LISTEN TO THE PLUGGED IN SHOW, EPISODE 244
This week, we’re going to—as the title here states—dive into the Olympics on The Plugged In Show. You might not automatically think Plugged In would have much to say about the Olympics. But you might be surprised. After all, sports is a form of entertainment. And we almost always have something to say about that.
Admittedly, the content and worldview concerns in this two-week-plus sporting event are different than what we’d have to grapple with in Stranger Things or a Taylor Swift song. But they’re still present. So today, we’re going to unpack a few of those thoughts a bit deeper and maybe serve as a spark for you to look at the Olympics from a different perspective than you ever have before.
And in our second segment, we’ve got the first Marvel movie of the summer to talk about—and actually the only one. It’s Deadpool & Wolverine. Emily Tsiao and I both saw it, and we’ll dig into the good, the bad and the ugly here. And lemme tell ya, the ugly includes some stuff you’ll definitely want to be ware of if you have teens who want to see the latest MCU entry. (Or, for that matter, if you do.)
As always, we’d love to hear from you and engage your thoughts on the Olympics or Deadpool & Wolverine. You can connect with us in several different ways. The comments section below is one method. Or shoot us an email at team@thepluggedinshow.com.
And if you go to our podcast homepage, thepluggedinshow.com, you’ll find a black ribbon on the right-hand side of the page where you can leave us a voicemail with your thoughts—we might even feature your audio message on a future show. And, of course, Facebook and Instagram are options, too. We’re excited to report that we’ve begun hearing from some of you, and we look forward to adding more voices to the show as you leave us your thoughts.
And if there’s anything else on your mind when it comes to movies, entertainment, pop culture or technology, we’d love to hear what you’re thinking about. We’ll look forward to connecting with you.
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Was as big a comic fan as you’d find in the 90s. Remember getting Deadpool #1, taking it home and reading it and thinking something just didn’t feel right about it. So I threw it away.
Wolverine was one of the Big Three of the 90s, with Punisher and Ghost Rider. He was always too dark for my tastes, even as a teen, as well.
I thank God for the decerning spirit he imbued me with. And pray kids will have the same when faced with such stuff as this
That’s interesting that you bring up the Punisher since I’ve seen too many police officers who seem to think of him as being a moral example. In my book, they ought to read “Punisher: The Platoon,” which I thought was a very good read with a remarkably humanistic message (the central character repeatedly points out that other people often expect much lower ends from him).