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Sub Pop Cult with Michael McGruther

SubPopCult is a weekly podcast that examines how storytelling used in pop culture and political narrative merge together and produce desired political results for those already in power. Featuring interviews with indie artists of all stripes, SubPopCult leads the way in restoring culture from the bottom up.
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Episodes

Corrupt The Data

Everything you do in the connected world creates data that is used to manipulate and program you. Corrupt the data and you short-circuit the system.

Aug 02, 202118 minEp. 29

Return Of The Cooler

Previous generations had a decentralized way to share ideas and opinions that weren’t monitored, manipulated and monetized by the political and media class.

Jul 22, 202119 minEp. 28

In One Ear

The American people are being radicalized without becoming truly radical. What goes in one ear never goes out the other, creating a perpetual rage that handicaps all opposition to the ever growing power of the state.

Jul 16, 202114 minEp. 27

Baptism By Liars

Compulsive pathological sociopaths are everywhere in media and are cultivated by corporate leftists to be useful idiots who can influence divisive culture in America. Believe it or not we have all suffered the baptism into worldliness by liars.

Jul 09, 202116 minEp. 26

The Mauling of Americans

Communists and Globalists are in full control of the media narratives that divide Americans. We have a chance to remind the world who we are and reject the globalists desire to create a dual economy in the USA. The time to unite in the truest American sense is right now. Happy Birthday America - be reborn in unity. Live and let live but never let them divide us.

Jul 02, 202120 minEp. 25

Directors Love Blow Jobs

Hollywood culture has never changed. What’s changed is who is allowed to get away with sexual harassment and abuse.

Jun 25, 202123 minEp. 24

Be Careful What You Reiterate

I take an honest look at the masterful way on-line narrative is reiterated to keep us divided instead of heading towards uniting. Be careful what you reiterate because it will become the reality in your mind whether it’s true or not.

Jun 10, 202114 minEp. 22

Creators On The Block

The golden opportunity is here for indie creators. Creators on the Block starts a conversation about the deregulated creator economy that will be ongoing on this podcast. Let’s get it started as we restore tomorrow one block at a time.

Jun 03, 202115 minEp. 21

Oceans of Time - Seas of Change

Your time is your money. Let’s stop being robbed of it by social media outrage hustlers and instead navigate the seas of change before we are lost in the oceans of time.

May 28, 202113 minEp. 20

Play The Long Game

Play the long game to reach your goals. Break free from the distractions and embrace the present. This is how the left reaches their goals and so can you.

May 21, 202114 minEp. 19

Action and Reaction Two Words That Make The World Go Around

I explain how the media’s business plan is the monetization of the Balkanization of American people - but the people’s business plan is something radically different. This episode included a bonus PUBLIC DOMAIN song remix from the Melker Project at the end. ENJOY!

May 14, 202124 minEp. 18

The Illusion of Opposition

Be aware of the illusion of opposition because there is none until we are one.

May 07, 202117 minEp. 17

Law and Disorder - The Culture of Corruption

Jeff Cortese, the former acting head of public corruption at the FBI joins me to discuss a Hollywood Ponzi scheme, the culture of corruption that exists and how the media portrays law enforcement differently in entertainment than on the news.

Apr 30, 202159 minEp. 16

Rain Drops, Bottled Water and Louis Farrakhan

I refer to the the villain in The Incredibles as Inferno when his real name is Syndrome. In the context of my sentence “syndrome” makes the point even stronger.

Apr 23, 202118 minEp. 15

The Six Devils

I invite indie author Ernie Mannix on to talk about his debut novel (Six Devils In The San Fernando Valley) some hard learned Hollywood truths and his upcoming sequal (Six Angels In The San Fernando Valley.)

Apr 16, 202141 minEp. 14

There’s No Schlemiel! Schlimazel!

Brand warfare, fought by citizens on behalf of governments that control multinational corporations, must end. How can humanity survive in a world that only wants selfish consumers? There’s no Schlemiel! Schlimazel! but it’s time to reinvent our way of life again and it’s your duty to do so.

Apr 09, 202116 minEp. 13

From Boot Camp to Culture Wars

Matthew Davis shares his journey from blue collar Utah to the center of Hollywood glitz and glamour to the darkness that creeps in on all who touch fame. He explains how the trappings are real and why the demons must be defeated because the show must go on.

Apr 02, 20211 hr 14 minEp. 12

Rise Little Punks

I’m one of those wanderers who kept finding myself with a front row seat to the efforts to game and manipulate the culture. Learn how I was there when Media Matters for America was funded via phone call. And then listen to one of the most sublime speeches ever filmed that shows the only true way to regain control - RISE LITTLE PUNKS!

Mar 25, 202118 minEp. 11

Break The Fish Tank

The hustlers vs the con men mindset. Dived we are falling. The rules of the game, clearly defined.

Mar 18, 202114 minEp. 10

Break the Spell

The Dr. Seuss trick is more of the same. How does pretending to cancel a brand work for both the left and the right’s political class that feeds off a confused and divided public? I explain in 12 minutes and remind you that it ends when we’re ready for it to end and not a moment sooner.

Mar 12, 202112 minEp. 9

The Beautiful Mystery

The beautiful mystery is what calls all artists. There was a time not too long ago when the beautiful mystery was part of the pop-culture. How do we reconnect it to our daily lives?

Mar 05, 202118 minEp. 8

Trapped In The 2nd Act.

Trapped in the 2nd act reveals why we’re all being encouraged to stay divided with storytelling based social manipulation.

Feb 19, 202112 minEp. 6

The Nightmare Ends Now

Stories paint pictures and when placed together they create the culture. Cancel culture is an old Hollywood practice that is merely going mainstream to reel in the competition from usurping the systems power to shape culture.

Feb 12, 202116 minEp. 5

Never bring a Knife to a Pen fight.

The pen is mightier than the sword. The sword can be used to end a man’s life, but the pen can used to change a man’s world.

Feb 05, 202112 minEp. 4

How to Kill the IP Colossus

This episode focuses on the critical importance of slowing down the flow of intellectual property to the main stream corporate institutions and also includes backstory of my involvement in Breitbart. Thank you for listening!

Jan 29, 202117 minEp. 3

The Symphonic Reality of Reiteration

Episode 1 official - Rebuilding the culture will take a decade of storytelling by indie creators across America. Here’s how we begin.

Jan 11, 202116 minEp. 1

What is The Narrative

What is The Narrative? Here’s a little teaser to give you a sample of my show.

Nov 23, 20202 min
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