Renegades: Born in the USA

2021 podcast series hosted by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen

Renegades: Born in the USA

Presentation
Hosted by|

* Barack Obama
* Bruce Springsteen

Production
No. of episodes| 8

Renegades: Born in the USA is a 2021 podcast series hosted by former U.S. president Barack Obama and singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen.

## Episodes[edit]

No.| Title| Runtime| Original air date

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1| "Our Unlikely Friendship"| 53 min| February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22)
2| "Race in the United States"| 42 min| February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22)
3| "American Music"| 42 min| March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01)
4| "Traveling the U.S. & Finding Home"| 45 min| March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)
5| "Money & The American Dream"| 48 min| March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)
6| "Relationships with Our Fathers & Masculinity"| 38 min| March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)
7| "Fatherhood"| 41 min| March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29)
8| "Looking Towards American Renewal"| 51 min| April 5, 2021 (2021-04-05)

## Production[edit]

President Barack Obama (back) awards Bruce Springsteen (front) the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November 2016.

Springsteen and Obama became friends on the campaign trail for Obama's 2008 United States presidential election campaign.[1] Dan Fierman, the head of Higher Ground Audio, said that Michelle Obama's experience producing The Michelle Obama Podcast influenced Barack's decision to launch a podcast.[2] In 2019, the Obama's production company, Higher Ground Productions, signed an exclusive podcast deal with Spotify.[3] Comcast and Dollar Shave Club sponsored the series.[4]

The first recording session took place on July 30, 2020.[2] The podcast was recorded at Springsteen's home in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey.[5]

## Reception[edit]

James Marriot for The Times rated the series four out of five stars.[6] Slate's Jody Rosen criticised the series, writing that the series "promises difficult conversations about race, but it avoids the actual difficulties".[5] Jon Garelick, writing on NBC News, criticised Obama and Springsteen for partnering with Spotify.[7] David Klion described the podcast as "bland" and "boring" in his review for The New Republic.[8]

## Book[edit]

In October 2021 a book was published based on this podcast.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Daly, Rhian (February 22, 2021). "Barack Obama launches 'Renegades: Born In The USA' podcast with Bruce Springsteen". NME. BandLab Technologies. ISSN 0028-6362. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
2. ^ a b Sisario, Ben (February 22, 2021). "Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen: The Latest Podcast Duo". The New York Times. ISSN 1553-8095. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
3. ^ Steele, Anne (June 6, 2019). "Barack and Michelle Obama Strike Podcasting Deal With Spotify". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. ISSN 0099-9660. OCLC 781541372. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
4. ^ Jarvey, Natalie (February 22, 2021). "Barack Obama, Bruce Springsteen Launch Spotify Podcast". The Hollywood Reporter. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on July 7, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
5. ^ a b Rosen, Jody (March 12, 2021). "Obama and Springsteen's Podcast Isn't What It Pretends to Be". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. OCLC 728292344. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
6. ^ Marriot, James (February 23, 2021). "Renegades: Born in the USA review — Springsteen and Obama are born to ruminate". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on April 1, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
7. ^ Garelick, Jon (February 26, 2021). "Obama-Springsteen Spotify podcast betrays its mission by using an exploitative platform". NBC News. Archived from the original on March 13, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
8. ^ Klion, David (March 3, 2021). "How Did Obama and Bruce Springsteen Make Such a Bland Podcast?". The New Republic. ISSN 2169-2416. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
9. ^ Obama, Barack; Springsteen, Bruce (2021). Renegades : born in the USA : dreams, myths, music (First ed.). New York. ISBN 978-0-593-23631-4. OCLC 1277044177.

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* Bibliography
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Music|

* Obama Girl
* "I Got a Crush... on Obama"
* "Barack the Magic Negro"
* will.i.am
* "Yes We Can"
* "There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama"
* "Sí Se Puede Cambiar"
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* "Deadheads for Obama"
* "Air and Simple Gifts"
* Change Is Now
* Hope! – Das Obama Musical
* "Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney"
* Barack's Dubs
* "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"

Film, TV,
and stage|

* By the People: The Election of Barack Obama (2009)
* Change (2010)
* Obama Anak Menteng (2010)
* 2016: Obama's America (2012)
* The Road We've Traveled (2012)
* Southside with You (2016)
* Hillary and Clinton (2016)
* Barry (2016)
* America's Great Divide (2020)
* We the People (2021)
* Renegades: Born in the USA (2021)
* Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union (2021)
* The First Lady (2022)
* Picturing the Obamas (2022)

Other media|

* Social media use
* Artists for Obama
* "Hope" poster
* "Joker" poster
* Hair Like Mine
* Situation Room
* Iman Crosson
* President Barack Obama (2018 portrait)
* Obama logo
* In comics

