Kyle Warren sits in for Bill Bunkley on this Friday edition of The Bill Bunkley Show. The program opens with strong commentary on the guilty plea by the shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, emphasizing the federal prosecutor’s statement: “There can be no celebrity in assassination.” Kyle rejects attempts to romanticize or justify the murder, including far-left claims of “social murder.”

Other topics include:
Escalating economic sanctions on Iran (“Operation Economic Fury”)
Primary election results and the importance of Thanksgiving
Caller concerns about the Iran conflict, domestic economy, and midterms
New White House data showing the largest year-to-year drop in violent crime

Evy Baer Carroll (Movie Guide) joins for reviews of The Brink of War (Reagan-Gorbachev Reykjavik summit), Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, the latest Spider-Man film, growing faith-based content, a Jonathan Roumie-narrated immersive experience, and Spotify’s new AI artist labeling.

The show closes with a powerful reflection on American exceptionalism, featuring comments from Bishop Earl Walker Jackson, great-grandson of slaves, who rejects anti-American narratives at the Smithsonian.

Timestamps:
00:00 – Welcome & Opening with Kyle Warren
00:29 – Brian Thompson Assassination Case & Guilty Plea
06:47 – Hassan Piker “Social Murder” Comments
09:08 – Iran Sanctions & Operation Economic Fury
13:03 – Wisconsin Primary & Thanksgiving Commentary
14:55 – Caller T on Iran Conflict & Economy
22:21 – Violent Crime Decrease Statistics
23:20 – Caller Todd
01:08:32 – Evy Baer Carroll (Movie Guide) Movie Reviews
01:28:01 – Closing Thoughts on American Exceptionalism

A full afternoon of current events, culture, and faith-based perspective.

#BillBunkleyShow #KyleWarren #BrianThompson #NoCelebrityInAssassination #IranSanctions #MovieGuide #PawPatrol #FaithBasedFilms #AmericanExceptionalism #ChristianPodcast #FaithAndPolitics #Letstalkfaith

Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash

Kyle Warren sits in for Bill Bunkley on this Friday edition of The Bill Bunkley Show. The program opens with strong commentary on the guilty plea by the shooter of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, emphasizing the federal prosecutor&rsquo;s statement: &ldquo;There can be no celebrity in assassination.&rdquo; Kyle rejects attempts to romanticize or justify the murder, including far-left claims of &ldquo;social murder.&rdquo;
Other topics include:
<ul dir="auto">
<li>Escalating economic sanctions on Iran (&ldquo;Operation Economic Fury&rdquo;)</li>
<li>Primary election results and the importance of Thanksgiving</li>
<li>Caller concerns about the Iran conflict, domestic economy, and midterms</li>
<li>New White House data showing the largest year-to-year drop in violent crime</li>
</ul>
Evy Baer Carroll (Movie Guide) joins for reviews of The Brink of War (Reagan-Gorbachev Reykjavik summit), Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, the latest Spider-Man film, growing faith-based content, a Jonathan Roumie-narrated immersive experience, and Spotify&rsquo;s new AI artist labeling.
The show closes with a powerful reflection on American exceptionalism, featuring comments from Bishop Earl Walker Jackson, great-grandson of slaves, who rejects anti-American narratives at the Smithsonian.
Timestamps:
<ul dir="auto">
<li>00:00 &ndash; Welcome &amp; Opening with Kyle Warren</li>
<li>00:29 &ndash; Brian Thompson Assassination Case &amp; Guilty Plea</li>
<li>06:47 &ndash; Hassan Piker &ldquo;Social Murder&rdquo; Comments</li>
<li>09:08 &ndash; Iran Sanctions &amp; Operation Economic Fury</li>
<li>13:03 &ndash; Wisconsin Primary &amp; Thanksgiving Commentary</li>
<li>14:55 &ndash; Caller T on Iran Conflict &amp; Economy</li>
<li>22:21 &ndash; Violent Crime Decrease Statistics</li>
<li>23:20 &ndash; Caller Todd</li>
<li>01:08:32 &ndash; Evy Baer Carroll (Movie Guide) Movie Reviews</li>
<li>01:28:01 &ndash; Closing Thoughts on American Exceptionalism</li>
</ul>
A full afternoon of current events, culture, and faith-based perspective.
#BillBunkleyShow #KyleWarren #BrianThompson #NoCelebrityInAssassination #IranSanctions #MovieGuide #PawPatrol #FaithBasedFilms #AmericanExceptionalism #ChristianPodcast #FaithAndPolitics #Letstalkfaith
Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@wesleyphotography?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Wesley Tingey</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-wooden-judges-hammer-sitting-on-top-of-a-table-TdNLjGXVH3s?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a>

