Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast

Host Jesse Jackson welcomes returning guest Arlen Schumer, who discusses his Twilight Zone book and debates standout episodes including “Eye of the Beholder,” “To Serve Man,” and “Walking Distance,” while previewing a September webinar deconstructing “Shadow Play.” Schumer then shares his opening-day visit to the newly renamed Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, praising its first-class architecture, interior design, and dense, well-presented exhibits, including a detail about matching wood to Bruce’s guitar. The conversation ranges into Springsteen’s influences, the “Boss” nickname, Bruce’s cultural stature compared with Elvis, Dylan, The Beatles, and Hendrix, and the role of managers Mike Appel and Jon Landau in his career. Schumer also notes rising interest from Black audiences via reaction videos and plugs his website and upcoming events.
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00:00 Patreon Thanks
01:29 Meet Arlen
02:03 Twilight Zone Favorites
07:47 Serling Legacy Today
11:13 Twilight Zone Meets Bruce
13:07 Springsteen Center Opens
14:21 Design Details Tour
20:48 Why Not The Boss
21:48 Bruce As The King
27:06 Biopic Scenes And Myth
30:02 Appel Hammond Landau
36:28 Appel Versus Landau
38:11 Outtakes And Alternate Albums
39:17 Bruce As Generational Icon
41:10 Dylan Beatles And Jungleland
48:05 Modesty Influences And Museum
51:47 Unreleased Songs Deep Dive
54:59 Archives Beyond Bruce
56:42 Race Audience And Reaction Videos
01:02:47 Where To Find Arlen
01:03:51 Twilight Zone Events
01:06:47 Farewell And Listener Outro

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Jesse Jackson and his friend Ken Schaeferdiscuss Apple TV’s Widow’s Bay after Ken watches it, comparing its supernatural-small-town premise to Haven. Then they pivot to loving Galavant and memorable musical TV episodes (Buffy’s “Once More, with Feeling” and Strange New Worlds). They briefly touch on accents, songwriting for TV, and plan to discuss Supergirl next month.

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Host Jesse Jackson welcomes Sam Sodomsky, senior editor at Pitchfork and musician behind The Bird Calls, to discuss how a childhood encounter with a “Dancing in the Dark” parody sparked a lifelong Springsteen obsession that led him to guitar, songwriting, and writing about music. Sam shares growing up in Reading, Pennsylvania, collecting bootlegs and books, and even creating a mock Springsteen biography, then traces his path through blogging, an MFA in nonfiction at Columbia, and a decade at Pitchfork. He recounts standout Wrecking Ball Tour memories, including receiving Bruce’s harmonica, singing “Waiting on a Sunny Day” at Jazz Fest, and briefly meeting Bruce and Jon Landau backstage in London. Sam also talks about his new record “Take Leave,” his interest in poetry, his thoughts on Tracks II, and answers the “Thunder Road” question.

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00:00 Podcast Intro

00:39 Opening Lyrics Montage

02:22 Meet Sam From Pitchfork

03:35 Growing Up In Reading

04:49 Why Bruce Hit Home

07:57 From Fan To Musician

09:40 Books Bootlegs And Obsession

12:08 Counting Shows And Setlists

14:50 Wrecking Ball Tour Stories

17:05 Onstage At Jazz Fest

20:39 Meeting Bruce Backstage

22:17 Pitchfork Writing Journey

25:08 Brian Wilson Tribute Essay

27:04 Beach Boys Mythos

28:49 Writing Beyond Journalism

30:11 Dream Interviews

31:25 Learning Songcraft

33:17 Springsteen Album Lessons

36:41 New Album Take Leave

40:20 Tracks II Deep Dive

45:30 Future Music Plans

47:23 Thunder Road Mary

50:59 Wrap Up And Plugs
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