The Bill Bunkley Show

On the Wednesday edition of the Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley celebrates a major victory in the ongoing Food for the Poor campaign, announcing that Central Florida listeners not only met but exceeded the goal of sponsoring 375 malnourished children in Latin America and the Caribbean. With matching gifts, 383 children (766 total with the match) will now receive a full year of food security. He thanks key donors including Michael of Ruskin, Demetrius of Auburndale, Teresa and an anonymous giver from St. Petersburg, and Robert of Ruskin. The program also covers RFK Jr.’s visit with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna to regenerative Life Farms in Clearwater, where they discussed a $1 billion federal pilot program for regenerative agriculture and Florida’s MAHA-inspired food safety efforts. Political analysis focuses on Byron Donalds selecting Florida State Sen. Brian Avila of Hialeah as his running mate for governor, highlighting the historic nature of an African-American and Hispanic Republican ticket in Florida. Additional briefing topics include a federal judge lifting the final major injunction against President Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order (prompting immediate lawsuits from 24 states and D.C., including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro), the significant 13.9% drop in Canadian visitors to Florida amid the ongoing U.S.-Canada trade tensions, a devastating mudslide in Nepal, and Nvidia’s strong earnings. Throughout, Bunkley weaves in faith, gratitude, and calls to personal relationship with Christ.

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On the August 25, 2026 edition of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley opens with the breaking news of Dolly Parton’s peaceful passing in Nashville, sharing the heartfelt Instagram video announcement from her nephew Brian Seaver (son of Cassie Parton and longtime head of her security). Bunkley reflects on Dolly’s iconic rags-to-riches story—from a one-room cabin near Pigeon Forge with ten siblings to becoming America’s sweetheart and building an entertainment dynasty rooted in family-friendly values. He highlights her writing of “I Will Always Love You,” her lasting marriage to Carl Dean, her humility about awards, her theme parks, and especially her massive literacy work sending millions of free books to children worldwide. The conversation then turns to the show’s ongoing August campaign with Food for the Poor: a determined final push to secure full-year food security for a minimum of 375 children in Latin America and the Caribbean. With matching gifts doubling every donation, Bunkley and guest Zuley urgently appeal for the last remaining children ($80 feeds one child for a year / 4.6 cents a day), sharing powerful field stories of hunger, resilience, and hope while celebrating listener gifts that steadily close the gap. The hour also notes Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Operation Statewide Shield recovering 163 endangered children and features caller insights, bilingual encouragement, and a strong call to action via phone, website, and text.

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On this Monday edition of The Briefing (August 24, 2026), Bill Bunkley opens with an urgent final push in the August partnership with Food for the Poor. Starting the show just 32 children short of the 375-child goal for Latin America and the Caribbean, he celebrates early gifts (including leadership donations from Christina in Sarasota and Corey in Riverview) that drop the remaining total to 24. With a 100% match still in effect, an $80 gift feeds two children for a full year at roughly 4.6 cents per day. Bill repeatedly invites listeners to close the campaign by phone (855-353-HOPE), online at letstalkfaith.com, or by texting WTBN to 51555 so the show can return to full news coverage. He then shares a powerful personal praise report: after a Sunday morning PET scan at Moffitt Cancer Center, results showed no cancer in the concerning lymph node or elsewhere, clearing the way for upcoming skin radiation while he continues managing life after AML leukemia, a bone-marrow transplant, open-heart surgery, and related challenges. The news block covers Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s announcement of sweeping new U.S. sanctions targeting Iran’s digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and shipping—framed as President Trump’s “economic D-Day”—plus Iranian threats against Barron Trump and an alleged plot against one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s sons, Israeli airstrikes on a Syrian airfield used by Turkey, Syria’s removal from the state sponsors of terrorism list, a Houthi attack on a Saudi oil tanker, and a fresh 50% tariff escalation with Canada. Sports highlights include Buccaneers preseason quarterback battles and Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s historic 69-yard field goal, while a local segment examines the upcoming Tampa/Hillsborough votes on the Rays’ proposed stadium and the broader decline of traditional retail and malls.