At the intersection of faith & life is the Bill Bunkley show, briefing loyal radio listeners all across West-Central Florida faithfully for over 20 years.  Bill has a unique heart for conservative issues - particular conservative social issues, all informed by his deeply held faithful conviction.

Bill is the president of the Florida Ethics and Religious Liberties commission, and an abashed follower of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.  He also brings an especially Floridian perspective to his program and podcast, as he served in many capacities over a lot of decades in the Sunshine state. 

At the intersection of faith &amp; life is the Bill Bunkley show, briefing loyal radio listeners all across West-Central Florida faithfully for over 20 years.&nbsp; Bill has a unique heart for conservative issues - particular conservative social issues, all informed by his deeply held faithful conviction.
Bill is the president of the Florida Ethics and Religious Liberties commission, and an abashed follower of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.&nbsp; He also brings an especially Floridian perspective to his program and podcast, as he served in many capacities over a lot of decades in the Sunshine state.&nbsp;

At the intersection of faith & life is the Bill Bunkley show, briefing loyal radio listeners all across West-Central Florida faithfully for over 20 years.  Bill has a unique heart for conservative issues - particular conservative social issues, all informed by his deeply held faithful conviction.

The Bill Bunkley Show

At the intersection of faith & life is the Bill Bunkley show, briefing loyal radio listeners all across West-Central Florida faithfully for over 20 years.  Bill has a unique heart for conservative issues - particularly conservative social issues, all informed by his deeply held faithful conviction.

Bill is the president of the Florida Ethics and Religious Liberties commission, and an abashed follower of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.  He also brings an especially Floridian perspective to his program and podcast, as he served in many capacities over a lot of decades in the Sunshine state.

At the intersection of faith &amp; life is the Bill Bunkley show, briefing loyal radio listeners all across West-Central Florida faithfully for over 20 years.&nbsp; Bill has a unique heart for conservative issues - particularly conservative social issues, all informed by his deeply held faithful conviction.
Bill is the president of the Florida Ethics and Religious Liberties commission, and an abashed follower of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.&nbsp; He also brings an especially Floridian perspective to his program and podcast, as he served in many capacities over a lot of decades in the Sunshine state.

Bill Bunkley

Kyle Warren on Brian Thompson Assassination Plea, Iran Sanctions, Movie Guide Reviews & American Exceptionalism

On the Monday, August 17, 2026 edition of the Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley opens with an urgent appeal for listeners to help feed 273 remaining starving children in Latin America and the Caribbean through Food for the Poor. With a matching gift still in effect, an $80 donation (just 4.6 cents a day) feeds two children for a full year; larger gifts feed entire classrooms. Special recognition is given to donors Steve and Patricia (whose $1,600 gift feeds 40 children with the match). Bunkley then pivots to the primary election the next day, urging every listener who has not yet voted to cast a ballot, warning that low turnout allows socialists, Marxists, communists, and Islamic radicals to gain power. He directs Florida listeners in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, Manatee, and Sarasota counties to his candidate recommendations on letstalkfaith.com and cautions against last-minute negative campaign flyers and cable ads that distort the truth through selective opposition research. The program also notes retired WFLA journalist Jeff Patterson’s run for Tampa City Council District 4 and strongly condemns Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s August 10 signing of a bill removing all limits on abortion up to birth, calling it part of a “culture of death” and highlighting the hypocrisy of simultaneous family-welfare rhetoric. The second hour features an in-depth interview with former feminist Dr. Janice Fiamengo, author of The Goddess That Failed: Feminism’s Unending War Against Men, Families, and Civilization Itself. Fiamengo traces feminism’s roots in envy and resentment from the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention through its radicalization in the 1960s–70s, its deep ties to communist ideology, its impact on men and boys in universities, divorce courts, and the culture at large, and its role in declining birth rates and family breakdown. She discusses her video series The Fiamengo File and her Substack, urging a return to mutual gratitude between the sexes.

