The Culture Translator

Jan 31 2025 100 ep. 35 mins 196
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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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Roundtable: The Boys Who Want to Be Billionaires

Jan 31 2025 54 mins  
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 v

The Boys Who Want to Be Billionaires

Jan 30 2025 7 mins  
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 Cron on Finding Healing in an Addictive Culture

Jan 29 2025 39 mins  
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: A

Roundtable: Mallrats and Content Restrictions

Jan 24 2025 51 mins  
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

Mallrats and Content Restrictions

Jan 23 2025 6 mins  
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 on The Difference Between Manifesting and Prayer

Jan 22 2025 43 mins  
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

Roundtable: Wildfires and Marvel Rivals

Jan 17 2025 60 mins  
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

Wildfires and Marvel Rivals

Jan 16 2025 6 mins  
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

Laila Mickelwait on My Fight to Take Down Pornhub

Jan 15 2025 42 mins  
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 Traffickin

Roundtable: The Games Are Afoot

Jan 10 2025 62 mins  
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