105. MAGA Christian Obsession with James Talarico

The Tim & April Show

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🗓️ 21 April 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Tim and April respond a video of Eric Metaxes and Megan Basham discuss and dismiss James Talarico as a fake Christian. ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals Subscribe On YouTube @thenewevangelicals The New Evangelicals exists to support those who are tired of how evangelical church has been done before and want to see an authentic faith lived out with Jesus at the center. This show is produced by Josh Gilbert Media | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Joshgilbertmedia.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We are committed to building a caring community that emulates the ways of Jesus by reclaiming the evangelical tradition and embracing values that build a better way forward. If you’ve been marginalized by your faith, you are welcome here. We’ve built an empathetic and inclusive space that encourages authentic conversations, connections and faith. Whether you consider yourself a Christian, an exvangelical, someone who's questioning your faith, or someone who's left the faith entirely, you are welcome here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:36.2	The Tim and April Show, where we unravel faith, politics, and culture.
0:45.4	Hi, everybody.
0:46.9	Welcome to the Tim and April show.
0:48.7	I'm April of Joy.
0:49.7	Hi, I'm Tim Whitaker.
0:51.2	And today we are going back to the basics and doing a good old reaction video.
0:57.0	Back to the foundation of what makes the show the show.
1:02.4	And full disclosure, I've only seen a headline of the clip that we are going to be responding to.
1:09.5	So pretty much Tim and I are responding to this
1:12.7	blind. Which I must say are my favorite types of reacts. I like going in blind. I like giving
1:19.3	the audience just our first off-the-cuff thought of what we're watching in the moment, especially with
1:24.9	these two. And who knows? Maybe what they're going to say is going to be very sensible and we'll end up agreeing with them. Given who we're looking at on the screen, Eric Metaxus on the left, Megan Basham on the right, I am not going to hold my breath. I'm not going to bet even a dollar. That will be the case today. For those who don't know, Eric Pataxis on the left
1:44.7	wrote a book about Dietrich Bonhofer,
1:48.2	who was a Christian who resisted Nazi Germany,
1:52.5	and yet Eric Pataxus is the biggest mega supporter known to man.
1:56.2	So it's been really interesting watching his journey.
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