The name Alice Cooper is synonymous with a stage show that featured guillotines, electric chairs, fake blood and boa constrictors. His theatrical brand of rock music drew from horror movies, vaudeville, heavy metal and garage rock. This one of a kind shock rocker's career now spans five decades. However, Alice has a Faith - a genuine spiritual journey which many seem shocked to discover.
George Stroumboulopoulos — Host of The Hour on CBC
From The Fan 590 to 102.1 The Edge to MuchMusic and City TV Toronto, it looks like George has finally found his home. George is CBC's attempt to attract a younger demographic - ones who aren't busy sipping sherry whilst listening to Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, contemplating their next chess move, waiting for the David Suzuki newsletter to arrive.
Last year we received an email from a listener in Marshall, Texas who told us that her 20-year old sister had just been killed in a car accident. And to make matters worse, when Hannah was only 13, her 19-year old brother was murdered. "Sure I could say, 'Alright God, I'm throwing in the towel, cashing in my chips, see ya later,' but in all honesty, I don't think I could have gotten through either of those losses without the knowledge that I will always have my ultimate refuge to fall back on. I wouldn't trade my life for the world. I can't help but think that God doesn't ever allow us to go through something if he didn't believe we could come out the other side, with His help, a victor. If that's the case, God thinks very highly of my family. So in a morbid and almost creepy way, I consider it an honour that God chose a family that could have victory over trials rather than a family that would lose faith amidst them." Today, we'll hear Hannah's journey!
Talkback, etc.
Did a Brampton Church go too far?
Last week we read in the news about a woman complaining about a sign in front of a Brampton church which read, "Lying in bed shouting 'Oh God' doesn't constitute going to church." The local authorities asked the church to take down the sign. Did this comment make you smile or did the church go too far?
The Counsel Of Many!
Need Help or Advice On An Issue In Your Life? Tell us your situation and Drew will ask the listeners of TDMS!
This week - a couple considering adoption wants to know if they should have children before they adopt or adopt first. And should they adopt a child similar to their own ethnicity so the child doesn't feel out of place, or does that really matter?
"My husband and I are interested in adopting as we know there are so many children that need a home. We'd also like to have our own children but not sure if the two go together? Should we decide on one way or the other? How would adopted children feel growing up in a family that has biological children as well? If we adopt internationally how would that child feel knowing they look different, despite being loved the same? Anyone with experience?"
The Drew Marshall Show ran for 16 years but came to an end on June 29th 2019.
However, Drew has decided to leave the interview archives online and available for you.
So enjoy!
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DREW WHO? Since 2003, Drew Marshall has talked to everyone about whatever it is they believe, in a very light-hearted manner and with absolutely zero agenda, aside from a genuine personal curiosity to understand “belief”. Drew was adopted, grew up in a funeral home, survived a teenage suicide attempt, dropped out of school in Grade 9, ran away to California to be a wrangler, played semi-pro football with NFL/CFL tryouts, drove around North America volunteering for charities, tried to be a firefighter & a rodeo cowboy, was a stay at home dad, has worked a little in film and TV, became a Pastor in Australia and studied stand-up comedy & improv at Second City Toronto. These days he’s a hospital chaplain and hosts Canada’s most listened to spiritual talk show. He’s interviewed hundreds of celebrities & cultural icons about their beliefs or lack thereof. Struggling with his own faith, Drew sacrificed his eyesight for the last week of Lent, paid non-believers to go to church, drank with witches, celebrated with Wiccans, visited with Satanists, walked 1000 KM’s on the Camino de Santiago, then spent time writing in a monastery on an island off the coast of the Western Sahara during a three month vow of silence. Basically, he’s “Red Letter”, wandering, autodidactic iconoclast with agnostic tendencies and a microphone - a skeptical believer on an irreverent search for the sacred!
*Should you wish to reach out to Drew directly, please use the contact page. It might take a while for him to respond though, as he now lives on a farm and is no longer addicted to technology. (Which is a good thing as he's trying to write a stupid book and gets distracted easi - SQUIRREL!)
CAUTION: DO NOT CONTINUE IF YOU ARE 100% CERTAIN ABOUT YOUR BELIEFS
The Drew Marshall Show ran for 16 years but came to an end on June 29th 2019.
However, Drew has decided to leave the interview archives online and available for you.
So enjoy!