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The Tim & April Show

39. Texas Democrats Face Arrest Threats & Trump Boasts $200 Million Ballroom Plans

The Tim & April Show

The New Evangelicals

News, News Commentary, Christianity, Politics, Religion & Spirituality

51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

In today's special episode, Monty Maeder joins April to delve into pressing political issues, including Texas redistricting and the implications of gerrymandering. They discuss the Democratic response to Republican tactics, the authoritarian nature of current political leadership, and the controversial plans for a new $200 million ballroom at the White House. Monty's Instagram | @Montemader Chapters 06:07 Texas Redistricting Controversy 14:03 Republican Reactions and Authoritarianism 27:23 Trump's Influence and Rhetoric 38:52 Gender Dynamics in Religious Contexts 50:24 The Cost of Luxury: A Closer Look 01:05:13 The Epstein Files: A Political Distraction ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠If you'd like to support our work, you can DONATE here!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Us On Instagram @thenewevangelicals  Subscribe On YouTube @thenewevangelicals Tim on Instagram | ⁠⁠@Timwhitakerspeaks⁠⁠ April on Instagram | ⁠⁠@Aprilajoy⁠⁠ 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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0:00.0

You're listening to a new evangelicals production.

0:07.0

The Tim and April Show, where we unravel faith, politics, and culture.

0:18.0

Hello, everybody. Welcome to the Tim and April show. I'm April and I am joined by a very special guest host today. Monty Madder. If you don't know her, she is everywhere right now on the internet. She has blown up. I'd like to say, I knew you when, because you are, you are a big meal,

0:39.6

Monti you made her. She's a content creator. She does political and religious commentary. You even do

0:44.8

Bible studies, which I think is amazing. And you are a singer, you're a rock vocalist, and you and I met

0:52.2

in person for the first time back at the Summit for Religious Freedom

0:55.9

where you and I jammed out to some Carmen because we realized we were both raised on Carmen.

1:02.2

We rocked out to it.

1:04.4

Some good Carmen times.

1:06.6

It was fun time.

1:07.5

So welcome, Monty.

1:08.5

Thanks for guest hosting with me today.

1:11.2

Thank you for having me. Thank you for having me. I did advocate for keeping Tim's name on there and just surprising me. But this works out so that people know where to find me later.

1:20.2

Yes. Yeah. So if you're not following Monty, you should definitely. And shout out to Tim, who is on his kind of mandatory vacation,

1:30.6

his boss, Melinda Hill at T&A, was like, you need a break. So he's on break right now.

1:35.3

So Tim, if you're watching, and I don't know if you are, you're missed. We still talked about you.

1:42.0

But I'm very glad that Monchi's here. And it's like a red-headed takeover, which I think is fun.

1:51.2

I kind of like the idea that to me, it's like the the devil angel on your shoulder thing,

1:57.4

but like red-headed women versions.

2:00.2

I love it. Wait, are you the devil and I'm the

2:03.6

angel? In this uniform, yes. I would just, just because of the cool, spiky jacket, if you're listening

2:10.5

on podcasts, you're missing, Monty's amazing. What would you call that? They're like little spikes all

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