Roundtable: The Summer I Turned Pretty, News on TikTok, and Cultural Blandness
Release Date: 08/08/2025
“Can Teens Skip Smartphones Altogether?” with Clare Morell
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Clare is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she directs EPPC’s Technology and Human Flourishing Project. Prior to joining the EPPC, Mrs. Morell worked in both the White House Counsel’s Office and the Department of Justice, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors. She is the author of The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones, which we’ll be talking about today. Click here for Clare's book: Donate today through For more resources, go to .
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Roundtable: Your Kids’ Friends, Giving Up AI, and The Shooting at Annunciation
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Three Big Conversations: A solution to the problem of what to do when our kids have Why some high school and college students are The aftermath of the tragic . Resource of the Week - Elsewhere in culture: Sabrina Carpenter said that her new album Man’s Best Friend was “not for any pearl clutchers,” as reported by (strong language and sexual content). Memes about Wal-Mart’s recall of started trending. Episode 1 of the new season of will be released tonight in the United States. TCU d North Carolina 48-14 in Bill Belichick’s college football coaching debut. Long-awaited...
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CT: Your Kids’ Friends, Giving Up AI, and The Shooting at Annunciation
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A solution to the problem of what to do when our kids have , why some high school and college students are , and the aftermath of the tragic . Resource of the Week - Elsewhere in culture: Sabrina Carpenter said that her new album Man’s Best Friend was “not for any pearl clutchers,” as reported by (strong language and sexual content). Memes about Wal-Mart’s recall of started trending. Episode 1 of the new season of will be released tonight in the United States. TCU d North Carolina 48-14 in Bill Belichick’s college football coaching debut. Long-awaited indie game Hollow Knight:...
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Ask Axis: “Help! I feel overwhelmed with technology!”
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“I’m sure people are asking this but I am overwhelmed with technology. I have put into place the parental controls on the iPhone and my 15 yr old hacks around it. I bought him a bark phone now. But I can’t seem to make him “get it”. To know and feel integrity and make wise choices when nobody is looking. It seems no matter what I do, the tech outsmarts me and I feel like a failure as a parent that my son has somehow gotten addicted to porn behind my back. I hope you can address this in a podcast.” - Cara This podcast is entirely Q&A based! Send in your questions to . Resources...
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Special Roundtable: What do we do about smartphones?!?!
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It’s Smartphone September, and we’re releasing a whole suite of new content aimed at the glowing rectangles that dominate so much of our lives, and how families can navigate these devices with wisdom. Click here for the on Amazon Or it here. Donate today through And for more resources, go to .
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Roundtable: Roblox Lawsuits, Laufey, and Taylor Swift’s Engagement
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Three Big Conversations: Roblox is for failing to protect children from online predators. - 6:58 Jazz-pop musician Laufey sings about self-worth on her (language). - 26:48 What the celebration of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s says about our culture. - 39:20 Slang of the Week - “ (language) - 1:40 Elsewhere in culture: - 53:40 The music-streaming app Spotify will soon roll out a for app users. Forrest Frank created a to the other Christians—particularly Cory Asbury—who have been making parody videos about his back injury. A California family is for ChatGPT’s role in their...
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CT: Roblox Lawsuits, Laufey, and Taylor Swift’s Engagement
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Roblox is for failing to protect children from online predators, jazz-pop musician Laufey sings about self-worth on her (language), and what the celebration of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s says about our culture. Slang of the Week - (language) Elsewhere in culture: The music-streaming app Spotify will soon roll out a for app users. Forrest Frank created a to the other Christians—particularly Cory Asbury—who have been making parody videos about his back injury. A California family is for ChatGPT’s role in their son’s suicide. Many people on YouTube and other platforms are...
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Dr. Preston Sprinkle & Laurie Krieg on Helping Kids Navigate a Sexually Broken Culture
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I’m here today with Dr. Preston Sprinkle and Laurie Krieg, the President and Director of Parent Programs respectively for the Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender. Preston is a New York Times–bestselling author who’s written over a dozen books, and got his PhD in New Testament from Aberdeen University. Laurie has a master’s in evangelism and leadership from Wheaton Graduate School, and hosts the Hole in My Heart podcast with her husband Matt, with whom she also co-authored the book An Impossible Marriage, and the upcoming book Raising Wise Kids in a Sexually Broken World with Matt...
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Roundtable: The Queen of RichTok, Back to School Fashion, and AI Doomsday Preppers
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Three Big Conversations: The Queen of RichTok makes . - 07:34 come with a Y2K flair. - 25:50 AI researchers are - 39:34 Slang of the Week - - 1:20 Elsewhere in culture: - 57:30 Europe’s premiere gaming conference, Gamescom, this week, with new games being detailed and announced, including a new Lego Batman game. Christian musician Forrest Frank has in terms of monthly listeners on YouTube Music. The Cambridge Dictionary has officially added the words and . Educator and influencer Hank Green helped create a successful productivity app called , in which going to distracting apps prevents...
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CT: The Queen of RichTok, Back to School Fashion, and AI Doomsday Preppers
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The Queen of RichTok makes , come with a Y2K flair, and AI researchers are . Slang of the Week - Elsewhere in culture: Europe’s premiere gaming conference, Gamescom, this week, with new games being detailed and announced, including a new Lego Batman game. Christian musician Forrest Frank has in terms of monthly listeners on YouTube Music. The Cambridge Dictionary has officially added the words and . Educator and influencer Hank Green helped create a successful productivity app called , in which going to distracting apps prevents your cute pet bean from being able to finish knitting. A...
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- The Summer I Turned Pretty is back for its 3rd season and is taking over Amazon Prime. - 3:00
- What it means that 40% of 18 to 29-year-olds get their news from TikTok. - 25:32
- Why it feels like most people aren’t paying attention to the same parts of culture this summer. - 46:04
Survey of the Week - The Miraculous- 01:18
Elsewhere in culture:- 58:28
Gen Alpha now drives almost half of household spending, at least in the US.
Vodka seltzer company High Noon recently issued a recall after some of their vodka products were mistakenly labeled as Celsius energy drinks. The first half of Wednesday Season 2 officially dropped on Netflix this week. The phrase “you need to nerd out” is being used as a new social media flex, helping to make obsessive, niche fandom cool again. “Clanker,” originally a Star Wars diss for droids, is now trending as a meme insult for AI and robots.