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Bill Bunkley hosts this Friday edition focused on crossing the finish line for the August Food for the Poor campaign. Starting the show with just 35 children remaining to meet the goal of feeding 375 malnourished kids in Latin America and the Caribbean, Bill urges listeners to give (with matching gifts doubling the impact). $80 feeds one child for a year (or two with the match).

He also delivers an important safety briefing on the rising threat of hidden cameras in vacation rentals, hotels, and motels, sharing practical detection methods including RF signal detectors, flashlight lens checks, smartphone IR selfie tests, and Wi-Fi network scanners.

Angel Perez (Focus on the Family) joins to discuss overcoming addictions and available resources.

Dr. Ted Baehr (Movie Guide) returns from Australia/New Zealand to review Camp Rock 3, Coyote vs. Acme, comment on Academy Awards spending, remember actress Hayden Panettiere, and highlight Movie Guide’s ongoing influence in Hollywood.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Welcome & Food for the Poor Campaign Update (35 Children Remaining)
• 11:49 – Continued Campaign Push & Giving Options
• 13:13 – Hidden Cameras in Vacation Rentals & Hotels Safety Alert
• 22:06 – More Campaign Updates
• 01:07:28 – Angel Perez (Focus on the Family) on Overcoming Addictions
• 01:07:28 – Dr. Ted Baehr (Movie Guide) Movie Reviews & Hollywood Insights
• 01:26:53 – Final Campaign Appeal & Closing

A heartfelt Friday show combining compassion, practical safety advice, faith resources, and family entertainment guidance.

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On this August 20, 2026 edition of The Bill Bunkley Show (The Briefing on Salem Radio / Faith Talk Tampa), host Bill Bunkley opens with urgent updates on the Food for the Poor campaign to feed 375 children in Latin America and the Caribbean for a full year. With a matching gift in place, an $80 donation (just 4.6 cents a day) feeds two children; at airtime only 53 remain, and later leadership gifts push the total even closer to the finish line. Listeners are urged to call 855-353-HOPE, visit letstalkfaith.com, or text WTBN to 51555. Breaking news follows: authorities have arrested 35-year-old Jesse Bowie (also known as Ashiya Shaikh) of Albany on charges of attempting to provide material support to ISIS after she allegedly plotted to bomb the New York State Capitol while lawmakers were in session, scouting the site repeatedly and discussing concealing a device in a DoorDash bag. Governor Kathy Hochul confirms the threat has been neutralized. Economist and historian Lawrence W. Reed joins to discuss his new book Born of Ideas: How Principles, Faith, and Courage Forged America, exploring the Mayflower Compact, the true intellectual roots of the Revolution, forgotten foreign heroes such as Lafayette, Pulaski, Kosciuszko and Haym Salomon, and the classical education that shaped the Founders. The second hour turns to America’s $40 trillion national debt, the unsustainable interest burden that already exceeds the annual defense budget, the looming insolvency of Social Security and Medicare, and a call for candidates to offer concrete plans rather than blame. A 6.7-magnitude earthquake in southern Peru is also noted. Throughout, Bunkley blends faith, conservative principles, current events and charitable action in his signature two-hour briefing.

