The Tenpenny Files with Brent Dusing

Brent Dusing joins this conversation to address something most parents are already dealing with every day but have never had clearly explained to them. What is actually shaping your child once they are inside a screen.

Children are spending hours inside digital platforms that are not neutral. Those platforms are designed to hold attention, and over time they begin to influence what a child sees, what feels normal, and what gets accepted without question.

Brent Dusing has built inside this industry. He understands how these systems work because he has been part of creating them. In this episode, he explains how content is selected, how certain material is pushed forward, and how other ideas are quietly reduced or never shown at all.

You will hear answers to questions most parents have never thought to ask.

Who is deciding what your child is exposed to each day.

Why harmful content reaches them so easily.

Why faith-based content is becoming harder to find.

What is already happening behind the scenes that most families are unaware of.

The urgency in this conversation comes from how early this influence begins and how quickly it compounds. By the time a parent recognizes the shift, the pattern is already established.

This episode will give you a clearer understanding of what your child is actually interacting with, and it will change how you think about the role these platforms are playing in their development.

If you want to understand what is shaping your child’s thinking right now, this is a conversation every parent, grandparent and educator needs to hear.

Meet our Guest:

Brent Dusing is the CEO and founder of TruPlay, a platform designed to deliver high-quality, biblically grounded digital entertainment for children and families.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University and previously founded Cellfire, a mobile coupon company used by major retailers such as Safeway and Kroger.

Dusing has spent years building and scaling digital platforms that reach millions of users. His earlier work in Christian gaming through Lightside Games reached more than 7 million players and resulted in thousands of faith-based decisions through partnership with the Billy Graham Evangelical Association.

His current work focuses on creating a safe digital environment where storytelling, gameplay, and faith-based principles are integrated into one continuous experience.

Website:

Truplay