100 episodes
The Culture Translator Axis
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.8 • 124 Ratings
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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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Deep Dive: "The Tortured Poets Department" by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is the biggest music artist in the world and maybe the biggest ever, and this week on the Deep Dive, we're joined by Kate to talk about her newest album "The Tortured Poets Department." We discuss Swift's celebrity and the way the album sometimes harmoniously, sometimes dissonantly, blends themes of audience, expectation, and artistic vulnerability. In our Shallow End, we discuss the NBA and NHL playoffs happening right now, MLB umpires being criticized, and women ruling in the desert at Coachella.
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Roundtable: Hozier, Caitlin Clark, and JoJo Siwa
In the Culture Translator Roundtable we dive deeper into the context and nuance around the critical conversations and topics written about in the Culture Translator Newsletter.
For more written, audio and video resources, go to axis.org
Song of the Week: 1:40
1. Instant Karma: 10:19
2. Paying the Piper: 28:09
3. She Shoots, She Scores: 40:03 -
Hozier, Caitlin Clark, and JoJo Siwa
This week we talk about JoJo Siwa's new look and song, a survey of modern teen trends, and WNBA super star Caitlin Clark.
Check out the full interview with Mike Novotny, available on our Culture Translator podcast
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Mike Novotny on Taboo Topics, Secrecy, and Healing Through Confession
Today we are posting an interview with Mike Novotny. Mike is an author, pastor, and speaker who holds a Master of Divinity from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary and a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He’s the lead speaker for Time of Grace, a global media ministry that is committed to ensuring that God’s grace, love, glory, and power are accessible around the world.
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Roundtable: Incel Slang and Parent Anxiety
In the Culture Translator Roundtable we dive deeper into the context and nuance around the critical conversations and topics written about in the Culture Translator Newsletter.
For more written, audio and video resources, go to axis.org
Slang of the Week: 1:12
1. Incelpilled: 3:01
2. Worried Sick: 19:28
3. Trade's Cool: 33:37 -
Incel Slang and Parent Anxiety
This week we talk about slang term origins, young adults anxiety, and choosing trade school over college.
For the full episode on “Older,” click here.
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Customer Reviews
Relevant and entertaining
I started following the show in December 2023, and I was skeptical at first. A Christian show that is fun and up with the times? Well, it is just that! I didn’t realize how much my own children and youth group are saying or talking about that I didn’t understand previously. Slang of the week, song of the week, weekly topics, deep dives…all super relevant. I love the various opinions and thoughts. Keep up the great work!
Great resources!
This podcast is great for anyone who has teens in their lives and wants to stay up on what’s going on in culture today. Their website has great visual resources to use with the teens in your circle of influence and it’s all FREE!!!
Great resource for parents.
All free too.
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