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The SMACKDOWN: Video Games vs. Journalism vs. Robert Frost

Who will win today's cage match? Welcome to The Smackdown! For the next several weeks Brittany is hosting debates in cities and regions across the United States to find out who and what are the most influential things from those places. This episode Brittany lands in Concord, New Hampshire, the Granite State, and debates with New Hampshire Public Radio reporters <a href="https://www.nhpr.org/people/hannah-mccarthy">Hannah McCarthy</a> and <a href="https://www.nhpr.org/people/nick-capodice">Nick Capodice</a>, the hosts of the excellent podcast <a href="https://www.civics101podcast.org/">Civics 101</a>. There will be winners. There will be losers. There will be surprises. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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