Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast

In our 4th Jackson Cage Match episode Jesse is joined by Andre Prevost to debate Darkness on the Edge of Town and Long Walk Home.  Two great songs, one a classic and the other from a Modern classic Magic.  Please let us know if we get it right.     The 100th episode of Set Lusting Bruce is happening soon.  I would love for you to send a voice mail congratulating the podcast and/or some comments ab...

There was a party happening in the Wonderbar on Sunday 5/21 where over 200 hundred Spring-Nuts got together from across the world to share some laughter, some tears, a lot of music and many, many hugs.  Here is an episode with Amy, Howie and Julie sharing some of their special moments of the weekend. Next year, I will be there!   https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpringNuts/permalink/154927639845589...

On this week’s episode, Jesse shares his top live Bruce Springsteen moments and reads listeners lists as well.  Hope you enjoy our thoughts and hope they bring back happy memories of you seeing Bruce and the band live.   Please download and share with your friends.  If you could take a few minutes to go to iTunes or where ever you download the podcast and subscribe, plus leave the show a review, i...

As we continue to celebrate Born to Run Album week with a 2nd Jackson Cage Match episode.  Today Jesse is joined by Dale Hosak and they go right to the top.  They skip the many weeks of matches and go straight to the mother of all questions – Thunder Road or Born to Run!  Talk about an impossible choice!  However they do their best to pick one.  Let us know if we got it right or if we messed up to...

This week is the Born to Run Album Jackson Cage Match episodes.  In today’s episode Jesse is joined by John Kelly from the Facebook page BruceBook and they debate Backstreets and Jungleland.  They debate two sentimental favorites and come up with their pick of which of the two songs win, they read comments from fans and also talk about the upcoming Brucebook convention happening in September.   Le...

On this week’s episode of Set Lusting Bruce, Jesse is joined by Josh Reinitz & Kris DeBlasio.  They talk their long time friendship, their Springsteen story and how Kris puts a little Bruce into his classroom!  Please download and share the episode. Out 100th episode is coming up.  Please send thoughts, feedback, cheers or jeers to SetLustingBruce@Gmail.com or leave a voice mail at 214-736-3121 Le...

Two songs enter, one one song leaves, Bella joins Jesse in a special Seeger themed song cage off.  They discuss This Land is your Land and We shall Overcome.  We come to a consensus, did we get it right?  Let us know by leaving a voice mail at 214-736-3121 or send us an email at SetLustingBruce@gmail.com Bella’s Twitter – @Bellapori Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choic...

As a small way to express his thanks for all the love and support given to Jesse when he was in the hospital and to celebrate a new month, we will be putting out a few episodes of Set Lusting Bruce this week.  First off we have Craig from South Africa who joins Jesse for a 2nd visit.  They discuss Craig’s thoughts on The River tour, Bruce’s book and Craig’s hope for the band returning to South Afr...

In September there is a party going down in Asbury Park New Jersey and you do need a ticket but we want you to come on board!  John J. Kelly joins Jesse today to talk about the Official 2017 Brucebook Convention happing in Asbury Park – September 22-24th. https://www.facebook.com/groups/112987355386159/?ref=bookmarks    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Set Lusting Bruce, Jesse is visited by a friend from the past.  Niki aka Sarah Johns went to High School with Jesse and they spend some time talking about AM and Top 40 radio back in the day.  Sarah is a radio host on Rock 101! KKGB-FM 101.3FM .  She talks about her musical journey and her favorite songs and some special memories meeting some of our classic rock heroes.   Also the 100...

As Jesse is going through his chemo treatments, he’s finding more time to record Set Lusting Bruce episodes.  In this week’s episode he’s joined by Jeff Calaway who also lives in the DFW area.  They talk about growing up in a small town, listening to the local sports station, how Bruce and Merle Haggard’s music have many similarities and in a post credits discussion father and son bonding activiti...

With all that is going on, I thought we could use a good laugh.  Ross Murray wrote a great column giving Mary’s version of the song Thunder Road.  It made me laugh and I couldn’t resist mashing the song and his column together.  I asked Karen who was my cohost on Storming the Castle to read Mary’s part.  I hope I did the column and the song justice.  I know that Karen is great as Mary.   Hope you...

