Sub Pop Cult with Michael McGruther

Culture has consequences that are ever present. Only culture can normalize and make acceptable the most absurd of human behaviors. Only culture can make Communism appear fun and Liberty a burden. Only culture. That’s why I focus on America’s most pressing issue: fabricated disunity imposed on Americans through destructive culture.

Are we living in a simulation? The answer is yes -- but the simulation is not what it seems and we still possess the power to deflect the sword of deception and break free from the simulation which is delivered by simulacrum.

This is the first episode of my summer “Folk Filmmaker” series where I interview truly indie filmmakers who have the power and the time to revive American independence in filmed entertainment. This movement is on the cusp of breaking the corporate filmmaking mold and my guest today is at the front of that train.

This is an important episode of SubPopCult because it marks the turning point in the culture when the distractions have run their course and the left is about to restart their 1960s narrative and use it to maintain the power to create the story of We The People but only as it serves to empower the state and it’s corrupt power players.

This episode marks the end of a year and half effort to study and understand the game of psychoanalytical political narrative and the monetized reaction industry on the right that prevents any gains in the culture for conservative Americans. SubPopCult will now transition to true community building starting with the summer Folk Filmmaker series of interviews with truly indie authentic voices in th...

The world is changing fast but American ideals remain the same. Our nation was built to endure the tests of time but only if We The People are active participants in living authentic American lives that create authentic American culture centered around personal liberty and the purist of justice for all. (The song at the end is "4 The Culture" by Kirk Franklin aka K.I.R.K.)

Jeff Cortese joins me to discuss his new book: Public Corruption in the United States—Analysis of a Destructive Phenomenon. With Jeff’s background in the FBI and my background in Hollywood, we are able to help you better understand the deceptions that aim to make Americans distrust and weaken their own institutions to empower politicians who know how to get away with crime.

Spiritual warfare is not a winnable war but evil and darkness can and must be mitigated back into the corner where it belongs.

The power reversal in America where We The People are always beholden to They the Government and it’s intentionally nonsensical constant emergencies that make us react instead of attract is weakened when we learn to surf the waves that create political reality.

American power is consolidated to the point where the baton stopped being passed and those who try to grasp what is rightfully their turn to carry, are instead beaten over the head and left for dead. We can run the common sense relay race and wipe out corrupt players by knowing they refuse to let go and therefore must be overrun with a stronger reiteration.

The far right and the far left are co-equal branches of the disunity machine. For a few election cycles we must learn to resist either extreme and instead hold our ground in the middle. The government is trying to consolidate all power and will succeed if We The People do not wise up and assert ourselves in the center as one body but with varying ideas and opinions.

Becca Lower and I discuss the power found behind connecting with people through culture, why the right is so reluctant and why that needs to change.

A short and inspiring meditation on the underlying philosophy behind the SubPopCult mindset. Adopting the right mindset is more than half the culture battle.

The Third Choice

The continuation of my speculative talk about the future of Hollywood with Dan Watanabe.

Dan Watanabe joins me for a lively and open ended discussion on the old movie business practices and the likely future of “Hollywood” after the first time a new technology (streaming) has not increased revenue, but lowered it instead.

The game played against the American people by the corporate left and the reactionary right is a con that can only be overcome by embracing and identifying as TRANSPOLITICAL. Every action from elites that aims to divide us, has an equal action from We The People that forces the system into the reaction. The bitter equation is reversible if we dare to focus and refuse to be divided.

The Creative Coalition advocates for left wing culture and guarantees that it dominates American life. Nothing like this exists on the right. We can change that now and begin to put pressure on elected officials to undo cancel culture and incentivize a rebirth of American culture based on liberty, freedom of speech and Americanism. Republican artists are cancelled by default by a hostile leftist c...

Freedom means freedom and when you embrace the gift is when dreams take flight.

The left abandoned the arena that won them cultural power in the first place. Now it is up for grabs and only those who are distracted by political theatre will not have a voice in the new symphonic reiteration of reality. The right can use art to empower people and unite America. Let’s do that instead of devouring each other in a race to the bottom.

Actor Carl Marino shares insights on the culture and the industry from a unique journey that begins in a small town, then moves to West Point, next stop Sheriff before landing a dream gig on the long running hit series Homicide Hunters.

The culture is not a lost cause and it’s worth fighting for our right to define the American story without corporations and politicians as co-writers. Unity is America’s greatest strength and in this moment we are weaker than ever because of a fake story of the American experience. Together we can change that.

We are forced to constantly celebrate 1960s artists because that is the era where the modern left found it’s power and then took over the culture. The moment now is identical to the moment then, with one glaring difference—now the tools exist for anyone to create culture and because of it, the right wing 1960s can happen and enable us to ride back into power where imposters sit on pretend thrones...

Jung observed that thinking is hard for most people so they prefer to judge instead. Judgement is quick and decisive, while thinking takes time and nuance. The left excels at giving Americans absurd situations and people to judge, while the right asks people to think. Winning the culture will require judgement of the left’s culture and that can only be achieved by actively building the true one fo...

Trevor Denning is a true son of the Heartland. Hear is clear-eyed thoughts on pop-culture, Christian films, the attraction of character and how indie creators can seize the moment and restore order from chaos.