The Plugged In Show
By Focus on the Family
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Join Focus on the Family's media and culture analysts for lighthearted reviews for parents and conversation about entertainment, pop culture and technology. Through this 30-minute podcast from Focus on the Family, you'll hear practical information from a Biblical worldview to help guide decisions about what to watch, listen and visit. And connect to a ton of related Christian resources and articles.
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Episode 300: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fun
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Episode 299: Got Questions? We've Got Answers. Plus, Truth Rising and the Power of Documentaries
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Episode 298: Great Bible-Based Entertainment for Your Kids. Plus, Sketch
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 297: Is Chat GPT Making Us Dumber? Plus, The Bad Guys 2
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode 296: The Fantastic Four: It’s Nostalgia Time! Plus, Is It Time to Stop Talking to AI?
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 295: Jesus Glow, plus The Smurfs
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Episode 294: Superman, Mario Kart, and a Super Important Announcement
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Episode 293: Jurassic World: Rebirth. Plus, Phishing Scams on Social Media
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Episode 292: Are Youth Finding Faith Again? Plus, Batman Begins Turns 20
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Episode 291: Under the Skin - A Conversation about Nudity in Art and Entertainment. Plus, Elio!
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Episode 290: How to Train Your Dragon. Plus, Bad Influencers
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode 289: The Power of Music in Movies, plus, the Switch 2
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Episode 288: The Scary Science of Screen Time. Plus, Bono’s Stories of Surrender
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 287: AI in Entertainment & Technology, plus Lilo & Stitch
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 286: Does Summertime Mean Screentime? Plus, Christian YouTubers
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 285: Of Handmaids’ Tales and Hunger Games: The Downside of Dystopian Dramas
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May 08, 2025 |
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Episode 284: Thunderbolts and What Makes a Hero. Plus, the Rise of AI Agents
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode 283: What Makes a Good Family Movie? Plus Andor
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 282: The Best Christian Movie Ever (?). Plus, Journey to You
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Episode 281: The King of Kings. Plus, Are Teens Turning Off Tech?
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Episode 280: The Minecraft Movie, plus the Best Entertainment to Watch Before Easter
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 279: A Look at The Chosen: The Last Supper
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 278: How to Have a Family Movie Night. Plus, Christian March Movie Mayhem!
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode 277: House of David. Plus, an After Screen Fast Strategy
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Episode 276: Screen Fast 2025, plus Wicked the Book
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Episode 275: The 2025 Plugged In Movie Awards!
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 274: Biopics and The Unbreakable Boy
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Episode 273: Paddington in Peru. Plus, It’s Time to Deal With Those Screens. (No, Really.)
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Episode 272: Combating Hollywood’s Intimacy Influence. Plus, 2025’s Most Anticipated Games
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Episode 271: The Oscar Nominations and Green and Gold
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Episode 270: Let’s Talk About TikTok. Plus, The Chosen’s Elizabeth Tabish
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode 269: Beast Games, Squid Game and the Games People Play. Does Anyone Care About the Oscars?
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Episode 268: Those Wild, Wild Westerns, plus Screen Fast 2025
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode 267: A Conversation with Mandy Majors, plus Netflix’s Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fow
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Episode 266: A Look Back at 2024: The Good, the Bad and the Icky
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Episode 265: What Makes a Christmas Movie Good? Plus, Mufasa: The Lion King
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 264: Is Social Media Ruining Our Kids? Plus, Netflix’s ‘Mary’
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 263: All I Want For Christmas Is What TikTok Tells Me: Plus, Kevin Sorbo
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Episode 262: Creating with AI: A Parents' Primer. Plus, Moana 2
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 261: Wicked and the World of Musicals. Plus, Plugged In’s New Tech Guide!
