Three Big Conversations:

1. RaptureTok reacts to the failed prediction of the rapture happening this past Tuesday. - 8:14
2. The R-rated anime movie Demon Slayer debuts at #1 in theaters. - 16:34
3. Ways parents can find solutions to the problem of parental loneliness.- 26:34

Song of the Week - “Man I Need” by Olivia Dean - 1:46

To read the lyrics, click here. 

Elsewhere in culture: - 42:12

1. Fourteen-year-old influencer Zuza Beine from the Glow House passed away this week after an 11-year battle with leukemia.  

2. Robot umpires are officially coming to Major League Baseball in 2026. 

3. The Summer I Turned Pretty will return as a Prime movie, bringing Belly, Conrad, and the rest of the Cousins Beach crew back for the final chapter. 

4. The “pi**er” trend has hit college campuses, with students posting viral clips of public urination and even sparking “pi**er hunter” accounts trying to track them down.

5. Axis’s new Conversation Starter video, “What Social Media Steals From You,” looks at how scrolling on our smartphones shapes our presence, our kids, and even our faith.

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