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On this August 19, 2026 episode of The Bill Bunkley Show (The Briefing on Salem Radio), host Bill Bunkley opens with an urgent appeal for Food for the Poor, aiming to finish feeding 375 starving children in Latin America and the Caribbean at just 4.6 cents a day ($80 feeds one child for a year, doubled by a matching donor). He thanks early donors like Carleen from Myakka City and Carmen while pushing listeners to help drop the remaining 75 (later 74) kids off the waiting list. Caller “T” from Sarasota vents frustration over the previous night’s school-board results, claiming “stealth Democrats” Glover, Mayberry, and Tenenbaum won in a heavily Republican county by hiding their party affiliation and agendas tied to Tom Edwards, while criticizing local GOP leadership. Bill affirms the farce of nonpartisan school-board races and notes his own endorsements (Heidi Braun, Frank DeCiccio, Michelle Pazzi) fell short. Mid-show, Jennifer Jackson joins to discuss her book An American Heart—a heart for God, family, and country in that order—sharing the legacy of her WWII grandfather (two Purple Hearts, Bronze Star, Battle of the Bulge survivor) who modeled reluctant leadership, patriotism, faith, and family. Later, Bill analyzes the primaries: Byron Donalds clinches the GOP gubernatorial nod (though under 50%) against David Jolly on the Democratic side; Ashley Moody sails to renomination while socialist Angie Nixon/Dixon stuns by defeating well-funded Alex Vindman for the Democratic U.S. Senate nod; DSA candidate Oliver Larkin loses to Jared Moskowitz; Randy Fine crushes an antisemitic challenger; and Jim Swartzell upsets in the open Donalds congressional seat. Promotions director Zulie shares heartbreaking firsthand accounts from a Honduras mission trip—children eating with their hands, a mother forced to choose which sick child sees the doctor—underscoring why year-round Food for the Poor partnerships matter. The show blends election post-mortems, faith, patriotism, and practical charity throughout.

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On this critical Florida primary election day for the 2026 midterms—Tuesday, August 18, 2026—Bill Bunkley opens The Briefing with an impassioned call for every eligible voter in Central Florida and across the state to get to the polls immediately, stressing that as long as you are in line by 7 p.m. (or 8 p.m. in the Panhandle, which operates on Central Time) you will be allowed to cast your ballot no matter how long the wait. He repeatedly hammers home the message “vote, vote, vote,” warning that low primary turnout has historically handed victories to socialists, Marxists, communists, and Islamic radicals who patiently exploit apathy to chip away at the republic. Bill walks listeners through the latest available turnout figures (sourced from WUSF and the Florida Division of Elections as of roughly 10 a.m.): more than 13.4 million ballots already cast statewide, with Republicans leading at approximately 5.6 million, Democrats at 4.06 million, and non-party-affiliated voters at 3.8 million. He breaks the numbers down further—Democrats leading in mail-in ballots (554,000 vs. Republicans’ 464,000), Republicans dominating early voting (448,000 vs. Democrats’ 305,000), and Republicans again ahead on Election Day itself—while noting the still-large pool of unvoted Republicans, Democrats, and independents and urging them to the polls. For those still undecided, he points to his carefully vetted candidate recommendations for Pinellas, Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Manatee, and Sarasota counties, available as downloadable Word documents on letstalkfaith.com (hover over “Program,” click “Bill Bunkley,” scroll past the bio and opinion archive, then select your county).

Interwoven throughout the two-hour program is an urgent progress update and appeal for the ongoing Food for the Poor campaign to feed 375 malnourished children in Latin America and the Caribbean for a full year. Starting from a baseline of 375, the total remaining had dropped to 81 by midday and stood at 79 by the close of the show, thanks to matching gifts that double every contribution; an $80 donation feeds two children for a year (just 4.6 cents a day), $160 feeds four, $320 feeds eight, and a $1,000 leadership gift feeds an entire classroom of 25. Bill highlights specific donors—Steve, Barbara in Tampa, and Michael in Bradenton—shares heartbreaking audio of a mother unable to feed her children, and explains why he trusts Food for the Poor’s transparent, on-the-ground logistics that navigate gangs, bandits, and remote delivery challenges. Listeners can give by calling 855-353-HOPE, clicking the red “Give Food” banner at letstalkfaith.com, or texting WTBN to 51555, with options for anonymity or 12-month installments.