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Episode 260: When Should I Give My Kid a Cell Phone? Plus, Bonhoeffer
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 259: The Power and Peril of In-Game Sales, plus, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 258: Entertainment Decisions and Kids’ Maturity, plus Chappell Roan
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 257: Unexpected Scares in Family Movies, plus Exhibiting Forgiveness
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 256: How AI is Changing Adolescence, plus Agatha All Along
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 255: The Legend of Lara Croft and the Growing Influence of Gaming in Entertainment
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 254: Beauty and the Bird
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 253: An Interview With Wild Robot Director Chris Sanders, Plus Navigating Sad (But Good) Mov
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 252: Is It Harder to Be a Teen Today? Plus: Transformers One
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Episode 251: God on the Gridiron, plus, A Look at God’s Not Dead: In God We Trust
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Episode 250: Resetting Screentime for School, plus Are Movies Like Beetlejuice Bad?
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 249: Looking at The Rings of Power and Reagan
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Episode 248: A Conversation with the Kendrick Brothers
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Episode 247: Understanding the Allure of Bad Content, plus My Penguin Friend
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Episode 246: Do Old Movies Still Matter? Plus: Spotify Goes Social
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Episode 245: Screens and Anxiety, plus: Adventures in Odyssey Celebrates 1000 Episodes
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Episode 244: Plugged In Dives into the Summer Olympics, plus “Deadpool & Wolverine”
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Episode 243: What Are Dark Patterns? plus: A Conversation with Sing Sing Director Greg Kwedar
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Episode 242: A Conversation With Arlene Pellicane, plus Luke Combs ‘Fathers and Sons’
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Episode 241: Despicable Me 4 and Illumination, plus Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Episode 240: The Dark Side of the Influencer World, Plus a Conversation with Andrew Erwin
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Episode 239: A Look at Inside Out 2, plus Screens and Our Brains
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Episode 238: Star Wars: The Acolyte and the Theology of Star Wars, plus An Interview with Judas and John from The Chosen
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Episode 237: Our Favorite Summer Blockbusters, plus Billie Eilish
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Episode 236: A Parents Guide to OnlyFans, plus: IF
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May 30, 2024 |
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Episode 235: Is Swift’s New Album Taylor-made for Trouble? Plus, We Look at Sight
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May 23, 2024 |
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Episode 234: Don’t Know How to Talk with Your Kids About Entertainment? We Can Help! Plus, Kid-Friendly Games
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 233: Summer Movie Preview, plus A Conversation with Great American Family President Bill Abbott
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May 09, 2024 |
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Episode 232: The “Reinvention” of JoJo Siwa, plus Fallout
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 231: How Entertainment Shapes Our Beliefs, plus Netflix’s Testament: The Story of Moses
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Episode 230: Let’s Talk About Technology! plus A Conversation with For King + Country
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 229: Why Popular YouTubers are Retiring, plus Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 228: How Entertainment Shapes Us. Plus: A Conversation with Rebecca St. James
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 227: A Conversation with Karen Kingsbury, plus Boundary Basics—The When, What and Where of Screens
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 226: Introducing Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family, plus Navigating Non-Christian Worldviews in Entertainment
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Episode 225: Reflecting on the Oscars, plus Dee & Friends in Oz
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 224: The 2024 Plugged In Movie Awards Special
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 223: Beyonce, the Grammys, and Dune: Part Two
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 222: Plugged In Movie Award Noms, The Sound of Barbenheimer, and an Interview with Ordinary Angels Director Jon Gunn
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 221: How Romcoms Influence Teens, Singles and Married Couples, plus Why Is Plugged In Reviewing Old Movies?
