The Drew Mariani Show

Hour 2 for 4/14/26

Drew and Brooke pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, author and mom of 14, Sam Fatzinger, joins Drew to discuss how to have a big family on a small budget (28:55) and the power of God's Providence (37:55). Calls: we had 11 children and homeschooled (44:21), and we had 14 children and my husband was a union construction worker (48:43). 

Link:

Catholic Guide to Spending Less and Living More

Hour 3 for 4/14/26 

Drew and Dr. John Littell discuss fertility in America today; specifically, they highlight the dangers of the abortion pill and birth control (3:26). Topics/calls: infertility (9:57), granddaughter on Wegovy (16:26), I had 11 kids after infertility (20:19), daughter's depression (23:12), vasectomy (28:32), trying to conceive (32:12), nursing (35:55), taking the natural route (41:14), issues with ED (43:21), diet drinks (44:29), and depression (45:59). 

Links:

• https://www.johnlittellmd.com/
• The Hidden Truth: Deceptions in Women's Healthcare
   

Hour 1 for 4/13/26

Drew and Hot Air's David Strom cover Eric Swalwell's campaign suspension (4:31) and the Strait of Hormoz blockade. Then, Fr. Robert Gahl from Catholic University of America joins Drew to discus the Pope-Trump back and forth (18:57). Topics/calls: anti-American sentiment (22:09), siding with the Pope (27:36), being in the public square (33:00), 60 Minute interview with several American cardinals (36:04), AI Trump image (42:28), why the Pope and President should work together (46:02), and why one caller thinks the Pope's comments went too far (48:18). 

Links:

• https://business.catholic.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/gahl-robert-fr/index.html
• https://x.com/robertgahl
• https://x.com/DavidStrom

Hour 2 for 4/13/26

Drew and Brooke pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Drew and economist EJ Antoni discuss Gen Z adults who are still financially reliant on their parents (28:00). Calls: My Gen Z kids live with me (35:15), why I live with my parents (42:28), and my daughter and her husband live with us (46:44). 

Link:

https://x.com/RealEJAntoni

Hour 3 for 4/13/26

Dr. Joseph Capzzi joins Drew to discuss the recent dust-up between President Trump and Pope Leo (1:00). Topics/calls: the real enemy in the war (10:08), taking sides against the family (14:56), disagreeing with the Pope (17:00), if we should destroy Iran (20:02), Trump in Papal garb (34:46), I think Israel is behind the war (37:25), diplomatic failure (42:24), Pope Leo and war (45:18), and Catholic president (48:16). 

Link:

https://trs.catholic.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/capizzi-joseph/index.html

Hour 1 for 4/10/26

Drew and Dr. Robert Stockpole discuss all things Divine Mercy Sunday (1:00). Topics/Calls: Trust (7:55), marriage & confession (9:28), Mercy for the homebound (15:55), evangelizing Divine Mercy Sunday (20:33), plenary indulgence (27:53), confession (29:53), praying for wayward kids (34:03), Fr. Spitzer (41:27), foods for the great feast of Mercy (44:22), Vigil Mass (46:53), and plenary indulgence for loved ones (47:53). 

Hour 2 for 4/10/26

Drew and Elizabeth pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Drew revisits a conversation with Fr. Simon about the Holy Fire Phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (27:47). 

Hour 3 for 4/10/26

Drew and Peter Grandich discuss the recent inflation numbers (4:56). Topics/Calls: debt (8:56), living paycheck to paycheck (11:03), Peter's advice (13:05), living beyond one's means (16:56), and if we will have a global recession (21:56). Then, Dr. Aaron Kheriaty joins Drew to discuss his settlement in the Missouri v Biden case regarding social media censorship (31:07). Topics: defending the first amendment (34:55) and the importance of free speech (42:23). 

Links:

• https://www.aaronkheriaty.com/
• https://x.com/petergrandich
• https://petergrandich.com/about/

Hour 1 for 4/9/26

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

Hour 2 for 4/9/26

Drew and Elizabeth pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, clinical psychologist Dr. Ray Guarendi joins Drew to discuss the pros and cons of spanking kids (27:55). Topics/calls: I was spanked as a kid (35:24), time-out (37:34), Jesus never struck a child (41:54), and we were disciplined with spanking as a kid (44:45). 

Link:

DrRay.com