None But The Brave

In the season finale of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the massive year that fans of Bruce Springsteen had in 2025. Bruce released two long awaited box sets, toured Europe, had a biopic released, and put himself firmly in the cultural conversation with his thoughts on the state of America at the moment. Later in the episode, Hal and Flynn look at what might be a...

In this NBTB Springsteen Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the special 2025 Christmas release from the series, which was recorded on December 31, 1975 at The Tower Theater in Philadelphia. The triumphant final night of a 4 show stand that concluded a year that saw Bruce's career take off following the release of Born To Run. The show was originally released in 2...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean conclude their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the seventh episode in a series that looks at each of the seven albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to the LA Garage Sessions from 1983, which is material that Bruce recorded shortly after the release of Nebraska. He moved to Los Angeles...

In this NBTB Springsteen Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by long time fan and former Backstreets Magazine contributor, Glenn Radecki, to discuss the December 2025 release from the series, a show from the Wrecking Ball Tour recorded live in Turku on May 8, 2013. The show is filled with surprises and is most known for featuring the one and only performance of...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the sixth episode in a series that will look at each of the seven albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to Perfect World, which is the most rocking album of the set and is comprised of a group of songs that Bruce had been holding onto that...

In this NBTB Springsteen Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the November 2025 release from the series, a show from the Magic Tour recorded live in Oakland on October 26, 2007. Only the second show released from the opening leg of the tour, the show features a compact ultra-tight setlist including the final performance ever of Racing In The Street with Danny Feder...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska '82 Extended Edition box set that was released on October 24th. In this episode, they give their thoughts on the acoustic outtakes disc. Later, they also discuss the 2025 Ct. Basie performance of Nebraska in its entirety and the remastered version of the...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean talk about Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which was written and directed by Scott Cooper. The film stars Jeremy Allen White as Bruce and Jeremy Strong as Jon Landau. It focuses on Bruce's life in 1982 and 1983, a period that Hal and Flynn have discussed in great detail over the life of the podcast and they h...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the release of Electric Nebraska, which is part of Bruce Springsteen's new Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition box set. Springsteen fans have been waiting almost four decades to hear the E Street Band takes of songs from the Nebraska LP. Hal and Flynn take a deep dive into the 8 songs and discuss their significa...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the fifth episode in a series that will look at each of the seven albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to Twilight Hours, which was written in tandem with Western Stars. Bruce has described it as orchestra driven mid-century noir. For more...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the latest release from the Springsteen Archive Series, the show from Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, NJ on July 6, 1981. It's not only an amazing show but it also provides a perfect lead in to the release of the new film about the making of Nebraska, Deliver Me From Nowhere, that arrives in theater...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the fourth episode in a series that will look at each of the 7 albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to Faithless. According to Bruce, this was a record he wrote mainly over a two week period in Florida and it is music for an as yet unprodu...

In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean recount the events that took place at the Bruce Springsteen Archives & Center For American Music’s symposium in honor of the 50th anniversary of Born To Run. The episode opens with Hal and Flynn discussing the two song performance that closed the festivities on Saturday that included all surviving members of the...

In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the stunning announcement that Bruce Springsteen will release a Nebraska box set on October 17th and it will contain two discs of unreleased outtakes including electric Nebraska. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by Di...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the third episode in a series that will look at each of the 7 albums in the box. This episode focuses on the Inyo LP. According to Bruce, this was a record he wrote during long drives along the California aqueduct on his way to Death Valley or Yos...

On the 50th anniversary of the release of Bruce Springsteen's landmark album Born To Run, None But The Brave co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the impact the record has had on their lives. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first y...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the second episode in a series that will look at each of the seven albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to Somewhere North Of Nashville, the famed "daytime" album that was mostly recorded simultaneously with the "nighttime" Ghost Of Tom Jo...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Peter Ames Carlin, author of the new book Tonight In Jungleland, which tells the inside story of the making of Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to suppo...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the first episode in a series that will look at each of the 7 albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to 1994's Streets Of Philadelphia Sessions, an album that achieved nearly mythical status as it sat in the vaults for over 30 years. For mor...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean wrap up their coverage of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2025 Land Of Hope And Dreams Tour. They start with the tour closer in Milan and then the episode focuses mainly on the wild and stormy night on June 24th in San Sebastián, which Hal attended. In the second half of the show, Hal and Flynn discuss the...

In this special preview of the monthly Patreon exclusive series NBTB Archive Look Back, where we take a look at each Springsteen Archive that was released prior to the start of the podcast in September, 2019, Hal and Flynn discuss the legendary final night of the Reunion Tour, which took place at Madison Square Garden on July 1, 2000. 25 years ago today! Hal and Flynn were both there and have the...

In an episode of None But The Brave many years in the making, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean have heard Tracks 2, Bruce Springsteen’s massive 7 disc box of “lost albums,” and they are very excited to talk about it. In this 60 minute overview of the box, Hal and Flynn provide listeners with their first impressions of each album and discuss potential listening routes through the material. Ea...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Sunday Love, the sixth song to be released from Bruce Springsteen's upcoming box set, Tracks 2. This one is off the Twilight Hours LP. Later, they reveal their plan for their upcoming Tracks 2 episodes and also discuss the latest 2025 tour show from Berlin. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, we're in between releases from Tracks 2 so co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean turn their attention to the 2025 LOHAD Tour, which is currently ongoing in Europe. First, they are joined by their friend Jeremy Neuer, who reports on the Marseilles show and then Daniel John returns to the podcast to discuss the very big happenings over the weekend in Liv...

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean start by discussing Adelita, the fifth song to be released from Bruce Springsteen's upcoming box set, Tracks 2. In the second half of the show, they give their thoughts on the surprise release of a new EP called Land Of Hope And Dreams, which features selections from the 2025 tour opener in Manchester that highligh...