked into their cage to say hi to our hammies while they were napping. Oh, he's already awake. He's awake. He's awake. Awake. Awake. Gus, Gus. Hi, Gussie. He made us all nest in the corner. I love him.
You love him. Why do you love hamsters? Because they're so tiny and cute and sweet. And they're smart, I think. And they're also really creative and curious. Hamsters are the full package. They're unbelievably cute, smart creatures, but they're also our pals. Ones we can cuddle when we've had a hard day. So if you'll excuse me, I need to go put my PJs back on.
Because it's hammy jammy time. Okay, I will be angling for an invitation to hammy jammy time. I forgot to sing the theme song for hammy jammy time. May I hear it, please? Yes, I thought you would never ask. It's put on your jammies. Go grab the hammies. It's hammy jammy time. Okay, I want to be invited. So bad now. I have really cute pajamas, Nora. I can come and we can snuggle.
You come over. It is a bring your own hamster situation. Okay, okay, okay. We only have three. We don't have enough for guests. Fair.
fair marlo what stood out to you about norah's declaration of greatness well i love that you brought your kids your children into that i love hearing their voices and hearing their input i think that i really liked it love hammy jammy time that sounds so fun um yeah excellent i think you should get a hamster on your way home okay i'll take it up with my mom i think you should
All right, Marcel, it is time for your rebuttal. Tell us why hamsters are all fluff and no substance. You've got 30 seconds and your time starts now. Well, number one, hamsters are all fluff with no substance because cuteness doesn't have any depth OK, goldfish are beautiful, not cute. Does Miss Universe win a competition for cuteness? No, it's beauty inside and out within the mind. And also, if they're so smart, then why do you call someone who runs around aimlessly caught in a hammer?
It doesn't make any sense to me. So also hammy jammy time. Sounds cute, but also terrifying. I'm dying to know why it's terrifying. Because they scurry, okay? A goldfish can't scurry. If they get out, what happens? If they get out of the cage, the little enclosure, what happens? Everybody's afraid. They run outside. They start eating your Frito chips.
in the pantry. Of course. All of which Goldfish would and could never do. Nora, anything you'd like to say in return? I think that was a lot of slander. I don't know anyone who's been frightened by a hamster. And when I hear somebody's been on a hamster wheel, I think that's a person with incredible cardiovascular endurance.
That's a person who simply loves to exercise, and that's good for you. Beautiful. All right, Marcel, it is your turn. Tell us why we should wish for a goldfish. In my house, we love goldfish so much. that I decided to write a song about them. And then, I sang that song with my daughters. The dumbest fish in the fish tank. Goldfish! Goldfish! How far you climb from the river bank? Scales are bright and shiny I like you
I don't think there's a single person in the world who has met a goldfish they don't like. The shiny orange scales, the cute little puckered mouth, the large, mesmerizing black pupils. They're just beautiful. Over 1,000 years ago in China, people were eating this kind of fish called a carp. Most of these carp were gray or green, but every once in a while, they came across a rare carp that was red or yellow.
Hey, man, take a look at this carp. I've never seen this color before. Whoa, it's absolutely breathtaking. Dude, do you think we should take it home? Yes, and we shall name it... Gilbert. When the fishermen came across these beautiful carp, they would release them into Buddhist ponds to save them. Over time, they morphed into a whole new species, the goldfish.
Pretty deep stuff for such shallow waters. Nowadays, we see goldfish all over, and for good reason. I want you to imagine being at your doctor's office. It's flu season, so there are people everywhere. It's so overwhelming. You're feeling like a fish out of water. And then in the corner, what do you see? A fish in water. A giant tank with goldfish galore. They're so calming. So soothing. In fact...
According to some scientific studies, interacting with fish can help people regulate anxiety and fear, lower their blood pressure and help reduce stress. Now I want you to imagine the same doctor's office with a cage of hamsters in it. The smell alone would give you nausea. The scurrying, the scratching, the frantic, fearful aura radiating from the rattling of the cage, taunting your ears, eating away at your soul. And hamster cages are also a hassle to clean.
Have you ever watched someone clean a hamster cage? Sorry, Harriet. It's time to clean your cage again. I know. I don't like it either. Here, let me use the poop scooper. Dagnabbit! I done dropped you droppings all over the floor. My allergies are getting to me, Harriet. Quick, call that doctor's office with the lovely fish tank.