 #BillBunkleyShow #LetsTalkFaith #FoodForThePoor #FeedTheChildren #VoteTomorrow #FloridaPrimary #DefendTheRepublic #ElectionDay2026 #CultureOfLife #MassachusettsAbortion #MauraHealey #TheGoddessThatFailed #JaniceFiamengo #FiamengoFile #FeminismCritique #AntiMaleBias #FamilyFirst #FaithAndLife #SalemRadio #CentralFlorida

On the Monday, August 17, 2026 edition of the Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley opens with an urgent appeal for listeners to help feed 273 remaining starving children in Latin America and the Caribbean through Food for the Poor. With a matching gift still in effect, an $80 donation (just 4.6 cents a day) feeds two children for a full year; larger gifts feed entire classrooms. Special recognition is given to donors Steve and Patricia (whose $1,600 gift feeds 40 children with the match). Bunkley then pivots to the primary election the next day, urging every listener who has not yet voted to cast a ballot, warning that low turnout allows socialists, Marxists, communists, and Islamic radicals to gain power. He directs Florida listeners in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco, Hernando, Manatee, and Sarasota counties to his candidate recommendations on letstalkfaith.com and cautions against last-minute negative campaign flyers and cable ads that distort the truth through selective opposition research. The program also notes retired WFLA journalist Jeff Patterson&rsquo;s run for Tampa City Council District 4 and strongly condemns Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey&rsquo;s August 10 signing of a bill removing all limits on abortion up to birth, calling it part of a &ldquo;culture of death&rdquo; and highlighting the hypocrisy of simultaneous family-welfare rhetoric. The second hour features an in-depth interview with former feminist Dr. Janice Fiamengo, author of The Goddess That Failed: Feminism&rsquo;s Unending War Against Men, Families, and Civilization Itself. Fiamengo traces feminism&rsquo;s roots in envy and resentment from the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention through its radicalization in the 1960s&ndash;70s, its deep ties to communist ideology, its impact on men and boys in universities, divorce courts, and the culture at large, and its role in declining birth rates and family breakdown. She discusses her video series The Fiamengo File and her Substack, urging a return to mutual gratitude between the sexes.
&nbsp;#BillBunkleyShow #LetsTalkFaith #FoodForThePoor #FeedTheChildren #VoteTomorrow #FloridaPrimary #DefendTheRepublic #ElectionDay2026 #CultureOfLife #MassachusettsAbortion #MauraHealey #TheGoddessThatFailed #JaniceFiamengo #FiamengoFile #FeminismCritique #AntiMaleBias #FamilyFirst #FaithAndLife #SalemRadio #CentralFlorida

Vote Tomorrow to Defend the Republic, Feed Starving Children with Food for the Poor, Massachusetts’ Culture of Death, & Janice Fiamengo on “The Goddess That Failed

On this Thursday edition of the Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley opens with a passionate progress report on the ongoing Food for the Poor partnership to feed 375 malnourished children in Latin America and the Caribbean. With a matching gift doubling every donation, an $80 contribution feeds two children for a full year (just 4.6 cents a day per child). Listeners have already secured food for 78 kids, leaving 297 still to go; short-term goals include reaching 50% of the overall target. Bunkley recognizes recent donors from Sarasota, Polk County, Tampa, Clearwater and anonymous web gifts, then repeatedly urges calls to 855-353-HOPE, online gifts at Let’s Talk Faith.com, or texting WTBN to 51555. He also reminds drivers about school-zone safety, the ongoing sales-tax holiday for school supplies, and the flood of often negative campaign mailers arriving ahead of early voting—particularly a hot Hillsborough County Commission race centered on funding for a new Rays stadium.

