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The Eric Metaxas Show

#92 - John Zmirak / Larry Taunton

The Eric Metaxas Show

Metaxas Media

Religion & Spirituality

4.73.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Today On The Eric Metaxas Show, Eric talks with John Zmirak and Larry Taunton about President Trump’s Iran strategy, the ceasefire question, why the mullahs cannot be trusted, and whether regime change is possible without another forever war. They also break down Trump’s brinksmanship, the panic over his rhetoric, and why radical Islam cannot be treated like an ordinary negotiating partner. Subscribe for clips from The Eric Metaxas Show to hear politics and culture from a Christian perspective.

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0:00.0

Now, are all the traitors present? Let's get started, shall we? From rags to riches. I'm so sick of this. Working like a dog and being treated worse. Yorkshire to New York. Poor climbers, you and me. A life dedicated to revenge. Let's make this an occasion to remember. A woman of substance on Channel 4. Stream now. Hey there, folks, welcome to the program.

0:22.3

This is what we call a big news day.

0:24.2

And this isn't always a news program, but sometimes it is.

0:27.7

Today it is.

0:28.7

What happened last night?

0:31.9

What did happen last night?

0:34.0

There's a question, which I'll ask my two guests.

0:36.9

I have two guests, one at a time. One at a time, folks. Please. One's a question which I'll ask my two guests. I have two guests, one at a time,

0:39.0

one at a time, folks. Please, one at a time. The first one is our great friend John Zmirak, but in the

0:46.9

second half of the show, we're going to have Larry Taunton. It's been a while since we have been in touch

0:53.0

with him.

1:10.7

Because I'm dying to process where we are now with Iran and talking to John Smirak and Larry Taunton is the way I process it.

1:12.3

And you get to do that with me.

1:18.1

John Zmirak, welcome the program. Thanks, Erica, do talk you. And of course, you're coming from the great state of Texas. Larry Taunton will be coming from the great state of Alabama because we want to talk to

1:22.7

real Americans about what's going on. So I will just say what I think happened last night, and I'll see if you agree.

1:32.0

First of all, dealing with Trump's trash talking, I am staggered at the naivete or foolishness of

1:43.3

many pundits who are all upset by what he said.

1:48.2

And there's several levels of dumb.

1:50.5

Number one, he doesn't speak literally.

1:53.6

Sometimes he jokes.

1:56.2

Sometimes he speaks hyperbolicly.

1:58.1

Sometimes he does trash talking.

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