Related|

* Barack Obama Day (Illinois)
* Obama Day (Kenya)
* Awards and honors
* Namesakes
* Higher Ground Productions
* "One Last Time (44 Remix)"

* ← George W. Bush
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* Ernest Carter
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Studio albums|

* Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
* The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle (1973)
* Born to Run (1975)
* Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
* The River (1980)
* Nebraska (1982)
* Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
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* Human Touch (1992)
* Lucky Town (1992)
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* Working on a Dream (2009)
* Wrecking Ball (2012)
* High Hopes (2014)
* Western Stars (2019)
* Letter to You (2020)
* Only the Strong Survive (2022)

Live albums|

* Live 1975–85 (1986)
* In Concert/MTV Plugged (1993)
* Live in New York City (2001)
* Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2006)
* Live in Dublin (2007)
* Springsteen on Broadway (2018)
* The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2021)

Bruce Springsteen
Archives|

* Apollo Theater 3/09/12 (2014)
* The Agora, Cleveland 1978 (2015)
* Tower Theater, Philadelphia 1975 (2015)
* Nassau Coliseum, New York 1980 (2015)
* Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 (2015)
* LA Sports Arena, California 1988 (2015)
* Schottenstein Center, Ohio 2005 (2015)
* Ippodromo delle Capannelle, Rome 2013 (2015)
* Arizona State University, Tempe 1980 (2015)
* The Christic Shows 1990 (2016)
* HSBC Arena, Buffalo, NY, 11/22/09 (2016)
* Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MO, 8/23/08 (2017)
* Olympiastadion, Helsinki, July 31, 2012 (2017)
* Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA 10/20/09 (2017)
* Palace Theatre, Albany 1977 (2017)
* Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY 1977 (2017)
* King's Hall, Belfast March 19, 1996 (2017)
* The Summit, Houston, TX December 8, 1978 (2017)
* The Live Series: Songs of the Road (2018)
* The Live Series: Songs of Friendship (2019)
* The Live Series: Songs of Hope (2019)
* The Live Series: Songs of Love (2019)
* The Live Series: Songs from Around the World (2019)
* The Live Series: Songs Under Cover (2020)

Soundtracks|

* Western Stars – Songs from the Film (2019)

Compilations|

* Greatest Hits (1995)
* 18 Tracks (1999)
* The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003)
* Greatest Hits (2009)
* The Promise (2010)
* Collection: 1973–2012 (2013)
* Chapter and Verse (2016)

Box sets|

* The Born in the U.S.A. 12" Single Collection (1985)
* Tracks (1998)
* The Collection (2004)
* Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition (2005)
* The Collection 1973–1984 (2010)
* The Promise: The Darkness on the Edge of Town Story (2010)
* The Album Collection Vol. 1 1973–1984 (2014)
* The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (2015)

EPs|

* Live Collection (1987)
* Chimes of Freedom (1988)
* Blood Brothers (1996)
* PBS Exclusive (2007)
* Magic Tour Highlights (2008)
* American Beauty (2014)

Singles|

* "Blinded by the Light" (1973)
* "Spirit in the Night" (1973)
* "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" (1974)
* "Born to Run" (1975)
* "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" (1976)
* "Prove It All Night" (1978)
* "Badlands" (1978)
* "The Promised Land" (1978)
* "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" (1979)
* "Hungry Heart" (1980)
* "Fade Away" (1981)
* "Sherry Darling" (1981)
* "The River" (1981)
* "Cadillac Ranch" (1981)
* "Point Blank" (1981)
* "Atlantic City" (1982)
* "Open All Night" (1982)
* "Dancing in the Dark" (1984)
* "Cover Me" (1984)
* "Born in the U.S.A." (1984)
* "I'm on Fire" (1985)
* "Glory Days" (1985)
* "I'm Goin' Down" (1985)
* "My Hometown" (1985)
* "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (1985)
* "War" (1986)
* "Fire" (1987)
* "Brilliant Disguise" (1987)
* "Tunnel of Love" (1987)
* "One Step Up" (1988)
* "Tougher Than the Rest" (1988)
* "Spare Parts" (1988)
* "Human Touch" (1992)
* "57 Channels (And Nothin' On)" (1992)
* "Better Days" (1992)
* "Streets of Philadelphia" (1994)
* "Secret Garden" (1995)
* "The Ghost of Tom Joad" (1996)
* "Sad Eyes" (1999)
* "The Rising" (2002)
* "Lonesome Day" (2002)
* "Waitin' on a Sunny Day" (2003)
* "Devils & Dust" (2005)
* "Radio Nowhere" (2007)
* "Girls in Their Summer Clothes" (2008)
* "Working on a Dream" (2008)
* "My Lucky Day" (2008)
* "The Wrestler" (2009)
* "We Take Care of Our Own" (2012)
* "Death to My Hometown" (2012)
* "High Hopes" (2013)
* "Just Like Fire Would" (2014)
* "Hello Sunshine" (2019)
* "There Goes My Miracle" (2019)
* "Tucson Train" (2019)
* "Western Stars" (2019)
* "Letter to You" (2020)
* "Ghosts" (2020)
* "I'll See You in My Dreams" (2020)
* "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" (2022)
* "Nighshift" (2022)
* "Don't Play That Song" (2022)
* "Turn Back the Hands of Time" (2022)

