Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast
Over the past several years, Jesse Jackson has been talking to Bruce Springsteen fans from around the world. He believes that every Springsteen fan has a story to tell and it's his job to record as many as possible. At over 1,000 episodes and counting, fans of Bruce (as well as fans of other musicians) have shared how the magic and power of music has helped them celebrate successes and mourn losses. Music has been part of births, deaths, birthdays, weddings and other major events in their lives. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.
Episodes
June 5, 2024 • 62 mins
Amy Harris sister ran a music store when Amy was younger and through that connection learned about all kinds of music, including Bruce. She shares how that first show, remains a pivotal moment in her musical fandom.
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June 4, 2024 • 60 mins
Dave Kratzke returns to the podcast to talk more Bruce, his work as an editor and to discuss his book, It's OK to not eat your peas. We also discuss his company Big Kat Kreative, a publishing and marketing company. You can follow the latest from Big Kat Kreative online at www.bigkatkreative.com,
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May 31, 2024 • 75 mins
Rob Schwartz joins me on the podcast to talk about his time in Asia covering music and writing for Billboard. He also discusses the book he edited, The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully by his late father Morrie Schwartz (beloved subject of Tuesdays with Morrie). We also spend some time talking about a benefit concert he is producing called One Topia (onetopia.com) the first ever global benefit festival ded...
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May 30, 2024 • 53 mins
Yi Shun Lai was on the podcast back in August of 2021. Yi Shun (say "yeeshun" for her first name) and I catch up, talk a little Springsteen and she discusses her amazing new novel. It is a YA novel called A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic and it is amazing. I've recommended it to multiple friends and all of them have loved it. Find it here - https://a.co/d/3hqMr3p
A reminder about the article that she wrote that inspired me to ...
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May 28, 2024 • 56 mins
Sean Barrette joins me to discuss his first book, Heartstrings – First Guitars, a collection of memories from a variety of musicians, famous, semi-famous, up and coming, anonymous, or otherwise, about the guitar they learned on, the first guitar they bought with their own money, the first “good” guitar they owned, or the beloved first-line guitar that accompanied them on first songs, first shows, first tours, or first recordings. T...
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May 24, 2024 • 66 mins
Jack Firneno @JackFirneno became a Billy Joel fan as a child in Brooklyn, NY. He started out with cassettes of The Stranger and 52nd Street in his Fisher Price tape recorder, and his fandom was cinched by the time Storm Front came out when he was in third grade. He is the co-host of Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast, @GlassHousesPod part of the Pantheon Network family of musical podcasts. Jack and I had a blast talking music, our...
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May 23, 2024 • 51 mins
Conor Cunneen is an Irishman, happily exiled in Chicago where he says “the Guinness is good, the people are friendly and he has been force fed more corned beef and green beer than he ever had in Ireland!”
As an Irish immigrant, he is a very proud recipient of the President’s Gold Medal for Volunteer Service for the work he does with job seekers.
He is proud dad to John and Amy and a loving irritant to his long suffering wife, Pat, ...
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May 21, 2024 • 98 mins
As part of David Barry's Kickstarter Campaign, he and I offered the chance for 4 fans to produce their own episode of Set Lusting Bruce, Nancy Barry chose for her episode to do a round table of some of her favorite fellow fans. Joining Nancy is Nancy, Eileen, Laura, Jennifer and Carrie. They discuss their friendship, their bond with Bruce's music, the experience of seeing him overseas and what's next for this band of Springsteen Si...
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May 16, 2024 • 54 mins
Mike AKA Dad Rap is a proud Dad hailing from upstate New York. In today's discussion, he and I spend some time talking about Mike's roots and how he decided to make music that resonates with parents and their kids. Find out more about Mike here -
Instagram - @dadrapmusic
Tik Tok - @dad.rap.music
YouTube - @dadrapmusic
X - @dadrapmusic
Facebook - Dad Rap
Website -
https://dadrapmusic.com
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May 15, 2024 • 56 mins
Today, I'm joined by Abigail Vacca and Keith Berthiaume, Abigail is a huge David Bowie fan. Keith is a musician who plays Beatles and Tom Petty covers, as well as original music. They are co-hosts of the Global Treasures podcast, which covers a different UNESCO world heritage site each episode. They bonded over their love of music spanning from the 1950's to present. Find more about them and their work here -
https://globaltreasure...
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May 14, 2024 • 49 mins
Paloma Bartschi and I discussed her emotional connection to music and the concept of animal communication. Paloma shares her personal experiences and insights as an animal communicator, including her belief in conscious telepathy communication and its similarity to language learning. This is a fun and unique discussion.
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May 10, 2024 • 40 mins
Tosh Doherty joins me from Mexico City. We discuss her love of travel, her passion about women’s issues and her new book, These Perfectly Careless Things https://a.co/d/6zzZB6l
Tash also is the creative mind behind Misseducated, a blog and podcast for business and pleasure. Find out more here .. About Tash Doherty
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May 7, 2024 • 70 mins
Gary is a neurosurgeon who has cared for tens of thousands of critically ill patients. He is currently helping to train the next generation of surgeons while writing multiple books on burn out and a novel Death's Pale Flag. We discuss his first album purchased Led Zeppelin II, who picks the music in the operating room and how he wants to learn how to play the bagpipes. We discuss Bruce, the Mary Question and so many other topics. F...
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May 2, 2024 • 64 mins
Adrienne joins me and we discuss a wide range of topics from her parents convincing the local library to increae the number of books she was allowed to borrow, her early love of Paula Adbul's music and all how so much of her writing has been about culutre and gender indentity. She shares stories behind her podcast Most Polular: The Podcast and about her many books including Sing Us a Song, Piano Woman: Female Fans and the music of ...
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April 30, 2024 • 54 mins
Jennifer Gasner joins me to discuss her journey as a writer. She was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxxia early in her life and meeting those challenges it brought through her sense of humor and determination. We also discuss her love of Dave Matthews music.
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April 29, 2024 • 56 mins
Clint Arthur @clintarthur starts our discussion with the story of almost not seeing Bruce Springsteen in MSG because of a stolen concert ticket, but luckily there is a happy ending and a valuable life lesson. Clint has written over 20 books including his Pulitzer Prize nominated Wisdom of Men. In today's episode he shares wonderful insight in his life's journey and how he earned the nickname the Celebrity Entrepreneur. Find out mor...
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April 27, 2024 • 40 mins
Sometimes good things happen to good people. Friend of the podcast and super Nils & Amy fan Rachel @rachel_berc shares her experience Sunday night in Columbus!
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April 26, 2024 • 33 mins
Kadin McElwain is an autistic college student in Ohio and is an advocate for autism awareness throughout the state. April is Autism Awareness month and to help promote the month, Kadin joined me to discuss his journey, how he was told that he wouldn't be able to live a normal life as an adult because of his autism. But he was able to prove those who doubted him wrong time and time again. HIs goal now is to help other people with au...
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April 25, 2024 • 71 mins
With the recent announcement of the Rock n Roll Hall of fame 2024 Class, it seems a perfect time to talk to fellow Pantheon Podcast host Amy Linden about the Hall of Fame voting process and her musical journalism background. Find out more about Amy and her podcast Immaletyoufinish here - linktr.ee/ImmaLetYouFinish
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April 25, 2024 • 9 mins
Sunday night when I got back to my hotel room, I recorded my thoughts about the Columbus show and the meet up before the concert. It was a great time and I hope you enjoy my quick but energetic review.
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