Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast

Raquel Drosos is the author of Games of Chance, a novel about adoptive siblings growing up in an Italian-American family in New Jersey. She is a graduate of Princeton University and has been writing since childhood. In today's episode she joins Jesse to talk about writing, cooking Italian Food and of course Bruce Springsteen's music! Find out more about Raquel and her book here - https://raqueldrosos.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After getting her Masters in Marine Biology, Amy Brookes knew that music was her calling so rowed ashore (sorry for the bad pun) and started making music. She is the co-founder of the band Low Tide Levee, she plays drums, writes and handles lead vocals. Jesse and her have an amazing time discussing her journey, her love of Led Zeppelin (it brought her and her husband together) and the release of their first album Land of the Lotus Eaters. Find out more about the band and Amy's music here - https://www.lowtidelevee.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conner Cherland says he chose music over a tech career and has never looked back. He joins Jesse to talk about his musical journey, his love of Volleyball and the plans for a new album. Find more about Conner here = https://www.youtube.com/@itsconnercherland/featured And to learn how to support his album go here - https://www.connercherland.com/gofundme Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Adams @TheIvyExile recently wrote a piece that was titled Bruce Springsteen Crosses the Picket Line (not his choice of a title). Here is the piece https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bruce-springsteen-crosses-the-picket-line He joins Jesse to talk about his fandom, his disappointment with Bruce since Magic and other topics. They had a spirited yet polite discussion, how you will check it out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have a new show joining our Pantheon Family. Keep up with all things Metallica by going straight to the source for your news. This weekly report is hosted by Steffan Chirazi, long-time rock scribe and editor of the band’s online mag, So What!, and Renée Richardson, a well-known Bay Area radio personality who now oversees the band’s foundation, All Within My Hands. Steffan and Renée will keep you in the loop each week with updates, features, and interviews. They’ll also get YOUR questions answered by those in the know. It’s your quick, weekly fix covering our most relevant topics of the day Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ty Wilson has packed a lot of life experience into his young life thus far. Growing up in rural Ontario, music quickly became a life line for him. Ty’s Grandmother was a well-known Peterborough area country musician, opening for legends such as Johnny Cash in the early 60’s. She bought him his first guitar at 10 years old and he hasn’t slowed down since. In today's episode he sits down with Jesse to share his musical journey, his influences, his experiences with different producers and his plans for recording here in Texas. We also talk about his side gig, fronting the Ultimate Bob Seeger Entertainment Experience Please go check out his indigo campaign https://igg.me/at/ty-wilson/x/24687825 and listen to his music here - tywilsonmusic.com and here againstthewind.ca Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode Heroek and Jesse discuss a little bit of everything from the NBA Draft, Twenty One Pilots and Heroek's own creative work. You can find more about his music and his podcast here - Music Artist, Host of Hero's Journey podcast, Founder of Hero's Journey Records Instagram | YouTube | Spotify | Twitch | Apple Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nancy Norbeck @fycuriositypod firmly believes that creativity is not the realm of the chosen few and that we are all creative. She discusses that with Jesse in today's episode and shares her love of the band a-ha. She discusses finding the band that many think of a one hit wonder and the hours of music enjoyment they have given her including seeing them live in Radio City Music Hall. They also talk about Nancy's podcast Follow Your Curiosity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode Kristen Weiss @KirstenWeiss joins Jesse to talk about her writing in the "cozy mystery" genre, her time overseas and how spending time learning how to read a Tarot Deck helped to inflence one of her book series. They also talk about her Pie Town Baking Mysteries including the book - Pie Hard! For more information about https://www.kirstenweiss.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this year, Jaymes joined me on the podcast and somehow our recordings got misplaced. So after a much too long delay, here is my discussion with Toronto poet and musician - Jaymes Buckman Find out more here - https://linktr.ee/hotapollo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael @PreDadBod joins Jesse from North Carolina and shares stories of his Springsteen fandom. He talks about his love of Missouri Sports, his love of music. trying to meet Bruce over the years and then bringing his daughter to her first show and how Uncle Bruce waved at her. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Tyler Foley (or STF as he's affectionately known) is an accomplished film and stage performer and has been acting in film and television since he was 6 years old. Jesse and Tyler discuss his career, his love of music and how his entertainment background is allowing him to help others confidently take the stage and impact an audience with their stories. He is currently the Managing Director of Total Buy In and author of the #1 best-selling book The Power to Speak Naked. https://www.seantylerfoley.