Let me say it right up front: I am a huge fan of Divine Intervention, Brendan Patrick Hughes latest project.
If you have followed Repurpose Your Purpose from the very beginning, you might remember Brendan joining one of my panel discussion events in Los Angeles. Since attending one of his shows almost a decade ago, I have been a fan of Brendan’s storytelling, and Divine Intervention is his best work yet: the culmination of a lifetime of research, planning, and Purpose.
I knew I had to invite him to join me on The Repurpose Your Purpose Podcast when in the second episode, two of the main characters in this true story grapple with the following question:
Are you in this world to participate in your vocation? Or are you in this vocation to participate in the world?
If there ever was a time for all of us to grapple with this same question, it is now.
Divine Intervention is the untold story of a ragtag band of radical nuns in combat boots, wild-haired priests and their madcap friends who swiftly became accomplished cat-burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage the Vietnam war. Many went to jail, some betrayed their friends, others fell in love.
Across 10 episodes, host Brendan Patrick Hughes uncovers their audacious illegal acts – scaling walls, picking locks, destroying draft cards, harboring a draft fugitive in a church sanctuary, and trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover.
This podcast made me laugh, think, cry, hold my breath, loudly gasp, and most of all, it opened my heart with stories of love, friendship, family, community, peace, and solidarity.
Brendan had a very personal reason for making Divine Intervention which is revealed at the end of episode 9 and fully told in the very last episode, episode 10. We chose not to share it in this interview, so you can experience it in the full power of Brendan’s narrative arc. It’s one more reason to fully immerse yourself in the story.
I hope my interview with Brendan will inspire you to listen to Divine Intervention. I cannot recommend it enough. Here’s the trailer.
You can find Divine Intervention on any of your favorite podcast platforms:
About Brendan Patrick Hughes
Brendan Patrick Hughes is a filmmaker and podcast creator dividing his time between New York City and Los Angeles. His podcast Divine Intervention — an Official Selection in the Tribeca Film Festival's Audio Storytelling category — was just released by iHeartPodcasts and is available wherever you get your podcasts. His feature film Dindin was released last year by Good Deed Entertainment and is available on Apple TV and Amazon. His award winning documentary The Metal Detector is currently streaming on PBS. Find more of his projects at brendanhughes.com. He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Acting for Film and Media at Sands College of Performing Arts at Pace University in New York City.
And if you would like to learn more about doing work you love with Purpose, head over to RepurposeYourPurpose.com.
Psst: if you are curious…here’s my panel with Brendan as a speaker!
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