Axis Conversations
Each week on Axis Conversations, we survey cultural trends, host expert interviews, and answer listener questions to help parents and caring adults understand and disciple the next generation
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 130
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
CT: Septum Theory, the Coldplay Kiss Cam, and Short-Form Videos
The term “septum theory” is being used online to suggest that women with septum piercings make trauma their whole personality, what the Coldplay Kiss Cam footage going viral says about our culture, a…
Ask Axis: "How do we encourage free play without moral anarchy?"
Eric writes in with this question: “We have had issues with seeking to encourage the type of free play that Jonathan Haidt discusses in the Anxious Generation with children AND their parents who have…
Roundtable: The Gen Z Stare, Superman, and Grok
Three Big Converserations:
- The “Gen Z Stare” was a big topic of discussion on TikTok this week, as generations debated social expectations and faux pas - 22:12
- What it is: James Gunn’s Superman is …
CT: The Gen Z Stare, Superman, and Grok
Generations are debating why Gen Z so often blankly stares at people who ask them questions, the new Superman movie is celebrated for its sincerity, and what it means that the AI chatbot Grok went ro…
Bible Project’s Dr. Tim Mackie on Making Sense of the Bible
Dr. Tim Mackie serves as the lead scholar and creative director for BibleProject. Tim’s spiritual journey began when, as a teenager, he met a group of skateboarders who were creatively communicating …
Roundtable: KPop Demon Hunters, Porn Age-Verification, and Tragedy in Texas
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…
CT: KPop Demon Hunters, Porn Age-Verification, and Tragedy in Texas
An animated film called KPop Demon Hunters is dominating both music and video streaming charts, A new supreme court ruling could pave the way to federally mandated ID verification on all pornographic…
Ask Axis: “How do I get my daughter to talk to me?”
"How do you get your tween daughter to talk and share things about her day, her friends and school?" - Erin
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Roundtable: Peak, We Were Liars, and #monkmode
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…
CT: Peak, We Were Liars, and #monkmode
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 romanticizi…
Molly Worthen on Charisma: From Ancient Grace to Modern Power
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…
Roundtable: Glass Fruit, 28 Years Later, and 90s Summers
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
- Ti…
CT: Glass Fruit, 28 Years Later, and 90s Summers
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 ab…
Ask Axis: "Will teen gambling lead to addiction/financial laziness?"
"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 …
This Podcast Feed Has a New Name
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 …
Roundtable: Summer Vacation, Fridge Cigs, and AI Companionship
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 …
Summer Vacation, Fridge Cigs, and AI Companionship
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.
Sla…
Introducing Our New Podcast Show: Ask Axis
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…
Roundtable: Lobster Sweaters, “Grow a Garden” on Roblox, and Father’s Day
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 -…
Lobster Sweaters, “Grow a Garden” on Roblox, and Father’s Day
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 …