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Berman reached out and shared how much he loved the podcast and wanted to join me to share his story. We talk about Mark's journey and he has a unique answer to The Mary Question! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, we get off the Music Train and go into a wonderful discussion of Podcasting, Fatherhood and creativity. Mark Savant is passionate about entrepreneurship and helping others build cash flow. He runs a podcast agency, mastermind, and the After Hours Entrepreneur Podcast He and Jesse had a lovely time discussing a wide range of topics. If you have the podcast bug, stay tuned to the end for a wonderful offer https://marksavantmedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clementine is the founding member of ZEPPARELLA. She tackles the best rock drumming ever written with her own emotionally powerful style, bringing the Motown influence of the Bonham groove to the forefront. In today's episode she shares her musical journey with Jesse and they discuss her book From Bonham to Buddha and Back: The Slow Enlightenment of the Hard Rock Drummer Clemthegreat.com Amazon: https://a.co/d/69wAIDh Facebook: ClementineDrum Instagram: Clemthegreat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Preda @StevePredaCom built and sold an investment banking firm in Europe before moving to the United States. Since 2012, he has helped over 100 businesses grow their teams, revenues, and profits as a business coach, EOS Implementer, and Pinnacle Business Guide. In today’s episode Jesse and he discuss Steve’s love of Bruce Springsteen and also explore the “Why” of this podcast! Find out more about Steve’s books, his coaching and his podcast by going to https://stevepreda.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Ulrika Karlsson is an intuitive empath with an interesting background that resonates with, and fascinates many. Her expertise is stress management, sacred sexuality, yoga philosophy, feminine/masculine, inner leadership, Soul - and Karma clearings. In today's episode we discuss her work, her books including "Holy F*ck and Sacred Water-The Secret Connections to Everything and multiple other topics. To learn more about Ulrika - https://ulliskarlsson.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stuart Carlson is a gifted musician and a sought-after composer/arranger. He is also a autism advocate. He joins Jesse to talk about his musical influences, his journey as a musician and what is next in his career. To find out more about Stuart go here - https://stuartcarlson.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mick joins Jesse to share his love of Ian Hunter and talks about the many connections between Ian and the E Street Band, including how The core of the E Street Band: Garry Tallent (bass), Roy Bittan (keyboards), and drummer Max Weinberg, are the backing band on You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic, the fourth solo studio album by Ian Hunter. Contact [email protected], read his novel at Burning America https://www.amazon.com/Burning-America-Best-Interest-Children/dp/1956353259/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=, or join his community at Burning America Community on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/burningamericacommunity/ as well as for coaching, and your internet, voice, and social media needs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fellow Spring-Nut, Jennie Burke @jennieburke joins Jesse to talk about her experience seeing Bruce with her daughter in Baltimore, where one of them received a harmonica from the man himself. They also discuss losing brothers and dealing with that grief. The episode had it all, laughter, tears, joy and sorrow. After listening to it, please share with someone else and go to Jennie's website for more data about her. https://www.jennieburke.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barry Lyga and Jesse Jackson go back to the early 90's when they were both part of a APA dedicated to the DC Comics The Teen Titans. Back then he was a student and an inspiring writer, he is now the author of 24 novels in various genres. He is also a dedicated Springsteen fan, in fact in one of his books, he has a character that only talks in Springsteen lyrics! Jesse and he catch up, talk comics, music and of course The Mary Question. https://barrylyga.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On August 5, 2015 Phil Barth has what was labeled at the time a "small" heart attack. As he said, if that was small, I'd hate to see medium. In today's episode, Phil and Jesse talk about better days, foucsing on the good in our lives and spreading joy. Find out more about Phil here https://philbarth.com/ including details about his book Great Things Happen Every Day: Finding joy with family, friends and banana milkshakes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This one is totally different. Josh is a self proclaimed Conservative Moderate. He and Jesse have a political discussion, with very little music discussed. If you are tired of politics, please skip but if you want to hear two reasonable people discuss growing up in a strong Christian home and finding their unique paths, enjoy. https://www.joshkelley.ink/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Barbara believes that it is important to share our stories, even the difficult ones because they have the power to unite and inspire us. In today's episode, Jesse and Barbara discuss music fandom, grief, shares stories those we have lost and how to be there for people who need us. To learn more about Barbara Social, Podcasts, Articles: https://linktr.ee/BarbaraLegere925 For help and resources https://www.barbaralegere.com/resources Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bella Pori @bellapori returns to the podcast to share her thoughts on the latest Springsteen tour, the current political climate with women rights, the LGBTQ community and a ton of other topics. They get serious, they get silly, they have fun and we think you will do the same! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philip returns to the podcast to share the origins of his podcast - Byte Sized Biographies - Some Very Famous People You've Never Really Heard Of…In Less Than An Hour. https://www.someveryfamouspeople.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Philip D. Gibbons @philipdgibbons joins Jesse over the next two days. In today's episode, Phil shares hisstory of going to a show at the Roxy in July, 1978, I wonder who was playing that night? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy Bryant is the host of multiple podcasts, Jeremy joins Jesse today to talk about Disco, Symphonic Metal, and how he still struggles to narrow down his favorite bands. Paranormal the New Normal/Maniacal Music Musings Podcasts Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/54582... Our Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juggalobastar... Our Youtube Channel:/https://www.youtube.com/@maniacalmusicmusingspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special Father's Day and Pride Month episode, I'm joined by Vicki-Ann Bush. Vicki-Ann writes Young Adult Paranormal novels. She talks about her books, the inspiration for Alex, the 17 year old transgender boy who is the hero of her Alex McKenna series. We spend time talking about fathers and their influence in both our musical lives. We also spend some time at the start of the episode discussing our thoughts on the current political climate around the anger of those who are different. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen Hardy loves building community. She is the host of the "Fabulous Over 50" podcast and the "Medical Gaslighting" podcast. She and Jesse discuss her mission to help people take back their power, get creative, and tap into their inner wisdom. You can find more about her here https://jenhardy.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle M. Orsino is a fantasy novelist whose compelling word-weaving pays homage to a multitude of personal muses, from Chris Claremont and George Pérez (both famous comic book writers), to Anne Rice, Jim Henson and Wonder Woman. She joins Jesse today to talk her love of Wonder Woman, Nursing, how a chemo patient helped inspire her series and how her love of Cosplay lead to her being on the cover of her series in character. Find out more here! https://www.birthofthefae.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fascinated by nature since her earliest memories, Tigrilla Gardenia turned that passion into her vocation. In today's episode Jesse and Tigrilla go through her journey, how she almost worked for the FBI being a sound specialist, her work in IT and finally how she found a home in Damanhur, Italy. Find more about her work and to determine what is your spiritual plant go here https://tigrillagardenia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Himanish Goel returns to the podcast to talk about how graduating from College and living through a Pandemic Shut down changed how he has listened to music and what kind of music he is interested in. https://www.linkedin.com/in/himanish-goel/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Ulmer joins me to share his Springsteen fandom journey. We discuss his love for Bruce and how he's taken the mantle of his family business and worked hard to be there for his family. We discuss how Letter to You helped us to define our thoughts on the afterlife. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Musician and podcast patreon and great guy, Levi Petree returns to the podcast. In today's episode we catch up and Levi tries to summarize what Bruce means to him by picking out five song lyrics and sharing them. Which five would you pick? Find more about Levi here - http://www.levipetree.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robbie Phoenixx starts our discussion proclaiming he hatched and rose from the ashes of poverty to become a successful sales leader and now an expert in competitive intelligence and strategic marketing. We go from Business Talk, to arena/stadium business models as well as how Robbie has returned to one of his first loves making music with Sonic Octane @SonicBandFan. Find Robbie on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertzeas/ If you text Robbie to 33777, you will get a bundle of materials to help you with your goals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom Adams is an Executive Coach, Strategic Advisor and Thought Partner. Today we get off the business track and move to the bright side of the road as we discuss his love of the music of Van Morrison. Tom grew up in a household filled with gospel music and in the music Van Morrison he found a connection between the music of his youth and his love of Rock n Roll. You can find more about Tom here - https://tomadams.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Ton brings a unique perspective to technology, business and leadership. He is a sought-after Information Technology speaker, author and thought leader. Today he gets off the "business path" and takes an exile off Main Street so he can discuss his love of The Rolling Stones on today's episode of the podcast. Find out more about Jeff here https://jeffreyston.