The Plugged In Show

Nudity is often seen in paintings and certain movies and television shows. The Plugged In team discusses the artistic (and gratuitous) use of nudity and offers thoughts on how your family can navigate that. Paul Asay then talks with Emily Tsiao about the new Pixar movie Elio. You’ll also hear some fun dad jokes!   Nudity is often seen in paintings and certain movies and television shows. The Plugged In team discusses the artistic (and gratuitous) use of nudity and offers thoughts on how your family can navigate that. Paul Asay then talks with Emily Tsiao about the new Pixar movie Elio. You’ll also hear some fun dad jokes!   Click here to get your copy of Plugged In’s outstanding book Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family! [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2025-06-19?refcd=2310601]   Connect with us! www.ThePluggedInShow.com [http://www.thepluggedinshow.com/] Connect on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pluggedin] Find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam/] EMAIL: team@thepluggedinshow.com [team@thepluggedinshow.com] PHONE: 800-A-FAMILY (800-262-3459)   Read the full review: ·       Up [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/up/] ·       Cars [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/cars/] ·       Cars 2 [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/cars2/] ·       Cars 3 [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/cars-3/] ·       Inside Out [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/inside-out/] ·       Inside Out 2 [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/inside-out-2-2024/] ·       Elio [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/elio-2025/]   The Plugged In Tech Guide [https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/]   Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1 [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-your-family-can-manage-technology-well-part-1-of-2/] How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/making-wise-entertainment-choices/]   Donate Now! [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24pluggedin-donate-page?refcd=2310601]   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail. [https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-plugged-in-show/]   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. [https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/]

The Dreamworks’ classic How to Train Your Dragon returns to the big screen in a new live-action version. Kennedy Unthank of the Plugged In team talks with the movie’s director, Dean DeBlois to get some insider secrets on Toothless and Hiccup. The team then discusses the Netflix docu-series Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, giving insight on the content as well as what it reveals about young influencers. Click here to get your copy of Jonathan McKee’s great book The Teen's Guide to Face-To-Face Connections in a Screen-To-Screen World: 40 Tips to Meaningful Communication! [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-plugged-in-2025-06-12?refcd=2282205]   Connect with us! www.ThePluggedInShow.com [http://www.ThePluggedInShow.com] Connect on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pluggedin] Find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam/] EMAIL: team@thepluggedinshow.com [team@thepluggedinshow.com] PHONE: 800-A-FAMILY (800-262-3459)   Read the full review: * Up [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/up/] * Bolt [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/bolt/] * Avatar [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/avatar/] * How to Train Your Dragon [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/howtotrainyourdragon/] * How to Train Your Dragon (2025) [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/how-to-train-your-dragon-2025/] * Youtube Reviews [https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube/] * Outdoor Boys [https://www.pluggedin.com/youtube-reviews/outdoor-boys/] Check out the Plugged In Blog: * Bad Influence and Devil in the Family: The Truth about Influencing [https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/bad-influence-and-devil-in-the-family-the-truth-about-influencing/] * The Plugged In Show: Episode 240 - The Dark Side of the Influencer World. Plus, a Conversation with Director Andrew Erwin [https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-240/] * The Plugged In Show: Episode 134 - Of Influencers and Dinosaurs [https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-134%20-%20Of%20Influencers%20and%20Dinosaurs/] * Netflix’s The Social Dilemma Paints a Sober Portrait of Tech’s Influence [https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/netflixs-the-social-dilemma-paints-a-sober-portrait-of-techs-influence/] * The Plugged In Show: Episode 46 – Examining the Social Dilemma and Our Interaction with Social Media [https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/the-plugged-in-show-episode-46-examining-the-social-dilemma-and-our-interaction-with-social-media/] *   The Plugged In Tech Guide [https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/]   Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1 [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-your-family-can-manage-technology-well-part-1-of-2/] How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/making-wise-entertainment-choices/]   Donate Now! [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24pluggedin-donate-page?refcd=1978610&_gl=1*1d2zkj*_ga*Nzk1NDQxNDMzLjE3MDE0NTA0MjE.*_ga_WQSX0J83QD*MTcxNTcxMDk5OC4zMjMuMS4xNzE1NzEyMTY5LjYwLjAuMA..]   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail. [https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-plugged-in-show/]   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. [https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/]