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 220: Navigating Children’s Television Landmines. Plus: Introducing On the Radar
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 219: The Finals & the State of Fortnite-like Shooters, plus Gracie Abrams
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Episode 218: Help! I Hate My Kids’ Music Choices! plus Navigating New Threats in the Multiverse
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 217: Mean Girls Yesterday and Today: How Bullying Is Changing for Today's Adolescents, plus
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Episode 216: How Movies Challenge Our Indifference, plus Sigmund Freud Meets C.S. Lewis
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Episode 215: The Tech and Entertainment Reset
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Episode 214: Our Favorite Reviews of 2023, plus CoComelon Lane
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 213: Christmas Classics Revisited, plus The Boys in the Boat
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Episode 212: Wonka & The Worldview of Roald Dahl, plus Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 211: Why Scrooge Still Haunts Christmases Past, Present and Future, plus Disney's Grasp on Hulu
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 210: Social Media, Addiction, and Self-Esteem, plus a Look at Bentkey
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Episode 209: The Thanksgiving Movie Episode
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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Episode 208: The Marvels & Female Heroes in Action Movies, plus Trolls Band Together
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Episode 207: Journey to Bethlehem, plus A Holiday Video Game Guide
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Episode 206: Focus on Parental Controls, plus Christian Board Games
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Episode 205: The Worldview Hurricane, plus Loki
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Episode 204: The Devil’s in the Entertainment Details, plus, Taylor Swift’s Eras Movie
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Episode 203: How Pop Culture, Entertainment, and Technology Are Shaping Boys Growing Up Today
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Episode 202: Helping Our Kids Deal With News-Induced Anxiety, plus A Look at Netflix's Barbie
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Episode 201: Digital Detox Interview with Molly DeFrank, plus Ahsoka
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Episode 200: The Influence of Podcasts and a Plugged In Show Retrospective
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Episode 199: Social Media's Role in Cultural Polarization, plus The Bells of St. Mary's.
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Episode 198: Baldur’s Gate 3 and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Bad Idea, Right?”
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Episode 197: Surface Messages and Deeper Meaning, plus Plugged In Talks to Actress Leigh-Allyn Baker
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Episode 196: How Pop Culture, Entertainment, and Technology Are Shaping Girls Growing Up Today, plus
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Episode 195: A Look at This Year's Christian Movies, plus Transformers: Earthspark
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Episode 194: We Need to Talk About Taylor Swift. Plus, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Episode 193: A Conversation with The Hiding Place's Producer Pete Peterson, plus the Movie Theatre Camp
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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Episode 192: A Look at the Summer Blockbuster Movies—Haunted Mansion, Barbie, and Oppenheimer
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Episode 191: The Promise and Peril of Nerd Culture, plus Olivia Rodrigo's Vampire
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Episode 190: Plugged In Talks with Author David Murrow, plus Mission Impossible, Dead Reckoning, Part 1
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Episode 189: Exploring Educational Video Games & The Island Book Review
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Episode 188: A Conversation with Jim Caviezel and Jordan Harmon, plus Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Episode 187: Our Romance with AI, plus Elemental
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Episode 186: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts & An Interview with Flamin’ Hot Producer DeVon Franklin
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Episode 185: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse & The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Episode 184: Focus on Filters: What’s the Big Deal? Plus Jonas Brothers’ The Album
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Episode 183: Screens, Teens & Porn, plus The Little Mermaid
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May 25, 2023 |
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Episode 182: Summer Movie Preview, plus Fast X and What You Need to Know About the Fast & Furious Franchise
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May 18, 2023 |
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Episode 181: Our Favorite Movie (and TV) Moms, plus The Way
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May 11, 2023 |
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Episode 180: What Parents Need to Know About Discord and Twitch. Plus: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
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May 04, 2023 |
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Episode 179: When Yesteryear Offends, plus Are You There God?, It's Me, Margaret
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Episode 178: Learning to Love Reading in a Screen-Based World, plus The Flames of Hope
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Episode 177: Thinking Through LGBT Issues in Entertainment, plus The Super Mario Bros. Movie
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Episode 176: If I Could Do It All Over Again, Plus On a Wing and a Prayer
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Episode 175: Dungeons & Dragons Is Still a Thing!?
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Episode 174: ChatGTP and Deepfake—Tech and Trust, plus Got Questions? YouTube Channel
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Episode 173: And the Oscar Goes To ... plus Southern Gospel
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Episode 172: The 2023 Plugged In Movie Awards
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Episode 171: The Thorn plus Creed III
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Episode 170: A Look at Jesus Revolution
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Episode 169: The Music Episode & Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Episode 168: Screens, Teens & Consumerism plus Miley Cyrus’s Flowers
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Episode 167: Plugged In Movie Award Misses & Granger Smith
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Episode 166: Plugged In Movie Award Nominations & Left Behind: Rise of the Antichrist
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Episode 165: What James Cameron Knows About the Human Heart & What’s Coming in 2023
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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Episode 164: What Is Kidulting? Good or Bad? Plus, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Season 2
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Episode 163: The State of Social Media 2023 Plus Women Talking
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Episode 162: Holiday Fun Roundup & Netflix’s Wednesday
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Dec 29, 2022 |
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Episode 161: What Makes a Christmas Movie ‘Classic’?