In the second hour Bill shifts to a detailed warning about election bots—automated software scripts, now supercharged by AI, that flood Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, and comment sections with propaganda designed to mimic real public opinion, artificially boost candidates, create false trends, disseminate fake polling locations or registration rules, and skew online surveys through “astroturfing.” He traces many of these operations to actors in Russia, China, North Korea, and the Middle East whose goal is to manipulate American voters toward outcomes favorable to their agendas, and he cautions that AI systems are already demonstrating the ability to operate beyond direct human control. The program also covers the expiration of the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding: Iran’s rapid rebuilding of drone and missile capacity, reported ballistic-missile launches toward UAE territory that landed in the sea, the continued U.S. economic chokehold on Iranian oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz, a new $10 million Justice Department reward for information on Iranian hackers linked to the Ministry of Intelligence and Security and the IRGC (a designated foreign terrorist organization), and the IRGC’s $30,000 bounty on American service members. Bill notes the resulting spike in oil prices (Brent crude touching $91) and market jitters, then ties the foreign threats back to the domestic imperative: only high voter turnout can prevent radical candidates—including three DSA socialists challenging establishment Democrats in Florida—from gaining footholds in what remains a deeply red state. He closes with a stirring reminder that every ballot cast is an act of defending the 250-year-old American republic against enemies both foreign and domestic.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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In this special edition of the Bill Bunkley Show on Salem Radio / Let’s Talk Faith, host Bill Bunkley sets aside the usual daily briefing to partner with Danny and Annie from Food for the Poor for a powerful “Day of Hope.” With kids across Central Florida heading back to school, Bill highlights the heartbreaking contrast for children just outside our hemisphere in Latin America and the Caribbean who go to school hungry or don’t eat every day—many showing the classic signs of malnutrition such as golden hair and protruding stomachs. The team is working to provide food security for a minimum of 375 identified children on a waiting list. A one-time gift of just $80 (about 4.5–4.6 cents a day) feeds a child for an entire year with roughly two meals daily; thanks to a generous anonymous matching donor, every $80 gift doubles to feed two children. Listeners hear moving eyewitness accounts and audio testimonies from mothers like Evelyn and Monique who have nothing to give their crying children except boiled water and desperate prayers. Bill, Danny, and Annie repeatedly share easy ways to give—text WTBN to 51555, call 855-353-HOPE (855-353-4673), or visit letstalkfaith.com and click the Food for the Poor banner—while stressing that gifts are tax-deductible, can be made anonymous, or stretched over 12 monthly installments. The episode blends urgent appeals, short-term goals (including classroom-sized challenges of 25 children), personal stories of hopelessness versus hope, and a faith-centered call to action: be the answer to a mother’s prayer, become the hands and feet of Jesus, and leave no child behind.

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In this packed Monday afternoon edition of The Bill Bunkley Show: The Briefing (airing weekdays at 3 p.m. on Let’s Talk Faith / Faith Talk Tampa and streaming worldwide), host Bill Bunkley opens with a major breaking development: newly released text messages extracted from Anthony Fauci’s government-issued iPhone, which the Department of Health and Human Services turned over to Senate investigators on August 5, 2026. Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul disclosed a key chain involving Fauci, then-CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy from late January 2021 onward. The messages discuss COVID-19 vaccination of pregnant women, with Fauci stating the FDA had found “no red flags thus far,” CDC officials reporting “no signal of safety concerns,” and Fauci later asserting that tens of thousands of vaccinated pregnant women showed “no indication whatsoever” of increased adverse outcomes—leading him to conclude that pregnant women “should get vaccinated.” Bunkley contrasts these assurances with later critiques, including an open letter from maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. James Thorne questioning the methodology of a study that reported a 12.6% spontaneous abortion rate and arguing the true figure could be far higher once certain third-trimester recipients were properly excluded.

The program then pivots live to a White House event focused on childhood vaccines, where President Trump is joined by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and NIH officials. Kennedy details a sweeping executive order that prioritizes education, informed consent, and parental choice over mandates, while launching unprecedented research across FDA, CDC, NIH, ARPA-H, and the National Toxicology Program. The effort includes comparing vaccinated versus unvaccinated children’s health outcomes, examining aluminum adjuvants, the timing of the hepatitis B vaccine, vaccines given during pregnancy, and possible links to allergies, autoimmune disease, autism, and other neurodevelopmental conditions. NIH’s Autism Data Science Initiative has already awarded 13 research grants (five of which will examine vaccines among other factors), with ARPA-H preparing a major new initiative on foundational biology, diagnostics, and treatments. Kennedy also notes the restoration of the congressionally mandated Task Force on Safer Childhood Vaccines, dormant since 1998, which will now expand vaccine options, review timing and sequencing, and evaluate alternative adjuvants. Trump fields questions on manufacturing gains driven by tariffs, the safety of the MMR vaccine (suggesting a possible split into individual components), and the potential to “save hundreds of thousands, millions of lives.”