One of Bruce’s passions is raising money for food banks across the country.   He’s also a big supporter of WhyHunger the charity 4 founded in 1975 by the late musician Harry Chapin and Radio DJ Bill Ayres on the fundamental belief that access to nutritious food is a human right and hunger is a solvable problem in a world of abundance https://whyhunger.org/    A group of fans have decided to collec...

After an unplanned hospital stay, Jesse is back talking Bruce Springsteen & all that implies.  In this week's episode he is joined by Peter Chianca from Blogness on the Edge of Town discussing the blog's recent reader poll about what are the most Springsteen type songs of Bruce's songs.   It is always great to visit with Peter and they discuss their own choices and the reader's choices.    Learn m...

As many of you may have read, Jesse has been diagnosed with Colon Cancer.  His diagnosis is positive and he appreciates all the love and support. This episode was recorded the week before he found out that he was ill.   Donna with Bruce Funds sat down with him and they talked about the Springsteen community and the healing power of Bruce’s music and the love that our fandom has for each other.   ...

As you may have seen on social media, Jesse is having a little health bump in his life and wanted to send out a quick note to the listeners saying thanks for their love, well wishes and prayers.  No Retreat No Surrender Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode of Set Lusting Bruce, Jesse is joined by Michael for a 2nd visit. This time the stories are less about the Springsteen middle school club but more about Michael’s personal Springsteen journey.  They talk about how to stretch your concert going dollar and how sometimes you find yourself in a new city wondering how the heck will you get back home.    Michael’s email - mtelesca@...

In this week’s episode Jesse talks to Astrophysicist grad student Jessica who just might have taken the greatest Bruce Springsteen selfie ever! Hope you enjoy her story of seeing her first Springsteen show with her Dad and how a simple photo went viral! Please share the episode on your social media sites and please go to iTunes to rate and review us!   Jessica’s Twitter @thatastrokitten  Jesse’s T...

In this week’s episode Jesse is joined by Steven “checked shirt guy” Strauss. He shares his Springsteen story. His Bruce journey started on an actual journey with his Father being forced to go to a Springsteen show and Steven became “Trapped” and you can imagine the rest of the story. Enjoy Steven’s story and please share the episode on your various social media platforms. Also please go to iTunes...

Love is in the air on a special Valentine’s Day episode of the podcast.  Jesse is joined by frequent guest Jay Armstrong discussing their 5 favorite Bruce love songs.  As usual, Jay outshines Jesse in his selections but we hope you enjoy our choices.  Tell us what would be your choices either on Twitter @SetLustingBruce or on our Facebook Page Set Lusting Bruce https://www.facebook.com/SetLustingB...

This week Jesse is joined by Michael Anthony a passionate Bruce fan who loves music and has an unofficial record that is pretty impressive. He’s also been the student advisor of several Bruce Springsteen clubs in middle schools. Hope you enjoy the discussion and look for a follow up episode soon where Michael talks about some of his other Bruce Stories. Michael’s email - mtelesca@yahoo.com Jesse’s...

In today’s episode, Jesse shares a story that proves the magic and healing power of Rock n’ Roll. He talks to J’aimee Brooker whose son Adam has a very special relationship with Bruce’s music. We often talk about the importance music and specificlly Bruce’s music plays in our life but in this case Bruce’s music gave Adam his voice and his joy. Please listen, please share, please help Adam meet Bru...

On this week’s episode, Jesse is joined by British Filmmaker Daniel Johnson who is in the process of producing a wonderful web series that holds up an unflattering at times mirror to we Springsteen fans.  They talk about Daniel’s Springsteen journey, some of his earlier films, their mutual love of The Apartment & the quirks of being a Springsteen fan.   Please download and share with your friends....

This week Jesse is joined by Susan Hampton.  Susan attended her first (but hopefully not last) Springsteen show on her 60th birthday in April 2016. She shares her story on how she found Bruce, the kindness of her son and how modern tech helped her to discover a hidden love of music. Please go to iTunes to subscribe to the podcast and to give us a review.   Susan’s Twitter @SHampton Jesse’s Twitter...

In this week’s episode, Jesse goes back up north to visit with another Canadian Bruce Bud, Craig Colby.  Craig talks about his childhood in Canada (after being born in the USA), his storytelling career and his Springsteen journey.  Craig also has a very unique answer to the question “Did Mary get in the car?”   Here is his Mom’s column that helped me to find Craig  http://www.chroniclejournal.com/...