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The Plugged In Show, Episode 154: Adventures in Odyssey and Family-Friendly Video Games
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 154 Adventures in Odyssey, Focus on the Family’s long-running radio drama for kids
What Netflix’s New Ad-Service Is Really Costing Your Family
Tomorrow, Netflix will start offering plans for as low as $6.99 a month. But there’s a catch: This new service
BeReal: What Parents Need to Know About This Hot Social Media App
Social media invites us to share our lives with friends. Back in February 2004, which Facebook launched, that seemed like
The Plugged In Show, Episode 153: Should We Forget About Screen Time Limits? (Plus, Black Adam)
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 153 We talk a lot about screen time here at Plugged In. The
Five Money Apps That Pay Off
There’s an app for that. Yep, you can find just about anything you want, or think you need, in app
Seven Movies That Prove Even Heroes Can Have Flaws
We all love heroes—they fight for truth and justice, and they inspire us to stand with them against evil. There’s
The Plugged In Show, Episode 152: Monster Movies for Kids? And a Conversation with David A.R. White
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 152 It’s monster-movie season. And these days, that means more than just hardcore
How to Set Parental Controls on Disney+
It seems that Disney has been producing more and more content lately that’s made more for adults than children, and
Rings of Power: How the Númenóreans Imitate the Kingdom of Judah
The first season of Amazon Prime Video’s lavish Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power comes to a close
The Plugged In Show, Episode 151: What Is a Worldview? (Plus Sam Smith’s ‘Unholy’)
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 151 We spend a lot of time talking about the problems we find
Kids Use Social Media. But How Much They Use It Might Surprise You.
Like a verdant marshland, things are constantly changing on the social media landscape. What was once lush and blooming (hello
Your Kids Like Sorta-Scary Movies. Is That OK?
You don’t need to look at a calendar to know that Halloween is creeping closer. All you need to do
The Plugged In Show, Episode 150: Laughing With The Skit Guys (and Crying Over Mumford’s New Album)
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 150 Ecclesiastes 3:4 tells us that there’s “a time to weep, a time
So Long Cable. We Hardly Knew You.
You may have heard that for the first time, streaming viewership recently surpassed cable TV viewership. They’re still pretty close,
The Plugged In Show, Episode 149: Blonde, Heartbreak High and Andor
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 149 Picture yourself on a boat, paddling down a river. Now, imagine that
Are Horror Movies Bad? Well …
We’re obviously heading into October. And when you watch movies for a living, you soon discover that October is horror
Seven Movies That Illustrate the Importance of Family
We know that family is important. In fact, it’s so important that God instituted the creation of it in the
The Plugged In Show, Episode 148: Pinocchio Reloaded (plus Netflix’s The Sandman)
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 148 For a little wooden boy, Pinocchio sure has a lot of pop-culture
Pot’s Potent Problems for Kids & Young Adults
Concerns about marijuana usage these days don’t seem to warrant much more than a shrug from most folks. As of
The Plugged In Show, Episode 147: Scripture & Entertainment, Plus: Eminem’s Conversion?
LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 147 How does our faith influence the entertainment choices we make? In a