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Episode 160: Lurching Toward Transcendence & Avatar: The Way Water
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Episode 159: Tech and Teen Motivation & Enola Holmes 2
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Episode 158: The Wingfeather Saga and Disney+'s Willow
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 157: Plugged In Thanksgiving Special and A Look at Minno
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Episode 156: Entertainment Conversation Starters and A Chat with Gloria Gaynor
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Episode 155: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever & Taylor Swift
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 154: Adventures in Odyssey and Family-Friendly Video Games
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 153: Should We Just Forget About Screen Time Limits? plus Black Adam
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Episode 152: Monster Movies for Kids? and A Conversation with David A.R. White
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Episode 151: What Is a Worldview & Sam Smith’s “Unholy”
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Episode 150: The Skit Guys and Marcus Mumford
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Episode 149: Blonde, Heartbreak High and Andor
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Episode 148: Pinocchio Reloaded & Sandman
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Episode 147: Scripture & Entertainment, Plus: Eminem’s Conversion?
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Episode 146: Amazon's Lord of the Rings and HBO's House of Dragon, plus Disney+'s Hamster & Gretel
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Episode 145: The Kendrick Brothers, Kirk Cameron and Lifemark, plus She-Hulk
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Episode 144: When Super Heroes Take a Break From Social Media & Secret Headquarters
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Episode 143: Your Kid & YouTube Plus Out of My Heart
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Episode 142: A Conversation With Parents Television and Media Council’s Melissa Henson, and Strong F
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Episode 141: Our Complicated Relationship With Christian Celebrities, and Fanfiction
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Episode 140: I Kissed Instagram Goodbye & Top Pro-Life Movies
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Episode 139: Christian Values in Secular Movies and Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Episode 138: The Summer I Turned Pretty: Jenny Han’s YA Empire, Plus Where the Crawdads Sing
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Episode 137.5: The GentleMinion Phenomenon
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Episode 137: The Fun and Fumble of Fantasy Sports and The Rise of Gru and Thor: Love and Thunder
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Episode 136: The Never-Ending Scroll & Elvis
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Episode 135: Virtual Babies and Lightyear
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Episode 134: Interview with an Influencer & Jurassic World: Dominion
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Episode 133: Navigate or Avoid? How Do We Decide? Plus: Ms. Marvel
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Episode 132: A Look at Obi-Wan Kenobi and Stranger Things 4
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Episode 131: I Kissed Disney+ Goodbye: Alternatives to Mainstream Streaming Services. Plus: LEGO Sta
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode 130: Adult Animated Shows & Your Family, Plus: Top Gun: Maverick
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May 19, 2022 |
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Episode 129: Hobby, Habit or Addiction: Bingeing Under the Microscope
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May 12, 2022 |
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Episode 128: Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness: Why Is One Storytelling Universe Not Enough
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May 05, 2022 |
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Episode 127: Digging Into Disney’s New Worldview...and Father Stu
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Episode 126: Exploring the New Common Sense Media Census
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Episode 125: Morbius, Moon Knight and Murky Superhero Spirituality. Plus, Just What are Dumbledore’s
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Episode 124: The Slap Heard ‘Round the World … Plus: Best-Picture Winner Coda
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Episode 123: Social Media State of the Union … Plus: When Calls the Heart
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Episode 122: And the Pluggie Goes to ... ?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Episode 121: We Don't Talk About Uno: Board Games and Other Things
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Episode 120: Swearing, Drinking & Plugged In
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Episode 119: Just When You Think It's Safe to Go Back to the Batcave
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Episode 118: Plugged In Talks to Focus on the Family's Jim Daly
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Episode 117: Online Sports Betting Ads and Death on the Nile.
