It's hard to put in a single sentence because books are so vast, but I'll try. Books are important pieces

of

literature, fiction, and facts that we carry from generation to generation

imbuing the future

with our past dreams and hopes that are so important, and when Alexey, after your library

burned out, everyone cried at the Roman Empire. Think about that. Okay, thank you. That was a very grand sentence. Okay, Nancy, why do movies to serve the coveted title of Smash Boom Best?

I'm just gonna say that movies are much better than books because they're a great escapism, and they put you directly into the action. I mean, you can really feel what's happening, and you feel like you're just in that moment, and you're like, oh my God, oh my God, what's gonna happen, oh my God, no, they gonna do it? Oh my God,

they do, they do,

they do, they do, they do. Or you're really, really sad, depending on what happened. I mean, you just, it's a roller coaster of emotion. You're just there, you're there in the

moment. Oh, I am feeling broken. Or you can sit at the forefront of history with a book, I don't know, whatever. Oh my, this is gonna be a good debate, I can already tell. Okay, well, before we get this debate battle started, let's review the rounds.

Round one

is declaration of greatness when both teams a chance to take us on a deep dive into the science, history, and lore of their side. Next up is the Microwound. It's a different creative challenge every episode. The third round is Sneak Attack, when the debaters compete in a surprise challenge. And our last round is the final six, when both teams have to make their case in just six words. Devin will mull over each round and award a point, and you can judge from home too, subscribe something to write on, and after the show, you can head to smashboom.org to cast your vote. Okay, Devin, are you ready to do this? Yes, I am. Excellent. It is time for the first round of this Smash Boom

Battle. Declaration of Greatness

Both teams have come prepared to persuade using science, history, and raw emotion. It's time for the Declarations of Greatness. We flip to coin, and Nancy is up first.

Look, I'm a worldly person.

I consume movies and books, and they've got a lot in common.