Now, have you heard of anyone being allergic to a goldfish? No. In fact, cleaning a fish tank is like an ASMR scrubbing of the soul. I take a bucket, a pump, a squeegee and peacefully wipe away the algae and scum and my daughters love to help me clean it too and you know what never happens no one ever sneezes or smells poo during the tank cleaning
Our goldfish tank is in my daughter's room. Every night before bed, we have a ritual where we say goodnight to our goldfish, Sasuke. Do you guys want to say goodnight to Sasuke? Goodnight, Sasuke! It's the perfect way to end the day. Goldfish. They're pretty. They calm us. They are our tiny, glittery guides to a healthier, cleaner, more tranquil world, in and out of the water.
A very calming and convincing argument there for goldfish. Marla, what stood out to you about Marcel's Declaration of Greatness? Okay, well, I know that both of you have children now, and I love their voices. I loved that you have a ritual just like hamsters, but you have a song that's like groovy and jammy, and I just love that.
Very nice. All right, Nora, it is time for your rebuttal. Tell us why goldfish are silly swimmers and not debate winners. You've got 30 seconds. Tell us, Nora. And your time starts now. There's a lot of misinformation in that, but I would like to say that hamster cages do not stink. That is a fallacy. You use enough wood chips. They smell great. It's fine. They can also go in a little potty, which they do, and then there is no smell. And another thing, aren't you talking about carbs?
Let me tell you about this kind of carp. They're an invasive species. A lot of people think they're just so cute. Oh, we can just release them. Guess what? They can wreck entire ecosystems. So you think you've got a peaceful pet. Some people, they flush them down the toilet. What ends up then? Great Lakes, they're not so great anymore. Okay. Time. Oh, man. Marcel, would you like to say in response? I don't know. I mean, invasive species sounds pretty xenophobic there, Nora.
I personally like to welcome the goldfish into our communities in Lake of the Isles. I love to see them. I love all the different iterations of fish. Beautiful. All right. Marlo, it is time to award some points. Please give one point to the declaration of greatness you liked best and one point to the rebuttal that won you over. You get to decide what makes a winning argument. Did one team...
jokes make you giggle? Was another team's logic to die for? Award your points, but don't tell us who is getting them. Have you made your decision? I think I have. Wonderful. Marcel and Nora, how are you two feeling so far? I'm sweating. This is a high-pressure situation, and I'm not thriving. I'm not doing well. Molly, thank you for checking. I'm as smooth as a fish right now. I don't know if that's a saying, but I'm going to make that. I am emotionally, I am on the hamster wheel.
Well, it's time for a quick break. Check your cages and clean your tanks. And we'll be right back with more Smash Boom Back. You're listening to State of Debate, home to rage and rhetoric and awe-inspiring argumentation. Hey, debate heads, Todd Douglas here with my pal, Taylor Lincoln. What's new, my argument amigo? What's new is I just saw a big-time logical fallacy at the baseball field. A logical fallacy is a debate mistake that makes an argument super easy to defeat.
That's right, and the fallacy I saw was the slippery slope fallacy. That's when you say a small action will result in a big earth-shattering outcome. It's an exaggeration to the max. Let's grab some peanuts and Cracker Jacks and watch this debate no-no. Ha! Listen, Andrew. You're up to bat next, and I need you to hit a home run. I'll try my best, coach. You better.
Because if you don't, then we won't score. And if we don't score, then we'll lose. And if we lose, I'll be out of a job. And if I'm out of a job, then I'll have to work at the zoo. And if I work at the zoo, the prairie dogs there will straight up eat me. alive. Uh, that seems like an overreaction. Whoa, that got real intense, real fast. Whew, it certainly did. He made it sound like not hitting a home...
in the game would result in prairie dogs eating him alive. Prairie dogs are our friends and definitely don't eat baseball coaches. But more importantly, that's a whopper of a logical fallacy. It's totally absurd to think that missing one point is the difference between life and death. I'll say. All this baseball talk is making me thirsty. I think it's all the peanuts and Cracker Jacks you've been eating. We're off to get some lemonade. Catch you next time on State of Debate.
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You're listening to Smash Boom Best. I'm your host, Molly Bloom. And I'm your judge, Marlo. And we love getting debate suggestions from our listeners. Take a listen to this festive debate idea from Tycho. Hi, I'm Tycho Aries, and I'm from Denver, Colorado. And I think there should be a debate about birthday.
