Three Big Conversations: The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld a Texas law requiring actual age verification for access to pornographic websites - 13:58 An animated film called “ KPop Demon Hunters ” released on Netflix, and it's been dominating both music and video streaming charts - 32:28 Communities in Texas are reeling from grief as the death toll from last weekend’s flash floods continues to climb. At least two dozen victims were children attending the Christian, all-girls camp known as Ca...
Jul 11, 2025•1 hr
An animated film called KPop Demon Hunters is dominating both music and video streaming charts, A new s upreme court ruling could pave the way to federally mandated ID verification on all pornographic sites, and mourning the tragic losses in Texas’s Camp Mystic after their historic flash floods. Resource of the Week - The Conversaton Starter (Youtube) Elsewhere in culture: A new report claims that TikTok is building a U.S.-based app to launch in September, a 14-second video featuring Howie Mande...
Jul 10, 2025•8 min
"How do you get your tween daughter to talk and share things about her day, her friends and school?" - Erin This podcast is entirely Q&A based! Send in your questions to ask@axis.org. And for more resources, go to axis.org .
Jul 08, 2025•9 min
Three Big Converserations: A new cooperative game called Peak requires players to climb a mountain together - 10:00 the psychological thriller We Were Liars has teens weeping on TikTok - 22:14 posts about going #monkmode are romanticizing the minimalistic life of the monastery - 31:40 Resource of the Week - The Pour Over - 9:07 Elsewhere in culture: A new TikTok trend involves saying the phrase “ bacon avocado ” as a prelude to your actual message, Jurassic Park: Rebirth debuts in theaters this ...
Jul 04, 2025•56 min
A new cooperative game called Peak requires players to climb a mountain together, the psychological thriller We Were Liars has teens weeping on TikTok, and posts about going #monkmode are romanticizing the minimalistic life of the monastery. Resource of the Week - The Pour Over Elsewhere in culture: A new TikTok trend involves saying the phrase “ bacon avocado ” as a prelude to your actual message, Jurassic Park: Rebirth debuts in theaters this week, the humanoid robot Neo is learning how to do ...
Jul 03, 2025•8 min
Molly Worthen is a professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a freelance journalist. She teaches courses on North American religion and politics, global Christianity, and the history of ideas. She writes on these themes for The New York Times and has contributed to The New Yorker, Slate, The American Prospect, Foreign Policy, and other publications. She has also created video and audio courses on the history of Christianity and the history of charismatic leaders...
Jul 01, 2025•41 min
Three Big Conversations: AI-generated videos of people cutting and eating glass fruit are trending on social media - 18:55 the movie 28 Years Later makes the 28-numbered zombie saga worse - 30:10 TikTokers are reminiscing about 90s summer —whether or not they actually experienced it - 52:38 Song of the Week: “Manchild” - Sabrina Carpenter - 0:35 Click here for the lyrics. Elsewhere in culture: - 12:38 AI-generated “ Would You Rather? ” videos involving fruit with special powers began trending on...
Jun 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min
AI-generated videos of people cutting and sometimes eating glass fruit are trending on social media, the movie 28 Years Later makes the 28-numbered zombie saga worse, and TikTokers are reminiscing about 90s summer —whether or not they actually experienced it. Song of the Week: “Manchild” - Sabrina Carpenter Click here for the lyrics. Elsewhere in culture: AI-generated “ Would You Rather? ” videos involving fruit with special powers began trending on TikTok, the live-action How to Train Your Drag...
Jun 26, 2025•8 min
"I’ve been struck lately about how much teenage boys are getting into poker and gambling, even from good Christian families. Unfortunately, some of them are doing well, and gaining money doing it… I feel that is dangerous. Is it just something fun to do, or is it a bad habit that will develop into something else? These boys come from very well to do families, so I feel that they don’t know how to work for money, or would prefer to just gamble in poker, or in the stock market to get their money.”...
Jun 24, 2025•10 min
As we broaden the scope of this podcast to include some fun new things, you will see this feed has changed to Axis Conversations! This will be the schedule you can expect: Interviews - Every other Tuesday Ask Axis (Our new show!) - Every other Tuesday (Alternating) The Culture Translator (CT Audio) - Every Thursday The Culture Translator Roundtable - Every Friday We are excited to continue to provide engaging resources including our new show Ask Axis premiering tomorrow! For more Axis resources,...
Jun 23, 2025•1 min
Three Big Conversations: Summertime provides new opportunities to connect with teens - 14:33 TikTokers are enjoying something they call “ fridge cigs” - 25:08 Some people think ChatGPT is giving them access to the spiritual realm. - 34:34 Slang of the Week - Blackpill - 01:20 Elsewhere in culture: - 11:40 19-year-old Kane Parsons signed on to direct a horror movie for A24 based off his YouTube series “ The Backrooms ,” AI-generated ASMR videos of people cutting glass fruit began trending on soci...
