Episodes

  • S06 Episode 37: Can You Live With An Unsatisfied Heart? - Thoughts On The LA Garage Sessions '83
    Dec 23 2025
    In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean conclude their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the seventh episode in a series that looks at each of the seven albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to the LA Garage Sessions from 1983, which is material that Bruce recorded shortly after the release of Nebraska. He moved to Los Angeles (as depicted in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere) and set up a recording studio in his new garage. Meanwhile, he was still contemplating what to do with all of the material he had recorded for Born In The USA. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first year: http://distrokid.com/vip/nbtb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • NBTB Springsteen Archive Series Review: May 8, 2013 - Turku, FI (with Glenn Radecki)
    Dec 12 2025
    In this NBTB Springsteen Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by long time fan and former Backstreets Magazine contributor, Glenn Radecki, to discuss the December 2025 release from the series, a show from the Wrecking Ball Tour recorded live in Turku on May 8, 2013. The show is filled with surprises and is most known for featuring the one and only performance of the Born In The USA outtake, Wages Of Sin. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. And now through 12/15, use code CYBER2025 to get 25% off your first year. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first year: http://distrokid.com/vip/nbtb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 mins
  • S06 Episode 36: You Lifted Me Up - Thoughts on Perfect World
    Dec 4 2025
    In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the sixth episode in a series that will look at each of the seven albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to Perfect World, which is the most rocking album of the set and is comprised of a group of songs that Bruce had been holding onto that date all the way back to 1994. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first year: http://distrokid.com/vip/nbtb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • NBTB Springsteen Archive Series Review: October 26, 2007 - Oakland, CA
    Nov 18 2025
    In this NBTB Springsteen Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the November 2025 release from the series, a show from the Magic Tour recorded live in Oakland on October 26, 2007. Only the second show released from the opening leg of the tour, the show features a compact ultra-tight setlist including the final performance ever of Racing In The Street with Danny Federici and a rare appearance of Tunnel of Love. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first year: http://distrokid.com/vip/nbtb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • S06 Episode 35: A Gun In Every Home - The Nebraska '82 Acoustic Outtakes
    Nov 12 2025
    In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska '82 Extended Edition box set that was released on October 24th. In this episode, they give their thoughts on the acoustic outtakes disc. Later, they also discuss the 2025 Ct. Basie performance of Nebraska in its entirety and the remastered version of the original album. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first year: http://distrokid.com/vip/nbtb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • S06 Episode 34: Our Thoughts on Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
    Nov 4 2025
    In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean talk about Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, which was written and directed by Scott Cooper. The film stars Jeremy Allen White as Bruce and Jeremy Strong as Jon Landau. It focuses on Bruce's life in 1982 and 1983, a period that Hal and Flynn have discussed in great detail over the life of the podcast and they have a lively discussion on what they thought about the film. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first year: http://distrokid.com/vip/nbtb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • S06 Episode 33: Won't You Hear My Last Prayer? - Electric Nebraska Is Officially Released!
    Oct 24 2025
    In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the release of Electric Nebraska, which is part of Bruce Springsteen's new Nebraska '82: Expanded Edition box set. Springsteen fans have been waiting almost four decades to hear the E Street Band takes of songs from the Nebraska LP. Hal and Flynn take a deep dive into the 8 songs and discuss their significance within Springsteen's larger body of work. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first year: http://distrokid.com/vip/nbtb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • S06 Episode 32: Smoke Hangs In The Air - Thoughts on Twilight Hours
    Oct 17 2025
    In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their coverage of Bruce Springsteen's Tracks 2 box set with the fifth episode in a series that will look at each of the seven albums in the box. This episode is dedicated to Twilight Hours, which was written in tandem with Western Stars. Bruce has described it as orchestra driven mid-century noir. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This show is sponsored by DistroKid. Use this link to support the show and get 30% off your first year: http://distrokid.com/vip/nbtb Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    58 mins