Now that's a debate with a lot of presents. We'll check back in at the end of this episode to see which side Tycho thinks should win. And now, it's back to our debate. Hamsters versus goldfish. That's right. And it's time for round two, the micro round. For the micro round, each team has prepared a creative response to a challenge we gave them before the debate. Today, it's Dear Diary.
Each side will read us a diary entry from either a hamster or goldfish, respectively. Nora went first last time, so Marcel, you are up. Take us to the tank with your journal entry. Dear Diary. It's me, Sasuke the goldfish. I had a nightmare last night. I was on land. And instead of being a goldfish, I had to be a hamster. It was so bad. It was so dry out there. I had to find water to drink just to stay hydrated. Boo. And man, the gravity was so strong. It just dragged me down the whole time.
And I didn't even have my beautiful golden fins. I had these grubbly little hands and feet. How does anyone move with those? I had to push my feet against the ground just to get anywhere. The agony. Absolutely terrible. My tank is usually so quiet and serene, but out on the land, there were all these sounds, honking and yelling and people with their fancy Bluetooth speakers. How do you get any sleep up there?
I was afraid. I was on edge the whole time. I'm so glad to be back in the water where everything is calm. where my snail friends clean the algae off my tank walls, where the pump makes a dull, warm, inviting hum all day as I peruse the substrate for delectable delights. And I'm so grateful for this little piece of aquatic heaven. And I'll never take that for granted again. They say goldfish have short memories, but we don't.
And I'll be remembering that horrible dream for a long time. Oh, Sasuke. So great to hear from him. All right, Nora, now it's your turn. Show us the inner thoughts of your furry friend. Dear Diary, the start of the new year has me reflecting on my recent adventures with my family. Those humans might be gargantuan and have an alarming lack of fur, but I love them. And I love exploring their strangely large world.
For instance, I took a road trip around the house in my car. It's eco-friendly. I just get in a little plastic ball and run. In the kitchen, I saw wonders I never thought possible. A huge box. Packed with food. I suppose my family hides their food in stashes like I do. People, they're just like hamsters. But my favorite trip last year was when Dad tucked me into his shirt pocket.
I must have been 40 inches up in the air. I almost threw up. We went all the way to the living room. Dad stood in front of a magical portal where I saw his face and another hamster sitting in his pocket. Every time I moved, the other hamster moved. I wanted to jump out of that pocket and fight for my territory. But instead, I hid in the pocket and ate some sunflower seeds. And when I stuck my head back out...
We were outside. Like, out of the house. And I saw the big skylight. I think it's called the sun. It was low and... orange, and the sky was pink and purple. The clouds looked like cotton candy, the trees. Well, they looked like trees. What a year. That's all for now. XOXO. Bernie. Wow, a big day for little Bernie. Okay, Marlo, what did you like about Nora and Marcel's micro rounds? I loved everything. I think that...
The, like, imagery stood out to me in both arguments, but specifically for goldfish, like, their scales and, like... lakes and ponds and even the like everything. I loved it. And what stood out for you about the hamsters? Um, the hamsters, the vacation you took in the car. Well, Marlo, these are both excellent.
But only one of them can get a point. So please award a point to the micro round that you liked best. Totally up to you. Did someone really transport you into the mind of their little furry or scaly friend? Have you made your decision? You got it. Wonderful. Then it's time for our third round, the super stealthy... This is our improvised round where debaters have to respond to a challenge on the spot. Today's sneak attack is called sentence by sentence. This challenge requires...
A little teamwork. Nora and Marcel, we want you to build a story together. And it has to involve... both of your sides. You'll each get three sentences to build this story from the ground up and you'll go back and forth sentence by sentence until the story is done. Does that make sense, Marcel and Nora? Yes.
Yeah, yeah, I think we can do this. Teamwork makes the dream work. Okay, Marcel went first last time, so Nora, you get to start. Please give us the first opening sentence of this fabulous tale. Once upon a time in a pet store, comma, a little kid was looking for the perfect pet, semicolon. And they definitely did not want to fish, period. Nice. Very good. All right, Marcel, let's hear your second sentence. At least not just any kind of fish.
Comma, but a goldfish. Exclamation point. Exclamation point. All right, Nora, next sentence. However, comma, once they got to the goldfish aisle, they realized. They realize that fish are wet. Comma. Comma. Who wants a wet pet? Okay, Marcel. This child wants the goldfish because it's dazzling and gorgeous.