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Episode 116: Thinking About Violence and Profanity in Movies, and The Legend of Vox Machina
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Episode 115: Plugged In Talks Movie Review Content and the Movie Belle
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Episode 114: Redeeming Love & the Question of How Edgy Is Too Edgy for Christian Movies
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Episode 113: The Sacred/Secular Music Conversation … and ‘The Book of Boba Fett’
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Episode 112: A Preview of 2022’s Movies … and an Interview with John Cooper
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Episode 111: The Biggest Entertainment and Tech Stories of 2021
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Episode 110: 'American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story' and the Enduring Appeal of the football movi
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Episode 109: Spider-Man: No Way Home; Contributor or Consumer (with Danny Huerta)
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Episode 108: The Sequels Strike Back ... Again
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Episode 107: What’s with All the A.I. Stories? & The Wheel of Time
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Episode 106: Christmas with "The Chosen: The Messengers" and a Conversation with Jesus and Mary
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Episode 105: Encanto & Marvel's Latest Video Game
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Episode 104: Today's Top Female Singers & Finch
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Episode 103: Paranormal TV & Clifford the Big Red Dog
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Episode 102: Dune, The Eternals & Sci-Fi Spirituality
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Episode 101: Why We Review the Way We Do & Christmas Tech Trends
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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Episode 100: The Addams Family, Monster Movies & Superman's Coming Out
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Episode 99: Fall TV & What Instagram Knows About Its Influence
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Episode 98: "Dear Evan Hansen" and the Reprise of the Movie Musical
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Episode 97: A Look at the "God's Not Dead" Franchise and a Conversation With Francesca Battistelli
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Episode 96: Is Rock Dead? No One Told Skillet ... or Switchfoot ... or Imagine Dragons
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Episode 95: Anime & Manga 101: Everything You Need to Know
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Episode 94: A Conversation With Alex Kendrick and Unveiling Amazon's "Cinderella"
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Episode 93: A Look at Shang-Chi and Exploring the Metaverse
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Episode 92: This is Your Brain on Screens
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Episode 91: Ted Lasso and The Kissing Booth
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Episode 90: Vivo, "Parenting Generation Screen," and a Culture Countdown
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Episode 89: When Books for Teens Turn Into R-Rated Entertainment
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Episode 88: Plugged In Goes to the Olympics
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Episode 87: A Look at "Space Jam" and a Conversation With an American Idol
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Episode 86: Fathers, Orphans and Entertainment
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Episode 85: Black Widow & The State of the Superhero Union
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Episode 84: Fat Monica and The Rest of Us
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Episode 83: When Antiheroes Become Our Heroes
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Episode 82: What's the Draw With Dystopian Fantasy?
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Episode 81: Emotional Intelligence Goes to Hollywood
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Episode 80: Our Formative Pop Culture Influences
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Episode 79: Cruella & Disney’s Darker Turn
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May 27, 2021 |
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Episode 78: Instagram for Kids? Experts Say, 'No Way!'
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May 20, 2021 |
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Episode 77: Billie Eilish: The Worldview of Self-Expression
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May 13, 2021 |
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Episode 76: What Hollywood Says About Family and Parenting
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May 06, 2021 |
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Episode 75: A Journey into Nomadland
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Episode 74: Screen Time: A Conversation with Dr. Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Episode 73: The Dark Allure of True Crime Stories
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Episode 72: Bigfoot vs. Big Oil: A Movie Worldview Case Study
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Episode 71: 'Resurrection' & Two Issues With Movies About Jesus
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Episode 70: Raya & The Last Dragon: Dealing With Mythology in Movies
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Episode 69.5: Plugged In Movie Awards 2021 Special Edition
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Episode 69: And the Oscar Nominees Are ...
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Episode 68: Are You Using Tech's Parental Controls?
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Mar 11, 2021 |
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Episode 67: What You Need to Know About Roblox
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Episode 66: How Can Something That Feels So Right Be So Wrong?
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Episode 65: When Popular Entertainment Becomes Popular Psychology: How Does Hollywood Handle It?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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Episode 64: What's the Deal With WandaVision, Anyway?