Charting songs|

* "Be True" (1981)
* "Ramrod" (1981)
* "Nebraska" (1982)
* "Johnny 99" (1982)
* "No Surrender" (1984)
* "Bobby Jean" (1984)
* "Stand on It" (1985)
* "Trapped" (live) (1985)
* "Because the Night" (live) (1986)
* "Chimes of Freedom" (live) (1988)
* "Youngstown" (1995)
* "American Skin (41 Shots)" (2001)
* "Pay Me My Money Down" (2006)
* "Long Walk Home" (2006)
* "My City of Ruins" (2011)
* "Rocky Ground" (2012)
* "The Power of Prayer" (2020)

Other
notable songs|

* "Growin' Up" (1973)
* "For You" (1973)
* "Incident on 57th Street" (1973)
* "The Fever" (1973)
* "Thunder Road" (1975)
* "Night" (1975)
* "Backstreets" (1975)
* "She's the One" (1975)
* "Meeting Across the River" (1975)
* "Jungleland" (1975)
* "Adam Raised a Cain" (1978)
* "Racing in the Street" (1978)
* "Darkness on the Edge of Town" (1978)
* "Stay" (1979)
* "The Ties That Bind" (1980)
* "Independence Day" (1980)
* "Out in the Street" (1980)
* "Stolen Car" (1980)
* "Wreck on the Highway" (1980)
* "Highway Patrolman" (1982)
* "Darlington County" (1984)
* "Working on the Highway" (1984)
* "Downbound Train" (1984)
* "Pink Cadillac" (1984)
* "Jersey Girl" (1986)
* "Light of Day" (1993)
* "The New Timer" (1995)
* "Land of Hope and Dreams" (2012)
* "Hunter of Invisible Game" (2014)
* "Chinatown" (2020)

Video releases|

* Video Anthology / 1978–88 (1989)
* In Concert/MTV Plugged (1992)
* Blood Brothers (1996)
* The Complete Video Anthology / 1978–2000 (2001)
* Live in New York City (2001)
* Live in Barcelona (2003)
* VH1 Storytellers (2005)
* Wings for Wheels (2005)
* Hammersmith Odeon London '75 (2005)
* Live in Dublin (2007)
* Magic Tour Highlights (2008)
* London Calling: Live in Hyde Park (2010)
* The Promise: The Making of Darkness on the Edge of Town (2010)
* Springsteen & I (2013)
* Born in the U.S.A. Live: London 2013 (2014)
* A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (2014)
* Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes (2014)
* High Hopes in South Africa (2014)
* Hunter of Invisible Game (2014)

Concerts|

* Born to Run tours (1974–77)
* Darkness Tour (1978)
* The River Tour (1980–81)
* Born in the U.S.A. Tour (1984–85)
* Tunnel of Love Express (1988)
* Human Rights Now! (1988)
* Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour (1992–93)
* Ghost of Tom Joad Tour (1995–97)
* Reunion Tour (1999–2000)
* Rising Tour (2002–03)
* Vote for Change (2004)
* Devils & Dust Tour (2005)
* Seeger Sessions Band Tour (2006)
* Magic Tour (2007–08)
* Working on a Dream Tour (2009)
* Wrecking Ball World Tour (2012–13)
* High Hopes Tour (2014)
* The River Tour (2016)
* Summer '17 (2017)
* Springsteen on Broadway (2017–18, 2021)
* 2023 Tour (2023)

Related people|

* Jessica Springsteen
* Pamela Springsteen
* Jon Landau
* John Hammond
* Mike Appel
* Phil Petillo
* Marie Castello
* Southside Johnny
* Brendan O'Brien
* Ron Aniello
* Toby Scott
* Bob Clearmountain
* Chuck Plotkin
* Jimmy Iovine
* Dave Marsh
* Eric Meola
* Frank Stefanko
* Lynn Goldsmith
* Annie Leibovitz
* Danny Clinch

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* Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska
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