And I don't know how many hands I can put. As many as you want. The only pet in the world for this child. Wonderful. All right, Nora, it's your last sentence. Make it count. Except in the other aisle, there was something... Cuter, comma, something more charming, comma, something more undeniably appealing in literally every single way, colon. A beautiful, comma, gorgeous, comma, gentle, comma, inexpensive hamster.
Wonderful. Marcel, your last sentence. It's just too bad that that hamster was only the favorite of the child's parent. The end. The end. Wow, what a story. We really packed in a lot. There was a lot that went on in that story. It wasn't just a bunch of commas and semicolons. I personally learned a lot about punctuation. I'm sure our listeners did as well. I sure did. Marlo.
Please think about which side impressed you the most for this sneak attack story and award your fourth point. The criteria are totally up to you. Have you made your decision? I think I have. All right. It's time for our final round. In this round, each team will have just six words to sum up the glory of their side. Marcel, let's hear your six words for Goldfish. Gold. Beautiful. Bright. Day and night.
Oh, lovely. All right, Nora, it is your turn. Give us six words for hamsters. Tiny hands, big cheeks, can't lose. Oh, I love it. All right, Marlo, it is time to award a final point for this final six. I have awarded my point. Great. And you've tallied them up? Yes. You ready to crown one team the Smash Boom Best? Yes. All right. Drum roll, please. And the winner is... Goldfish. Oh!
Three times. Why, Marla? Three times. Why? Yeah, I'm swimming in all my glory right now. I don't hear anything coming from the other line. And, Nora, if you're just taking a break, that's okay. I just want to let you know. I support you, Bernie, Gus, and I forget the last one's name. I think it is Just Hamster, which is very, very creative and clever of you. Was it a close debate? Um...
Marlo, was it close? Marlo, was it close? Those commas really hit me. Those punctuation, that really... You were not, you guys were not acting as a team on that. Hard to turn competitors into teammates. That is a tough... Nora, I really appreciated the voice you used in your micro round. That was a different voice. that I hadn't heard come from you before. And it made me think that you have...
I feel like you should be somewhere in the voice field, you know, as a profession, like you should use your voice. I accept. And so that was very cool. And the imagery was so vivid. And the word cute does stand out to me with hamsters now because of Nora. So thank you. Thank you for making me think they're not just... you know, a rat that's, that's rebranded itself.
Here's what I have to say to Marcel Malikibu. There's nobody on earth that I would rather lose anything to. There is no worthier opponent than Marcel with a guitar and two adorable children singing along with him. him. Was it a little bit of a dirty move? Yeah. And that's what I respect about it. Okay. And you made Goldfish seem like a Zen exercise.
And not just a smelly bowl of water. So that was really good. You did a really good job. You are a very worthy opponent. And it's always an honor to lose to you. Well, that is it for today's debate battle. Marlo crowned goldfish the Smash Boom best, but what about you? Head to smashboom.org and vote to tell us who you think won.
Smash Boom Best is brought to you by Brains On and APM Studios. It's produced by me, Molly Bloom, Anna Weigel, and Aron Walder-Selassi. We had engineering help from Derek Ramirez with sound design by Aron Walder-Selassi. Our editors are Shayla Farzan and Sandin Totten. The fact checking by Rebecca Rand. And we had production help from the rest of the Brains On Universe team.
Beth Perlman, and the APM Studios executives in charge are Chandra Kavati and Joanne Griffith. Our announcer is Marlee Feuerwerker-Auto, and we want to give a special thanks to Austin Cross and Taylor Kaufman. Nora, is there anyone you'd like to give a shout out to today? Kids, this isn't over. Go to smashboom.org. Vote for hamsters. This was rigged. Don't let this stand. Don't give up.
I need everyone behind this. It's not over. Don't give up. Smashboom.org. Vote for hamsters. Shout out to Jack and Lucy Gilmore, my niece and nephew. I'm so sorry that I lost. yet again. And to my little kids, Ralph and Q, thanks for all the hammy jammy times.
And how about you, Marcel? Any special shout outs? I'm just going to give a shout out to Amani and Nia. Thank you, guys. We are now two for two with Nora and we are three for three as a Malikibu family. So I just want to put that out there. Thank you for helping me be a member of the winning team. And Marlo, any special thanks or shout outs? Yes, I would like to thank all my friends and my family. especially my parents for like driving me here and everything.
Yeah, thank you for having me as well. Thank you for being here. Before we go, let's check in and see who Tycho thinks should win the birthdays versus Christmas debate. I think birthdays should win because... They are fun and there are more activities than Christmas. Smash Boom Best is a non-profit public radio program.
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