Insights Into Things

This week we look at the 30th anniversary celebration of Disney's Hollywood Studios and take a look back at how the park has evolved in that time. We provide you our spoiler filled review of Avengers and a look at the impressively increasing compensation for our super heroic actors and actresses. We follow up on Adele and how her split from her husband is going as well as where Skylar Astin is after his divorce. We'll take a look at some legal issues that Rick Schroder is going through before our touching and emotional tribute to the late great Peter Mayhew then we'll finish up with our Insightful Picks of the Week.

This week we tackle the difficult task of navigating the Spring holidays in an interfaith family. We look at what it means to be interfaith, what the holidays are that we honor and how we honor those. To help us with this complicated topic we have a very special guest host joining us to offer an expert opinion on the holiday traditions and significance.

It's Avengers Endgame Weekend and we've got some news on that, a discussion on some harsh criticism towards Disney by a member of the family and disappointing restrictions for Galaxy's edge. Our Entertainment news takes a look at details released on the next James Bond film as well as some albums from artists we haven't heard from for a while. We finish up with a twist to our Insightful Picks of the week to wrap another great podcast.

Madison and Joe tackle the sensitive subject of fears. We discuss what fear is versus phobia, what the typical symptoms of each area, how such things are useful and we discuss statistics about fears and phobias and find out they aren't nearly as uncommon as you might think. We learn that fear is a healthy natural defensive mechanism of the body and that phobias aren't irrational fears but an over-reaction by a part of the brain that can be overcome with the proper training. We also discuss some commonly effective methods of overcoming your fears and phobias.

Our tenth consecutive podcast offers some Disney Park's information and a recap of the key things from Star Wars Celebration in our Disney Detective segment. Then we talk about a few high profile relationship breakups in the entertainment industry, a brief look at a one night revival of a couple of popular 70's sitcoms and a recap of this past weekend comic book convention. As always we finish up with our Insightful Picks of the Week, with a tie in this week to our comic-con activities.

Madison and Joe take a break from some of the heart hitting topics to mark their 10th episode with a little fun an levity. Here the audience has a chance to get to know Madison a bit more as she's asked a series of questions ranging from her favorite movies to what historical figures she'd most like to have a dinner party with. We run through questions in the "About me", "Pick List", "Time and Space" and "Friends and Family" categories for a fast paced but in depth look at who Madison is and some of the things that make her tick.

Michelle and Joe take a look at a few new trailers from Disney, including the new Star Wars: Episode XI "The Rise of Skywalker" and the new "live action" Lion King. We delve into this weeks Disney news and entertainment news and give a behind the scenes look at the new Marvel: Universe of Heroes traveling exhibit that's currently at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. As always we finish up the show with our insightful picks, this week with a special Star Wars twist. Don't miss all the fun and excitement in this week's episode.

Madison and Joe talk about School Drama, the causes of that drama and how best to deal with it. Drama in school draws on many of the social anxieties that teens face and can be overwhelming in a teenager who is ill-equipped to handle it.

This week Michelle and Joe delve into the labor disputes at Disneyland Paris that left the park littered with trash, we offer praise to Captain Marvel for breaking the one billion dollar box office mark, then we talk about the fiasco that the pre-sale ticket experience was for Avengers End Game this week, all part of our Disney Detective segment. In our entertainment news section we look at Netflix both raising it's prices and getting some support from the US Department of Justice in what is shaping up to be a possible fight with the Academy for eligibility at the Academy Awards. Then we jump over to the music industry and talk about some health concerns associated with Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones and a new album and tour coming from Celine Dion. We finish up with two great new picks in our Insightful Picks section including a new show suggestion from Michelle and another excellent podcast suggestion from Joe.

Madison and Joe tackle the ever elusive subject of sleep. We dive into what sleep deprivation is, how it can adversely affect us in different ways, what are the major causes of sleep deprivation in teens and hints on how to improve the amount and quality of sleep you are getting.