Episodes
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This week we talk about the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, Sabrina Carpenter, and senior prom.
For our full podcast interview with Sam Black, click here.
For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
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Today we are posting an interview with Sam Black, the Director of Recovery Education at Covenant Eyes. Sam is a renowned author and expert in the field of pornography recovery. After a distinguished 18-year career as an award-winning journalist, Sam joined up with Covenant Eyes. He has edited 16 books on the impact of pornography, regularly speaks at parenting, leadership and men’s events across the country. He’s also the author of "The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits,” as well his most recent book, "The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong About Pornography and How to Fix It.”
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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.
Make sure to check out our resource of the week here: Parent Guide to Summer 2024
For more written, audio and video resources, go to axis.org
Resource of the Week: 0:28
1. Meet Me at the Met: 2:26
2. Meatfluencers: 22:48
3. Moms Make it Happen: 47:12
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This week we talk about this year's Met Gala, Meatfluencers, and "kinkeeping".
Check out our new Parent's Guide to Summer: https://axis.org/parents-guide-to-summer/
For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
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Are action-adventure comedies back? This week on the Deep Dive, we're talking about the new film "The Fall Guy" starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Join us as we discuss the movie's themes and characters, and how we really liked it! In our shallow end, we talk about about Dua Lipa's new album "Radical Optimisim" and the 2024 Met Gala.
Thanks as always for listening! If you want to find more free Axis resources or give a gift of support, you can check out our website at axis.org.
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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: 0:45
1. Well Coached: 31:59
2. Under Protest: 42:59
3. May the Fourthnite: 1:00:00
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This week we talk about May 4th, Stagecoach, and student protests.
We hope you'll take time to listen to the full interview with Ron Deal.
For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
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Today we are reposting an interview with Ron Deal. Ron is one of the most widely read authors on blended families in the United States, and directs the international blended family ministry of FamilyLife out of Little Rock, Arkansas. Ron is a podcaster, bestselling author, conference speaker, and family therapist who specializes in marriage enrichment and stepfamily education. He is husband to Nan (since 1986) and father to three boys.
For more parenting resources, go to axis.org
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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: The Generosity Project
For more written, audio and video resources, go to axis.org
Resource of the Week: 1:16
1. Under Review: 4:41
2. Up All Night: 31:42
3. The Tik Tok Killer: 50:34
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This week we talk about The Cass Review, Gallop polling about stress and sleep, and The Biden Administration and Tik Tok.
Check out our resource of the week here: The Generosity Project
For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
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Taylor Swift is the biggest music artist in the world and maybe the biggest ever, and this week on the Deep Dive, we're joined by Kate to talk about her newest album "The Tortured Poets Department." We discuss Swift's celebrity and the way the album sometimes harmoniously, sometimes dissonantly, blends themes of audience, expectation, and artistic vulnerability. In our Shallow End, we discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs happening right now, MLB umpires being criticized, and women ruling in the desert at Coachella.
Thanks as always for listening! If you want to find more free Axis resources or give a gift of support, you can check out our website at axis.org.
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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: 1:40
1. Instant Karma: 10:19
2. Paying the Piper: 28:09
3. She Shoots, She Scores: 40:03
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This week we talk about JoJo Siwa's new look and song, a survey of modern teen trends, and WNBA super star Caitlin Clark.
Check out the full interview with Mike Novotny, available on our Culture Translator podcast
For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
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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.
For more parenting resources, go to axis.org
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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
Slang of the Week: 1:12
1. Incelpilled: 3:01
2. Worried Sick: 19:28
3. Trade's Cool: 33:37
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This week we talk about slang term origins, young adults anxiety, and choosing trade school over college.
For the full episode on “Older,” click here.
For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
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We're back with another Deep Dive and special guest Mariah! This week we're talking about Lizzy McAlpine's newest album "Older," its melancholic themes, and McAlpine's impact on the singer/songwriter genre. In our Shallow End we discuss the new movie "Civil War," Disney's "Wish" coming to Disney+, and Kacey Musgraves' newest album.
Thanks as always for listening! If you want to find more free Axis resources or give a gift of support, you can check out our website at axis.org.
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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: 0:59
1. Meet the Baxters: 7:50
2. Absent Minded: 24:20
3. Empty Pews: 43:16
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This week we talk about students being "chronically absent," church attendance declining, and an adaptation of a wildly popular Christian novel series.
We hope you’ll take the time to listen to the full interview with Amy Adamczyk, available on our Culture Translator podcast.
For more Axis resources, go to axis.org
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Today we are posting an interview with Amy Adamczyk. Amy is Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Programs of Doctoral Study in Sociology and Criminal Justice at The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Trained as a sociologist of religion, her research focuses on how different contexts (such as nations, counties, friendship groups), and personal religious beliefs shape people’s deviant, moral, and health-related attitudes and behaviors. We’ll be talking today primarily about the findings from her book Handing Down the Faith.
For more parenting resources, go to axis.org
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