Ep 29 - Bluey: Realistic Kids, Idealized Parents
Join us as we dive into Bluey, the super popular children's television show from Australia. Bluey superfan Cassandra Hedelius explains why she loves this show's realistic portrayal of the special brand of humor that comes with raising kids. And BYU-Idaho education professor Ben Pacini tells us how he uses the show to teach his students about educational psychology. We talk about the positive and negative aspects of the educational and parenting philosophies inherent in the show. Finally, we ask the question everyone is asking: does Bandit make us all look like bad parents?
Our Ratings: Content: Celestial Artistic Merit: 5 popcorn balls Gospel Connections: 4.5 apricots
Best Books:
Carl - Star Trek: Prodigy (Paramount+); Phineas and Ferb (Disney+)
Liz - Carmen Sandiego (Netflix); Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix)
Ben - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom; Gravity Falls (Disney+)
Cassandra - Wild Kratts (PBS); Arthur (Amazon Prime)
Public Square Media Shout-out:
Family Bro Evening: LDS Social Media Part 1
Links:
Big Sister, Little Sister by Charlotte Zolotow
5 Things Every Dad Can Learn from from Bluey’s Bandit Heeler
Episodes of Bluey Discussed on the Podcast
Sleepytime
Keepy Uppy
Baby Race
Dance Mode
Pass the Parcel
Calypso
Yoga Ball
Octopus
Fancy Restaurant
Camping
Find Us:
Carl - Twitter: @CarlCranney
Liz - lizbusby.com
Ben - Twitter: @benjaminpacini; Radical Civility
Cassandra - cassandrahedelius.substack.com
Video editing by Liz Busby; Audio mastering by Carl Cranney
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