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Episode 63: Brady. Mahomes. And ... Plugged In?
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Episode 62: The Book Was Way Better Than the Movie!
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Episode 61: Tech to Get You and Your Family Moving
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Episode 60: What Are the Kids Listening To?
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Episode 59: My Kid Asked for a Facebook Account and You Won't BELIEVE What Happened Next!
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Episode 58: Soul and Onscreen Spirituality
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Episode 57: Plugged In's Christmas Movies Extravaganza!
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Episode 56: Franchises, Fans and Families
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Episode 55: I'm (Not) Dreaming of a COVID Christmas
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Episode 54: The Chosen and the State of Streaming Christian Content
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Episode 53: A New Video Game Lands … Among Us
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Episode 52: TV State of the Union
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Episode 51: YouTube: Where the Kids Are
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Episode 50: When Good Content Goes Bad: Does Anyone Really Want to See Hobbits Without Clothes?
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Episode 49: Ask Plugged In!
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Episode 48: Horror Movies: The Genre That Just Won’t Die
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Episode 47: The Fascinating Influence of Christian Rap
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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Episode 46: Examining The Social Dilemma and Our Interaction with Social Media
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Our Favorite Movies of the COVID-19 Season
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Cancel Culture and Its Impact on Our Society
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Video Gaming's Next-Gen Future: What to Expect
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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The Coronavirus's Legacy for Families' Entertainment and Technology Habits
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Entertainment's Sexualization of Young Girls
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Episode 40: Hamilton's Cultural Encore
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Episode 39: When Pop Stars Outgrow Our Kids
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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Episode 38: Navigating the Impact of Television in Our Lives
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Episode 37: Fun Non-Screen Ideas for Your Kids and Family
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Episode 36: Appreciating the Influence of Books in a Screen-Based World
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Episode 35: The Enduring Appeal of War Movies
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Episode 34: What You Need to Know About Online Predators
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Episode 33: Media Discernment in Action
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Episode 32: Remembering the Good Old Days
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Episode 31: Cause and Effect in Entertainment
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Episode 30: Fathers and Entertainment
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Episode 29: The Influence of Entertainment on Our Faith
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Episode 28: A Look at Sexual Worldviews in Teen-Targeted Entertainment
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Episode 27: The Big Deal About Screen Time
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May 28, 2020 |
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Episode 26: A Look at Entertainment Ratings Systems
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May 21, 2020 |
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Episode 25: Your Relationship with Video Games, Part 2
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May 14, 2020 |
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Episode 24: Your Relationship with Video Games, Part 1
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May 07, 2020 |
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Episode 23: The Coronavirus Effect on Sports
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Episode 22: Pop Culture and Identity
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Episode 21: The Coronavirus and Remote Communication
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Episode 20: The Coronavirus and Television
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Episode 19: The Coronavirus and Technology
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Episode 18: The Coronavirus and Home-Bound Entertainment
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Episode 17: ‘Tis the Season … for Christian Movies
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Episode 16: Teen Idols: The Impact of Justin Bieber
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Episode 15: A Peek at Pixar
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Episode 14: Much Ado about Rom-Coms
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Feb 27, 2020 |
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Episode 13: The Influence of Music
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Episode 12: Oscar Winners and The Plugged In Movie Awards
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Episode 11: What Makes TikTok Tick
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Feb 06, 2020 |
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Episode 10: A Look at Billie Eilish
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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Episode 9: Your Teen’s Relationship with Technology
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Jan 23, 2020 |
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Episode 8: Oscar Nominations and The Influence of Movies
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Jan 16, 2020 |
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Episode 7: Movers and Shakers
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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Episode 6: Favorite Movies of the Decade and Best of 2019 (Music, TV, Video Games)
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Episode 5: Tech Boundaries and Dopamine Fasting
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Episode 4: A Look at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and The Cultural Impact of the Saga
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Episode 3: Episode 3: VeggieTales and Celebrities Embracing Faith
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Episode 2: Hallmark Holiday Movies and First Phones
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Episode 1: Disney Princesses and Teen Tech Use
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Preview
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Nov 21, 2019 |