This week we talk about this year's Met Gala, Meatfluencers, and "kinkeeping".

Check out our new Parent's Guide to Summer: https://axis.org/parents-guide-to-summer/

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Are action-adventure comedies back? This week on the Deep Dive, we're talking about the new film "The Fall Guy" starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Join us as we discuss the movie's themes and characters, and how we really liked it! In our shallow end, we talk about about Dua Lipa's new album "Radical Optimisim" and the 2024 Met Gala.

Thanks as always for listening! If you want to find more free Axis resources or give a gift of support, you can check out our website at axis.org.

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.

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Song of the Week: 0:45

1. Well Coached: 31:59

2. Under Protest: 42:59

3. May the Fourthnite: 1:00:00

This week we talk about May 4th, Stagecoach, and student protests.

We hope you'll take time to listen to the full interview with Ron Deal. 

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Today we are reposting an interview with Ron Deal. Ron is one of the most widely read authors on blended families in the United States, and directs the international blended family ministry of FamilyLife out of Little Rock, Arkansas. Ron is a podcaster, bestselling author, conference speaker, and family therapist who specializes in marriage enrichment and stepfamily education. He is husband to Nan (since 1986) and father to three boys. 

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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.

Check out our Resource of the Week here: The Generosity Project

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Resource of the Week: 1:16

1. Under Review: 4:41

2. Up All Night: 31:42

3. The Tik Tok Killer: 50:34

This week we talk about The Cass Review, Gallop polling about stress and sleep, and The Biden Administration and Tik Tok.

Check out our resource of the week here: The Generosity Project

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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.

Thanks as always for listening! If you want to find more free Axis resources or give a gift of support, you can check out our website at axis.org.

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

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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