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.
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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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April 22, 2024 • 38 mins
Gail Davies (born Patricia Gail Dickerson; June 5, 1948)[2] is an American singer-songwriter and the first female record producer in country music. She is the daughter of country singer Tex Dickerson and the sister of songwriter Ron Davies. Gail's son, Chris Scruggs, is a former co-lead singer and guitarist for the roots-country band BR549 and is currently on tour with Marty Stuart as a member of his Fabulous Superlatives. Sylvan @...
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April 18, 2024 • 84 mins
Joe Salg and Colin McLeod join me to talk about their love of the music of Cyndi Lauper. They both are active members of the team trying to get Cyndi inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame (that's right, shockingly, she is not already a member) Joe and Colin share favorite experiancs of seeing Cyndi live, their work in promoting her music and Joe's own personal collection of memoribia that makes up the Cyndi Lauper Museum. This...
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April 17, 2024 • 54 mins
Jessica Ann Disciacca joins me to discuss her debut novel Awakening the Dark Throne and several other topics. We talk about as a child she read 50 books in a month because of her parent's giving her a challenge, her getting new boots as a reward for going to a concert and the challenges of promoting a new series.
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April 15, 2024 • 75 mins
Gillian G. Gaar @GillianGaar is a Seattle-based author. Her first book, She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll was published in 1992. Her latest book is called Bruce Springsteen at 75. This is her 2nd Bruce Book, the first Boss: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - te Illustrated History. In our discussion we cover a lot of ground and have a wonderful conversation. Find her books here -
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April 12, 2024 • 48 mins
Bruce Chamoff joins me on the podcast sharing stories of growing up listening to Crocodile Rock and pretending his bed was a piano, how he first became a sound engineer for others and then started making his own music. Bruce is also the CEO and Founder of the World Podcast Network where he has helped 100's of people find their voices and share their passions but helping them start and grow their own podcasts. Find out more about th...
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April 9, 2024 • 61 mins
Leanne Linksy is a comedian turned entrepreneur, and has her own online comedy platform for live comedy. During our talk, she shares her love of Billy Idol, seeing Huey Lewis as her first concert and how much she enjoyed seeing Bruce for the first time.
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April 5, 2024 • 62 mins
Tara Giancaspro @sweatylamarr returns to the podcast and this time we are talking the movie Sing Street starring Lucy Boynton and Ferdia Walsh-Peelo. Spoilers, we loved the movie and the soundtrack, we compare to to Blinded by the Light and other music themed movies. Check it out (and if you missed Tara's first appearance, after you finish this episode go back to yesterday's episode and check it out.
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April 4, 2024 • 72 mins
Tara Giancaspro is a corporate stooge, aspiring hypermetabolic artist, and shower singer also known as Sweaty Lamarr. She and I hit it off immediately and had a wild and rambling discussion of a multitude of topics including her substack account (see below), how Bruce Springsteen was on the "do not play list" for the DJ for her Mom and Dad's wedding, her essay comparing Bruce and Neil Diamond and we even get into a little Doctor Wh...
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April 2, 2024 • 59 mins
Diego Allessandro returns to the podcast to share news of his latest creative projects including scoring a film short. We discuss the latest Springsteen tour and talk about Diego's future plans. To find out more about Diego's music please go here https://www.diegoa.net/home
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April 1, 2024 • 34 mins
Marc Shea @sheacrew is a fellow Pantheon Podcast network host. His podcast is called Performance Anxiety and has talked to dozens of artists about what goes on behind the scenes during recordings and live performances. Today, he shares his Springsteen fandom story!
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March 28, 2024 • 58 mins
In honor of opening day, Eric Nadel who has been calling Texas Ranger games since 1979, joins me to talk about his love of music. He's seen Bruce over 20 times and finds ways to attend live music events during off days during the long Baseball season. He spends time talking to me about his love of music, favorite venues and shares his least favorite Springsteen show. In 1991, Nadel was inducted into the Texas Baseball Hall of Fame....
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March 27, 2024 • 28 mins
Sometimes in your podcast life, you get lucky. Well today, my luck is hitting 15 on a scale from 1 to 10, legendary singer/songwriter Don McLean joins me to talk about his love of early rock n roll including Elvis and Buddy, and how that music helped influence his new single American Boys. We talk about this upcoming tour and the release of his latest album American Boys. And if you were wondering, Don does answer the Mary Question...
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March 26, 2024 • 56 mins
Beth Amorosi @borninusabetty and I have been talking via social media for a while to align our schedules so she could join me on the podcast. It was certainly worth the wait. Beth shares so many great stories, including her taking the bus in Los Angeles, our mutual love of the Partridge family as a child riding around Lake Placid listening to Dancing in the Dark, her amazing experiences of meeting people at Bruce's shows, her Grand...
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