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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...

"Today's teens, especially those who are too young to drive, enter what they call "talking stages," which seem to be a substitute for dating. It's basically a stream of conciousness texting session with one another. I have a 14 year old son. Girls are coming out of the wood work trying to enter a "talking stage" with him. Right now he is talking to 4 girls. He has decided he really likes one of th...

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 flashli...

The Grammys offered a chaotic celebration of modern music, "Etsy witches" are getting kicked off of Etsy, and sports betting looms large over Super Bowl LX this Sunday. Song of the Week: "Aperture" by Harry Styles Click here for the lyrics. In Other News: " 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. ...

Nick Stumbo is the Executive Director of Pure Desire, an organization that exists to provide hope, freedom, and healing from compulsive sexual behavior and betrayal trauma through Jesus Christ. Their work at Pure Desire is clinically informed and biblically based. As a third-generation pastor, Nick Stumbo started his ministry career at the East Hills Alliance Church in Kelso, Washington, where he...

Three Big Conversations: TikTok has a new US owner, which  users worry is muddying the platform's approach to censorship. - 10:16 Data shows that sad and angsty songs are ruling the streaming charts. - 29:28 It's official:  our algorithms are making us lonelier. - 40:12 Emoji of the Week: 🙂   - 01:19 Axis Resource--> Check out A Parent's Guide to Emoji In Other News: -  52:04 Last week, Alex Honn...

TikTok has a new US owner, which users worry is muddying the platform's approach to censorship; data shows that sad and angsty songs are ruling the streaming charts, and it's official: our algorithms are making us lonelier. Emoji of the Week: 🙂 Axis Resource--> Check out A Parent's Guide to Emoji In Other News: Last week, Alex Honnold free-soloed Taipei 101 live on Netflix, with roughly 6.2 milli...

Jenna is a writer and content creator based in Orange County, California. She works at Axis as a content specialist. She is currently working on a Master's in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Talbot School of Theology. She also runs a Substack publication called "Jenna's Column" where she writes about faith from a Gen Z perspective. In her free time she loves to read (preferably at the beach)...

Three Big Conversations: Nostalgia for 2016 hits social media. - 8:54 Some hopeful, if complicated, mental health statistics about college students. - 24:40 Teens would rather send a voice note than make a phone call. - 38:08 Slang of the Week  - Ragebait - 1:48 In Other News: - 54:22 The Indiana Hoosiers won an electrifying College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, punctuated by a...

Nostalgia for 2016 hits social media, some hopeful, if complicated, mental health statistics about college students, and teens would rather send a voice note than make a phone call. Slang of the Week  - Ragebait In Other News: The Indiana Hoosiers won an electrifying College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday, punctuated by an iconic, fourth-down touchdown run from Heisman winner Fer...

A question on "camp skits not aging well." Libby asks, "We generally have just substituted current pop culture references into old skits to bring them up to date. But it's so necessary right now to help kids engage with culture instead of vilifying it. A recent skit we were planning made it seem like the student was nailing Jesus to the cross by going to a party, hanging out with friends instead o...

Three Big Conversations: Gen Z heads to trade school en masse - 05:14 The controversy around Grok's creation of  deepfake images  - 21:26 Fiber is the  new protein - 42:00 Slang of the Week: "Choppelganger" - 20:20 --> Check out the definition in our resource The Parent Guide to Teen Slang In Other News: - 55:06 Harry Styles just dropped a mysterious website called WeBelongTogether.co filled with...