87. Pam Bondi Loses it at Congressional Hearing

The Tim & April Show

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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In this episode Tim Whitaker, and April Ajoy discuss their experiences as former Christian fundamentalists and their current advocacy against Christian nationalism. The conversation shifts to Pam Bondi's testimony regarding the Epstein files, revealing a lack of accountability and transparency in the handling of the case. Chapters 06:34 Super Bowl Halftime Show Discussion 08:47 Pam Bondi's Testimony and the Epstein Files 17:49 Congressional Hearing Highlights 35:26 The Role of Evangelicals in Politics 01:05:48 Wrap-Up and Final Thoughts ____________________________________________________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 decode faith, politics, and culture.
0:22.2	Hey, everyone.
0:24.1	Hi, everybody.
0:24.6	Sorry about that.
0:26.2	We had an issue on my end where the sound effect volume was all the way down.
0:31.1	So welcome into the show.
0:33.2	I am Tim Whitaker.
0:35.1	I'm April, Joy.
0:36.5	Welcome to the Tim and April show. April, I got to tell you
0:38.9	something off the bat. I'm a little nervous. We have 3,600 people watching live on Substack right now.
0:45.3	I don't know. I don't know how that happened. That's wild. Hi, everybody. Welcome.
0:50.5	Thank you. For tuning in. We are two former Christian fundamentalists who grew up in Christian
0:56.1	nationalist spaces. April even wrote a book about her journey. And now we are still very much Christian,
1:01.7	but we expose Christian nationalism and advocate for better paths forward in the Christian faith.
1:07.3	So thanks so much for tuning in. It means the world. Yeah, welcome. It's awesome.
1:11.2	Awesome. Awesome. Welcome. Did you watch the Super Bowl? Nope. No, of course I did.
1:16.6	I was a good Christian. I boycotted it, April. I boycotted it. No, I did watch.
1:21.8	Did you watch the turning point, halftime alternative? I watched it after because I have to, because that's what we do for a living as we track this stuff. I had, I do have a, listen, we have so much to get to with Pam Bonding, and so that's going to be the main focus today, but I just will say briefly that on many levels, the turning point halftime show, that what I call is-Mew halftime show, was very lackluster.
1:46.3	And also, people don't know this, but they pre-recorded that whole thing.
1:51.0	So when they aired it as live, it was actually a pre-recording, pre-recorded.
1:55.4	And wasn't there was like a sink issue with Kid Rocks?
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