Interwoven throughout are extensive appeals for Food for the Poor’s August campaign to feed 375 malnourished children in Latin America and the Caribbean (down to roughly 350 remaining at airtime). Bunkley emphasizes that an $80 one-time gift feeds one child for a full year (about 4.5 cents per day) and is doubled by a generous anonymous match, repeatedly urging listeners to text WTBN to 51555, call 855-353-HOPE, or give online at letstalkfaith.com. He highlights specific donor shout-outs (Mark, Carolyn of Clearwater with a $500 gift covering 12 children after match, Teresa of St. Petersburg, and anonymous Clearwater supporters), sets modest hourly goals of 10–15 additional children, and frames the effort in biblical terms—drawing on Nehemiah’s burden for Jerusalem and the classic starfish story—to call Christians and conservatives to meet tangible needs rather than rely on government.

Practical back-to-school segments warn of reactivated school-zone speeding cameras, school-bus stop-arm cameras, heavier morning and afternoon traffic, and the ongoing Florida sales-tax holiday (through Thursday, August 20) for school supplies. On the political front, Bunkley dismantles James Fishback’s recent claims that Congressman Byron Donalds is under federal investigation for sex trafficking alongside Rep. Cory Mills at a Maryland casino—allegations the Justice Department has explicitly denied, Donalds’ campaign has labeled a “baseless and defamatory sideshow,” and Florida Politics notes lack any corroboration just days before the August 18 Republican primary. He cautions listeners about last-minute negative mailers and attack ads that use unflattering black-and-white photos and appear too late for effective rebuttal, drawing on his own past experience as a candidate targeted by similar tactics. Additional commentary criticizes the Senate’s departure for a lengthy recess without advancing the SAVE Act (photo ID and citizenship verification for voting), highlights the national debt and interest payments now exceeding military spending, surveys the Iran–U.S. stalemate and Israel’s position on Gaza redevelopment and residual Iranian nuclear capability, notes two tropical systems approaching the Caribbean, flags Kevin Steele’s self-funded congressional bid, and condemns recent on-court violence in the WNBA as a poor example for young athletes. Listener Todd calls in with a passionate mix of fundraising support, pro-Trump commentary, and criticism of Democratic cultural priorities and Iran policy. Throughout, Bunkley keeps the studio line open (877-943-9673) and repeatedly circles back to the twin themes of protecting children—whether from questionable medical interventions, unsafe roads, or starvation—and exercising discernment in both public health and electoral politics.

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On today’s show, Bill opens the first hour with a special sit-down interview with Bob Henriquez that you won’t want to miss—so make sure you’re locked in right from the start. We’re excited to dig into meaningful conversation and hear what’s on Bob’s heart and mind. At the same time, we’re keeping the momentum going on our ongoing Food for the Poor campaign. Every day, children and families around the world go to bed hungry, and we’re asking our listeners to step up and be part of the solution. Whether you can give a little or a lot, your donation can put real food on the table for a starving child or an entire family in desperate need. It’s easy to help: just head over to letstalkfaith.com, click the blue banner, and make your gift today. Your generosity truly makes a difference. And as always, we’ll keep you informed with the latest world and local news from around the globe, bringing you the stories that matter most so you can stay connected and inspired. Join us for powerful conversation, a chance to impact lives, and the news you need—all in one place. Don’t miss it!

