In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the first leg of Bruce Springsteen's The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour that took place in late 1995. It was Bruce's first ever solo tour and with almost all of the Joad record in the set, they were dramatically different shows than his audience was used to. Hal and…

In this NBTB Springsteen Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the February 2025 release from the series, a solo show recorded live on The Devils & Dust Tour at the Pontiac Theatre in Vancouver on August 13, 2005. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast. This …

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take a deep dive into the third disc from Bruce Springsteen's 1998 box set, Tracks. This episode covers the final 7 songs on the disc, Pink Cadillac through Lucky Man. At the start of the episode, Hal and Flynn pay tribute to their friend Ted Brych, who passed away …

In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean report on Bruce Springsteen's surprise appearance at the Light Of Day Foundation's 25th annual Bob's Birthday Bash. He played one song each with Jesse Malin and Willie Nile as well as a full 60 minute set with Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers. For more information…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take a deep dive into the third disc from Bruce Springsteen's 1998 box set, Tracks. This episode covers the first 11 songs on the disc, Cynthia through Man At The Top. In the next episode, they will complete their look at the disc. For more information on exclusive …

In the final episode of 2024, None But The Brave co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean have numerous topics to discuss. First up, their favorite subject Tracks 2 re-emerges as Shorefire puts out a press release that says Bruce Springsteen will release previously unheard music next year. They then discuss the surprise new cover Girlfriend, which Br…

In the latest episode of None But the Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean recap Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's year on the road. They discuss their picks for the best shows of the year. Number 1 on the list is easy, from there the topic gets more challenging. Later, they talk about the Archive Series and shows they'd like to see …

In the latest episode of None But the Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the conclusion of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's Canadian leg, the final dates of the 2024 tour. They are joined by special guest Mark Stricherz, who reports in on the final show in Vancouver. Mark is also a founding member of JEMS, the legendary ta…

In the latest episode of None But the Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the opening part of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2024 Canadian leg. They are also joined by Doug Maesk, who was at both Toronto shows and Ottawa. Later, Hal and Flynn discuss Bruce's appearance at Stand Up For Heroes. For more information on exclu…

In the latest episode of None But the Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss Bruce Springsteen's new film, Road Diary, which is now out on Hulu and Disney+. As part of the release of the film, Bruce has conducted a significant promo campaign. Hal and Flynn cover it all with a primary focus on Bruce's interview with Howard Stern, the …

None But The Brave co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are thrilled to be joined by Thom Zimny, Emmy and Grammy-winning director, documentarian, and editor, to discuss Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band. The film is Thom's latest collaboration with Bruce Springsteen and it premieres on Hulu on October 25th. For more information on…

None But The Brave co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the closing night of the Vote For Change Tour, which took place at Continental Airlines Arena in NJ on October 13th, 2004. A monumental night with numerous special guests joining Bruce and the E Street Band on stage, most notably Eddie Vedder. Also, at the start of the show, Hal and …

It's Bruce Springsteen's 75th birthday and to honor the occasion, None But The Brave co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Peter Ames Carlin, author of the 2012 Springsteen biography Bruce, and Brian Hiatt, author of Springsteen: The Stories Behind The Songs and senior writer at Rolling Stone, for a roundtable discussion about Bruce'…

In this special edition of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean report on the instantly legendary show performed by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band on the beach in Asbury Park on Sunday night to conclude this year’s Sea Hear Now festival. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.c…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Backstreets Magazine editor Chris Phillips to pay tribute to Charles R. Cross, the founder of Backstreets, who died on August 9th. They discuss Charley’s role in the creation of the Springsteen fan community, his final editorial that ran posthumously l…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss a charity event to benefit Steven Van Zandt’s Teach Rock organization that they were fortunate to attend last week in Asbury Park. At the event, Thom Zimny was joined by Steven, Garry Tallent, and Roy Bittan for a panel discussion on rare videos from the Spr…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their look at Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2024 European Tour. In this episode, Hal and Flynn are joined by Deborah Mayer and Matt Royal to discuss the two London shows that concluded the leg. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Pa…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their look at Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2024 European Tour. In this episode, Hal and Flynn are joined by Doug Maesk to discuss the Helsinki and Stockholm shows. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit: Patreon.…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their look at Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2024 European Tour. This episode covers the shows from Nijmegen through Helsinki with a primary focus on the Hannover show, which Hal attended and featured several big surprises, including the live premi…