The heart of the briefing turns to a sharp critique of gambling’s influence in Florida politics. Citing a Tampa Bay Times report, Bunkley notes that gambling interests (casinos, sports-betting apps, prediction markets) have already poured at least $12.2 million into the 2026 cycle, with three-quarters coming from the Seminole Tribe. He revisits his long-standing opposition to the state lottery and the Seminole compact, arguing that government should never profit from addiction and that lottery revenue has simply replaced rather than enhanced education funding. Byron Donalds, Charlie Crist and others are mentioned as recipients.

Later, Bunkley highlights Attorney General James Uthmeyer’s announcement of 116 arrests in the Hillsborough County area under “Operation Relentless Summer,” an ongoing human-trafficking and child-predator investigation that recovered five victims (three adults and two juveniles). He stresses the need for constant vigilance.

In a personal segment, Bunkley shares updates on his ongoing health challenges—history of AML leukemia and bone-marrow transplant, last year’s open-heart surgery, recent basal-cell carcinoma treatment, a neck ultrasound, and an upcoming colonoscopy that will keep him off the air the next day. He asks for prayer and encourages listeners to give toward the children’s campaign while he is away.

The program closes with a lively interview with Newsmax host and author Todd Starnes, promoting his brand-new book The Golden Age: How Trump Saved America. Starnes discusses Trump’s early second-term achievements, the “How Trump Saved the Church” chapter, the unfinished business of abolishing the Department of Education, the importance of Gen Z’s conservatism, and a call for Christians to remain engaged beyond any single presidency.

Throughout the two-hour broadcast, Bunkley interweaves studio-line invitations (877-943-9673), election-recommendation downloads available by county on Let’s Talk Faith.com, and repeated appeals for the Food for the Poor campaign.

 #BillBunkleyShow #FoodForThePoor #FeedTheChildren #LetsTalkFaith #FloridaPolitics #AntiGambling #SeminoleTribe #ByronDonalds #HumanTrafficking #OperationRelentlessSummer #HillsboroughCounty #EarlyVoting #ToddStarnes #TheGoldenAge #HowTrumpSavedAmerica #Trump #MAGA #ChristianRadio #SalemRadio #CentralFlorida

On this Thursday edition of the Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley opens with a passionate progress report on the ongoing Food for the Poor partnership to feed 375 malnourished children in Latin America and the Caribbean. With a matching gift doubling every donation, an $80 contribution feeds two children for a full year (just 4.6 cents a day per child). Listeners have already secured food for 78 kids, leaving 297 still to go; short-term goals include reaching 50% of the overall target. Bunkley recognizes recent donors from Sarasota, Polk County, Tampa, Clearwater and anonymous web gifts, then repeatedly urges calls to 855-353-HOPE, online gifts at Let&rsquo;s Talk Faith.com, or texting WTBN to 51555. He also reminds drivers about school-zone safety, the ongoing sales-tax holiday for school supplies, and the flood of often negative campaign mailers arriving ahead of early voting&mdash;particularly a hot Hillsborough County Commission race centered on funding for a new Rays stadium.
The heart of the briefing turns to a sharp critique of gambling&rsquo;s influence in Florida politics. Citing a Tampa Bay Times report, Bunkley notes that gambling interests (casinos, sports-betting apps, prediction markets) have already poured at least $12.2 million into the 2026 cycle, with three-quarters coming from the Seminole Tribe. He revisits his long-standing opposition to the state lottery and the Seminole compact, arguing that government should never profit from addiction and that lottery revenue has simply replaced rather than enhanced education funding. Byron Donalds, Charlie Crist and others are mentioned as recipients.
Later, Bunkley highlights Attorney General James Uthmeyer&rsquo;s announcement of 116 arrests in the Hillsborough County area under &ldquo;Operation Relentless Summer,&rdquo; an ongoing human-trafficking and child-predator investigation that recovered five victims (three adults and two juveniles). He stresses the need for constant vigilance.
In a personal segment, Bunkley shares updates on his ongoing health challenges&mdash;history of AML leukemia and bone-marrow transplant, last year&rsquo;s open-heart surgery, recent basal-cell carcinoma treatment, a neck ultrasound, and an upcoming colonoscopy that will keep him off the air the next day. He asks for prayer and encourages listeners to give toward the children&rsquo;s campaign while he is away.
The program closes with a lively interview with Newsmax host and author Todd Starnes, promoting his brand-new book The Golden Age: How Trump Saved America. Starnes discusses Trump&rsquo;s early second-term achievements, the &ldquo;How Trump Saved the Church&rdquo; chapter, the unfinished business of abolishing the Department of Education, the importance of Gen Z&rsquo;s conservatism, and a call for Christians to remain engaged beyond any single presidency.
Throughout the two-hour broadcast, Bunkley interweaves studio-line invitations (877-943-9673), election-recommendation downloads available by county on Let&rsquo;s Talk Faith.com, and repeated appeals for the Food for the Poor campaign.
&nbsp;#BillBunkleyShow #FoodForThePoor #FeedTheChildren #LetsTalkFaith #FloridaPolitics #AntiGambling #SeminoleTribe #ByronDonalds #HumanTrafficking #OperationRelentlessSummer #HillsboroughCounty #EarlyVoting #ToddStarnes #TheGoldenAge #HowTrumpSavedAmerica #Trump #MAGA #ChristianRadio #SalemRadio #CentralFlorida