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On this Wednesday edition of the Bill Bunkley Show (broadcast on Salem Radio Central Florida / Let’s Talk Faith), host Bill Bunkley opens with local weather notes from Tampa—multiple nearby lightning strikes, heavy rain helping replenish aquifers and lakes amid a stronger El Niño that may temporarily ease early hurricane threats—before launching a major August Food for the Poor campaign. Listeners are urged to give $80 to feed one severely malnourished child in Latin America or the Caribbean for a full year (roughly 4.5–4.6 cents a day); an anonymous donor is matching every gift, so $80 effectively feeds two children, $160 feeds four, $320 feeds eight, and larger gifts (including installments) can support dozens. Donation options include texting WTBN to 51555, calling 855-353-HOPE, or giving at letstalkfaith.com; the goal is at least 375 children. The briefing then turns to the Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate primary, where socialist/communist-leaning candidate Abdul El-Saeed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens and will face Republican Mike Rogers. Bunkley highlights El-Saeed’s platform, campaign donations exceeding $115,000 from individuals linked to CAIR (designated a terrorist organization by the UAE and labeled as such in Florida and Texas), alleged ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, non-assimilation in areas such as Dearborn, and concerns about de-facto Sharia influence and anti-American sentiment. Callers discuss infiltration tactics and the need for situational awareness to protect the republic. Bunkley announces that his 2026 primary recommendations for Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando, Polk, Manatee, and Sarasota counties are now posted as downloadable Word documents on letstalkfaith.com (with a rare on-air exception listing several Sarasota local races). Lighter segments cover the Florida Python Challenge, where professional hunter Tom Rahel captured 96 invasive Burmese pythons (including a near-17-foot record) and won $10,000, contributing to thousands removed from the Everglades since 2013. The show closes with reflections on devastating wildfires near Spokane (arson suspect arrested), Iran’s execution of at least 56 people on national-security charges since March (linked to protests and ongoing crackdowns), potential U.S. munitions constraints, and a call for prayer, unity, and voting in the Florida primaries.

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On this August 4, 2026 episode of The Briefing on the Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley digs into the high-stakes Michigan Democratic primary where socialist candidate Abdul El-Sayed is polling ahead of mainstream Democrat Haley Stevens, raising fears that a win could cement the Democratic Socialists of America’s grip on the party and amplify far-left influence in a competitive U.S. Senate race. He unpacks El-Sayed’s radical positions on Medicare for All, free childcare, higher minimum wages, an Israel arms embargo, and more, while noting support from Bernie Sanders, AOC, and the UAW. Bunkley also covers a Leon County judge’s ruling that Florida’s proposed property tax amendment ballot title and summary are misleading and discriminatory against renters and new residents, ordering Attorney General James Uthmeier to rewrite them within 10 days—despite the measure still heading to the November ballot. In addition, he examines “Flock cameras,” the solar-powered AI license-plate readers spreading across roads that capture vehicle details and feed searchable databases for law enforcement, weighing their crime-fighting benefits against serious privacy and mass-surveillance concerns. Throughout the show, Bunkley continues the summer campaign for Food for the Poor, urging listeners to help feed malnourished children in Latin America and the Caribbean at $80 per child for a full year (with every gift doubled by a matching donor), sharing powerful testimonies and practical giving options. The episode also briefly notes a major win for Florida’s Protection of Children Act after the full 11th Circuit upheld the ban on minors attending adult live performances.

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On this first broadcast day of August 2026, Bill Bunkley launches the month-long Food for the Poor campaign from the studios of Faith Talk Tampa / Salem Radio Central Florida, streaming worldwide at Let’s Talk Faith.com. He shares heartbreaking field testimonies of children in Latin America and the Caribbean facing extreme food insecurity—where a seven-year-old waits because “today it’s not my turn to eat,” where severe malnutrition produces potbellies and golden hair, and where families earn only a few dollars a day amid rising prices, crop failures and natural disasters. Listeners are invited to join the Bunkley family (who already gave) with a tax-deductible $80 gift that feeds one child for an entire year; a generous matching benefactor doubles every donation so $80 feeds two children, $160 feeds four, and larger gifts scale accordingly. Gifts can be made online at letstalkfaith.com (click the red “Give Food” banner), by texting WTBN to 51555, or by calling the Hope Line 855-353-HOPE; the goal is at least 375 children fed, with early donors already removing kids from the waiting list. Bill also directs Hillsborough County voters (early voting underway) to his full unlocked recommendations document on the same website, notes upcoming lists for Polk, Pasco, Hernando, Pinellas, Manatee and Sarasota, and explains his conservative/Christian-worldview weighting that balances electability with post-election legislative relationships. The briefing continues with analysis of the latest Trump-Iran pause after Saudi and other Arab allies urged restraint, discussion of the human and strategic costs of deeper strikes on energy infrastructure or boots-on-the-ground operations, the arrival of Tesla and Waymo (Alphabet) driverless robotaxis in Tampa as another marker of the AI-driven job transformation, and the remarkable Israeli surgical first—complete rib-cage replacement with a custom 3D-printed implant for a young woman with an ultra-rare sarcoma. Studio lines remain open at 877-943-9673 throughout.

