Set Lusting Bruce: The Springsteen Podcast

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: PlayThatPodcast@gmail.com  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

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. We start with almost 100 songs and over the next three days, we will get it down to our top 16, then 8, then final 4! Our panel includes Timothy, Ed, Henrick, Jaclyn, Chris and Steve Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerard Longo joins Jesse to talk about Gerard's journey from Athlete, to classically trained vocalist to brodcasting to podcasting. We discuss his passion for helping others, his family, his music and in his many charitable causes. Find more about Gerard at his website https://undergroundmusiccollective.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying to define Jayne Wesler is a dauting task, she has been and continues to be a author, coach, speaker, a licensed clinical social worker, attorney and of course Springsteen fan. We talk her many careers, her books, and how her brother introduced her to Bruce’s music. https://jaynewesler.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alec Reyna @alecreyna98is a fellow DFWer who is a young adult into Springsteen. He joins Jesse to talk about how he discovered Springsteen. The way that Bruce’s songs have affected and how he has become a major influence in his life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Hayden OfficerWho89 joins Jesse from St. Louis (still too soon to talk about Game 6 in 2014). Mark is a 2nd generation fan who shares stories from his musical journey and of course his answer to the Mary Question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter George is a professional speaker and coach who has been speaking on stage for 36 years. For half of that time, he has been coaching professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs to become more effective speakers. Despite growing up with a lisp and stutter, Peter found his passion for public speaking and helping others achieve their goals through communication. He shares stories of his passion and of his love of Eric Clapton's music especially Eric's guitar playing . https://petergeorgepublicspeaking.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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