
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.

This week on The Plugged In Show, we talk about Marvel’s cosmic scope creep and what it all means—narratively and spiritually.

Video games can be fun. But they can also be educational. Let us tell you about a few of them.

Looking for reasons to be thankful this holiday? These movies might offer their viewers a view ideas on that count.

TikTok is implementing some safety features for minors, but you’ll still need to protect your kids.

The real monster you’re battling when you cheat isn’t in the game. It’s our own tendencies to find the easy way out.

This week on the Plugged In Show, we talk about how to have conversations with your family about entertainment and technology.

Sure, video games come with plenty of cautions. But studies suggest that games might just improve your brains, too.

Even if a show’s just right for your kids, the ads on that show may not be. And that comes with a cost, too.

BeReal is hardly perfect. But it avoids some of the pitfalls that other social media apps fall into.

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?
Good media discernment is about guarding our eyes and hearts before we watch or listen. And it’s also about grappling with the entertainment we do see or hear. That’s why the Plugged In Blog is devoted to guarding, discussing and grappling. About Plugged In >>