This week we talk about Zyn Pouches, Mean Girls, and Gypsy Rose Blanchard. Check out this Wednesday's Deep Dive on our Culture Translator podcast here:  https://axis.org/resource/the-culture-translator-podcast/booktok/  For more Axis resources, go to axis.org 

Mean Girls + Zyn Pouches

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This week we talk about the kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, Sabrina Carpenter, and senior prom. For our full podcast interview with Sam Black, click here. For more Axis resources, go to axis.org  

Harrison Butker and Sabrina Carpente

Today we are posting an interview with Sam Black, the Director of Recovery Education at Covenant Eyes. Sam is a renowned author and expert in the field of pornography recovery. After a distinguished 18-year career as an award-winning journalist, Sam joined up with Covenant Eyes. He has edited 16 books on the impact of pornography, regularly speaks at parenting, leadership and men’s events across the country. He’s also the author of "The Porn Circuit: Understand Your Brain and Break Porn Habits,” as well his most recent book, "The Healing Church: What Churches Get Wrong About Pornography and How to Fix It.” For more parenting resources, go to axis.org 

Sam Black on Why We Have to Talk About Pornography

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. Make sure to check out our resource of the week here:  Parent Guide to Summer 2024 For more written, audio and video resources, go to axis.org Resource of the Week: 0:28 1. Meet Me at the Met: 2:26 2. Meatfluencers: 22:48 3. Moms Make it Happen: 47:12

Roundtable: The Met Gala and Mother’s Day

 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/ For more Axis resources, go to axis.org   

The Met Gala and Mother's Day

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.

Mean Girls + Zyn Pouches

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