The Culture Translator – Details, episodes & analysis

Three Big Conversations:

1. Summertime provides new opportunities to connect with teens - 14:33
2. TikTokers are enjoying something they call “fridge cigs”- 25:08
3. Some people think ChatGPT is giving them access to the spiritual realm.- 34:34

Slang of the Week - Blackpill- 01:20

Elsewhere in culture: - 11:40

19-year-old Kane Parsons signed on to direct a horror movie for A24 based off his YouTube series “The Backrooms,” AI-generated ASMR videos of people cutting glass fruit began trending on social media, TikTok got another 90-day extension, the third and final season of Squid Game was announced for next Friday (June 27), and our newest episode of The Conversation Starter gave some advice for those who can’t seem to quit doomscrolling.

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Summertime provides new opportunities connet talk with teens, TikTokers are enjoying something they call “fridge cigs”, and some people think ChatGPT is giving them access to the spiritual realm.

Slang of the Week - Blackpill

Elsewhere in culture:

19-year-old Kane Parsons signed on to direct a horror movie for A24 based off his YouTube series “The Backrooms,” AI-generated ASMR videos of people cutting glass fruit began trending on social media, TikTok got another 90-day extension, the third and final season of Squid Game was announced for next Friday (June 27), and our newest episode of The Conversation Starter gave some advice for those who can’t seem to quit doomscrolling.

For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

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 Old Soul, New Creation: Experiencing God Through A Life of Art and Faith.

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: “What I Want (feat. Tate McRae)” by Morgan Wallen-0:30

To read the lyrics, click here.

1. Mob Morality - 19:40
2. Inhale (Tik), Exhale (Tok) - 39:23
3. Not Quite Forever - 50:28

Check our new Youtube video - "Why Did Teens Cry When TikTok Was Banned?"

• TikTok’s “AI Sway Dance”
• Fortnite's AI Darth Vader swearing
• Apple agreed to pay out $95 million
• President Trump made posting “revenge porn” a federal crime
• “Italian Brainrot” continued to trend

For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

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: “What I Want (feat. Tate McRae)” by Morgan Wallen

To read the lyrics click here.

Check our new Youtube video - "Why Did Teens Cry When TikTok Was Banned?"

• TikTok’s “AI Sway Dance”
• Fortnite's AI Darth Vader swearing
• Apple agreed to pay out $95 million
• President Trump made posting “revenge porn” a federal crime
• “Italian Brainrot” continued to trend

For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

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:

1. The American Pope - 15:48
2. Zynned Out - 25:15
3. It’s a Star War After All - 41:14

• Netflix's "Forever"
• Hasan Piker was detained and questioned
• Thunderbolts as the New Avengers
• “I’m so hungry..." trend
• 100 men fighting a gorilla debate

For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

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

• Netflix's "Forever"
• Hasan Piker was detained and questioned
• Thunderbolts as the New Avengers
• “I’m so hungry..." trend
• 100 men fighting a gorilla debate

For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

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 reveals God. His book is called Sacred Science: Understanding Divine Creation.

Click here to purchase the book.

“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?

Song of the Week - “Ribs” by Lorde - 0:22

1. #blessed - 09:20
2. Yet Another Simple Favor - 26:24
3. Please Don’t Stop the Music - 41:02

To read the lyrics click here.

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“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.

For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.