Forgiving Charlie Kirk’s Killer

Hour 1 for 9/22/25

Drew opens the show with some audio from the Charlie Kirk memorial (1:00). Then, Dr. Bob Enright, an expert on forgiveness research, discusses Erika Kirk forgiving her husband’s killer (20:55). Callers share their stories of forgiveness: relative hasn’t forgiven (23:37), my brother was murdered (32:57), forgiving abusive father (35:40), murder of my niece (42:55), what forgiveness is (46:33), and what if we’re angry after forgiveness (49:22).

Drew Mariani is an award-winning journalist, writer and broadcaster. He currently hosts The Drew Mariani Show™ reaching a potential audience of 220 million people. His 3-hour daily program offers a unique insight on the most important issues of the day and a platform for dialogue with listeners and newsmakers.