Jun 20, 2025•54 min
Summertime provides new opportunities connet talk with teens, TikTokers are enjoying something they call “ fridge cigs” , and some people think ChatGPT is giving them access to the spiritual realm . Slang of the Week - Blackpill Elsewhere in culture: 19-year-old Kane Parsons signed on to direct a horror movie for A24 based off his YouTube series “ The Backrooms ,” AI-generated ASMR videos of people cutting glass fruit began trending on social media, TikTok got another 90-day extension , the thir...
Jun 20, 2025•9 min
New episodes in this feed every other Tuesday! Have you ever wished that you had a personalized parenting podcast based on the questions you were having about your own family? A place where you could ask experts and get guidance about what the Bible actually says about how you're raising your teen in today's world? That's why we are launching our new podcast show , which we're calling Ask Axis, so we get a chance to hear from you. We'd love to hear from you! Submit your questions at ask@axis.org...
Jun 17, 2025•1 min
Three Big Conversations: New Roblox called “Grow a Garden” takes off - 09:10 Gen Z enjoys nautical-themed knitwear - 20:15 An article about how young men need heroes - 31:04 Resource of the Week - Parent’s Guide to TikTok - 0:18 Elsewhere in culture: - 2:12 AI renderings of Bible characters as influencers went viral , TikTok’s most-followed influencer Khaby Lame was detained (and released) by ICE, an apparent trend of using no-contact orders to avoid conflict on college campuses started catching...
Jun 13, 2025•49 min
A new game on Roblox called “Grow a Garden” takes off, Gen Z enjoys wearing nautical-themed knitwear in the summer, and as Father’s Day approaches, an article about how young men need heroes to look up to. Resource of the Week - Parent’s Guide to TikTok Elsewhere in culture: AI renderings of Bible characters as influencers went viral , TikTok’s most-followed influencer Khaby Lame was detained (and released) by ICE, an apparent trend of using no-contact orders to avoid conflict on college campuse...
Jun 12, 2025•9 min
Nathan studied Preaching Ministry at Lincoln Christian University, and served on staff at two churches in New England, while attending the New York Film Academy in Boston, where he discovered his passion for filmmaking and storytelling. In 2005, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in film and entertainment, and ended up getting a job at Disney, where he worked for 16 years, most recently as an executive in Cinema Partnerships, leading in-theater marketing campaigns for Marvel, Star Wars, ...
Jun 10, 2025•43 min
There’s a brand new Nintendo console out in the world, Gen Z is beginning to reject that narrative that pornography is empowering, or good at all, and a story in the New York Times talks about the joy and exhaustion of grandparents being the primary caregivers of their grandkids. Resource of the Week: Anime + Manga: What parents NEED to know (YouTube) Elsewhere in culture: A song by Brendan Abernathy was relentlessly mocked on TikTok this week, rumors are swirling about the SEC potentially leavi...
Jun 05, 2025•9 min
Three Big Conversations: A new trend involves young men calling each other to say goodnight ( 11:22 ) A supposedly haunted doll named Annabelle is blamed for a plantation burning down ( 33:20 ) Gen Zers explain why they would give significant restrictions on technology to their own kids ( 48:28 ) Meme of the Week: "Holy Airball" ( 0:26 ) Elsewhere in culture (5:02): Lilo & Stitch had a bigger box office opening than the new Mission: Impossible movie A newly published study from JAMA found th...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 5 min
A new trend involves young men calling each other to say goodnight, a supposedly haunted doll named Annabelle is blamed for a plantation burning down, and Gen Zers explain why they would give significant restrictions on technology to their own kids. Elsewhere in culture: Lilo & Stitch had a bigger box office opening than the new Mission: Impossible movie, a newly published study from JAMA found that social media use can predict depression but that depression doesn’t necessarily predict socia...
May 29, 2025•9 min
Jake is a professional artist and is certified as one of only nine Master Penman in the world. He is self-taught in each of his disciplines (calligraphy, painting, drawing, woodworking, and engraving). While he typically works with private clients, he has also worked with Apple, Inc., Crossway Books, and Biola University, has spoken from countless stages including Tedx and Q and was featured on PBS Television. His new book is called Old Soul, New Creation: Experiencing God Through A Life of Art ...
May 27, 2025•37 min
Oxford Academic publishes an analysis of an infamous subreddit’s moral dilemmas, TikTok releases a 10pm bedtime meditation, and Netflix’s adaptation of “Forever” unpacks teens’ desire for romantic intimacy while still needing the support that parents provide. Song of the Week: “What I Want (feat. Tate McRae)” by Morgan Wallen -0:30 To read the lyrics, click here. Mob Morality - 19:40 Inhale (Tik), Exhale (Tok) - 39:23 Not Quite Forever - 50:28 Check our new Youtube video - "Why Did Teens Cry Whe...
May 23, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Oxford Academic publishes an analysis of an infamous subreddit’s moral dilemmas, TikTok releases a 10pm bedtime meditation, and Netflix’s adaptation of “Forever” unpacks teens’ desire for romantic intimacy while still needing the support that parents provide. Song of the Week: “What I Want (feat. Tate McRae)” by Morgan Wallen To read the lyrics click here. Check our new Youtube video - "Why Did Teens Cry When TikTok Was Banned?" Other Trending Topics: TikTok’s “ AI Sway Dance ” Fortnite's AI Dar...
May 22, 2025•9 min
Pope Leo XIV becomes pope with a social media timeline, young people are using Reddit to help quit Zyn tobacco pouches, and our take on the second season of the Star Wars show Andor. Slang of the Week - Aura Farming - 0:17 The Top 3: The American Pope - 15:48 Zynned Out - 25:15 It’s a Star War After All - 41:14 Other Trending Topics: Netflix's "Forever" Hasan Piker was detained and questioned Thunderbolts as the New Avengers “I’m so hungry..." trend 100 men fighting a gorilla debate For more Axi...
May 16, 2025•53 min
Pope Leo XIV becomes pope with a social media timeline, young people are using Reddit to help quit Zyn tobacco pouches, and our take on the second season of the Star Wars show Andor. Slang of the Week - Aura Farming Other Trending Topics: Netflix's "Forever" Hasan Piker was detained and questioned Thunderbolts as the New Avengers “I’m so hungry..." trend 100 men fighting a gorilla debate For more Axis resources, go to axis.org ....
May 15, 2025•9 min
Dr. West is a Harvard and Johns Hopkins-trained oncologist and researcher, and has advanced cancer care and research for over three decades. As a native of Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. West founded the West Clinic there in 1979, growing it from a single practice into a network of five locations with 25 physicians and 273 support staff, treating 300 to 400 patients weekly. As a Christian and lifelong member of one of the largest Methodist Churches in the U.S., he has lectured for more than forty years...
May 13, 2025•37 min
“Another Simple Favor” has teens talking, lots of young people are turning the volume down to zero, and it’s Mother’s Day, but are moms… okay? Song of the Week - “Ribs” by Lorde - 0:22 #blessed - 09:20 Yet Another Simple Favor - 26:24 Please Don’t Stop the Music - 41:02 To read the lyrics click here . For more Axis resources, go to axis.org ....
May 09, 2025•59 min
“Another Simple Favor” has teens talking, lots of young people are turning the volume down to zero, and it’s Mother’s Day, but are moms… okay? To hear Kate’s pitch for rebranding motherhood, check out our Roundtable podcast, available of Friday! Song of the Week - “Ribs” by Lorde To read the lyrics click here . For more Axis resources, go to axis.org ....
May 08, 2025•8 min
Teens are talking about Shedeur Sanders’ dramatic draft slide, Benson Boone is the internet’s least favorite good guy, and Gen Z could be the most gullible generation—depending on what you choose to believe. Song of the Week - “Ordinary” - Alex Warren - 0:36 Shedeur’s Slide - 15:40 Boone Backlash - 28:32 Hard to Believe - 44:00 To see the lyrics, click here . Click here for the Media Literacy Kit. For more Axis resources, go to Axis.org ....
May 02, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Teens are talking about Shedeur Sanders’ dramatic draft slide, Benson Boone is the internet’s least favorite good guy, and Gen Z could be the most gullible generation—depending on what you choose to believe. To hear CJ rant about music designed for search engine optimization, check out our Roundtable podcast available on Friday. Song of the Week - “Ordinary” - Alex Warren To see the lyrics, click here . Click here for the Media Literacy Kit. For more Axis resources, go to Axis.org ....
May 02, 2025•8 min
Born in the desert southwest and raised in a middle-class mining family, Walter Hill volunteered for the US Navy immediately after graduating high school. Deployments took him all over Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle-East. During this time his gift for communicating faith emerged, and he now has over 25 years of ministry experience navigating the trials and triumphs of faith. Walter’s new book is called Amazed Again: Reclaiming Christ’s Joy in a Fading World and in it he’s sharing some ...
Apr 29, 2025•42 min