Food for the Poor Campaign Update, Florida Gambling Money Flood, Hillsborough Human Trafficking Bust & Todd Starnes on “The Golden Age”

In this deeply moving two-hour “Day of Hope” special episode of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley deliberately sets aside his usual coverage of local, national, and global issues to focus entirely on a mission of compassion and generosity. Four times a year the program reverses its normal format so listeners can give back, and this August campaign centers on providing food security for a minimum of 375 children living in extreme poverty across Latin America and the Caribbean. Joined by Food for the Poor representatives Danny and Annie, Bill shares vivid field testimonies that reveal the daily reality for the poorest of the poor: children with distended bellies and golden hair from severe malnutrition, families who survive on boiled water or a few tomatoes with tortilla, and mothers who cry alone in their rooms because they have nothing to feed their sons and daughters. One young girl named Evelyn is heard weeping as she explains she has not eaten that day and the previous day only received boiled water. Another mother, Mirna, describes the heartbreak of watching her children remain hungry while she wonders how she can ever give them a better life. Annie, herself raised by a single mother who sometimes had to say “we can’t,” connects these stories to the biblical call to childlike faith and the Lord’s Prayer—“Give us this day our daily bread”—spoken not as a spiritual metaphor but as a desperate plea for literal survival.

Listeners learn that a one-time gift of $80 (with a current match) feeds two children for an entire year—roughly 4.6 cents a day—while $160 covers four children, $400 feeds ten, and a leadership gift of $1,000 sponsors an entire classroom of twenty-five children. At the time of broadcast the campaign still needed to reach 321 more children and stood just shy of 30 percent of its goal. Bill repeatedly stakes his own reputation and family name on the integrity of Food for the Poor, emphasizing that every dollar is carefully stewarded and that he and Mrs. Bunkley have already made the first gift of the campaign. He challenges Central Florida communities—Tampa, Odessa, Brandon, Mulberry, Sarasota, Bradenton, Plant City, Lakeland, Clearwater, and beyond—to step up, lead from the front like Theodore Roosevelt charging Kettle Hill, and refuse to be spiritual “hoarders” of the resources God has entrusted to them. Drawing on Matthew 25, the Good Samaritan parable, and the command “freely you have received, freely give,” Danny and Annie urge every listener to become the answered prayer for a mother who is on her knees begging for one more day of food.