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jenn and Dave have been together going on 30 years. They host a wonderful podcast called In the Shadow of the Evening Tree (I wonder where they got that title?). Both of them are return guests. In this episode, we play a little catch up, in honor of Pride Month, we talk about the current political climate for the LGBTQIA+ community and talk about their trip to Dublin to see Bruce. Check out their podcast here - https://intheshadowoftheeveningtrees.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Luke Rossmo helps parents to get unstuck. He is a mindset and performance coach, speaker, writer, musician and performer. He shares his redemption story and his love of the Dave Matthew's Band. (We didn't get into this but the next time Luke is on, we will talk about this great cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTWc6Se4lsA) https://deeprootsmindsetperformance.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph Kay the host of Play That Rock 'n' Roll Podcast. He attended the Springsteen show in Milwaukee and his You Tube reaction video got a little bit of traction from Springsteen fans and haters. We had a fun talk about podcasting, music and of course the Mary Question! Email: [email protected] Podcast: https://playthatpodcast.podbean.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/playthatpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/playthatpodcast YouTube: youtube.com/c/playthatrocknroll Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rich LaMonica Is a 22-year veteran of the United States Army who was deployed on multiple occasions in support of the Global War on Terrorism. He retired in 2015 and went through an entire year of self-reflection as he transitioned to civilian life again. He is one of the hosts of The MisfitNation podcast, where they inspire everyone to be better humans with a focus on those who have served and the families of those active and veteran members of our military. He shares his memory of Bruce’s music and how the song Rooster by Alice in Chains has special meaning. https://www.themisfitnation.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wendy Malloy is an editor, writer, mother, and volunteer leader for the Florida Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense. In our discussion, she remembers her first boyfriend singing “Born to Run” to her. We share her brush with greatness with Bruce, her being at the first show after losing Danny and we discuss how she is OK with the set list not changing much, in fact she could care less. Around 43 minutes into our discussion we spend some time talking about the current state of gun violence in the US and how she is working with the Florida Chapter of Moms Demanding Action for Gun Sense. The weekend we are releasing this is National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend so it seemed the perfect time to release our discussion. #wearorange https://momsdemandaction.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deb Filcman @DebFilcman shares her Springsteen fandom with Jesse, talking about how she found his music, how his latest albums didn't speak to her the way earlier albums had spoken to her. She shares her thoughts on the current tour and what she was wanting/needing from this tour. You can find her toughts here https://www.blogness-brucespringsteen.net/post/review-bruce-springsteen-milwaukee-3-7-23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the founders of Indy Pop Con joins me to talk about pop culture, growing up watching Star Treks, do's and don'ts attending conventions and his answer to the Mary Question. Go to https://popcon.us/ to find out more details about PopCon Louisville 6/16 - 6/18 and PopCon Indy 8/25 - 8/27. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Shea joins Jesse to talk about working at SiriusXM, his musical fandom and his first book, All the Leaves Are Brown: How the Mamas & the Papas Came Together and Broke Apart Available now https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C26RHQL9/ref=docs-os-doi_0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Warren Zanes has worn many hats over the years, musician, scholor, writer, professor and music fan. Warren has done his share of interviews over the years and is currently promoting his amazing book about Nebraska. In today's discussion, Jesse and Warren take a drive through them county roads discussing a wide variety of topics including which Bruce album is the closest sister album to Nebraska. https://www.warren-zanes.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino Grigoriadis is a 3rd Generation Truck Driver and spent the first part of 2023 doing his part to keep the #Springsteentour2023 on track. He shares his story about getting his CDL licence, finding his love of Greek Music and a few stories from the road. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final Memorial Day Weekend Series of episodes, Timothy, Ed, Henrick, Jaclyn, Chris, Steve and Jesse discuss and debate the sweet 16 of what is the best song that Bruce Springsteen covers. Can you guess who got Gold, Silver and Bronze? The final standings https://challonge.com/s9v88xb0/standings Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special Memorial Day series of episodes, Jesse is joined by a group of former guests and Springsteen fans to discuss and debate what is the best song that Bruce Springsteen does that is a cover of some one elses song. In this 2nd of 3 episodes, We get down to the sweet sixteen. What favorites were left on the podcast floor, listen and find out! Our panel includes Timothy, Ed, Henrick, Jaclyn, Chris and Steve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices