DeepSeek makes waves with its innovative AI, teens are using Life360 to track each other, and one ninth-grade teacher hits a nerve with a TikTok about boys wanting to be billionaires. Song of the Week: "DtMF" Bad Bunny: 0:28 1. DeepSeeking: 07:36 2. How Teens are Rewriting the Rules of Life360: 27:23 3. Do 9th Graders Dream of Ten-Digit Wealth?: 42:25 For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week an emerging AI tool tops the app store, how teens are rewriting the rules of Life360, and do 9th graders dream of ten-digit wealth? Song of the Week: "DtMF" - Bad Bunny For more Axis resources, go to axis.org .
Ian Morgan Cron is a bestselling author, psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, Episcopal priest, and the host of the popular podcast Typology. His books include the Enneagram primer The Road Back to You: An Enneagram Journey to Self-Discovery, which has sold over one million copies; the novel Chasing Francis; the spiritual memoir Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me; The Story of You: An Enneagram Journey to Becoming Your True Self, and now his most recent book which is called The Fix: How the Twelve...
Shopping malls appear to be on the rise, the future of TikTok leaves users uncertain, and state legislation may be enforcing stricter age verification for online porn companies. Resource of the Week - Parents Guide to 2025: 0:28 All Y’all at the Mall: 01:15 Reports of TikTok’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated: 19:44 Age Verification, For Real: 35:55 For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org Parents Guide to 2025...
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week shopping malls appear to be on the rise, the future of TikTok leaves users uncertain, and state legislation may be enforncing stricter age verification for online porn companies. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org . Parents Guide to 2025
Melissa Dougherty is a Christian apologist best known for her YouTube channel with over 285,000 subscribers and counting. Her videos, which primarily cover New Age and New Thought, have been viewed over 18 million times. Melissa is highly regarded and connected in the apologetics community. She has a bachelor’s degree in religious studies from Southern Evangelical Seminary, where she’s also pursuing her master’s degree in religious studies. We’ll be talking today primarily about her new book, Ha...
TikTok refugees head to RedNote, wildfires bring heartbreak to Southern California, and Marvel Rivals takes off with teens. Welcome to the Roundtable. Song of the Week: 0:24 1. Heroes Never Die: 10:05 2. Fiery Discourse: 21:49 3. Tick…Tock: 40:56 For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week TikTok refugees head to RedNote, wildfires bring heartbreak to Southern California, and Marvel Rivals takes off with teens. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast. Today, we are posting an interview with Laila Mickelwait. Laila is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Justice Defense Fund, the Founder and leader of the Traffickinghub movement supported by millions around the world, and the national bestselling author of Takedown: Inside the Fight to Shut Down Pornhub for Child Abuse, Rape, and Sex Trafficking. She has been researching and combating the injustice of sex trafficking since 2006 and is a leading expert in the...
Young men are converting to Orthodoxy, Squid Game returns, and the Beast Games are… beastly. Welcome to the Roundtable. Slang of the Week: 0:51 1. The Harder Road: 9:43 2. Squid Game Season: 31:19 3. Feed the Beast: 43:20 For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week Young men are converting to Orthodoxy, Squid Game returns, and the Beast Games are… beastly. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast. Today, we are posting an interview with Skye Jethani. An award-winning author, speaker, and co-host of the Holy Post Podcast, Skye has written more than a dozen books, and also served as an editor and executive at Christianity Today for more than a decade. Raised in a religiously and ethnically diverse family, his curiosity about faith led him to study comparative religion before entering seminary and pastoral ministry. We’ll be talking today primarily ...
As you step into 2025 and start thinking about your goals for your family and how to build deeper connections with your teens—connections that ultimately draw them closer to Jesus— we’ve put together some conversation starters you can use to jump-start moments of depth and honesty. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week, we share what we believe were the top 20 biggest cultural events that shaped the world teens are growing up in. This is #10-1, thanks for tuning in! For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
At the end of each year, we share what we believe were the top 20 biggest cultural events that shaped the world teens are growing up in. This year, we wanted to give readers a peek behind the curtain of how we decide on this list. This is part two of our Roundtable podcast's (at times slightly heated) debate about which events mattered the most, we hope you enjoy it! For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org
From all of us here at Axis, Merry Christmas! We're taking a small break from our usual Culture Translator Interviews for the next two weeks, but we'll return in January with new content!
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week, we share what we believe were the top 20 biggest cultural events that shaped the world teens are growing up in. This is #20-11, tune in next week to see what cultural events made the top 10! For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
At the end of each year, we share what we believe were the top 20 biggest cultural events that shaped the world teens are growing up in. This year, we wanted to give readers a peek behind the curtain of how we decide on this list. This is part one of our (at times slightly heated) debate about which events mattered the most, we hope you enjoy it! For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast. Today, we are posting an interview with Dr. Derek Schuurman. Derek is the author of the book Shaping a Digital World and co-author of A Christian Field Guide to Technology for Engineers and Designers, both published by IVP Academic. He is a professor at Calvin University where he teaches on the intersection between faith, culture, and technology. We’ll be talking today primarily about how Christians should think about AI. For more parenting resources, g...
In the Culture Translator Roundtable, we dive deeper into the context and nuance around the critical conversations and topics written about in the Culture Translator Newsletter. Check out our Resource of the Week here: https://youtu.be/pp724HnyDIg?si=20gwjPy80m7cpikC For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org Resource of the Week: 0:25 1. Golden Glove: 1:36 2. Troubling Response: 19:07 3. Don't Believe Your Eyes: 34:25...
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week The Mets welcome Juan Soto, the alleged murderer of the UnitedHealthcare CEO is celebrated online, and Sora is here to convert text to video. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast. Today, we are posting an interview with Mike Novotny. Mike is an author, pastor, and speaker who holds a Master of Divinity from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He’s the lead speaker for Time of Grace, a global media ministry that is committed to ensuring that God’s grace, love, glory, and power are accessible around the world. We’ll be talking today primarily about his new book Lonely Less:...
In the Culture Translator Roundtable, we dive deeper into the context and nuance around the critical conversations and topics written about in the Culture Translator Newsletter. For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org Song of the Week: 0:19 1. Driving Lessons: 11:11 2. Australia's Social Media Ban: 20:02 3. Defying Gravity: 38:03
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week we talk about a short film about parenting teens, Australia votes for age limits on social media, and Wicked earns a lot of green. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast. Today, we are posting an interview with Kathy Gibbens, host of the Filter It Through A Brain Cell podcast, which is designed to teach listeners all about logical fallacies, how to think clearly, and how to spot misleading information in our culture. She also hosts a Meme Fallacy Quiz on her website, where participants are asked to identify what logical fallacies are at play in popular memes. Kathy is a homeschool mom of 13 years, a business owner, Bible...
The Roundtable is off this week, but we'll return next week. We hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
In the Culture Translator Roundtable, we dive deeper into the context and nuance around the critical conversations and topics written about in the Culture Translator Newsletter. Check out our Resource of the week here: https://axis.org/advent/ For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org Resource of the Week: 1:16 1. Fight Night: 4:51 2. Big Boredom: 18:43 3. Man Alive: 37:19...
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week Young men say they are modeling themselves on fictional characters, Tyson vs. Paul breaks Netflix, and boredom is on the rise. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast. Today, we are posting an interview with Tony DeWeese from XP Church. XP Church exists to help share the gospel with gamers around the world, equipping them to know God, experience community, discover purpose, and make a difference. Growing up, Tony attended church but viewed God as just an apathetic overseer of his life. He also faced significant challenges in his early childhood, grappling with a physical disability and deep loneliness. Drawing from hi...
In the Culture Translator Roundtable, we dive deeper into the context and nuance around the critical conversations and topics written about in the Culture Translator Newsletter. For more written, audio, and video resources, go to axis.org Song of the Week: 0:24 1. Bloomin' Onion: 13:16 2. Spam Texts: 24:13 3. Lighting Up: 38:58
