Mother’s Day, Another Simple Favor, and Giving Up Music
Release Date: 05/08/2025
Roundtable: Switch 2 Debuts, Porn’s Popularity Falls, and the Rise of Grandfamilies
The Culture Translator
Three Big Conversations: Switch Up - 13:24 New Attitude - 24:48 Ties That Bind - 38:30 Resource of the Week: -0:30 Elsewhere in culture: 6:18 A song by was relentlessly on TikTok this week, rumors are swirling about the SEC the NCAA, a cooperative Elden Ring spinoff called Nightreign has in the video game space, stuffed keychain monsters called are getting insanely popular, and an with OKC Star Chet Holmgren where he describes his favorite books has resurfaced as his team heads to the NBA finals. You can find links...
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Switch 2 Debuts, Porn Popularity Falls, and Grandfamilies
The Culture Translator
There’s a brand new Nintendo console out in the world, Gen Z is beginning to reject that narrative that pornography is empowering, or good at all, and a story in the New York Times talks about the joy and exhaustion of grandparents being the primary caregivers of their grandkids. Resource of the Week: Elsewhere in culture: A song by was relentlessly on TikTok this week, rumors are swirling about the SEC the NCAA, a cooperative Elden Ring spinoff called Nightreign has in the video game space, stuffed keychain monsters called are getting insanely popular, and an with OKC Star Chet...
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Roundtable: Goodnight Phone Calls, Annabelle, and Gen Z Tech Restrictions
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Three Big Conversations: A new trend involves young men calling each other to say goodnight (11:22) A supposedly haunted doll named Annabelle is blamed for a plantation burning down (33:20) Gen Zers explain why they would give significant restrictions on technology to their own kids (48:28) Meme of the Week: "Holy Airball" (0:26) Elsewhere in culture (5:02): had a bigger box office opening than the new Mission: Impossible movie A study from JAMA found that social media use can predict depression but that depression doesn't necessarily predict social media use Transformers...
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Goodnight Phone Calls, Annabelle, and Gen Z Tech Restrictions
The Culture Translator
A new trend involves young men calling each other to say goodnight, a supposedly haunted doll named Annabelle is blamed for a plantation burning down, and Gen Zers explain why they would give significant restrictions on technology to their own kids. Elsewhere in culture: had a bigger box office opening than the new Mission: Impossible movie, a from JAMA found that social media use can predict depression but that depression doesn’t necessarily predict social media use, Transformers Director Michael Bay plans to direct a , Dr. Jordan Peterson 20 atheists...
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Jake Weidmann on Empowering Young Creatives in an AI World
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Jake is a professional artist and is certified as one of only nine Master Penman in the world. He is self-taught in each of his disciplines (calligraphy, painting, drawing, woodworking, and engraving). While he typically works with private clients, he has also worked with Apple, Inc., Crossway Books, and Biola University, has spoken from countless stages including Tedx and Q and was featured on PBS Television. His new book is called
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Roundtable: Forever, AITA, and TikTok Meditations
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Oxford Academic publishes an analysis of an infamous subreddit’s moral dilemmas, TikTok releases a 10pm bedtime meditation, and Netflix’s adaptation of “Forever” unpacks teens’ desire for romantic intimacy while still needing the support that parents provide. Song of the Week: -0:30 To read the lyrics, click Mob Morality - 19:40 Inhale (Tik), Exhale (Tok) - 39:23 Not Quite Forever - 50:28 Check our new Youtube video - Other Trending Topics: -12:22 TikTok’s “” Fortnite's AI Darth Vader Apple agreed to $95 million President Trump made posting “revenge...
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Forever, AITA, and TikTok Meditations
The Culture Translator
Oxford Academic publishes an analysis of an infamous subreddit’s moral dilemmas, TikTok releases a 10pm bedtime meditation, and Netflix’s adaptation of “Forever” unpacks teens’ desire for romantic intimacy while still needing the support that parents provide. Song of the Week: To read the lyrics click Check our new Youtube video - Other Trending Topics: TikTok’s “” Fortnite's AI Darth Vader Apple agreed to $95 million President Trump made posting “revenge porn” a “” continued to trend For more Axis resources, go to .
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Roundtable: An American Pope, Quitting Zyn, and Andor
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Pope Leo XIV becomes pope with a social media timeline, young people are using Reddit to help quit Zyn tobacco pouches, and our take on the second season of the Star Wars show Andor. Slang of the Week - Aura Farming - 0:17 The Top 3: The American Pope - 15:48 Zynned Out - 25:15 It’s a Star War After All - 41:14 Other Trending Topics: For more Axis resources, go to .
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An American Pope, Quitting Zyn, and Andor
The Culture Translator
Pope Leo XIV becomes pope with a social media timeline, young people are using Reddit to help quit Zyn tobacco pouches, and our take on the second season of the Star Wars show Andor. Slang of the Week - Aura Farming Other Trending Topics: For more Axis resources, go to .
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Dr. William West on Einstein, Relativity, and How Science Reveals God
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Dr. West is a Harvard and Johns Hopkins-trained oncologist and researcher, and has advanced cancer care and research for over three decades. As a native of Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. West founded the West Clinic there in 1979, growing it from a single practice into a network of five locations with 25 physicians and 273 support staff, treating 300 to 400 patients weekly. As a Christian and lifelong member of one of the largest Methodist Churches in the U.S., he has lectured for more than forty years on the myth of science and faith being at odds, believing they support one another and that science...
info_outline“Another Simple Favor” has teens talking, lots of young people are turning the volume down to zero, and it’s Mother’s Day, but are moms… okay? To hear Kate’s pitch for rebranding motherhood, check out our Roundtable podcast, available of Friday!
Song of the Week - “Ribs” by Lorde
To read the lyrics click here.
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