The Drew Mariani Show

Hour 3 for 7/3/26

Drew welcomes Father Stephen M. Koeth, C.S.C. from the University of Notre Dame  to discuss his new book Crabgrass Catholicism: How Suburbanization Transformed Faith and Politics in Postwar America (1:00). Topics/calls: if suburbanization an American phenomenon (8:55), what is lost in suburbanization (11:00), architecture (15:38), I was forced out of suburbs (21:56), growing up in a Polish neighborhood (27:51), the clergy-laity dynamic (30:30), missing the communities of urban life (33:34), Catholic education (40:41), parish competition (44:03), politics (46:27), and growing up in Levittown (48:31). 

Link:

Father's book: Crabgrass Catholicism

Air date: 4/9/26

Hour 1 for 7/2/26

Drew and Dr. Susan Hanssen discuss what American exceptionalism really is and why it's important (1:00). Then, Dr. Paul Kengor covers the Declaration of Independence (27:28), the bi-centennial (43:23), and the language of the Declaration (48:27). 

Link:

Relevantradio.com/UDallas

Spectator.org

Hour 2 or 7/2/26

Drew and Helen pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Drew quizzes Helen on American history trivia (27:36). Finally, Drew opens the phones asking listeners to share their memories of America's Bicentennial (40:00). 

Hour 3 for 7/2/26

Drew and Dr. Matthew Bunson discuss Patriotism (4:46), the Flag (10:52), and the Catholic story of America (27:58). Then, Drew asks what the country will look like at 300 (41:18). Calls: family dispute about the flag (14:05), World Cup (31:00), the Return of Christ (48:29), and I love the USA (49:07). 

Link:

https://x.com/mattbunson

Hour 1 for 7/1/26

Guest-Host Ed Morrissey discussed the birthright citizenship case with Professor Rick Garnett from Notre Dame (2:51). Topics: possibility for policy options (11:26), IVF (13:22), SCOTUS term overall (15:30), English Common Law (18:32), and executive power (23:48). Then, Craig DeRoche from Family Policy Alliance covers the ramifications of the SCOTUS transgender sports case (29:27), the dissenting opinion (32:16), and the next steps (41:23). 

Links:

https://x.com/RickGarnett

https://familypolicyalliance.com/

Hour 2 for 7/1/26

Ed and Helen pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Dr. H. Sterling Burnett from The Heartland Institute discusses the energy crisis facing Europe and why France is fighting over AC (26:49). Topics: European energy (35:16), death toll in France (40:53), socialism (45:02), and signs of hope (49:24). 

Link:

https://heartland.org/about-us/who-we-are/h-sterling-burnett/

Hour 3 for 7/1/26

Ed Morrissey and Jeremy Wayne Tate discuss Standardized Tests and Berkley's call to bring them back (3:19). Topics: if ACT and SAT are predictive of economic success (8:16), the purposes of testing (13:56), and the CLT exam (18:58). Then, Mike Gonzalez from Heritage covers the recent socialist candidates (27:16), socialist strategy (35:45), Kamala meeting with Mamdani (42:23), and why this isn't a new Red Scare (47:12). 

Link:

• https://x.com/JeremyTate
• https://www.cltexam.com/
• https://www.heritage.org/staff/mike-gonzalez
• https:/x.com/Gundisalvus

Hour 1 for 6/30/26

Drew and Carrie Severino break down the recent SCOTUS rulings including the transgender athletes case and the birthright citizenship case (2:53). Then, Dr. Susan Hanssen discusses America in the 60s, 70s, and 80s (23:20) including the tumultuous nature of the period, the long march through the institutions, and the Catholic & Protestant ecumenism. Topics/Calls: socialism in the universities (34:54), continental philosophy (38:38), Communist Control Act (40:40), home schooling (41:57), and the 1980s (43:43). 

Links:

• https://x.com/JCNSeverino
• https://judicialnetwork.com/

• The Long March Through the Institutions 
• The Ratzinger Report
• RelevantRadio.com/UDallas

Hour 2 for 6/30/26

Drew and Elizabeth pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Dr. Paul Kengor sets the record striaght about what the Founding Fathers really thought about slavery (28:10), and why it's more complex than you might think. Calls: slavery and bloodshed (44:57) and Quock Walker (48:52). 

Link:

• Dr. Kengor's Book on Slavery

Hour 3 for 6/30/26

Drew and Dr. Sean O'Mara discuss a recent WSJ Article about the diet sweeping the White House (3:02). Topics/Calls: Gall bladder removal (12:22), eating with friends (15:13), removing wrinkles (17:55), healthy fats (28:36), how ferments have changed me (32:53), fermented foods and gastritis (43:09), getting rid of visceral fat (45:50), and protein bars (47:22). 

Links:

• https://drseanomara.com/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXSU6RrQk5er2YeFCjN4OHw
• https://x.com/drseanomara