The Drew Mariani Show

Hour 2 for 5/23/25

Guest Host John Harper prays the Chaplet of Divine Mercy with Brooke Taylor (0:30).  John is joined by Jack Watts to talk about his book, "An American Hero: One Man's Legacy of Fatherhood and Faith"

Sources:

"An American Hero: One Man's Legacy of Fatherhood and Faith": https://www.amazon.com/American-Hero-Legacy-Fatherhood-Faith/dp/1637633955

Hour 1 for 5/23/25  

Guest Host John Harper begins with a news roundup (1:16) and then he's joined by Dr. Jay Zagorsky as they talk about the penny no longer being produced. (6:56).  On this Memorial Day Weekend, John talks about Memorial Day (30:30) and then takes calls from listeners who share stories about family members serving in the military (34:43)   

Sources:

The Power of Cash: Why Using Paper Money is Good for You and Society:

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Cash-Using-Paper-Society/dp/1394299915

Hour 3 for 5/23/25

Guest host John Harper is joined by Peter Grandich to talk the latest in the economy. (1:47)  Later on, Sean Pott from the Knights of Columbus discusses their new initiative, Cor. (30:20)

Sources:

https://petergrandich.com/

Knights of Columbus Cor Program: https://www.kofc.org/en/who-we-are/our-faith/cor.html

To join the Knights of Columbus: https://www.kofc.org/un/en/campaigns/relevant.html

Hour 1 for 5/22/25

Guest-host John Harper was joined by Gary Zimak to discuss keeping hope alive in our lives (6:23). Then, Dr. Daniel Mark covered the murder at the Jewish Museum in DC (28:14), college campuses (34:01), and building bridges between Catholics and Jews (44:14). 

Link:

https://www.uscirf.gov/about-uscirf/daniel-mark

Hour 2 for 5/22/25

Guest-host John Harper prayed with Chaplet with Elizabeth Simutis (1:00). Then, John opened the phones and callers shared what they would say to  (27:33).Pope Leo XIV if they had a 30 second elevator ride with him (39:41). 

Hour 3 for 5/22/25

Guest-host John Harper discussed Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025 with Peter Murphy (1:00). Then, Sherif Girgis from Notre Dame discussed the SCOTUS tie on the Catholic Charter School (27:51). 

Link:

investineducation.org 

https://law.nd.edu/directory/sherif-girgis/

@sherifgirgis

Hour 1 for 5/21/25

Drew was joined by reporter Charles Hilu to cover the fate of the 'big, beautiful bill" (12:07). Then, Drew covered how JD Vance lives his faith in public life (33:25), and finished discussing the importance of praying for your enemies (42:32). 

Links:

https://thedispatch.com/article/congress-debt-ceiling-reconciliation/

https://x.com/charleshilu73

Vance/Douthat Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z63oBGtmnWI

Hour 2 for 5/21/25

Drew and Helen prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Fr. Rocky joined Drew to discuss Mexican-Catholic history (26:55), and what's going on at Relevant (41:04). 

Links;

https://relevantradio.com/listen/our-shows/family-rosary-across-america/

Hour 3 for 5/21/25

Fr. Tad Pacholczyk joined Drew to discuss human composting and Catholic burial (1:00). Topics: cremation (8:34), embalming (16:39), keeping remains of family (21:10), donating body to science (26:52), and relics (29:03). Then, Doug Hinderer joined Drew to discuss successful marriage prep (36:21). 

Links:

https://www.fathertad.com/

https://www.ncbcenter.org/meet-the-ethicists/fathertad

Hour 1 for 5/20/25

Former Ambassador Joseph Cella discussed the Pope's role in peace (9:44), how the world sees the Church (20:59), and JD Vance's meeting with the Pope (23:30). Then, Msgr. James Shea discussed what it means to live in an Apostolic age (37:07). 

Links: 

CometoMary.Life

https://bookstore.umary.edu/MerchDetail?MerchID=1638495