Three Big Conversations:

1. Mr. Beast chains two exes together for 30 days. - 8:10
2. A new study finds increasing amounts of cognitive decline in young people. - 19:52
3. What terms like “sneaky links,” “zombie,” and “breadcrumbing” mean in the Gen Z dating landscape. - 41:02

Slang of the Week - "Bread" - 1:33

Elsewhere in Culture: - 57:22

K-Pop group HUNTR/X, of KPop Demon Hunters fame, will debut as a live band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this coming week. Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are officially married, with Vogue unveiling their first set of breathtaking wedding photos. Young people had many opinions about the union. JK Rowling sparked controversy after publishing a lengthy essay targeting Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, igniting fresh backlash online. Gaming giant Electronic Arts, the studio behind The Sims and Madden, has been acquired in a record-breaking $55 billion deal. Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, releases today. Look for our review next week!

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Mr. Beast chains two exes together for 30 days, a new study finds increasing amounts of cognitive decline in young people, and what terms like “sneaky links,” “zombie,” and “breadcrumbing” mean in the Gen Z dating landscape.

Slang of the Week - "Bread"

Elsewhere in Culture:

K-Pop group HUNTR/X, of KPop Demon Hunters fame, will debut as a live band on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this coming week. Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are officially married, with Vogue unveiling their first set of breathtaking wedding photos. Young people had many opinions about the union. JK Rowling sparked controversy after publishing a lengthy essay targeting Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, igniting fresh backlash online. Gaming giant Electronic Arts, the studio behind The Sims and Madden, has been acquired in a record-breaking $55 billion deal. Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, releases today. Look for our review next week!

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"My 21 year old is battling screen addiction. How can we help reach our now adult child's heart in order for him to see the garbage he is seeing on his phone? We know he is batteling porn but he feels helpless. How can we raise our other boys to respect the dangers of these devices?"

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Here is Irene's Video about What Social Media Steals From You.

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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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RaptureTok reacts to the failed prediction of the rapture happening this past Tuesday, the R-rated anime movie Demon Slayer debuts at #1 in theaters, and ways parents can find solutions to the problem of parental loneliness.

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

To read the lyrics, click here.

Elsewhere in culture:

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.

Become a monthly donor today, join the Table.

For more Axis resources, go to axis.org.

Dr. Jean Twenge is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, and is the author of more than 190 scientific publications and several books based on her research, including Generations, iGen, Generation Me, and her latest book 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World, which we’ll be talking about today. Her research has been covered in Time, The Atlantic, Newsweek, The New York Times, USA TODAY, and The Washington Post. She has also been featured on Today, Good Morning America, Fox and Friends, CBS This Morning, Real Time with Bill Maher, Meet the Press, and NPR. She lives in San Diego with her husband and three daughters.

Check out Dr. Jean Twenge's book here: 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World

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Three Big Conversations:

1. The wilted rose emoji is the new broken heart emoji. - 12:32
2. The aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. - 23:00
3. A new study about why the so-called “unhappiness hump” of midlife is shifting. - 43:36

Song of the Week - "Back to Friends" - sombr - 1:36

To read the lyrics click here.

Elsewhere in culture: - 1:01:26

As of this past Sunday, Turning Point USA had reported 54,000 new inquiries from people wanting to start chapters of the organization Charlie Kirk helped to cofound. The game Borderlands 4 has been released, but it has several performance issues on gaming consoles. So-called “green witchcraft” is now trending, which is supposed to involve a mixture of herbalism and eco-friendly rituals. Apple’s iOS 26, with its new Liquid Glass design style, is now available to anyone with iPhone 11 or later. The new Gen Z trend of “reverse catfishing” involves deliberately underselling oneself online, in the hopes of finding a connection with someone based on more than just edited images.

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The wilted rose emoji is the new broken heart emoji, a new study about why the so-called “unhappiness hump” of midlife is shifting, and the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Song of the Week - "Back to Friends" - sombr

Elsewhere in culture:

As of this past Sunday, Turning Point USA had reported 54,000 new inquiries from people wanting to start chapters of the organization Charlie Kirk helped to cofound. The game Borderlands 4 has been released, but it has several performance issues on gaming consoles. So-called “green witchcraft” is now trending, which is supposed to involve a mixture of herbalism and eco-friendly rituals. Apple’s iOS 26, with its new Liquid Glass design style, is now available to anyone with iPhone 11 or later. The new Gen Z trend of “reverse catfishing” involves deliberately underselling oneself online, in the hopes of finding a connection with someone based on more than just edited images.

To read the lyrics click here.

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