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Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast

Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast

Written by: Jesse Jackson
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🎙️ Set Lusting Bruce is more than a podcast—it's a celebration of connection through the music of Bruce Springsteen. Hosted by longtime contact center leader and community builder Jesse Jackson, each episode invites fans from all walks of life to share their personal stories, favorite lyrics, and the moments where Bruce’s music met them right where they were. Whether you're a die-hard E Street devotee or someone who just discovered Thunder Road, this show is your backstage pass to heartfelt conversations, unexpected insights, and the kind of camaraderie only music can spark. From tales of redemption and resilience to laughter over setlist debates, Set Lusting Bruce is where fandom becomes family. Because as Bruce once sang, “We learned more from a three-minute record than we ever learned in school.” Proud Member of the Pantheon Podcast Network.2015-2023 Jesse Jackson Music
Episodes
  • "Harmonizing Passion: John Gulla on Music, Rum, and Firefly Fandom"

    "Harmonizing Passion: John Gulla on Music, Rum, and Firefly Fandom"
    Aug 6 2026
    Host Jesse Jackson welcomes John Gulla to Set Lusting Bruce for a wide-ranging conversation beyond Springsteen. John, a Miami native, describes discovering music early, teaching himself by ear, forming a high-school a cappella group that pursued recording contracts and moved from Miami to New York and Washington, DC, before he left the group around age 25 due to financial realities and marketing challenges. He discusses choosing bass guitar, being left-handed, and returning to the University of Miami by working there to complete a Classics degree and a master’s. A devoted Firefly fan, John recounts contributing to The Signal and attending Awesome Con. He then pitches his six-year Rumcast podcast, explaining rum’s global diversity, additive issues, and entry recommendations, plus their Rumcast Reserve bottlings. John answers the “Mary question.” https://www.rumcast.com/ 00:00 Patreon Thanks 01:29 Meet John and Tonight’s Topics 02:03 Early Music Spark 03:05 Musical Home and Learning by Ear 05:45 High School A Cappella Crew 07:08 Chasing the Dream to NYC 08:15 MTV Karaoke and Record Deals 09:35 When to Walk Away 13:01 Parents Support and Band Fallout 15:33 Marketing Challenges and Aftermath 16:53 Why Bass Guitar 19:15 Reinventing Through College 21:50 Classics and Love of Latin 24:24 Firefly Fandom Begins 27:24 The Signal and Early Podcasting 30:09 Awesome Con Trip 31:40 Panels and Fandom Fun 32:37 Rumcast Origin Story 36:20 Rum Rules and Additives 41:13 Starter Rum Picks 45:54 Firefly Podcast Pact 46:19 Animated Firefly Hopes 49:48 Why Firefly Endures 52:30 Rumcast Reserve Update 53:26 Thunder Road Mary 56:04 Wrap and Housekeeping Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Audrey Hunn's Dance with Sobriety and Springsteen

    Audrey Hunn's Dance with Sobriety and Springsteen
    Aug 4 2026
    Host Jesse Jackson welcomes Springsteen fan Audrey Hunn, a Philly-born travel agent and craft business owner, who recalls discovering Bruce through The River at summer camp and building friendships via the E Street community and her nearly 10,000-member Facebook group, “Calling All Bruce Springsteen Fans.” Audrey estimates she has attended close to 200 shows, praises the latest tour’s sound, song choices, and the Morello “Ghost of Tom Joad” performance, and describes pivotal experiences: her first show in Philadelphia the night John Lennon was killed, getting a long-sought jacket autograph at the Sirius “Carousel” Promise event, enduring an overnight wait to be first at a Freehold book signing, hosting Jake Clemons for a living-room show, and dancing with Bruce during “Dancing in the Dark” after 56 days sober. She discusses nine years of sobriety, how Bruce’s music helped, and answers that Mary Question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Tracey Konigsbauer’s Springsteen Story: From Philly to Denver, Jungleland, Tunnel of Love, and 7 Bruce Shows

    Tracey Konigsbauer’s Springsteen Story: From Philly to Denver, Jungleland, Tunnel of Love, and 7 Bruce Shows
    Jul 30 2026
    Host Jesse Jackson welcomes Denver-based Springsteen fan Tracey Konigsbauer, who grew up in Philadelphia and says Bruce has always been in her blood. Tracey shares her musical influences (soul, R&B, Prince, The Roots, classic hip hop, The Beatles), her own playing (saxophone inspired by Clarence Clemons, plus guitar), and her move to Colorado. She discusses how Tunnel of Love became her gateway to deeply absorbing Bruce’s lyrics, reflects on seeing Bruce seven times on the East Coast (including Meadowlands and Philly), and recalls an emotional 2012 Philly performance of “Jungleland” after Clarence’s passing as Jake Clemons took the solo. Tracey talks about Bruce and politics, songs she loves and chases, being moved by “I’ll See You in My Dreams,” her local music life in Denver, and answers the “Thunder Road” question: she doesn’t think Mary gets in the car. 00:00 Show Intro 00:48 Meet Tracey 02:38 Denver And East Coast Shows 04:43 Musical Roots And Influences 06:52 Moving Without A Network 10:36 Discovering Bruce Early 11:43 Tunnel Of Love Connection 14:37 Seven Shows And Favorites 16:17 Jungleland Without Clarence 18:08 Bruce And Politics 22:13 Songs That Matter Most 23:24 Top Bruce Picks 23:57 Shore Album Memories 24:40 Marys Place Porch Flashback 26:23 Husband Joins The Fun 28:36 Songs Still Chasing 29:39 Letter To You Grief 31:59 Concert Buddies And First Show 33:00 Red Rocks And Summer Shows 36:41 Sports Allegiance And Bruce Truce 39:19 Does Mary Get In 40:45 Final Thoughts And Real Estate 43:34 Podcast Farewell Message Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    48 mins
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