Podcast discussion covers writers’ inspiration from Swing dancing to Catholicism.

I recently sat down with my friend Michael McGruther for a wide-ranging discussion on his Sub Pop Cult podcast, to be released Friday December 10. This wasn’t just a courtesy visit to plug my new book, The Wedding Routine. We talked in-depth about the many challenges facing independent creators who’ve chosen to work outside the corrupting restraints of conventional Hollywood.

Sub Pop Cult is a weekly one-hour podcast that examines how pop culture storytelling and political narrative merge to produce the political results desired by those already in power. Featuring interviews with indie artists of all stripes, Sub Pop Cult leads the way in restoring culture from the bottom up by bringing attention to truly independent culture creators. The creator and host of Sub Pop Cult, Michael McGruther is best known as the screenwriter of Tigerland (2000) starring Colin Farrell, and the author of the science fiction thriller Crisis Moon. But he is passionate about supporting a grass roots movement of independent artists telling the stories that don’t fit the narrow rut of the Hollywood-Industrial complex.

Michael and I met in Los Angeles, roughly 15 years ago, as part of a nascent Conservative movement that unfortunately, never crawled out of its cradle. Back then I was trying to sell a screenplay, which I eventually turned into the novel, The Lance and the Veil, an adventure in the time of Christ. Naturally, since Mike is a fellow Catholic, we touched on that project and my first book, Earthquake Weather, a novel for Catholic teens, which grew out of my experiences as a parochial school teacher.

Mike and I draw heavily on our Catholic faith for inspiration and guidance, and we share a determination to carve out a niche where virtuous storytelling can thrive. If you’re interested in our talk, you can find the Sub Pop Cult podcast with Michael McGruther at the Apple Store.

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The Wedding Routine by Kevin Rush

The Wedding Routine

by Kevin Rush

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