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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 si...

"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...

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, lo...

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 → Click  here for the lyrics 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 Hun...

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 Cha...

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...

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...

"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 d...

Three Big Conversations: The latest TikTok trend involves sounding like a brainless sycophant to  mimic ChatGPT - 07:16 senior prank goes wrong in Georgia - 20:18 Project Hail Mary packs art, science, and Ryan Gosling into a family-friendly movie - 34:28 Song of the Week - "Choosin' Texas" by Ella Langley - 01:58 → Click here to read the lyrics → Click here for reviews of Project Hail Mary In Othe...

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 → Click here for reviews of Project Hail Mary In Other News: The Oscars happened. Ryan Coogler was th...

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...

Three Big Conversations: Timothée Chalamet angers opera singers and ballerinas - 06:46 Harry Styles' new album debuts to middling reviews - 19:00 Donna Kelce's home renovation becomes the internet's favorite distraction - 30:26 Slang of the Week: "Big Chungus Life" - 01:34 In Other News: - 45:45 Miami Heat player Bam Adebayo scored 83 points in a game this week, passing Kobe Bryant's 81 points for...

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...

"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...

Three Big Conversations: Jim Carrey reacts to being called a clone - 12:30 What parents should know about the new Resident Evil video game - 26:42 Why people are still talking about Alysa Liu's Olympic performance - 45:48 Slang of the Week: Moving in silence - 01:14 In Other News: - 1:02:00 Early reviews for the new game Pokémon Pokopia have been enthusiastic, with critics comparing it to a blend...

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 vil...

"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 Barn...

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 b...

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 h...

"I struggle to find reputable, biblically based resources from a child of divorce POV - specifically navigating through talking about the sanctity of marriage when I'm speaking from a place of separation myself (and keeping parent's "adult issues" out of it so I never want my kids to think our problems have anything to do with them). I know one of the first questions my teen will ask will involve...

Three Big Conversations: Southeastern University cancels class to  pray and worship Jesus. - 07:54 "Smart glasses" with AI take creepiness to a new level. - 17:14 What parents should know about the new Wuthering Heights movie.  - 29:10 Slang of the Week: lowkenuinely - 01:11 In Other News: - 42:08 Sony Animation Studios (the team behind Into the Spider-Verse and KPop Demon Hunters) has a new  anim...

Southeastern University cancels class to pray and worship Jesus , "smart glasses" with AI take creepiness to a new level , and what parents should know about the new Wuthering Heights movie. Slang of the Week:  lowkenuinely In Other News: Sony Animation Studios (the team behind Into the Spider-Verse and KPop Demon Hunters) has a new  animated film called GOAT, starring Stranger Things' Caleb McLau...

The Big Conversation: This month we're focusing on relationships, and we're tackling a question many parents are asking: "Why are teens and adults so drawn to romantasy books?" Axis Resources →  A Parent's Guide to Teen Dating → A Conversation Kit on Dating →  A Parent's Guide to Kicking Off the Sex Talk   🎧 Listen / Follow / Connect → Become a monthly donor today, join the Table. → Check out the...

Three Big Conversations: The hills are alive with the sound of kids saying  "chicken, banana," - 14:38 A new AI tool called OpenClaw has an iron grasp on data - 20:20 Backlash took center stage after Bad Bunny's halftime show. - 49:04 Song of the Week: " The Great Divide" - Noah Kahan - 01:16 Click here to read the lyrics. In Other News.. - 1:04:02 James Van Der Beek  passed away this week after b...

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 Le...