Music can be powerful. It can shape us, inspire us, terrify us. And when it’s paired with a movie, we might not even notice how manipulative it can be. The Plugged In team reflects on cinematic songs and soundtracks and the impact they can have. Paul Asay speaks with Bob Hoose about the Nintendo Switch 2 and its new features.   Connect with us! www.ThePluggedInShow.com [http://www.thepluggedinshow.com/] Connect on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pluggedin] Find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam/] EMAIL: team@thepluggedinshow.com [team@thepluggedinshow.com] PHONE: 800-A-FAMILY (800-262-3459)   Read the full review: ·       Sinners [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/sinners-2025/] ·       Star Wars: The Force Awakens [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/star-wars-the-force-awakens/] ·       Star Wars: The Last Jedi [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/star-wars-the-last-jedi/] ·       Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker-2019/] ·       Dunkirk [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/dunkirk-2017/] ·       Dark Knight [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/dark-knight/] ·       Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/] ·       Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/] ·       Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/] ·       Lost [https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/lost/]   The Plugged In Tech Guide [https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/]   Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1 [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-your-family-can-manage-technology-well-part-1-of-2/] How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/making-wise-entertainment-choices/]   Donate Now! [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24pluggedin-donate-page?refcd=2297809]   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail. [https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-plugged-in-show/]   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. [https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/]

As parents, we want to help our kids develop healthy tech habits. But where do we start? Paul Asay of the Plugged In team speaks with Melanie Hempe, founder of ScreenStrong, and Dr. Danny Huerta, Vice President of Focus on the Family’s Parenting department, about the dangers of too much screen time and ways you can help your family step back and reconnect. Paul then speaks with Adam Holz about recording artist Bono’s new documentary Stories of Surrender.   Connect with us! www.ThePluggedInShow.com [http://www.thepluggedinshow.com/] Connect on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pluggedin] Find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam/] EMAIL: team@thepluggedinshow.com [team@thepluggedinshow.com] PHONE: 800-A-FAMILY (800-262-3459)   Read the full review: ·       Stories of Surrender [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/stories-of-surrender-2025/]   Check out the Plugged In Blog: ·       ScreenStrong.org [https://screenstrong.org/] ·       Practice Makes Parent podcast [https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/practice-makes-parent/] ·       Seven Traits of Effective Parenting Assessment [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/7traitsassessment/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21010483322&gbraid=0AAAAAD_kvaC3szwmIefg84yNr9Fa72hpb&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxJvBBhDuARIsAGUgNfj5G_eNWtr79dJ_sYcMv1jP3AyACalI6EhRRKeBHeOxgvTu0kGRWVQaAmz8EALw_wcB] The Plugged In Tech Guide [https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/]   Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1 [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-your-family-can-manage-technology-well-part-1-of-2/] How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/making-wise-entertainment-choices/]   Donate Now! [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24pluggedin-donate-page?refcd=2288201]   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail. [https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-plugged-in-show/]   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. [https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/]

AI is infiltrating entertainment and technology. The Plugged In team examines the potential impacts and what they could mean for your family. Bret Eckelberry then talks with Emily Tsiao about the new live action Disney movie Lilo & Stitch.   Connect with us! www.ThePluggedInShow.com [http://www.thepluggedinshow.com/] Connect on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/pluggedin] Find us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/pluggedinteam/] EMAIL: team@thepluggedinshow.com [team@thepluggedinshow.com] PHONE: 800-A-FAMILY (800-262-3459)   Read the full review: ·       Lilo and Stitch [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/liloandstitch/] ·       Lilo and Stitch (2025) [https://www.pluggedin.com/movie-reviews/lilo-and-stitch-2025/]   Check out the Plugged In Blog: ·       My AI: The Snapchat Friend You Never Added [https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/my-ai-the-snapchat-friend-you-never-added/] ·       Want Lunch? Call My AI Agent [https://www.pluggedin.com/blog/want-lunch-call-my-ai-agent/]   The Plugged In Tech Guide [https://www.pluggedin.com/tech-guide/]   Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1 [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/how-your-family-can-manage-technology-well-part-1-of-2/] How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family [https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/making-wise-entertainment-choices/]   Donate Now! [https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/24pluggedin-donate-page?refcd=2287102]   We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail. [https://podcasts.focusonthefamily.com/show/the-plugged-in-show/]   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback. [https://focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey/]