The Recovering Catholic with Katie Pruitt

Jennifer Knapp: The Hiatus

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2449744/open_sms] Jennifer Knapp, singer-songwriter & queer activist joins Katie Pruitt in candid conversation to talk about how her experience as a Christian Contemporary Recording Artist in the early 2000's eventually made her feel "burnt out" on making music. Knapp discuses how her hiatus from her music career was essential for her personal growth, self discovery & eventually accepting her own queerness. After almost a decade away from performing publicly Knapp has answered the call to make music once again, only this time, on her own terms.

Courtney Marie Andrews: The Silver Lining of Suffering

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2449744/open_sms] Courtney Marie Andrews, critically acclaimed singer-songwriter & poet joins Katie Pruitt to talk about her non-conventional upbringing in Phoenix Arizona & her personal journey to self actualization. Andrews admits that her life has been a series of "fumbling into adventures." Before she even conceptualized a music career she busked on the corner & took greyhound buses from city to city purely for the experience of it, explaining that the only real pay-off was "the woman crying in the front row." In this episode we talk about the spiritual practices that keep her centered, how tragedy & suffering gives us perspective & why being kind is the most important accolade of all.

Izzy Heltai: Four Dimensional Trans Man

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2449744/open_sms] Indie Folk Singer-Songwriter, Izzy Heltai joins Katie Pruitt in her living room for a candid conversation about gender identity, mental health & trans representation in the media. Growing up Trans in the early 2000’s in Massachusetts didn’t come without its fair share of struggles for Heltai but with it, he’s gained patience, a strong sense of self & a seemingly massive amount of empathy even for the people who have hurt him. Join Pruitt & Heltai on this week's episode as they dive into why positive Trans representation is essential for oppositional parties to see trans people, not as some controversial label, but as the individual human beings they truly are.

Adia Victoria: How the Blues fights Bigotry

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2449744/open_sms] Adia Victoria, acclaimed blues singer-songwriter from South Carolina joins Katie Pruitt live at Park City Song Summit to discuss a range of topics from her upbringing in the Seventh Day Adventist Church to how she discovered the power of her voice through Blues music. Adia credits her fearlessness of speaking out to Blues artist's from the past such as Ma Rainy, Bessie Smith & Skip James who sang about liberation, often at the risk of death. In this episode Pruitt & Victoria dive into power structures within organized religion, cognitive dissonance vs. true allyship & how the blues continues to be a powerful tool to fight bigotry.

SG Goodman: Granny Magic

Send us a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2449744/open_sms] SG Goodman, prolific singer-songwriter from Western Kentucky chats with Katie Pruitt about forging her own spiritual path through intention & curiosity. Goodman jokingly describes herself as "spiritually curious" when combining old traditions with modern rituals. Whether she's sneaking into Saint Patrick's Cathedral to light a prayer candle or writing in her journal to usher in the new moon, she always makes it a priority to ground herself. In this episode we dive into Goodman's upbringing in the Baptist church, the reasons prayer & meditation can add years to your life & why forgiveness is so powerful.