World Cup Semifinals, All-Star Break Complaints, and the Netflix Documentary Trend

→ Help us improve our podcast! Click here to fill out this three-minute survey. ➡️ https://forms.gle/LGhzMg5WUmJHMLqK9 Argentina is back in the World Cup final, the MLB’s All-Star competitions had some hiccups, and everyone online is auditioning for their Netflix documentary debut. Three Big Conversations: 1. Argentina is back in the World Cup final - 05:25 ➡️ https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article... 2. MLB’s All-Star competitions had some hiccups - 12:14 ➡️ https://fansided.com/mlb/it-took-netf... 3. Everyone online is auditioning for their Netflix documentary debut. - 22:53 ➡️ https://www.usatoday.com/story/entert... Resource of the Week: The Conversation Starter - Where'd All the Tweens Go? - 0:31 ➡️    • Where’d All the Tweens Go?   🎧 Listen / Follow / Connect Become a monthly donor today, join the Table. ➡️ https://axis.org/thetable ➡️ Get your question on Ask Axis! Send in your questions to [email protected]. ➡️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ➡️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mV3kwx... ➡️ Instagram:   / axisconversations   ➡️ YouTube:    / axisconversations   ➡️ For more Axis resources: https://axis.org In Other News: - 33:54 1. A parasite that causes extreme digestive upset is maybe the meme of the week (alongside Netflix documentaries). It certainly doesn’t help that it’s possibly connected to Taco Bell. ➡️ https://www.the-independent.com/news/... 2. Christopher Nolan’s film The Odyssey is out in theaters this weekend. We’ll write more about it next week, but for now, the R-rated take on Homer’s epic poem is reviewing quite well with critics and audiences. ➡️ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_... 3. Letterboxd has opened itself (paywall) to being purchased. It’s Gen Z’s movie review app of choice, and considering how Gen Z showed up to theaters this year, it’s pretty valuable to buyers like Netflix and Sony to understand the preferences of young people. ➡️ https://www.thewrap.com/industry-news... 4. Meta rolled out a “feature” that effectively lets you use their AI tools to deepfake users with public accounts. It was promptly rolled back after the internet (rightly) freaked out. ➡️ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-an... 5. Assassin’s Creed is back? Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced (a remake of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag) sold 2 million copies in its first day. ➡️ https://www.gamedeveloper.com/busines...