Episodes
July 12, 2021
DVD/Streaming Review: The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run
If families decide to dogpaddle into Bikini Bottom, they should be aware of some odd, tangled seaweed amid the colorful coral. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/spongebob-movie-sponge-on-the…
July 9, 2021
Movie Review: Black Widow
If you’ve ever wondered while watching an "Avengers" movie, “How did Natasha Romanoff become the Black Widow,” well, this action-packed, at times surprisingly sweet origin story answers that question. Read the Plugged In rev…
July 8, 2021
TV Review: Danger Force
You’d think that Swellview would be … swell. And it can be. But this Nick show has its kryptonite weaknesses, too. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/danger-force/ If you've listened to any of o…
July 7, 2021
The Screen in Your Pocket: Internet Filter
Looking for ideas for an effective internet filter? Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/pod…
July 6, 2021
Music Review: Lorde, “Solar Power”
Lorde calls listeners to an innuendo-laden frolic in the sun. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/lorde-solar-power/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: ht…
July 5, 2021
Movie Review: Godzilla vs. King Kong
Kong and Godzilla don’t cuss or make a single inane choice. They just crush and smash things. Over and over and over. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/godzilla-vs-kong-2021/ If you've liste…
July 2, 2021
Movie Review: Boss Baby: Family Business
The Boss Baby franchise is back with another slapstick and toilet-humor fueled story about—what else—adults going undercover in baby bodies. If you saw 2017’s Boss Baby, you know exactly what to expect here. Read the plugged…
July 1, 2021
TV Review: Loki
This show can be fun and surprisingly thoughtful. But like Loki himself, its story and themes shouldn’t go unchallenged. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/loki/ If you've listened to any of our…
June 30, 2021
The Screen in Your Pocket: Milestones
Ever wonder what might be important milestones for your kids and their screen use? Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: h…
June 29, 2021
Music Review: Billie Eilish, "Lost Cause"
It’s great that Billie Eilish is shaking free of a bad boyfriend. But did she have to be so spiteful? Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/billie-eilish-lost-cause/ If you've listened to any of…
June 28, 2021
Movie Review: Fatherhood
Those who see "Fatherhood" will find a positive, redemptive message about the beauty, joy and pain of parenthood. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/fatherhood-2021-2/ If you've listened to a…
June 25, 2021
Movie Review: Luca
Pixar’s latest (now available as a premium rental on Disney+) focuses on a friendship between two sea-creature boys who take on human form for a series of adventures on dry land in Italy. Family and friendship are big themes…
June 24, 2021
TV Review: Eden
Netflix’s latest anime entry features a world full of robots (and one human) digitally pondering existential questions. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/eden/ If you've listened to any of our …
June 23, 2021
The Screen in Your Pocket: Strangers
What should you tell your kids about strangers online? Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: https://focusonthefamily.com/…
June 22, 2021
Music Review: Thomas Rhett, “To the Guys That Date My Girls”
A loving father gives some guys a bit of free advice. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/thomas-rhett-to-the-guys-that-date-my-girls/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us…
June 21, 2021
Movie Review: Voyagers
Though "Voyagers" is free of really explicit content, it's still chockful of PG-13 levels of violence and suggestive scenes. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/voyagers-2021/ If you've listen…
June 18, 2021
Movie Review: Spirit Untamed
The film "Spirit Untamed" follows the adventures of a young girl who befriends a wild mustang. Is this a spirited pic you'll want to gallop into? Plugged In will wrangle up all of this movie's content details to help you dec…
June 17, 2021
TV Review: Marvel's M.O.D.O.K.
This comedy, like its star, isn’t normal at all. Nor is it nice, clean fun for the whole family. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/marvels-modok/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, plea…
June 16, 2021
The Screen in Your Pocket: New Pokemon Snap
Twenty-two years after the original version of this game first arrived, Pokémon fans get another chance to “Snap” ’em all. Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/game-reviews/new-pokemon-snap/ If you've liste…
June 15, 2021
Music Review: NEEDTOBREATHE, "I Wanna Remember"
Life flies by, and this song captures the way we all feel when we want to stay in a special moment forever. Read the Plugged In review: https://www.pluggedin.com/track-reviews/needtobreathe-i-wanna-remember/ If you've listen…
June 14, 2021
Movie Review: The Courier
This dramatic cold-war era spy thriller isn’t always the easiest film to watch. Read the Plugged In Review: https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/courier-2021/ If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your…
June 11, 2021
Movie Review: In the Heights
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s latest Broadway-to-big-screen musical extravaganza focuses on the lives and dreams of Caribbean immigrants and minorities in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights. Read the Plugged In Review: …
June 10, 2021
TV Review: Good Witch
All that gentle-goodness and saccharine-sweetness and oh-so-niceness won’t alleviate the concern that this show’s title will spark. Read the Plugged In Review: https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/good-witch/ If you've liste…
June 9, 2021
The Screen in Your Pocket: Who Am I?
How are screens shaping kids’ view of themselves? Read the Plugged In article: https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-46-examining-the-social-dilemma-and-our-interaction-with-social-media/ If you've liste…