The Culture Translator

Nov 20 2024 100 ep. 38 mins 185
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We look into teen culture every week to help parents and faith leaders have meaningful conversations with Gen Z.

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Tony DeWeese (XP Church) on Sharing the Gospel with Gamers

Nov 20 2024 37 mins  
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 sign

Roundtable: Who’s Cutting Onions?

Nov 18 2024 55 mins  
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

Who’s Cutting Onions?

Nov 15 2024 6 mins  
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week Gen Z is enthralled by the taste and sounds of onions, threatening spam texts are being sent to Black teenagers, and parents are the new lighthouses. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org

Parker Hymas (Fight the New Drug) on How to Talk About Porn with Gen Z

Nov 13 2024 39 mins  
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast, today, we’re reposting our conversation with Parker Hymas from Fight the New Drug. Parker is the Director of Public Outreach at Fight the New Drug, which is a non-religious, non-legislative, educational organization that works with experts, researchers, celebrities, professional athletes, award-winning journalists, CEOs, authors, influen

Roundtable: Robot Moms and Comfort Verses

Nov 11 2024 52 mins  
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: 0:22 1. The Death of a Squirrel: 7:55 2. Well Versed: 20:12 3. Wild Thing: 41:45

Dr. Julie Yonker on Mental Health for Boys vs. Girls

Nov 06 2024 33 mins  
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast. Today, we are posting an interview with Julie Yonker. Julie is a professor and Public Health Department Chair at Calvin University, where she teaches classes in psychology, gender studies, and public health. She received her B.A. from Calvin in Biology and Chemistry; then pursued teratology research (the study of birth defects) at the Univ

Roundtable: Breakup Songs and Baking Brits

Nov 04 2024 54 mins  
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: 0:28 1. Crying for the Camera: 16:43 2. Baking Brits: 34:31 3. Peak Sports: 42:22

Breakup Songs and Baking Brits

Nov 01 2024 6 mins  
Welcome to The Culture Translator Audio Version. This week Games for all four major sports leagues happened on the same night, breakup songs are going viral on TikTok, and a Gen Z competitor is winning hearts in the Great British Baking Show. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org

Lisa Fields on Doubt, Church, and Race

Oct 30 2024 29 mins  
Welcome to The Culture Translator podcast. Today we’re reposting our conversation with Lisa Fields. Lisa is one of the world’s most sought-after Christian apologists, and combines her passion for biblical literacy with her heart for sharing God’s love with all those she meets. She has received several honors, including being recognized in Christianity Today for her work as an

Roundtable: The Megachurch That Quit Social Media

Oct 28 2024 65 mins  
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: 0:26 1. A Little Spooky: 12:30 2. So "Espresso": 28:49 3. Digital Detox: 46:30