Set Lusting Bruce: The Springsteen Podcast

Leah Elson loves science and she thinks the rest of us should love it as well. In her career as a science communicator she has developed "60 seconds of Science" and "Reel Science." Leah and I discussed a wide range of topics including Leah's love of depressing Russian Literature at a young age, why she quit as a sportscaster and decided to pursue science by attending Harvard and that taught her if you are unhappy with your life pivot. She recently published a book called There are (no) stupid questions in science.  To learn more about my wonderful guest go here https://www.leahelson.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Diane Foy has had many work lives, a fashion photographer, a makeup artist and an arts and entertainment publicist. She now uses this background and works with musical artists to help then develop their brand purpose. She joins Jesse to share her story and to talk about her love of Janet Jackson's music. Check out Diane here https://dianefoy.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorraine Mangione and Donna Luff join Jesse to share stories from their Springsteen fandom and talk about the origins of their amazing book Mary Climbs In: The Journeys of Bruce Springsteen's Women Fans. Mary Climbs In illuminates this once overlooked but increasingly important and multi-faceted conversation about female audiences for Springsteen’s music. Drawing on unique surveys of fans themselves, the study offers insight into women’s experiences in their own voices. Here is the Amazon Link https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Climbs-Journeys-Bruce-Springsteens/dp/1978827180 find the book where ever you get your books! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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