Insights Into Things

This week we take a look at how Disney manages to do it wrong yet again. We’ll also get a look at how Star Wars almost got very “Weird” on us.  Finally we’ll talk about the unavoidable news from this past weekend’s Academy Awards.

This week we take a look at how Disney manages to do it wrong yet again. We’ll also get a look at how Star Wars almost got very “Weird” on us.  Finally we’ll talk about the unavoidable news from this past weekend’s Academy Awards.

Teenagers often face significant pressure to meet strict, unrealistic and harmful ideals around beauty, weight, and shape. The quest for a "perfect" body or appearance can take a heavy toll on a teenager's confidence as well as their physical and mental health. In today’s episode of Insights Into Teens we’ll talk about what you can do to help your child develop and maintain a healthy body image an...

Teenagers often face significant pressure to meet strict, unrealistic and harmful ideals around beauty, weight, and shape. The quest for a "perfect" body or appearance can take a heavy toll on a teenager's confidence as well as their physical and mental health. In today’s episode of Insights Into Teens we’ll talk about what you can do to help your child develop and maintain a healthy body image an...

This week we’ll take a look at how Disney CEO handled, or rather mishandled Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill Then we’ll dig into the next major consolidation move in the Entertainment industry with Amazon’s acquisition of MGM. We’ve also got a great Insightful Pick for you this week and some convention news.

This week we’ll take a look at how Disney CEO handled, or rather mishandled Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill Then we’ll dig into the next major consolidation move in the Entertainment industry with Amazon’s acquisition of MGM. We’ve also got a great Insightful Pick for you this week and some convention news.

Having crushes can be a wonderful, scary, fun, and heartbreaking experience. When you get your first crush, you may feel confused about what's happening. You may have never had these feelings before. On today’s episode of Insights Into Teen’s we’ll talk about what crushes are, the risks associated with them, the importance they play in adolescent development and ultimately how to help your teen ha...

Having crushes can be a wonderful, scary, fun, and heartbreaking experience. When you get your first crush, you may feel confused about what's happening. You may have never had these feelings before. On today’s episode of Insights Into Teen’s we’ll talk about what crushes are, the risks associated with them, the importance they play in adolescent development and ultimately how to help your teen ha...

This week in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy we’ll take a look at what’s brewing in the rumor mill about a possible upcoming Disney+ movie Our Entertainment News focuses on a new Walking Dead series that’s got us scratching our heads a bit We’ll be introducing a new Convention Recap segment where this week we’ll talk about our experience at Zolocon before we finish up with some upcoming conv...

This week in our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy we’ll take a look at what’s brewing in the rumor mill about a possible upcoming Disney+ movie Our Entertainment News focuses on a new Walking Dead series that’s got us scratching our heads a bit We’ll be introducing a new Convention Recap segment where this week we’ll talk about our experience at Zolocon before we finish up with some upcoming conv...

Almost every teenager goes through wild periods of self-expression that will typically include clothing and musical choices that are borderline offensive to their parents. However, it’s important not to stifle your teen while they experiment with different versions of self-expression. After all, as long as they are not hurting themselves or anyone around them, there is really nothing wrong with th...

Almost every teenager goes through wild periods of self-expression that will typically include clothing and musical choices that are borderline offensive to their parents. However, it’s important not to stifle your teen while they experiment with different versions of self-expression. After all, as long as they are not hurting themselves or anyone around them, there is really nothing wrong with th...

What is your health pyramid? Why is it important? How can we maintain our health pyramid? We’ll answer these questions and much more as we talk about balancing key aspects of our lives on this  episode of Insights Into Teens

What is your health pyramid? Why is it important? How can we maintain our health pyramid? We’ll answer these questions and much more as we talk about balancing key aspects of our lives on this  episode of Insights Into Teens   insights, teens, health, pyramid, physical, mental, social, emotional, benefit, accepting, positive, biology, genetics, environment, attitude, behavior, technology

When we started this podcast it was originally meant to be a deep dive into selected entertainment news and pop culture information that being die hard fans of a number of key areas of these topics we thought we could lend some unique perspective on. Over the course over 130 episodes we drifted away from that more to a reporting on current news and events with a little commentary mixed in. We’re h...

When we started this podcast it was originally meant to be a deep dive into selected entertainment news and pop culture information that being die hard fans of a number of key areas of these topics we thought we could lend some unique perspective on. Over the course over 130 episodes we drifted away from that more to a reporting on current news and events with a little commentary mixed in. We’re h...

Families can be a pretty complicated thing. What makes up a family? What are its functions? What type of family units are there? How do families help you? In this episode of Insights Into Teens we’ll continue our deeper look at relationships and dig deeper into what it means to be a family.

Families can be a pretty complicated thing. What makes up a family? What are its functions? What type of family units are there? How do families help you? In this episode of Insights Into Teens we’ll continue our deeper look at relationships and dig deeper into what it means to be a family.   insights, teens, family, relationship, consanguinity, affinity, co-residence, grandparent, nuclear, single...

What if you are told that you are not perfect? Most people should know that already, but it can still sting to be reminded.  Criticism of any kind can be hard to swallow, especially when it comes to something you spent time and energy on.  Inherently, we all want to do a good job. But criticism is just as important as praise, if not more so. Good, constructive feedback can help you improve and gui...

What if you are told that you are not perfect? Most people should know that already, but it can still sting to be reminded.  Criticism of any kind can be hard to swallow, especially when it comes to something you spent time and energy on.  Inherently, we all want to do a good job. But criticism is just as important as praise, if not more so. Good, constructive feedback can help you improve and gui...

Relationships come in all shapes and sizes. But regardless of whether the relationship is platonic, romantic, or familial, it should nourish and support us. Having healthy relationships can make a huge difference in our mental health and well-being. But, creating healthy relationships takes time and effort. On this episode of Insights Into Teens we’ll take a look at what you can do to create and m...

Today in our Disney Detective, Inspiring Black Youth through Imagineering plus Disney is in the community building business again In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Andor gets a season 2 and The Old Republic gets a new trailer And for our Entertainment News, we remember Ivan Reitman and how do you show the young heads that the old heads have still got it, we’ll talk about it and more… And a...

Today in our Disney Detective, Inspiring Black Youth through Imagineering plus Disney is in the community building business again In our Tales from the Edge of the Galaxy, Andor gets a season 2 and The Old Republic gets a new trailer And for our Entertainment News, we remember Ivan Reitman and how do you show the young heads that the old heads have still got it, we’ll talk about it and more… And a...

Relationships come in all shapes and sizes. But regardless of whether the relationship is platonic, romantic, or familial, it should nourish and support us. Having healthy relationships can make a huge difference in our mental health and well-being. But, creating healthy relationships takes time and effort. On this episode of Insights Into Teens we’ll take a look at what you can do to create and m...

On January 18th, 2022, Microsoft announced that they were acquiring Activision Blizzard in an all-cash transaction valued at $68.7 billion, or $95 per share.  This is arguably the biggest piece of news in the history of the games industry.  Today, we’re going to take a look at why this acquisition is so important and what it means for Microsoft and the industry going forward.  In addition, we’ll h...