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EPISODE · Jun 30, 2026 · 21 MIN

Funnest Instrument of Chaos for 'Merica's Birthday? M-80 vs Roman Candle | Mass Debate

from Blank Propaganda Machine · host Kirk Wilson, Jed Craig, & Kraig Schaulin

On this week's episode, the Founding Fathers immediately regret giving us independence as Jed and Kraig celebrate America's birthday by arguing which explosive delivers the most patriotic chaos: the M-80 or the Roman Candle. Jed lights the fuse for Team M-80, proudly declaring it the George Washington of recreational mayhem, capable of turning toilets into folklore, mailboxes into modern art, and common sense into a missing persons case. To Jed, M-80s aren't just fireworks... they're the sound of freedom filing a workers' comp claim. Kraig fires back that M-80s are illegal, making them the least American thing on the menu, while the Roman Candle represents true constitutional values: gathering your friends on a warm summer's eve, firing flaming projectiles directly at one another, and forging lifelong memories through shared laughter and second-degree burns. Jed scoffs, calling Roman Candles hella lame, insisting that 9 out of 10 recreational explosives experts agree the M-80 is the preferred choice of glorious lone wolves who just want to hear the neighborhood car alarms sing. Moderator Kirk does his best to keep everyone from earning a visit from the ATF, by keeping this powder keg from exploding prematurely. It's boom vs zoom, shockwave vs sparkle, and the most explosively patriotic episode of Mass Debate ever!

On this week's episode, the Founding Fathers immediately regret giving us independence as Jed and Kraig celebrate America's birthday by arguing which explosive delivers the most patriotic chaos: the M-80 or the Roman Candle. Jed lights the fuse for Team M-80, proudly declaring it the George Washington of recreational mayhem, capable of turning toilets into folklore, mailboxes into modern art, and common sense into a missing persons case. To Jed, M-80s aren't just fireworks... they're the soun...

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