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What platform is uniting Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama?

Answer: Spotify.

The Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground, has revealed the second podcast it will be producing that features members of the former first family. The first, The Michelle Obama Podcast, debuted last year on Spotify and was the platform’s biggest original show “in history.”  

This new series will feature former President Barack Obama and rockstar Bruce Springsteen in Renegades: Born in the USA. Over eight episodes, the two will discuss topics such as “race, fatherhood, marriage and the future of America.” Renegades, like The Michelle Obama Podcast, will start out as a Spotify exclusive, but may be released to other podcast platforms later on. The first two episodes are now available on Spotify.

In discussing the show, Obama said, “On the surface, Bruce and I don't have a lot in common. But over the years, what we’ve found is that we’ve got a shared sensibility. About work, about family and about America. In our own ways, Bruce and I have been on parallel journeys trying to understand this country that’s given us both so much. Trying to chronicle the stories of its people. Looking for a way to connect our own individual searches for meaning and truth and community with the larger story of America.”

 

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