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The Drew Mariani Show™ tackles the hottest news and issues of the day through the lens of our Catholic Faith. Host Drew Mariani keeps listeners up-to-date with news from the Church and around the world, and prays the Chaplet of Divine Mercy LIVE every weekday
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Mar 25, 2026 • 54min
Merry Beggars Pledge Drive - Special Match Hour
Hour 1 for 3/25/26 Drew and Peter Atkinson pitch a very special $40k match hour!

Mar 25, 2026 • 54min
Merry Beggars Pledge Drive Hour 2
Hour 2 for 3/25/26 Drew, Peter Atkinson, and Kevin Collins highlight the great work of The Award Winning Saints Podcast! Links: https://www.themerrybeggars.com/?donate=true

Mar 25, 2026 • 54min
Special $90k Match Hour!
Hour 4 for 3/25/26 Drew and Peter highlight the work of the Merry Beggars and pitch a special $90k matching hour!

Mar 25, 2026 • 54min
Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Merry Beggars Hour 3
Hour 3 for 3/25/26 Drew and Brooke pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Peter and Drew highlight the great work of The Merry Beggars and The Saints Podcast.

Mar 24, 2026 • 49min
Should We Use AI Actors to Make Movies?
Hour 3 for 3/24/26 Drew and Dr. Joe Vukov cover the news that Val Kilmer will posthumously 'star' as an AI version of himself in a movie (1:00). They also cover a wide range of topics related to AI and how we as Catholics should think about it. Callers/Topics: Vatican's document on AI (4:33), AI radio host (15:11), AI after death (17:26), AI helping with homelessness (25:20), AI Drew Mariani (29:14), Arnold Schwarzenegger (34:35), 1984 and Brave New World (36:30), darker spirits (40:53), no humanity in AI (43:43), and the tech revolution (46:33). Links: https://www.josephvukov.com/ Val Kilmer to Star in Movie Posthumously

Mar 24, 2026 • 49min
Should We Have Mail-In Ballots & Anniversary of Apparition in Betania
Hour 1 for 3/24/26 Drew and Jason Snead from Honest Elections discuss the recent SCOTUS hearing about mail-in ballots? (10:56). Then, Fr. Tim Byerley covers the 50th Anniversary of Apparitions in Betania, Venezuela (28:54), the connection of Betania to Lourdes (38:23) and caller: my visit to Betania (44:44). Link: honestelections.org x.com/@jasonwsnead Fr. Tim's Book

Mar 24, 2026 • 49min
Chaplet of Divine Mercy and My Year as a Degenerate Gambler with McKay Coppins
Hour 2 for 3/24/26 Drew and Brooke pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, McKay Coppins from The Atlantic covers his piece "My year as a degenerate gambler" (29:50). Topics/calls: McKay's trip to Vegas (39:24), the cultural impact of gambling (42:14), dangers of suicide (43:53), and caller: my ex-husband's addiction (45:23). Links: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/online-sports-betting-app-addiction/686061/ x.com/@mckaycoppins

Mar 23, 2026 • 49min
Iran's Missile Threat and The Evolution of Drone Warfare
Hour 1 for 3/23/26 Drew and Brigette Gabriel discuss the threat of Iran's missile capabilities (15:37). Then, Christopher Holton from the Center for Security Policy covers the evolution of drone warfare (28:48), and the domestic threats it poses (39:45). Links: https://www.actforamerica.org/ @ACTBrigitte https://x.com/CHoltonCSP https://centerforsecuritypolicy.org/

Mar 23, 2026 • 49min
Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Why Big Families Are Great
Hour 2 for 3/23/26 Drew and Brooke pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (1:00). Then, Andrea Picciotti-Bayer joins Drew to discuss the value of big families (26:51). Topics/calls: I had 11 kids (34:03), costs (35:59), I have a small family (40:47), I have 11 brothers (44:06), and it used to be so simple (47:28). Links: https://x.com/BayerPicciotti https://conscience-project.org/ https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/picciotti-bayer-response-to-critics-of-large-families

Mar 23, 2026 • 49min
Christian Nationalism & Catholic Pacifism
Hour 3 for 3/23/26 Drew and Dr. Jay Richards discuss the merits and problems with Christian Nationalism and Catholic Integralism (4:51), Church and state (7:51), and caller: separating faith and government (15:18). Then, Dr. Benjamin Peters discusses his book Catholic Pacifist: The Long and Lonely Quest of Gordon Zahn (26:27). Link: https://www.heritage.org/staff/jay-w-richards-phd https://x.com/DrJayRichards Catholic Pacifist Book


