President Obama and Bruce Springsteen debut on Spotify
It’s a Spotify exclusive show, at least for now
Spotify announced today that former President Barack Obama and musician Bruce Springsteen will host an exclusive podcast for their platform, Engadget reported.
The eight-episode series is called Renegades: Born in the United States and will explore topics such as “Race, Fatherhood, Marriage, and the Future of America.”
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The podcast is the second produced by Higher Ground, an Obama production company.
The first was the Michelle Obama podcast, which debuted last year. This show was exclusive to Spotify but was later released on other podcast platforms. The same is likely to be true with Renegades.
According to Spotify’s press release, the two will discuss their “places of origin and role models, explore modern masculinity, and confront the painfully divided state of the country today.”
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Obama explains: “On the surface, Bruce and I don’t have much in common. But over the years we have discovered that we have a common sensibility. About work, about family, and about America.
In our own way, Bruce and I made detours to understand this country that has given us both so much.
Trying to record the stories of his people. own individual search for meaning and truth and fellowship with the broader history of the United States.
“The first two episodes of the Renegades podcast are now available to Spotify users.
The first two episodes of #RenegadesPodcast with President @BarackObama and @Springsteen are out right now ? https://t.co/piXieqnYrJ pic.twitter.com/RWIqkLx3tH
— Spotify (@Spotify) February 22, 2021