Episodes
Jan. 20, 2025
Movie Review: Here
Some will find Here’s creative conceit and content a bit tough to embrace. But the payoff hits home like a tearful, sweet memory. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feed…
Jan. 17, 2025
Movie Review: Back in Action
Netflix’s new action comedy has a pro-family message … but a fair number of content issues as well. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 16, 2025
TV Review: Invincible Fight Girl
Cartoon Network’s Invincible Fight Girl, Andy pursues her dream of becoming a pro wrestler, despite her upbringing on Accountant Isle. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your…
Jan. 15, 2025
SiYP: Influencer vs Rock Star
Tik Tok and Instagram have a grip on our kids’ attention more than MTV ever did (probably because MTV wasn’t in their back pocket). Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your fe…
Jan. 14, 2025
Culture Remix: All At Once Upon a Time
Fairy Tale Land is all a dither. And the stories aren’t playing out like they did … once upon a time. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 13, 2025
Movie Review: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Witty, silly and ever-so-much fun, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl is not a perfect film. But it is pretty delightful. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 10, 2025
Movie Review: Flow
Beautiful, surreal and powerful, ‘Flow’ may be appropriate for kids, but it’s not necessarily made for them. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 9, 2025
Tv Review: Dune: Prophesy
Language, violence and sexual content will make ‘Dune: Prophecy’ much less accessible to families than the films it’s based on. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedba…
Jan. 8, 2025
SiYP: Castor Oil Weight Loss
What are some of the latest online obsessions that young people are bandying about? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 7, 2025
Culture Remix: Mario & Luigi: Brothership
Those Italian plumber bros. are back on the RPG-battling and world-saving job. But this time they need their electrician’s tools. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feed…
Jan. 6, 2025
Movie Review: Conclave
This fictional film about the political struggle of electing a new Pope replaces faith with a worldly agenda. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 3, 2025
Movie Review: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The eccentric inventor and his canine companion return—will their newest adventure be a fine time for families? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 2, 2025
TV Review: Star Wars: A Man on the Inside
The crudities in A Man on the Inside probably won’t make your sky fall, but to say you should ignore them would force me to tell true lies. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us…
Jan. 1, 2025
SiYP: The Steroid Called Tren
What parents need to know about the steroid Tren, a synthetic anabolic steroid that boys are flocking to. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 31, 2024
Culture Remix: Sam Reid
Sam Reid succeeds at crafting a “feel-good variety show about food, travel, and the questions you didn’t know you had.” Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 30, 2024
Movie Review: Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance can be funny. But it’s packaged in a vulgar, violent narrative which might not leave you dancing by the end. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your fee…
Dec. 27, 2024
Movie Review: Sonic the Hedgehog 3
The speedy blue hedgehog is back, but be warned: There’s more language in this movie than you might expect. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 26, 2024
TV Review: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Disney’s ‘Skeleton Crew’ has some problems, but overall it’s a return to form, when the galaxy far, far away was relatively safe for families. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give…
Dec. 25, 2024
SiYP: Social Media and Lonely Kids
Teens are turning to social media for connection and are lonelier than ever before. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 24, 2024
Culture Remix: Linkin Park: From Zero
Linkin Park rises from the ashes of former frontman Chester Bennington’s 2017 suicide with a new front woman—and a familiar dose of alienation. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please giv…
Dec. 23, 2024
Movie Review: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Barbara Robinson’s classic book, ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,’ lands on screen. And it’s pretty great. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Dec. 20, 2024
Movie Review: Mufasa: The Lion King
This film roars onto screens as a prequel to 2019’s reboot of franchise—and with the same spiritual and violent content concerns. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feed…
Dec. 19, 2024
TV Review: Happy’s Place
In NBC’s sitcom, Happy’s Place, Bobbie must learn to share ownership of her late father’s tavern when she discovers she has a little sister, Isabella. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, ple…
Dec. 18, 2024
SiYP: Influencers Don’t Fact Check
Two-thirds of social media influencers don’t fact check before posting. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.