The Plugged In Show, Episode 160: Lurching Toward Transcendence & Avatar: The Way of Water
This week on The Plugged In Show, we talk about Marvel’s cosmic scope creep and what it all means—narratively and spiritually.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 159: Tech and Teen Motivation & Enola Holmes 2
The Plugged In Team discusses how technology impacts our kids’ willingness to attend to their responsibilities and Enola Holmes 2.
The Not-So-Strange Reason Why Strange World Flopped
Just a few months ago, Pixar/Disney’s Lightyear was considered a massive Mouse House dud. Strange World said, “Hold my juice box.”
Top Television 2022: Plugged In’s Year-End Picks
The television landscape grows bigger and broader and, in some ways, more problematic with each passing year. But you can still find some gems. Here are a few.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 158: Willow, Wingfeather and a Wee Bit of Wisdom
The Plugged In Team digs into two fantasy offerings in the world of television.
Don’t Say “Bah, Humbug” to A Christmas Carol: The Timeless Message of Ebenezer Scrooge
Not much entertainment from 1843 has survived long enough to find a home in today’s pop-culture miasma. But Dickens’ A Christmas Carol has.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 157: The Plugged In Thanksgiving Special (and a Look at Minno)
Plugged In takes a look at what it’s thankful for this year in the worlds of entertainment and technology.
The Plugged In Show, Episode 155: Wakanda Forever and Taylor Swift’s Midnights
One of the biggest movies of the year. The biggest pop star on the planet. Yep, it’s a big podcast.
Who could ask for anything … Namor? (Oh, wait, he’s in there, too.)
The Plugged In Show, Episode 153: Should We Forget About Screen Time Limits? (Plus, Black Adam)
We talk a lot about screen time here at Plugged In. The less time your kids spend in front of a screen, the better, we often say. And it’s true.
Or is it?
The Plugged In Show, Episode 151: What Is a Worldview? (Plus Sam Smith’s ‘Unholy’)
Worldview can be so important—and yet it’s not nearly as easily recorded in our reviews.