Set Lusting Bruce: The Springsteen Podcast

Amy Scruggs @amyscruggssd is a nationally known country music artist, a successful sales and media coach, the mother of 4 and a former TV host. She joins Jesse to talk about her passions, her latest album and green M&M's. Find out more about her music here - https://www.amyscruggsmusic.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zack Morrison @zackmorrison18 is a comedy writer and filmmaker from New Jersey, currently living in Los Angeles. He is the writer and director of Everything's Fine: A Panic Attack in D Major, a 2019 Television Academy student Emmy winner. He joins Jesse to talk about his film making and his Springsteen fandom. Check out his work at https://www.zackmorrison.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few voice mails from fans talking about the first few shows of the current Springsteen tour. Let you voice be heard - call 469-249-2442   Photo by Alec Solomita Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike @mikecagley is a fellow DFW resident and in today's episode we get very Sportsy. We do talk a little music but we spend a great deal talking about covering Sports, his podcast and radio show and heaven help us the Dallas Cowboys.  https://illiniguys.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We wrap up February and talk about the podcast plans for March.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erik Lin @MusingsForest joins Jesse on the podcast to discuss their thoughts on Bruce’s music and Springsteen’s influence on his creativity.  They thinks that Bruce’s relationship with nonwhite audiences is a nuanced, tricky and important topic.   As a child of Taiwanese parents and a native New Jersians ,Erik had diverse influences growing up.        Please check out Erik’s You Tube Page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGY71Ml4zRE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Mahony @MahoneyReturns has played in a few bands, in Mahoney & The Moment with my wife who is from New York and we play Folk: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3CYHwXYkHNSY2yn9IMjLDG… and The Milkshakes a very E Street style band that play Rock & Roll: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0CcMVf1ffagHQkNabCAbh8… He also does a monthly comedy podcast interviewing other grass roots artists called A Bev with Stev: https://pod.link/1165101919 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Josh Mensch has a long and successful career as a TV Documentarian. His newest career is writing best selling histories that read like novels with his fellow writer Brad Meltzer. Their last book is The Nazi Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Roosevelt, Stalin, And Churchill. We discuss their writing styles and get into his love of music including Bruce's early albums.  The book can be fournd here - https://www.amazon.com/Nazi-Conspiracy-Secret-Roosevelt-Churchill/dp/1250777267  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A self proclaimed "Old School" Springsteen fan takes over the Set Lusting Bruce Channel and shares his thoughts on the Austin Set List. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alex Markham @byAlexmarkham joins me from Valencia Spain to tak about his writing and his Springsteen fandom. Check out his writing at https://byalexmarkham.medium.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stefan Stevenson @StefanVersusTex Is a Former reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for 25 years and he continues to Freelance. He covered the Dallas stop of the new tour, here https://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/article272399133.html?taid=63e79159be05cf00017811d2&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source= We have a great talk about a wide variety of subjects. We recorded this a few weeks before the Dallas show.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bruce Springsteen and a short handed E Street Band played the American Airline's Center in Dallas Texas on Feb 10, 2023. They were missing Steve, Soozie and Patti. The band worked extra hard knowing that they were a little light in the line up. Here is my thoughts.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Randy Andrews loves to make people laugh. He uses his skills to motivate, entertain and to inspire. He has a new podcast where he uses music to explore his guest's life. Find it here  https://open.spotify.com/show/17FAGWMxBPLKRdNK5biKry?si=e0539bd6033245ae  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen had reached out to the Spring-Nuts group sharing the story behind the Say Hi to Max book, after talking to Max's family, I knew I needed to hear Jen's story as well. She shares her long time Springsteen fandom and stories from shows and her favorite songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few voices mails from fans sharing their thoughts on the opening night of the 2023 tour.  You can leave your thoughts by calling ‪(469) 249-2442‬  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all wanted to be where the Bands were last night.  It sounds like the fans in Tampa were treated to a great show (duh!).  Here is my thoughts on the set list.  If you want to be spoiler free of what might get played during upcoming stops on the tour, please skip this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Luis Viera @CouncilmanViera is the Tampa City Councilman for District 7. He wrote a guest editorial in the local Tampa paper talking about why Bruce Springsteen matters and who him touring again is a big deal. The Councilman joins me to talk about his love Bruce's music and how Born in the USA speaks to him as a Cuban American. https://www.cltampa.com/music/ahead-of-bruce-springsteens-tour-launch-in-tampa-city-councilman-luis-viera-reflects-on-the-importance-of-the-boss-14997987 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aron @aronkozin returns to the podcast after too long of an absence. We catch up on his youtube channel, discuss our plans for the 2023 tour and make plans to do a Springsteen Heardle Live! https://www.youtube.com/live/TcqlBuIVwhs?feature=share Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eden Levin joins me from Germany via Israel.  She is an entrepreneur, Female entrepreneurs meetup organizer and the lead singer for the Swing Metal Band Shoo Bee Doom.  She joins me to talk about her musical journey, how she misses the food from her home in Jerusalem and we discuss the inspiration of their new single Old School Medicine.  Find more about the band here = https://linktr.ee/shoobeedoom check out the single here - https://youtu.be/PwOgPUN-3c4   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Alba @jonalba returns to give Jesse and them a chance to catch up. They talk Letter to You, Only the Strong and the 2023 Tour! https://www.patreon.com/WrestlingAccordingToAlba   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices