83. MAGA Influencers Crash Out as Americans Condemn ICE

The Tim & April Show

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🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 95 minutes

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In this episode Tim Whitaker, and April Ajoy delve into the concept of toxic empathy, particularly in the context of recent events surrounding the killing of Alex Preti by ICE agents. They discuss the responses from MAGA Christian influencers, highlighting the hypocrisy and disinformation propagated by right-wing media. Chapters 02:58 The Killing of Alex Preti and MAGA Christian Influencer Response 12:14 The Role of Toxic Empathy in Current Discourse 24:10 The Double Standards in Gun Rights and Violence 36:46 The Comparison of Current Events to Historical Context 50:10 The Role of Faith Leaders in Social Justice 01:01:12 Weird Christian Beliefs and Misogyny ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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.
0:10.6	This is the Tim and April show, where we unravel faith, politics, and culture.
0:19.7	Hi, everybody.
0:21.9	Hi.
0:23.9	What's up?
0:24.9	Hello, everyone.
0:26.2	Welcome in to the Tim and April show.
0:27.9	I am Tim Whitaker.
0:29.3	And I'm April of Joy.
0:30.9	Good to be with all of you.
0:32.2	We have a very, very, very full show today.
0:35.4	Thanks to everyone on Substack.
0:36.9	Hello.
0:55.5	Hello on YouTube. Make sure to like this video. Share it with someone, maybe on your social media feed. Subscribe to the channel. Good to be here. April and I are currently both kind of snowed in. So that's fun because we're like, what, 800 miles apart. But it is currently 12 degrees outside. So that's my story. Oh, is it 12 for you? Yeah.
1:01.2	Oh, mine's warmed up. It's 20 now. It was 10. It's like a sauna out there for you. But we have like ice blocks like this thick on our road still outside. So we, I'm actually snowed in. Like, I'm not
1:08.2	going anywhere. That is actually a great distinction between the
1:11.9	north and the south. So we got about 10 inches of snow over the weekend in New Jersey. And we got
1:16.1	probably about at least maybe a 10th or a quarter of an inch of ice. And that happened on
1:21.2	Sunday. Obviously, schools were closed on Monday. And by Tuesday, it was pretty much back to normal.
1:26.6	We're all shoveled out.
1:27.9	Slight delayed opening. But we've been back pretty much since Wednesday as business as usual
1:33.0	in the in the Northeast. Yeah, my kids have been home all week. And they're going to be home again
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