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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:

Calvin and Hobbes

Roxaboxen by Alice McLerran

Big Sister, Little Sister by Charlotte Zolotow

5 Things Every Dad Can Learn from from Bluey’s Bandit Heeler

Cribsheet by Emily Oster


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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