EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 1H 5M
GOD'S VELVET HAMMER: 30 Years on the Front Lines of the Fight for Life | Sandy Rios
from The Jenny Beth Show · host Jenny Beth Martin, Sandy Rios
Guest: Sandy Rios is a political commentator, author, and longtime conservative voice. She served as president of Concerned Women for America, was a Fox News contributor for seven years, hosted morning drive radio in Chicago, anchored mornings on American Family Radio for ten years, and now hosts the daily podcast Sandy Rios 24/7. She is the author of God's Velvet Hammer. Host: Jenny Beth Martin is co-founder of the Tea Party movement and Chairman of Tea Party Patriots Action. Key topics covered: Sandy's pro-life awakening in 1973 Berlin and a singing career that crossed three continents Friendship with Joni Eareckson Tada and life with a severely disabled daughter Dr. Anthony Levatino: the abortion doctor whose moment of truth came in his own front yard RU-486 exposed and the 80 percent of mothers who choose life when they see the ultrasound The third attempt on President Trump's life and Sandy's response Comey, Kimmel, and the Wisconsin bar that put a bounty on the President Why discipline and boundaries are an act of love God's Velvet Hammer: the title, the book, and the calling behind it Sandy's challenge to every conservative who is tired but not yet finished Timestamps (audio cut): 00:00 — Show open and guest introduction 01:06 — Sandy's pro-life awakening in 1973 Berlin 07:52 — Singing career: Chicago Bears, US Army Berlin, Japan 13:20 — Sasha, Joni Eareckson Tada, and the value of every life 19:56 — Dr. Anthony Levatino: when an abortion doctor's daughter died 22:04 — RU-486 exposed and the 80 percent who choose life after ultrasounds 26:10 — The men in Chicago who called in to talk about regret 32:14 — The third attempt on President Trump's life 37:38 — Discipline, boundaries, and the collapse of order 42:09 — Comey, Kimmel, and the bar that put a bounty on the President 44:20 — “I want to live so I can save this country” 49:51 — Sandy's challenge to every American who is tired 55:02 — How God's Velvet Hammer got its name 56:48 — 30 years in: are we winning or losing the fight? 01:01:55 — Sandy Rios 24/7 and where to find Sandy Links: jennybethshow.com teapartypatriots.org Sandy Rios 24/7 — available on every podcast platform God's Velvet Hammer by Sandy Rios
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Sandy Rios — political commentator, author of God's Velvet Hammer, and host of Sandy Rios 24/7 — joins Jenny Beth Martin for a deeply personal conversation about three decades on the front lines of the fight for unborn life, religious liberty, and the soul of this country. Sandy shares the moment in 1973 Berlin that turned her into a lifelong pro-life advocate, the singing career that took her from rock and roll to contemporary Christian music in venues from Tokyo to the US Army band in Germany, and the call from God that put her at the head of Concerned Women for America just two weeks before September 11. This episode also tackles the news everyone is still processing: the third attempt on President Trump's life, the Comey indictment, Jimmy Kimmel's suspension after his remarks about Melania Trump, and the bar in Wisconsin offering a bounty on the President. Sandy and Jenny Beth talk about why Christians are called to confront, not coddle, and why the President's response after Saturday night is the model for every American who is tired but not yet finished. Listen to hear the story behind God's Velvet Hammer, the abortion doctor whose own daughter died in front of his house, the 80 percent statistic that should change every pro-life conversation, and the brutally honest answer Sandy gives when Jenny Beth asks if we are already losing the culture. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Find more at jennybethshow.com and stand with three million grassroots activists at teapartypatriots.org.
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