62. The MAGA Civil War Over Nick Fuentes

The Tim & April Show

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

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🗓️ 11 November 2025

⏱️ 90 minutes

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In this episode, Tim Whitaker and April Ajoy delve into the troubling rise of right-wing extremism, focusing on figures like Nick Fuentes and the implications of their ideologies. They discuss the normalization of Holocaust denial, misogyny, and the platforming of extremist views by mainstream media figures like Tucker Carlson. Chapters 04:50 The Rise of Nick Fuentes 14:43 Tucker Carlson's Platforming of Extremism 24:47 Misogyny and Relationships 34:27 Conclusion and Call to Action 52:34 The Rise of Christian Zionism 01:08:47 The Heritage Foundation's Stance on Anti-Semitism 01:18:57 The Conflict of Christian Nationalism and True Faith ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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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1:00.7	The Tim and April show, where we unravel faith, politics, and culture.
1:14.0	Wow, okay.
1:15.3	Wow, April starting off real hot before we started recording.
1:19.4	I'm just ready.
1:20.7	You're ready.
1:21.2	Well, welcome in, friends.
1:22.2	Welcome to the Tim and April show.
1:23.3	I am Tim Whitaker.
1:24.9	I am April of Joy.
1:26.1	Yeah, we got a real doozy today, don't we? I feel like we say this all the time, but maybe we should just say now, trigger warning, very misogynistic. Yeah, racist. And so many. Everything is in this episode. Not us. Not from us. No. From our clips.
1:46.3	We should be very clear about that.
2:20.3	We're about to get real misogynistic up in here. We've had a change of heart. We're moving over to rumble. Oh gosh. Can you imagine? Well, I mean, let's face it, April, the grift is there. Right? like there is a world that that that that we could grift where it's like we were one of those woke liberal Marxists who were trying to destroy America. And then we became a true Christian. And now we're fighting against it. Oh my gosh. You make so much money. If you make that turn. I know. I know. Yeah. That's what kills me. All these people, especially in the beginning of that
2:17.9	deconstruction thing, we all went through right online. All these people were like, oh, you're just
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