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Focus On The Family

Take a minute to hear a family-friendly review of the hottest movie, YouTube video, streaming series, video game, or new technology to help you decide if it’s a good choice for your kids and family. Hosted by Focus on the Family’s media and culture analysts, these reviews for parents offer a fresh Christian perspective on entertainment from a Biblical worldview.

Location:

Colorado Springs, CO

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Take a minute to hear a family-friendly review of the hottest movie, YouTube video, streaming series, video game, or new technology to help you decide if it’s a good choice for your kids and family. Hosted by Focus on the Family’s media and culture analysts, these reviews for parents offer a fresh Christian perspective on entertainment from a Biblical worldview.

Language:

English

Contact:

Plugged In Focus on the Family Colorado Springs, CO 80995 1-800-232-6459


Episodes
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SiYP: Screens and Nearsightedness

5/14/2025
What does it mean to “want someone’s nachos?” The link between screen use and becoming nearsighted. And developers learn that teens don’t care about sex or romance in video games. Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Culture Remix: Lady Gaga’s Mayhem

5/13/2025
Lady Gaga’s latest harkens back to her early hits with this collection of synth-saturated club bangers that blur the lines between love, sex, faith, pain and death. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Captain America: Brave New World

5/12/2025
There are a few nice things about this cap and his tale. But maybe not enough to be worthy of a hearty ‘Family Assemble!’ Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Juliet & Romeo

5/9/2025
‘Juliet & Romeo’ is the latest musical adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragic play. And it has all the same content issues as the original. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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TV Review: Dot Connor: Grosse Point Garden Society

5/8/2025
The seemingly charming members of The Grosse Pointe Garden Society hide their involvement in a murder in NBC’s drama. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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SiYP: Rise of Esports

5/7/2025
Nearly 2 in 5 American kids want a career in esports. Why? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Culture Remix: Redeemed Zoomer

5/6/2025
Redeemed Zoomer seeks to share the gospel and explain complex Christian history and theology, hoping to bring younger generations to faith. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

5/5/2025
‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ is 50. But its goofy gags and supercilious snark are just as irreverently funny (and messy) as ever. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Thunderbolts

5/2/2025
This film has all the problems you’d expect from a superhero flick, and a few more besides. But it comes with a lot of heart, and hope, too. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Dot Connor: Webtective

5/1/2025
Dot Conner: Webtective is an educational Christian show that helps kids learn and process deeper ideas about the faith. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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SiYP: FOMO

4/30/2025
A fear of missing out drives teens to fall for phishing scams. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Culture Remix: Atomfall

4/29/2025
‘Atomfall’ feels a bit lighter than your typical bloody survival game. But it still has gun blasts to the face and crazed rats. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Last Breath

4/28/2025
Like the 2019 documentary of the same name, ‘Last Breath’ tells a taut tale of daring rescue, with just a few spiny, content sea urchins. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: The Legend of Ochi

4/25/2025
Despite some issues, ‘The Legend of Ochi’ is a throwback adventure that tells a moody-but-hopeful story about the mending of broken families. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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TV Review: Be@rbrick

4/24/2025
Be@rbrick encourages rebelling against rules that some bears find unfair. Parents may want to make sure their kids don’t take that message as a hard and fast rule. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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SiYP: Nintendo Switch 2

4/23/2025
Do you have questions about new gaming tech? Read the Plugged In Blog If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Culture Remix: Sunrise on the Reaping

4/22/2025
Before Katniss Everdeen, another District 12 tribute captivated the world of Panem: Haymitch Abernathy. This is his story. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Journey to You

4/21/2025
Journey to You mixes standard Hallmark romance with a lightly spiritual storyline about relinquishing control and learning to be thankful along life’s pilgrimage. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: The Chosen: Last Supper—Part Three

4/18/2025
While younger viewers may find this a more difficult chapter of 'The Chosen,' this film is powerful, creative and at times breathtakingly poignant. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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Movie Review: Adolescence

4/17/2025
In Netflix’s Adolescence, 13-year-old Jamie Miller is accused of a violent murder. And the motive behind this alleged crime haunts the people around him. Read the Plugged In Review If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

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