Set Lusting Bruce: The Springsteen Podcast

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: 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