Sep 22, 2023·edited Sep 22, 2023Liked by Hambone, Scoot
This is the wholesome parenting content I need! Will definitley check out "Zita the Spacegirl" as my oldest will be three soon. She loves a good story and has started to "read" to me.
And I am THRILLED to learn of a radio theatre version of "The Chronicles of Narnia." Like many, I've loved these books for a long time and also love a good radio theatre. I can't believe I did not know about this until now! Looking forward to this series continuing.
Love, love, love this. Thank you for bringing up the personal nature of these sorts of things. We had a ClearPlay dvd player in my house growing up (much to the derision of my friends, haha) and its impersonal nature always struck me, though I didn't have the words at the time. I much preferred the times when i was younger when my parents *would* watch a movie or show before me. It helped strengthen my bond with them in a real way that relying on some (often over-prudish and fat-fingered) disembodied editor somewhere could never do. The stories we tell each other are first and foremost relational, and to remove the relationship from the sharing of stories is an oft-overlooked tragedy, in my humble opinion.
Zita the Spacegirl now on hold at my local library...looking forward to reading this to my daughter. But really, my main comment is why do you neglect to give the AI art generator the human dignity it deserves with a proper attribution label? ;)
Thanks so much for this post Hambone! Your family-friendly media picks will make a perfect complement to some recommendations that I will include in my upcoming piece. Do you have any plans to make this a separate section that people can subscribe to?
Oooh, I loved the Radio Theatre ones! I haven’t listened to those in a bit, but man, those were classic.
This is the wholesome parenting content I need! Will definitley check out "Zita the Spacegirl" as my oldest will be three soon. She loves a good story and has started to "read" to me.
And I am THRILLED to learn of a radio theatre version of "The Chronicles of Narnia." Like many, I've loved these books for a long time and also love a good radio theatre. I can't believe I did not know about this until now! Looking forward to this series continuing.
Love, love, love this. Thank you for bringing up the personal nature of these sorts of things. We had a ClearPlay dvd player in my house growing up (much to the derision of my friends, haha) and its impersonal nature always struck me, though I didn't have the words at the time. I much preferred the times when i was younger when my parents *would* watch a movie or show before me. It helped strengthen my bond with them in a real way that relying on some (often over-prudish and fat-fingered) disembodied editor somewhere could never do. The stories we tell each other are first and foremost relational, and to remove the relationship from the sharing of stories is an oft-overlooked tragedy, in my humble opinion.
Zita the Spacegirl now on hold at my local library...looking forward to reading this to my daughter. But really, my main comment is why do you neglect to give the AI art generator the human dignity it deserves with a proper attribution label? ;)
Thanks so much for this post Hambone! Your family-friendly media picks will make a perfect complement to some recommendations that I will include in my upcoming piece. Do you have any plans to make this a separate section that people can subscribe to?
What are your kids ages?