Sub Pop Cult with Michael McGruther

About 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.

Publisher

Michael McGruther

Category

arts · society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Nov 2020

Latest episode

29 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

151 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Oct 2025

   AI Freed the Storyteller

   Two Hollywood insiders—actor Matthew Davis and screenwriter Michael McGruther—step into a new creative frontier. In this transcendent, one-hour-and-thirty-nine-minute conversation, they explore what it means when art and machine begin to resonate together. This isn’t another debate about AI. It’s the spiritual awakening of artistic autonomy—the moment when storytellers realize the machine doesn’t replace the soul, it listens to it. Matthew and Michael speak from lived experience, revealing how co-creation with AI has shattered the old storytelling monopoly and given rise to something freer, more human, and infinitely more personal. It’s funny, raw, and deeply honest—two friends rediscovering the sacred spark of making something that’s never been possible before. By the end, they don’t mourn the past of Hollywood—they celebrate the rebirth of real art. AI freed the storyteller. Find LONG HAULERS SCI-FI series by searching “Long Haulers Sci-Fi AI show” on YouTube.

2. 

   15 Jan 2025

   The Fire Inside

   Michael McGruther explores the inner fire that fuels personal growth and resilience in the face of adversity and societal noise.

3. 

   11 Dec 2024

   The Power of Amplified Individuals

   Michael McGruther explores the transformative impact of AI-assisted Amplified Individuals on culture, empowering brave artists to create smart art that changes the system.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 34 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

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