B.Boomer Unleashed

Episode 11 - Healthy Viewing Alternatives to Keep our Kids Safe, presents several viable alternatives to our current viewing habits. We also discuss the growing Pornography Epidemic creeping into our homes, and why this should be a concern to us. Buckle your seat belts and be prepared for some shocking statistics, as well as additional information regarding Pornography that you probably weren't expecting to hear. Oh, to return to the good old days of I Love Lucy and Leave it to Beaver. Times have certainly changed since the Baby Boomers have become Senior Citizens. In Episode 12 and 13 we will connect the dots between violent video content and school violence. As always, we encourage you to listen to Episode 11 and all the episodes of B.Boomer Unleashed. If you like us, tell your friends.

In Episode 10 - Absurd TV, we travel through the 90s and 2000s to our current day. We take a close look at not only TV and Streaming Video, but we also examine Violent and Sexually Explicit Video Games. Unlike our days growing up as Baby Boomers, life today is much more dangerous and void of the many values we were taught to respect. We find ourselves in a battle for the minds and souls of our children and grandchildren. In Episode 11, we'll offer some healthy alternatives to today's visual entertainment, and discuss common sense ways to keep our children and grandchildren safe. We encourage you to tune in and listen to Episode 10 and every episode of B.Boomer Unleashed.

The 1980s were marked by a series of no plot TV Shows that held very minimal public interest. People were craving for more and more sex and violence in their living rooms via television, which made the ground very fertile for the introduction of home entertainment systems. VHS Tapes dominated the market until the introduction of the DVD. Video Rental Stores like Blockbuster were cash cows as the public demanded more and more choices. At their peak, Blockbuster had over 9,000 retail locations nationwide. Today, only one remains in operation. The advent of Cable and Satellite Television was responsible in large part for their demise. We discuss the dangers that lurk in your living rooms, and where video entertainment appears to be headed. In future episodes, we will discuss not only, the increased sex and graphic violence Americans are subjected to on a daily basis, but also offer alternatives for family entertainment. Our last episode in this series will discuss what if any effect the entertainment industry and video games have on school violence, and look at possible solutions to remedy this growing nightmare. We encourage you to listen in, and share the podcast with your friends.

Episode 8 is the first in a two-part look at the decade of the 1980s, as we march through TV and Media changes, from the innocence of the 50s to the total depravity on the screen today. The 80s was a turbulent time when most Baby Boomers came of age. Television during this time put females in non-traditional occupations, glorified rebellious behavior, and attempted to make dysfunctional families appear to be the norm. It was also a time of very shallow and meaningless plots for many of the shows. In Episode 9, "The Snowball Grows (Part 2)" we will pull all the loose ends together and add Cable and Satellite Television into the mix. In the 80s the snowball really picks us speed on its way to growing into the disaster we call entertainment today.

The tumultuous decade of the 1970s was an era of Sex, Drugs, and Rock & Roll, with a smattering of violence thrown in for good measure. The Boomers have certainly come of age during this decade, and major news events have shaped the face of our society, not only in the media, and TV programming, but in day to day life as well. Once Pandora's box was opened, it set us on a path of no return, which has led us to many of the problems we face today.

Episode 6 takes a look at the TV Shows of the 1960s and how they differ for the programming of the 1950s. Additionally, we review major news events of the decade and discuss whether they have shaped history, or history has shaped TV viewing. We take a close look at the trip down the slippery slope, that has charted our course to events in 2019. This is the second in a series as we look how each decade takes us farther and farther away from the values instilled in us when we were kids.

In this podcast, we start a series about Television in Baby Boomer Days, and what it has become today. This episode takes a look at the nature of television programming in the 1950s. Future episodes will include the changes that took place in the 60s and 70s, and the course that was set then to get us where we are today.  These podcasts will lay the groundwork leading to our discussion of school violence and what if anything television, gaming, and the Internet have to do with it.

In Episode 4 we discuss the evolution of youth sports from Boomer days to the present. Over 40,000,000 boys and girls are involved in youth sports across The United States today, and we explore the need to balance winning, having fun, and family involvement in this multi-billion dollar industry.

In our third and final installment on School Bullies we take a look at how responsible parenting and grand-parenting can stop bullying before it ever starts. We also discuss some common sense ways to see what's happening in our kid's lives.

In Episode 2 of B.Boomer Unleashed we will share some suggestions and questions from our audience, and set the groundwork for arriving at some possible solutions to school bullying.