Episodes

March 16, 2023

TV Review: Rubble & Crew

Paw Patrol’s Rubble sets out with his family on a new construction adventure in Rubble & Crew. Read the Plugged In review: https:// www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/creed-iii-2023/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, p…
March 15, 2023

The Screen in Your Pocket: TikTok Bold Glamour Filter

Have you heard of the TikTok Glamour Filter? What do you need to know? Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/tiktok-glamour-filter-is-not-so-pretty If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give …
March 14, 2023

Game Review: Hogwarts Legacy

As with every Potteresque venture, there’s dark and deadly peril along with the magical fun. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/hogwarts-legacy/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, plea…
March 13, 2023

Movie Review: A Man Called Otto

Tom Hanks stars in this remake about a grieving, bitter man who gradually begins to see life from a brighter point of view. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/man-called-otto-2023/ If you've …
March 10, 2023

Movie Review: Champions

Woody Harrelson stars in this sports comedy/drama about a struggling basketball coach who gets busted for a DUI, then assigned to coach a group of young adults with intellectual disabilities as community service—an event tha…
March 9, 2023

TV Review: The Ark

The crew on this Syfy show may eventually reach the alien planet it’s aiming for. But it carries plenty of problems, too. Read the Plugged In review: https:// https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/ark/ If you've listened to a…
March 8, 2023

The Screen in Your Pocket: Social Media and the Brain

Whether we like it or not, we can confidently state that kids’ constant exposure to screens and social media is having a tangible impact on them. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/is-social-media-sha…
March 7, 2023

Game Review: River City Girls 2

A few light content punches mar River City Girls 2, an otherwise fun, colorful beat-‘em-up. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/river-city-girls-2/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, pl…
March 6, 2023

Movie Review: Women Talking

Women Talking delves deeply and painfully into abuse: Abuse of people, of power and of faith itself. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/women-talking-2022/ If you've listened to any of our po…
March 3, 2023

Movie Review: Creed III

Adonis Creed (the son of Rocky Balboa’s first opponent, Apollo Creed) is ready to hang up his gloves and become a boxing promoter. But this is a boxing movie, and so Creed soon finds himself back in the ring again. Read the …
March 2, 2023

TV Review: Shape Island

Shape Island may charm little viewers and won’t bend their parents out of shape. But the show can also feel surprisingly flat. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/shape-island/ If you've listened…
March 1, 2023

The Screen in Your Pocket: Screens and Lost Sleep

So, do screens at night and a good sleep mix well? Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/how-are-screens-affecting-our-sleep/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: http…
Feb. 28, 2023

Book Review: The Upside of Falling

Being a perfect couple in high school isn’t easy, even if it is all pretend. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/upside-of-falling/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us you…
Feb. 27, 2023

Movie Review: Devotion

This is a very good war film, but some unfortunate friendly fire could ground it for family viewers. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/devotion-2022/ If you've listened to any of our podcast…
Feb. 24, 2023

Movie Review: Jesus Revolution

In the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, a remarkable revival began to spread from its roots in Southern California’s hippie subculture. Jesus Revolution tells that remarkable true story. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.plug…
Feb. 23, 2023

TV Review: Wolf Pack

Wolf Pack may have werewolves, but it is also “packed” with content issues. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/wolf-pack/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback:…
Feb. 22, 2023

The Screen in Your Pocket: ForSpoken

This game is like that vulgar, overtalking neighbor. He might look nice. But you’re wise to avoid him. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/forspoken/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, …
Feb. 21, 2023

YouTube Review: Simon's Cat

Look out, Garfield, there’s another mischievous and hungry cat in town. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/simons-cat/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedbac…
Feb. 20, 2023

Movie Review: Running the Bases

In Running the Bases, a young baseball player grapples with grief and doubt as he gradually learns to trust God with his life. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/running-the-bases-2022/ If yo…
Feb. 17, 2023

Movie Review: Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

In the third Ant-Man installment, Scott Lange tries to reconnect with his daughter, Cassie, before he and the rest of his family get sucked dramatically into the subatomic Quantum Realm, where they’ll face off against the ne…
Feb. 16, 2023

TV Review: SuperKitties

The paw-some SuperKitties save their animal friends from various petty crimes while learning important life lessons in this cute cartoon. Read the Plugged In review: https:// https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/superkitties…
Feb. 15, 2023

The Screen in Your Pocket: ChatGPT

What if Google could settle in for a chat? It might be something like this. Read the Plugged In review: https:// pluggedin.com/blog/chatgpt-your-childs-artificial-tutor-or-cheater If you've listened to any of our podcasts, p…
Feb. 14, 2023

Book Review: Lightlark

Every 100 years the island of Lightlark appears, and the Centennial games begin. But they come with a cost. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/book-reviews/lightlark/ If you've listened to any of our podca…
Feb. 13, 2023

Movie Review: Strange World

Strange World is colorful and, at times, clever. But it’s very much a symbol and symptom of our own strange, fallen world. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/strange-world-2022/ If you've lis…