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The Tim & April Show

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🗓️ 2 January 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this episode of The Tim and April Show, Tim Whittaker and April Ajoy reflect on the New Year, discussing personal updates and the challenges of content creation. They delve into the Minnesota daycare controversy, examining claims of fraud and the narratives surrounding it. Chapters 08:35 The Minnesota Daycare Controversy 21:03 Investigating Claims of Fraud 34:31 The Power of Narrative and Storytelling 48:08 Empathy and Understanding in a Divided Society ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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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0:00.0	You're listening to a new evangelicals production.
0:13.0	The Tim and April show, where we unravel faith, politics, and culture.
0:22.1	Happy New Year.
0:27.4	2026, here we are.
0:29.4	Happy New Year, everyone.
0:30.7	Welcome in to a special New Year's Day episode of the Tim and April show.
0:36.3	I am Tim Whitaker.
0:39.4	And I am April a joy.
0:47.3	We made it. Another year. We survived April. We managed to make it through one heck of a year.
1:11.0	It was a year. Oh my goodness. A year it was. Yeah, friends, we're going to have, I think, on one hand, you know, a typical show, we're going to be covering what's happening in Minnesota, of course. But also, you know, it's kind of like a lazy day. I'm not sure about you, April, but New Year's Day for me is very much a put your feet up, like, give the kids whatever they need to be happy so you could just relax and of turn your mind off for a little bit. So that's what I'll be doing after this stream.
1:14.7	And also I will be watching the Stranger Things finale. I have not watched it yet.
1:20.8	I am very excited to watch it. So that's on my agenda today. I'm pumped. I wish I could watch it again, but it be for the first time.
1:31.2	Oh, okay.
1:32.2	I'm still recovering because we watched the finale last night.
1:37.4	And, uh.
1:39.5	Good, good.
1:40.4	We will leave that there.
1:42.9	We will leave that there.
1:45.7	How is your holiday? How was your Christmas?
1:54.9	I mean, was it good for you? It was good. So we had family nonstop in starting at like the 18th of December.
2:02.5	Sounds about right. We had like Beecher's side and then my side in. So it's been kind of nonstop people staying with us, which has been great.
2:09.4	But I, well, you know, as people who are livelihoods, like our work is the news.
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