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Bill Bunkley returns to host this Friday edition of The Bill Bunkley Show on the final day of July 2026. The program opens with breaking news of a U.S. Marine Corps F-35B jet crash near Miramar Air Base in San Diego, with the pilot safely ejecting and receiving medical attention.

Bill issues a correction on a previously discussed historical speech attribution and discusses the influence of socialist and communist ideas.

U.S. Congressman Randy Fine (Florida’s 6th District) joins to discuss his accomplishments in Congress (including the Working Families Tax Cut), local infrastructure funding, border security priorities, strong support for Israel, efforts against anti-Semitism, the “Protecting Puppies from Sharia Act,” and the need to defeat DSA-aligned candidates.

Bill provides early voting dates and hours for Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Manatee, and Sarasota counties.

Dr. Joni Debrito (Focus on the Family counseling team) offers practical guidance on recognizing mental health warning signs in spouses and children, how to open caring conversations, and available counseling resources.

The show closes with the launch of the 2026 Food for the Poor campaign to feed underprivileged children in Latin America and the Caribbean ($80 feeds one child for a year, with matching gifts).

Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Welcome & Show Open
• 02:34 – Breaking News: F-35B Crash near Miramar
• 05:42 – Correction on Historical Speech Attribution
• 11:47 – Interview with Congressman Randy Fine
• 22:50 – Early Voting Dates for Central Florida Counties
• 49:26 – Focus on the Family Resources & Mental Health Segment
• 50:47 – Dr. Joni Debrito on Recognizing & Addressing Mental Health Issues
• 01:08:55 – Closing Thoughts & Food for the Poor Campaign Launch

A full briefing covering national security, Florida politics, faith-based family resources, and practical compassion.

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On this Thursday edition of The Bill Bunkley Show, host Bill Bunkley delivers a hard-hitting briefing rooted in his Christian and conservative worldview. He opens with updates on President Trump’s latest two-hour wave of retaliatory U.S. strikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targets in Iran following their ballistic missile attack on American forces at a base in Jordan, while examining a new Quinnipiac University poll showing 60% of registered voters now oppose the military campaign and growing public weariness over the conflict’s duration. Bunkley then pivots to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll revealing that 39% of Americans would consider voting for a Democratic Socialist president—numbers he finds deeply troubling—and breaks down the DSA’s radical platform as articulated by co-chair Megan Romer, including calls to abolish the U.S. Constitution, the presidency, the Senate, the Supreme Court, and ICE, while pushing open borders and government control of businesses. Drawing historical parallels to Nikita Khrushchev’s 1959 predictions and the classic Marxist-Leninist playbook of control through healthcare, poverty, debt, education, and class warfare, Bunkley warns that socialism-communism is a growing cancer within the Democratic Party fueled by decades of unchecked indoctrination. He also teases upcoming 2026 Florida primary recommendations (starting with Hillsborough County), promotes the August Food for the Poor matching campaign to feed 375 children in Latin America and the Caribbean, and takes a passionate caller from Sarasota. Tune in for unfiltered analysis at the intersection of faith, freedom, and the future of the American republic.

