Episodes
March 3, 2025
Movie Review: Between Borders
Timely and compelling, ‘Between Borders’ tracks an Armenian family looking for home—and finding one in the Church. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Feb. 28, 2025
Movie Review: Ne Zha 2
This Chinese animated film comes with box-office bona fides and nice craftsmanship. But when your main character is a demon, you’re bound to run into problems. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podca...
Feb. 27, 2025
TV Review: Goosebumps: The Vanishing
A few darker elements raise this adaptation from the kid-friendly tone of its source material to a TV-14 rating. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Feb. 26, 2025
SiYP: Hikikomori
The hikikomori phenomenon, once an issue largely exclusive to Japan, is now a global problem. Here’s what you should know about it. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your fee...
Feb. 25, 2025
Culture Remix: How Ridiculous
In pursuit of fun, the team behind How Ridiculous competes and experiments, proving that having fun doesn’t have to be crude to be enjoyable. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give u...
Feb. 24, 2025
Movie Review: The Gorge
The Gorge is an action-adventure-romance-mystery-drama-sci-fi-thriller all in one—and with content issues from each of those genres to boot. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us...
Feb. 21, 2025
Movie Review: The Unbreakable Boy
This film is funny, sweet and true. We’re broken. But in our brokenness, we can still strive for gratitude, forgiveness and love. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedb...
Feb. 20, 2025
TV Review: Going Dutch
In Fox’s Going Dutch, decorated Colonel Patrick Quinn is assigned to Stroopsdorf, the “least important U.S. Army base in the world.” Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your fe...
Feb. 19, 2025
SiYP: Bored Teens
When teens are bored, they habitually reach for their phones. It’s a quick dopamine fix, but only leaves them with the anticipation of… is there something more? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcas...
Feb. 18, 2025
Culture Remix: For the King II
‘For the King II’ offers a fun, turn-based, multiplayer adventure. But there are things that parents of young players should note. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feed...
Feb. 17, 2025
Movie Review: The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a simple story, but both its violence and animation have some choppiness to them. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your fee...
Feb. 14, 2025
Movie Review: Captain America: Brave New World
While not the worst of the Marvel offerings, this film’s not really worthy of breaking out your red-white-and-blue shield, either. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feed...
Feb. 13, 2025
TV Review: Doc
Fox’s new medical drama Doc sets up an intriguing premise. Time will tell if it crashes into salacious content or recovers into a worthwhile watch. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please ...
Feb. 12, 2025
SiYP: Top Social Media Used by Teens
90% of US teens use YouTube. How do parents stem the tide of that site’s influence? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Feb. 11, 2025
Culture Remix: Unraveled (Keeper of the Lost Cities # 9.5)
An elf runs off to the Forbidden Cities of the human world to find secrets and figure out how to control his new powers. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Feb. 10, 2025
Movie Review: Juror #2
Truth and justice are the central themes behind Juror #2. But there’s quite a bit of language at the center of it, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Feb. 7, 2025
Movie Review: I’m Still Here
This film juxtaposes familial tenderness and political violence, gritty determination amid personal devastation. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Feb. 6, 2025
TV Review: Wonder Pets: In the City
Wonder Pets: In the City brings back a beloved franchise with new characters and (as of yet) no content issues to worry about. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback...
Feb. 5, 2025
SiYP: Anti-Aging Cream
Why are tween girls using anti-aging products and what can parents do to help them? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Feb. 4, 2025
Culture Remix: YBS Youngbloods
It’s a big ocean out there, but with YBS Youngbloods, exploring it and the creatures within it may become a little bit easier. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback...
Feb. 3, 2025
Movie Review: Wicked: Part 1
Families and fans alike want to know: Does this beloved magical musical make a good transition from stage to screen? Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 31, 2025
Movie Review: Dog Man
Like anything involving dogs, there’s some mess in the mix. But all in all, ‘Dog Man’ is zany and sweet fun. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.
Jan. 30, 2025
TV Review: Secret Level
Prime Video’s ‘Secret Level’ gives a Black Mirror-esque spin to some popular video games with some “rated M for Mature” content. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedba...
Jan. 29, 2025
SiYP: Anti-Aging Cream
Why are tween girls using anti-aging products and what can parents do to help them? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.