11 episodes

Renegades: Born in the USA is a series of conversations between President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen about their lives, music, and enduring love of America—despite all its challenges.
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Renegades: Born in the USA Higher Ground

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    • 4.6 • 70 Ratings

Renegades: Born in the USA is a series of conversations between President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen about their lives, music, and enduring love of America—despite all its challenges.
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    Introducing "Ways To Win"

    Introducing "Ways To Win"

    Coaches Craig Robinson and John Calipari use their on-court wisdom to solve your off-court problems in Ways To Win, a new podcast from Higher Ground. In the first episode, President Barack Obama (and Craig’s favorite brother-in-law) drops by to break down his bracket. Find out who’s in his Final Four and how far he thinks Coach Cal’s Kentucky Wildcats will go (even if Cal doesn't want to know). Plus, the guys chat about how Cal's preparing his players for the first round of the tournament and what it takes to lead teams under pressure.
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    • 49 min
    Introducing “The Sum of Us”

    Introducing “The Sum of Us”

    In a new series from Higher Ground, author Heather McGhee embarks on a road trip across Covid-era America, unearthing stories of American hope and solidarity in a time of great division and peril for our democracy. 
    In the first episode of the podcast, we’ll meet Heather and learn more about her journey—from rural Maine to the coast of California— as she meets extraordinary Americans who are crossing demographic, cultural and political lines to shape their communities for the better. 
    To listen to more of the show, subscribe to The Sum of Us on Spotify.

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    • 23 min
    Looking Towards American Renewal

    Looking Towards American Renewal

    President Obama and Bruce discuss the hope for American unification, they ask themselves what defines cultural appropriation, and Bruce shares memories from when he was writing "Born in the USA."
    Find the episode transcript here: http://spoti.fi/RenegadesTranscripts
    Archival clips courtesy of Sofa Entertainment, MLB, and Drew Associates' ´The Children Were Watching.´ Watch the whole documentary on the Criterion Channel.¨

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    • 50 min
    Fatherhood

    Fatherhood

    President Obama and Bruce discuss starting their families, the feelings experienced when their children were born, and balancing fatherhood with their careers. They reflect on what they’ve learned from becoming fathers and husbands.
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    • 40 min
    Relationships with Our Fathers & Masculinity

    Relationships with Our Fathers & Masculinity

    President Obama and Bruce open up about their complicated relationships with their fathers, what it means to be a man, father figures, and role models.
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    • 37 min
    Money & the American Dream

    Money & the American Dream

    President Obama and Bruce discuss the relationship between money and economic class, growing up with income inequality. They unpack what it meant to not be aware of your lack of economic privilege/wealth prior to a US economic and cultural shift in the 1980s.
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    • 47 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
70 Ratings

70 Ratings

Cogentx360 ,

Awesome !!!

A captivating and personal conversation between two extraordinary people!!

WuzzyWu ,

Startlingly candid

The two extraordinaries pull back the curtain of their public personas and chat about ordinary life

Sandra Xx Kelly ,

passionating

It's very interesting to learn more about theirs lives and their perspective on some eras of their lives, in the USA. Excellent music recommendations throughout the episodes ! Very very nice podcast !!

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