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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

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09:17

CT: Bieber Headlines Coachella, Teen Texts Go Emo,...

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2026/04/16

People are paying to talk to an AI avatar of Jesus, texts from teens make perfect emo songs, and Justin Bieber reminds everyone of why he became a pop star in the first place. But first: Resource of the Week - Parent Guide to Gen Alpha Check out our YouTube Episode → What Christians Are Missing About Gen Alpha In Other News: In a strange TikTok trend (as opposed to a normal one), young men are seeing how far they can run into Scientology centers for social media clout as they film themselves

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39:53

Dr. Amy Adamczyk on The Scientifically Proven...

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2026/04/14

Amy Amy Adamczykis 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

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08:41

CT: The Night We Met, Pimple Patches, and Super Mario

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2026/04/09

The Night We Met is BookTok's latest darling, teenagers are wearing pimple patches in public, and Super Mario Galaxy brought tweens to the box office on Easter weekend. Slang of the Week - "Clipped" In Other News: A squishy stress-relieving toy has taken over the internet, and they are sold out everywhere. It's safe to say that teens and tweens are obsessed. Olivia Rodrigo announced her first single from the album is called "drop dead" and will be out on April 17. Anticipation is building for I

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11:40

Ask Axis: "How do I help my daughters decide which...

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2026/04/07

"Thanks for your awesome content. As a father of 3 girls in a hybrid homeschool setting (they are in a classroom two days a week), we are fairly sheltered from outside influences/influencers. I would love practical advice on how and when to guide my girls in developing good judgement and discernment regarding which influences to embrace and which to ignore." - Matthew 🎧 Listen / Follow / Connect → Become a monthly donor today, join the Table. → Check out the podcast now on our YouTube Channel! →

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01:02:57

Roundtable: 90s Fashion Boom, Meaningmaxxing, and Easter

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2026/04/03

Three Big Conversations: Teens are inspired by the fashion in Love Story - 08:22 Everybody, everywhere is maxxing - 21:34 The meaning of Easter might feel lost somewhere in the baskets and plastic grass - 37:28 Song of the Week - "Babydoll" by Dominic Fike - 02:50 → Click here for the lyrics In Other News: - 54:16 If you thought the popularity of KPop Demon Hunters wouldn't survive into 2026, look no further than your local McDonald's, which has Huntr/x and Saja Boys themed meals (and a Derpy the

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09:34

CT: 90s Fashion Boom, Maxxing Maxxing, and Easter

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2026/04/02

Teens are inspired by the fashion in Love Story, everybody, everywhere, is maxxing, and the meaning of Easter might feel lost somewhere in the baskets and plastic grass. Song of the Week - "Babydoll" by Dominic Fike In Other News: If you thought the popularity of KPop Demon Hunters wouldn't survive into 2026, look no further than your local McDonald's, which has Huntr/x and Saja Boys themed meals (and a Derpy the Tiger McFlurry). With the Artemis II mission, NASA is sending astronauts to the moon

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49:20

"How to Talk to Your Teen About Video Games" with CJ...

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2026/03/31

CJ Fant is one of our own team members at Axis. As basically our resident gaming aficionado, I wanted to bring CJ on to talk about how parents can understand this medium a little better and enter into some intentional conversation around video games with the next generation. 🎧 Listen / Follow / Connect → Become a monthly donor today, join the Table. → Check out the podcast now on our YouTube Channel! → Get your question on Ask Axis! Send in your questions to ask@axis.org. → For more Axis

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01:00:20

Roundtable: Epic Layoffs, the Gen Z Pout, and BTS...

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2026/03/27

Three Big Conversations: Epic Games lays off 1,000 employees - 04:31 Gen Z is posing like a platypus - 15:61 BTS releases their first album since 2020 - 43:24 Resource of the Week - The Pour Over - 02:21 In Other News: - 55:50 It's sequel season for Kirsten Dunst. The actress just signed on for the untitled Minecraft movie sequel and The Housemaid 2 alongside Sydney Sweeney. The actress said in an interview with Town and Country that she just wants to make a "pile of cash." A new Chappell Roan

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08:42

CT: Epic Layoffs, the Gen Z Pout, and BTS Returns

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2026/03/26

Epic Games lays off 1,000 employees, Gen Z is posing like a platypus, and BTS releases their first album since 2020. Resource of the Week - The Pour Over In Other News: It's sequel season for Kirsten Dunst. The actress just signed on for the untitled Minecraft movie sequel and The Housemaid 2 alongside Sydney Sweeney. The actress said in an interview with Town and Country that she just wants to make a "pile of cash." A new Chappell Roan drama is trending after a claim that her security guard

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09:53

Ask Axis (ft. Dr. Kara Powell): "How do I help my...

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2026/03/24

"My kids go to church because that is what we do as a family. They know God is good and Jesus is the Messiah because of what they have been taught and how my husband and I center our lives on Jesus. But how can I encourage them to seek a personal relationship with the Lord that isn't built on what they've done all their lives and been told? To instead, build it out of an independent, self-driven desire to know the God of all creation? How can I help them from deconstructing their faith in the future

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10:27

CT: Hail Mary, Grace Through Tragedy, and AI...

