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Five More Christian YouTube Channels to Strengthen Different Aspects of Your Faith
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog highlighting five Christian YouTubers we had reviewed who could potentially encourage and bolster us in the faith—whether in

The Plugged In Show, Episode 211: Why Scrooge Still Haunts Christmases Past, Present and Future. Plus, Disney’s Grasp on Hulu.
Why has Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, of all the stories we’ve told over the last 180 years, stayed so strong? So resonant?

Musical Musings 2023: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
Every December, we take a look at the best stuff that’s come across our desks—or, in this case, through our ear buds—in the last year.

Movie Monday: Beyoncé Topples ‘Songbirds & Snakes’
Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, danced into theaters this weekend. And just like many a Beyoncé single, it climbed to the top of the charts.

The Plugged In Show, Episode 210: Social Media, Addiction and Self Esteem. Plus, a Look at Bentkey
Social media can be harmful. So says U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy and so say we at Plugged In.

Best of YouTube 2023: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
While there’s a lot of problematic content on YouTube that lurks in the depths, some channels are the equivalent of life preservers.

Down the Rabbit Hole: How to Beat YouTube’s Algorithm
At best YouTube can be addicting. At worse, it can lead us down some harmful rabbit holes. Here’s how to stop both.

Movie Monday: ‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Spoils ‘Wish’
Prognosticators expected Wish to earn $50 million this weekend. Instead, it came in third at the box office with just $31.7 million.

Tech Trends: AI Regulations, AI Drama, and Did I Mention AI?
Between new government regulations, chaos at OpenAI, and more and more reports of cheating via AI-generated content, AI is November’s top tech trend.

The Plugged In Show, Episode 209: The Thanksgiving Movie Episode
We’ll tell you everything you need to know about Wish, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Next Goal Wins, Leo and Napoleon.
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