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On this Wednesday, July 29, 2026 edition of The Briefing on Salem Radio, Bill Bunkley broadcasts live from Tampa as the show opens with continuous monitoring of President Donald Trump speaking from the White House. Trump details an ambitious redesign of Washington Dulles Airport, promising to replace the dysfunctional C&D concourses while preserving Eero Saarinen’s iconic original terminal, construct the world’s largest mostly above-ground parking garage for approximately 32,000 cars with glass bridges allowing travelers to walk just yards into the terminal, install a horseshoe train system and high-speed walkways, and add major new dining and retail including one of the largest United Polaris lounges. The discussion is interwoven with anticipation of a developing national security story: an overnight surprise ballistic-missile attack by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeting a United States air base in Jordan. Five large missiles traveling more than 8,000 miles per hour were launched; all were intercepted by American-manned Patriot systems. Trump states the attackers have already apologized, attributes the strike to a “different group,” but makes clear the United States will “hit them very hard” and that “it’s our turn to hit back,” emphasizing American vigilance and the unmatched performance of U.S. defensive systems.

Markets react sharply after the Federal Reserve votes to keep the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.75 percent. During the broadcast the Dow Jones Industrial Average is reported down more than 950 points and later exceeds a 1,100-point decline (over 2 percent), the S&P 500 falls more than 90 points, the Nasdaq drops over 300 points, and the Russell 2000 also sells off, with particular pressure on chip stocks. Bunkley places the market action in the context of ongoing geopolitical risk, including potential disruption of oil shipping lanes in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.

A central focus of the second hour is the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing chaired by Senator Rand Paul. Anthony Fauci, appearing under subpoena, invokes the Fifth Amendment against self-incrimination 111 times over roughly two and a half hours and answers virtually no questions. Bunkley notes that President Biden had previously granted Fauci a broad, back-dated presidential pardon covering the COVID period, yet Fauci still refused to testify. Newly public diary entries are described as revealing an intense preoccupation with personal fame, media attention, Hollywood praise, and the solicitation—by government-paid staff—of multi-million-dollar awards and financial rewards for purported COVID expertise. Bunkley shares his own medical history: an AML leukemia diagnosis, a 2018 bone-marrow transplant that left him with a compromised immune system, and multiple subsequent hospitalizations for COVID, underscoring why the lack of transparency and the policy decisions of that era remain deeply personal. He revisits the broader human cost—families denied the chance to say goodbye to dying loved ones, prolonged school closures whose effects continue, the six-foot distancing rule later acknowledged as lacking scientific basis, gain-of-function research funding, and the initial dismissal of the Wuhan lab-leak hypothesis.

Additional Florida-focused segments include an update on Bunkley’s forthcoming primary-election recommendations for Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Sarasota, and Manatee counties ahead of the August 18 primary, a candidate forum he moderated the previous evening, and new guidance from the Florida Department of Health. The guidance urges physicians to prioritize comprehensive medical and behavioral evaluation, therapy, sleep, nutrition, physical activity, reduced screen time, and family factors before prescribing psychiatric medications for most children ages 5–17 diagnosed with depression, anxiety, or ADHD. Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is quoted emphasizing investigation of root causes rather than default reliance on pharmaceuticals. The segment notes that the guidance is non-binding yet reflects a deliberate state-level divergence from national norms and aligns with broader efforts under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reduce psychiatric-drug dependence among young people.

Bunkley also previews the upcoming August partnership with Food for the Poor, aiming to provide life-saving nutrition for a minimum of 375 malnourished children in Latin America and the Caribbean at a cost of $80 to feed two children for a year (with matching gifts doubling the impact), stressing that every dollar goes directly to the charity. The program closes with a local crime story: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission arrests of Plaza Beach Hotel owner Robert Czyszczon and Chris’s Beachside Bar owner Christopher Monroe, accused of purchasing and dumping approximately 1,500 mothballs on St. Pete Beach to deter nesting by imperiled black skimmer shorebirds. Bunkley urges listeners to avoid both establishments. Throughout the two-hour broadcast, phone lines remain open at 877-943-9673 and listeners are directed to letstalkfaith.com for archives, upcoming election recommendations, and further resources.

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