Axis Conversations

Updated: 25 Jul 2025 • 375 episodes
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Each week on Axis Conversations, we survey cultural trends, host expert interviews, and answer listener questions to help parents and caring adults understand and disciple the next generation

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Three Big Conversations: The term “septum theory” is being used online to suggest that women with septum piercings make trauma their whole personality - 13:16 What the Coldplay Kiss Cam footage going viral says about our culture - 32:44 Why short-form videos are going from social media to news outlets and other publica

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The term “septum theory” is being used online to suggest that women with septum piercings make trauma their whole personality, what the Coldplay Kiss Cam footage going viral says about our culture, and why short-form videos are going from social media to news outlets and other publications. Song of the Week - "Big Poe"

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Eric writes in with this question: “We have had issues with seeking to encourage the type of free play that Jonathan Haidt discusses in the Anxious Generation with children AND their parents who have not done the moral formation to know what is appropriate on the playground or in free spaces. When parents haven’t done

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Three Big Converserations: The “Gen Z Stare” was a big topic of discussion on TikTok this week, as generations debated social expectations and faux pas - 22:12 What it is: James Gunn’s Superman is the genesis for a new DC universe, making $122 million domestically and $217 million worldwide in its opening weekend - 40:

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Generations are debating why Gen Z so often blankly stares at people who ask them questions, the new Superman movie is celebrated for its sincerity, and what it means that the AI chatbot Grok went rogue and started praising Hitler. Song of the Week: DAISIES - Justin Bieber Click here for the lyrics. Elsewhere in cultur

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Dr. Tim Mackie serves as the lead scholar and creative director for BibleProject. Tim’s spiritual journey began when, as a teenager, he met a group of skateboarders who were creatively communicating the story of the Bible. With his brand-new faith, Tim enrolled at Multnomah University. After taking classes in biblical

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