LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 230
Technology is great! Also, awful.
That’s the paradox at the heart of our conversation today. We love what modern technology can do for us. But what it does to us? That’s another matter. Parents fret about screen time. Children get cyberbullied. We can find almost everything under the sun online—and that can come with plenty of perils.
Those very real pain points are huge reasons why Plugged In wrote its book, Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family—to give readers some real, concrete advice. Emily Tsiao, who authored the book’s technology chapter, joins Jonathan McKee, Kristin Smith and me, where we try to offer some pragmatic help to moms and dads looking to tame their family’s technology habits. (And remember, we’re not just talking about their kids’ habits: Adults can use this advice, too.)
Then our own Adam Holz sits down with Joel and Luke Smallbone—also known as the Christian group For King & Country—where they talk about music, movies and, specifically, Unsung Hero, a film based on their uber-musical family.
And then, when you’re done listening to all of us gab, chime in. Talk to us on Instagram and Facebook. Send an email to us at [email protected]. Or leave us a voice mail on The Plugged In Show homepage. We’ll give you extra points if you sing your thoughts.
Look at all those ways to connect with us via technology! Isn’t it great? Also, awful.
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Good article
I’m anticipating y’all are about to get a biiiiiiig influx of review requests for one particular new album.
I just got done watching “Minari” based on your review and interview. Though very slow, it was a beautiful film, with much less blatant racism than I expected based on my own lived experiences. There are a million things in that movie’s that could have been cheesy or melodramatic, but all of them felt earnest. The film’s ending, in its unflinching sincerity, was the most nerve-wracking I’ve seen in a movie since “Shin Godzilla.”