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2026/03/19

The latest TikTok trend involves sounding like a brainless sycophant to mimic ChatGPT, a senior prank goes wrong in Georgia, and Project Hail Mary packs art, science, and Ryan Gosling into a family-friendly movie. Song of the Week - "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley → Click here to read the lyrics In Other News: The Oscars happened. Ryan Coogler was the second Black screenwriter to win Best Original Screenplay. Plus, for the seventh time in the history of the award show, there was a tie

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36:46

Dr. Kara Powell on How Gen Alpha Does Faith Differently

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2026/03/17

Dr. Kara Powell is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute, the founder of the TENx10 Collaboration, and the Chief of Leadership Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary. We'll be talking today about some of the Fuller Youth Institute's new research on Gen Alpha—including how exactly they're different from previous generations of teens (including Gen Z), and what faith formation looks like for the world's youngest generation. → Check out Fuller's Research and Resources 🎧 Listen /

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09:41

CT: Timothée Chalamet Hates Opera, Harry Styles' New...

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2026/03/12

Timothée Chalamet angers opera singers and ballerinas, Harry Styles' new album debuts to middling reviews, and Donna Kelce's home renovation becomes the internet's favorite distraction. Slang of the Week: "Big Chungus Life" In Other News: Miami Heat player Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in a game this week, passing Kobe Bryant's 81 points for the second-most points in a single game in NBA history. (Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game from 1962 still stands as the #1 record.) According to the Wall

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59:26

The Big Conversation: Doubt, Discipleship, and...

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2026/03/10

"How do we talk to a skeptical generation about discipleship, and the reality of the spiritual world?" This month, we're spotlighting the work of discipleship that parents, youth pastors, and other adults do in the lives of the next generation. We've got an upcoming podcast conversation with Dr. Kara Powell about faith formation in Gen Alpha, a new episode of our YouTube show about how Gen Alpha processes life and faith, and another on the philosophical and theological question of why does God

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09:19

CT: The Jim Carrey Clone Conspiracy, Resident Evil,...

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2026/03/05

Jim Carrey reacts to being called a clone, what parents should know about the new Resident Evil video game, and why people are still talking about Alysa Liu's Olympic performance. Slang of the Week: Moving in silence In Other News: Early reviews for the new game Pokémon Pokopia have been enthusiastic, with critics comparing it to a blend of Minecraft creative mode and Animal Crossing's relaxed village life. The game focuses more on building and exploration than traditional Pokémon battles. Apple is

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07:45

Ask Axis: "How do I create a home environment where...

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2026/03/03

"I have a newly 8 year old male. Honesty has been a major struggle in our home because he hides the truth in order to avoid punishment. I feel that I have created an environment at home that doesn't feel safe enough to express mistakes. How should dad and I proceed to raise 2 sons that have the fruit of The Spirit?" - Marie → Read about the "authoritative" parenting style → Click here for the Barna research for indicating resiliant familes 🎧 Listen / Follow / Connect → Become a monthly donor

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49:43

Roundtable: Pokémon Cards, Punch the Monkey, and...

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2026/02/27

Three Big Conversations: A Pokémon card sells for $16.4 million - 3:15 Barna research sheds light on the three things resilient families prioritize - 19:04 Everyone seems to relate to an abandoned monkey in a Japanese zoo - 33:22 Resource of the Week - Conversation Starter - YouTube Video - 1:42 In Other News.. - 46:06 USA hockey set viewership records at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, with both men's and women's teams winning gold, setting hockey up to hang on to its place as the fourth

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11:39

CT: Pokémon Cards, Punch the Monkey, and Family...

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2026/02/26

A Pokémon card sells for $16.4 million, Barna research sheds light on the three things resilient families prioritize, and everyone seems to relate to an abandoned monkey in a Japanese zoo. Resource of the Week - Conversation Starter - YouTube Video In Other News.. USA hockey set viewership records at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, with both men's and women's teams winning gold, setting hockey up to hang on to its place as the fourth most-followed sport in the US—at least, until the FIFA

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11:09

CT: Chicken Banana, OpenClaw, and Bad Bunny

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2026/02/12

The hills are alive with the sound of kids saying "chicken, banana," a new AI tool called OpenClaw has an iron grasp on data, and backlash took center stage after Bad Bunny's halftime show. Song of the Week: "The Great Divide" - Noah Kahan Click here to read the lyrics. In Other News.. James Van Der Beek passed away this week after battling colorectal cancer. Best known for his role as Dawson Leery on Dawson's Creek, he helped define late 90s teen drama, and his legacy continues through streaming

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55:50

Roundtable: The Super Bowl, The Grammys, and Etsy...

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2026/02/06

Three Big Conversations: The Grammys offered a chaotic celebration of modern music. - 8:08 "Etsy witches" are getting kicked off of Etsy. - 21:12 Sports betting looms large over Super Bowl LX this Sunday. - 35:06 Song of the Week: "Aperture" by Harry Styles -1:25 Click here for the lyrics. In Other News: - 53:08 "She's free" is a TikTok trend where friends line up, clap and shine phone flashlights as someone walks a celebratory runway after a breakup. The 2026 Winter Olympics in the Italian

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