Insights Into Things

In this week's podcast we dare to be stupid and get weird. We recap the Weird Al concert "Strings Attached" at the Met in Philadelphia. Then we look at just how Disney is doing it wrong on several fronts in our Disney Detective segment. We flash back to our child hood in Entertainment News with the possible revival of a favorite animated show and a few other items. Then we have yet another brief "In Memorial" segment before we wrap up with our Insightful Picks of the Week and a new media outlet to catch all of our shows in as an afterthought. Another news great news filled podcast.

This week we talk about how to know yourself and the importance of being yourself. A discuss what it takes to resist peer pressure and what how important trusting your instincts and own judgement are. We learn how to understand who we are, how to accept ourselves for the type of person we are and how to love ourselves for being the unique person that we are. We'll also talk about how to handle yourself in situations where outside influences may try to change the person you are and why it's important to stay true to yourself.

Disney Detective this week takes a look at some casting information regarding the new Live Action version of The Little Mermaid and Doctor Strange 2, we catch up with Aladdin and its performance a the box office. Then we take a look at changes coming to a favor magazine from years gone by, we talk about more news of the Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland and we pay tribute to a former Laugh-In star who recently passed away. We finish up with a couple of great Insightful Picks of the Week and some weird after thoughts.

This week we look at an issue all too common in Teens, Social Anxiety. Whether it's the terrifying burden of having to speak in public, socializing with people you don't know at an event, walking into a crowded room or just ordering food the fears and emotions that come from Social Anxiety can be crippling. In this episode we look at what Social Anxiety is, how to identify the symptoms and we look at where you're most likely to encounter Social Anxiety. Then we'll look at how to treat those afflicted with it, we'll discuss some common techniques to help you cope with it and we'll even give you some pointers on how to prepare yourself for situations you know you'll be in that can cause Social Anxiety. In the end we learn that while most people have some form of Social Anxiety it's a bit of a spectrum and each of us falls in a different area of that spectrum and how we handle it is situational. We also learn that what we think might be Social Anxiety may only manifest as such and might have a completely different root cause.

This week's Disney Detective segment dives into news about Disney's Haunted Mansion's 50th anniversary at Disneyland. We'll take a look at how Toy Story 4 is doing at the box office then take a brief look at some casting news regarding the forthcoming live action version of The Little Mermaid. In Entertainment News we'll discuss whether Bond 25 is a cursed movie, we'll look at special casting news coming from the new Ghostbusters movie and we'll talk some celebrity weddings and deaths before we get into our Insightful Picks of the Week. We'll wrap up with our afterthoughts on the new Harry Potter Wizards Unite game to sum up another great podcast.

This week the tables are turned and Madison is hosting the show. In her debut as show writer, producer and host she grills dad with a series of pointed and revealing questions that lets her get to know dad a little bit better and mark Father's Day with a special episode to all the fathers out there in the audience. Not only do we get to learn a little more about Joe, but also the relationship that Joe and Madison share. It's a touching and heartfelt episode for the holiday.

This week we take a look at the latest money grab opportunities that Disney is going after. From the re-release of Avengers: End Game to snatch another $45 million to the raising of annual passes at Disney World by as much as 25%. We'll scratch our heads as we try to figure out how a company that makes more money than God needs even more money. Even paying the outrageous salary of their CEO can't justify these latest money grabs. In Entertainment News we'll take a look at Robert Downy Jr. once again donning the mantle of Tony Stark in his latest outpouring to one special fan. Then we'll take a brief look at the life of Gloria Vanderbilt as we mark her passing. We'll also explore how idiotic one particular Christian Fundamentalist group proved they are by righteously demanding a show they found offensive be removed from a streaming network that it wasn't even available on, proving just how clueless they were on the subject. We'll finish up with our Insightful Picks of the week including the aforementioned "offensive show" and a fantastic show to silence some of the conspiracy theorists out there. We then plug another local pop-culture show coming to our area that we're anxious to attend for the first time. Another great information filled podcast!

In part two of our two part special on puberty and periods our subject matter expert leads though a discussion on getting your period for the first time. We talk about what to do to prepare for it, how to handle it and what changes you go through once your menstrual cycle starts.

This week we take a look at Disney's plans to build a new Marvel Land in Disneyland, we check out the next extended trailer for Frozen 2 and look at some details release from France about the forthcoming sequel. In entertainment news we talk about Tailor Swift and an unscheduled appearance she made in support of a good cause, then we get our first look at some of the villains that are expected to be featured in the new "The Batman" movie trilogy in the works. We have two great new Insightful Picks of the Week followed by our after thoughts. All in all another great information packed podcast.

This is the first part of our two part special on Puberty and Periods. This week Madison and Joe discuss what Puberty is, some basic information on adolescents and puberty. They then take a more detailed look at how Puberty affects our children, when it happens and some of the physical and emotional changes that kids face. Madison gives her first hand account of how she is dealing with Puberty, the challenges she faces personally, with friends and at school and we take a look at some of the physical changes that both kids and parents need to be aware of. The second part of this subject will deal with the challenges of adolescent girls coping with having their first period, stigmas that often surround it and the difficulties and life style changes that accompany this next stage in sexual maturity. We'll be joined by a guest host to help us through this sensitive subject.