Throughout the broadcast, real-time donor shout-outs celebrate anonymous heroes and named givers who are already transforming lives. The episode closes with prayer, a final urgent appeal, and clear calls to action: dial 855-353-HOPE (855-353-4673), text WTBN to 51555, or visit letstalkfaith.com and click the Give Food banner. This is far more than a fundraising hour—it is a passionate invitation to turn faith into tangible hope so that hungry children can eat, learn, dream, and know they have not been forgotten.

 

#DayOfHope #FoodForThePoor #FeedTheHungry #BillBunkleyShow #LetsTalkFaith #CentralFlorida #Feed375Kids #ChristianRadio #GenerosityInAction #Matthew25 #GoodSamaritan #ChildHunger #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #FaithInAction #HopeForChildren #EndHunger #GiveFood

In this deeply moving two-hour &ldquo;Day of Hope&rdquo; special episode of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley deliberately sets aside his usual coverage of local, national, and global issues to focus entirely on a mission of compassion and generosity. Four times a year the program reverses its normal format so listeners can give back, and this August campaign centers on providing food security for a minimum of 375 children living in extreme poverty across Latin America and the Caribbean. Joined by Food for the Poor representatives Danny and Annie, Bill shares vivid field testimonies that reveal the daily reality for the poorest of the poor: children with distended bellies and golden hair from severe malnutrition, families who survive on boiled water or a few tomatoes with tortilla, and mothers who cry alone in their rooms because they have nothing to feed their sons and daughters. One young girl named Evelyn is heard weeping as she explains she has not eaten that day and the previous day only received boiled water. Another mother, Mirna, describes the heartbreak of watching her children remain hungry while she wonders how she can ever give them a better life. Annie, herself raised by a single mother who sometimes had to say &ldquo;we can&rsquo;t,&rdquo; connects these stories to the biblical call to childlike faith and the Lord&rsquo;s Prayer&mdash;&ldquo;Give us this day our daily bread&rdquo;&mdash;spoken not as a spiritual metaphor but as a desperate plea for literal survival.
Listeners learn that a one-time gift of $80 (with a current match) feeds two children for an entire year&mdash;roughly 4.6 cents a day&mdash;while $160 covers four children, $400 feeds ten, and a leadership gift of $1,000 sponsors an entire classroom of twenty-five children. At the time of broadcast the campaign still needed to reach 321 more children and stood just shy of 30 percent of its goal. Bill repeatedly stakes his own reputation and family name on the integrity of Food for the Poor, emphasizing that every dollar is carefully stewarded and that he and Mrs. Bunkley have already made the first gift of the campaign. He challenges Central Florida communities&mdash;Tampa, Odessa, Brandon, Mulberry, Sarasota, Bradenton, Plant City, Lakeland, Clearwater, and beyond&mdash;to step up, lead from the front like Theodore Roosevelt charging Kettle Hill, and refuse to be spiritual &ldquo;hoarders&rdquo; of the resources God has entrusted to them. Drawing on Matthew 25, the Good Samaritan parable, and the command &ldquo;freely you have received, freely give,&rdquo; Danny and Annie urge every listener to become the answered prayer for a mother who is on her knees begging for one more day of food.
Throughout the broadcast, real-time donor shout-outs celebrate anonymous heroes and named givers who are already transforming lives. The episode closes with prayer, a final urgent appeal, and clear calls to action: dial 855-353-HOPE (855-353-4673), text WTBN to 51555, or visit letstalkfaith.com and click the Give Food banner. This is far more than a fundraising hour&mdash;it is a passionate invitation to turn faith into tangible hope so that hungry children can eat, learn, dream, and know they have not been forgotten.
&nbsp;
#DayOfHope #FoodForThePoor #FeedTheHungry #BillBunkleyShow #LetsTalkFaith #CentralFlorida #Feed375Kids #ChristianRadio #GenerosityInAction #Matthew25 #GoodSamaritan #ChildHunger #LatinAmerica #Caribbean #FaithInAction #HopeForChildren #EndHunger #GiveFood

Kyle Warren on Brian Thompson Assassination Plea, Iran Sanctions, Movie Guide Reviews & American Exceptionalism

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