Richard Mariello

The Category Mistake

Society EN ↓ 86 episodes

My podcast will inform you of the lifestyle I live and how my family, my faith and the subject of history formed me into who I am. I will explain why I will not conform, I am a category mistake and I am proud.

Author

Richard Mariello

Category

Society

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Latest episode

Sep 16, 2025

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Episodes

The Category Mistake: Who Wants To Be President? 02.07.2024

In a year in which our only real options are an elderly man, who can't speak in full sentences, a man whose biggest claim to fame is whenever his family runs for President bad things happen, or a man who would rather cheat on his wife and his taxes than do the right thing, what are we to do as Americans?

The Category Mistake: What if, What is next 26.06.2024

Do you ever wake up and wonder if today's decision will change your life for the good or bad? Or maybe your dream is not your reality and that's ok? Let's talk about how my struggles might also be yours. Let us share or struggles together.

What Makes You Happy 18.06.2024

What makes you happy? Puppies, Starbucks, Call of Duty, or maybe a good book? I want to explore what makes you happy and maybe learn what I can do to make myself happy. People are fickle creatures, and after thousands of years of war, famine, and absolute chaos, what is happiness and what can we do to be truly happy? Let's find out together.

The Category Mistake Star Wars 01.03.2023

Do you have daddy issues? This video talks about how one director showed that daddy issues are not just for us normal people. Even amazing people like Luke Skywalker and Indiana Jones can have them too.

The Category Mistake Imagine 28.02.2023

When John Lennon wrote this song in 1971, he was talking a lot about Vietnam, but this song could so fit into today's world. Lets talk about that.

The Category Mistake Expectations versus Reality 20.11.2022

What has life given you that you did not expect? Was it a good thing, or was it something that made your life worse? I think sometimes life's messes actually bless us all.

The Category Mistake: Dealing with Anger and Hatred 13.11.2022

In the world we live in today how do you deal with anger and hatred?

The Category Mistake Death Dying and Living 04.11.2022

How does my mother dying, my long-lost sister and an Easter Egg hunt make me who I am today and in the future?

The Category Mistake: They Called Me A Liberal 09.09.2022

How does being a human being all of a sudden make people think that you are a liberal? What has happened to the world where only Liberals care about each other? I am not a liberal, I am a human being that wants the world to be better.

The Category Mistake: I'm Back 20.08.2022

Where have I been? Why was I gone?

The Category Mistake: Perspective 15.05.2022

Everything I say in this podcast will offend someone, I talk about America's perspective on bad guys, gender, sex, and abortion.  But don't worry, if I anger you, I did warn you before you listened.

The Category Mistake To My Children 11.04.2022

Sometimes as a parent, I don't think I express to my children how proud I am of them.  I try to fix that with this episode, I hope I did it well.

The Batman, The Iron Man and Captain America and who are the hero's of these story's 03.04.2022

Have you ever watched a superhero movie?  Have you ever wanted to be one?  Maybe you are the real hero of your story?  Maybe you have been the hero the whole time?

The Category Mistake, Men Versus Women 20.03.2022

I know it sounds crazy, but men cannot have babies but we still can be good parents.  Also, men and women are not perfect, no matter what we all think.  Being a Mom, Dad, Man, or Woman does not mean you have to be perfect, it means you have to be human.

The Category Mistake: Surface Pressure 27.02.2022

If you are anything like me, the stress of always being on, of always needing to be the one people depend on, is well an impossible thing to live up to, this podcast is for you.  I take a deep dive into the Movie Encanto and explain how maybe cracking, breaking is not a bad thing.  Maybe you have a different way of dealing with stress and expectations, if you do give it a listen, and chime in with...

Episode 20 Stress, Life, and Why Do Bad Things Happen 12.02.2022

Do you wonder why you have so much stress in your life?  Or why do bad things always seem to happen to you?  Maybe I have the answer for you?  Just try it to see if I am right!

Emotional Damage Episode 19 23.01.2022

Why haven't I been on lately?  Why is this world seem like a giant cesspool of pain and hurting?  Come find out!

The Category Mistake: New Years With My Family 01.01.2022

New Year 2022 is here, what are your plans and what have you learned from the year that we have just survived. My family joins me for this fun Podcast

The Category Mistake: Growing up in different types of families 19.12.2021

How is life growing up in a family of 4 compared to a family of ten people?  How about growing up in a city-like life versus growing up in a more rural setting?  I have two special guests discussing how things are different in the lives of kids growing up with one sibling compared to eight.  You can also follow on twitch.

The Category Mistakes Christmas Traditions 12.12.2021

What and how we celebrate and look at Christmas is different for everyone, we discuss how each tradition is maybe just a little crazier than others.

The Category Mistake Movies and Emotions 08.12.2021

Jack Brown joins us for this podcast, to talk about movies and how no matter the type of movie, they bring up certain emotions.  From Star Wars to the movie Beaches, we discuss the messed-up world of movies in the world today.

The Category Mistake: Episode 14 Christmas Movies 22.11.2021

Have you ever wondered why Christmas movies always have the happiest of endings?  Every year, when I watch movies like It's a Wonderful Life or A Christmas Story I again regain faith in the human race.  Please let us this year focus on our family, and friends, and not care about the stress and craziness of the world we live in.

The Category Mistake: Decisions 13.11.2021

When you make a choice, a decision, how much thought, or second-guessing do you do?  In my life making a choice, a decision is so difficult, I sometimes will just blindly pick something hoping it makes people in my life happy.  Do you ever do the same?  Is the right decision always a good decision?  That is the process I am trying to still figure out.

The Category Mistake: Sports and Addiction 02.11.2021

I have come to realize through my "love" of sports that everything from Football, to seltzer water, can be addicting.  It is not just drugs and alcohol, anything that takes away time from those you love can be an addiction.  My problem of course is the people I love are also my addiction.  How do I balance it all?

The Category Mistake: Marriage 23.10.2021

Are you married? Do you want to be married? When you get married, or when you got married, did you or do you expect perfection? Fighting is normal for everyone. To struggle is normal. Having anxiety, and stress is normal. You can be ok, with being ok. Never give up on your spouse, even if they want to give up on you. It takes two people giving 100 percent, to really make a marriage work. It is not...

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