In this special preview of our Patreon exclusive series, NBTB Archive Look Back, Hal and Flynn discuss the fourth release in the series, the epic New Years Eve show from Nassau Coliseum on December 31, 1980. The NBTB Archive Look Back is a monthly series discussing each Springsteen Archive that was released prior to the start of the podcast in Sept…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Sal Trepat, editor of Point Blank magazine and co-host of the No Surrender podcast, to discuss the five shows that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band performed in Spain over the past few weeks. Prior to Sal joining the show, Hal and Flynn talk about…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about Bruce Springsteen's marathon recording sessions for Born In The USA. They step into an alternate universe where in 1985 a second album called Murder Inc. was released from those sessions and they both give their track listings for wha…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Tom Cunningham, long time host of the Jersey Shore radio show Springsteen On Sunday, which can be heard on 107.1 The Boss, to discuss a unique night in the history of the E Street Band. On June 8, 1984, four days after the release of Born In The USA, B…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Steven Hyden, cultural critic for Uproxx and host of the site's weekly podcast, Indiecast, for a wide ranging discussion about his new book, There Was Nothing You Could Do - Springsteen's Born In The USA and the End of the Heartland. Also, at the start…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the upcoming 40th anniversary release of Bruce Springsteen legendary LP, Born In The USA, which will be just the album with refreshed packaging and liner notes but not the larger box set that many fans hoped for. At the start of the episode, they also look a…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Anthony Castrovince, columnist for MLB.com and national contributor to MLB Network, to discuss the final 2 shows on Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's opening US leg of the 2024 Tour. At the start of the episode, Flynn has some news on a 40th anni…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by Stan Goldstein to discuss Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's show at Mohegan Sun on April 12th. Later, John Joyce joins the show to give his report on the show in Albany on April 15th. And the episode opens with Flynn's report on the Springsteen A…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by David Wild, longtime Rolling Stone writer as well as writer/producer of The Grammys and co-host of the Naked Lunch podcast, to discuss Bruce Springsteen & The E Street's second show on the 2024 tour in Los Angeles on April 7, 2024. The conversation als…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2024 Tour. This time the focus is on the two shows in San Francisco and the first show in Los Angeles. Hal gives an ecstatic recap of the events in LA on Thursday night, a show which ran for 3 h…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the opening week of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s 2024 Tour, covering shows in Phoenix, Las Vegas, and San Diego. Hal was in the latter two cities and is pretty fired up, especially about his night in San Diego. Later in the episode, they also disc…

In this NBTB Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the March 2024 release from the series, recorded live at The Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ on September 21, 1978. They also discuss Bruce's appearance last week with John Mellencamp in Newark. For more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon, please visit:…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the recently announced The Best Of Springsteen set that will be released on April 19. They give their thoughts on why this package is being put out now and the songs selected for it. They then make some predictions regarding the upcoming 2024 tour. Finally, …

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their discussion about Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's 2014 High Hopes tour. In this edition, they discuss the Spring US leg and they are joined by special guest Kirk Minihane, host of The Kirk Minihane Show on Barstool Sports. Hal, Flynn, and Kirk …

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen's 2014 High Hopes Tour. In this first part, they are joined by Jason DiBattista to discuss Bruce's first (and only) trip to South Africa and Ted Brych weighs in on the Australian leg. Part 2 will focus on the US leg. For mo…

In this NBTB Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the February 2024 release from the series, recorded live at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall in Akron, Ohio on September 25, 1996. Hal and Flynn start the show by paying tribute to Adele Springsteen, Bruce's mom, who passed away last week. They also discuss Bruce's a…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean talk to Cliff B., one of the earliest Springsteen tapers. Cliff first saw Bruce in 1974 and attended shows at the Bottom Line and Roxy stands in 1975, as well as the Boston Music Hall stand in 1977. Cliff also tells Hal and Flynn about taping the early shows and how…

In this NBTB Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the January 2024 release from the series, recorded live at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, GB on July 13, 2013. You can buy/stream all shows in the Springsteen Archive Series via: live.brucespringsteen.net And for more information on exclusive NBTB content via Patreon…

In this NBTB Archive Series Review, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the Christmas 2023 release from the series, recorded live at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, NJ on July 15, 1999. The show was the opening night of the 15 show stand in the arena. You can buy/stream all shows in the Springsteen Archive Series via: live…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take an in-depth look at Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's famed performances at Winterland in December, 1978. The episode starts with a discussion about the first show and how important it was to Hal and Flynn as new fans to hear the widely circulated bootleg…

None But The Brave begins a new element of the podcast, a standalone episode to review every new release in the Springsteen Archive Series. In this edition, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean discuss the December 2023 release from the series. The show was recorded live in Philadelphia, PA on October 14, 2009 and includes a performance of Darkne…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's The Wild, The Innocent, & The E Street Shuffle on the 50th anniversary of its release. Also, Hal reports on Aoife ODonovan's tour where she is playing Nebraska from start to finish. For more information on exclusive NBTB con…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean are joined by special guest Erik Flannigan, former editor of Backstreets magazine and the essayist for the Springsteen Archive Series, to discuss the two legendary benefit shows that Bruce played for the Christic Institute in November, 1990. Also, at the start of th…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean complete their look at Bruce Springsteen's The Rising Tour with an in-depth look at the tour's final leg in North America, which began at Giants Stadium in July and concluded with an epic 3 show stand at Shea Stadium in October. Also, they discuss the announcement o…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean start the show with a wide ranging discussion on the latest Springsteen news including the rescheduled tour dates, the lack of a fall release, and the return of From My Home To Yours. In the second half of the show they return to their look at The Rising Tour, conti…

None But The Brave does a crossover episode with One Hit Thunder! NBTB co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean join Chris Fafalios and Matt Kelly to talk about their love of Bruce Springsteen's music and also discuss a song from another artist that actually sounds a lot like Springsteen, On The Dark Side from John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band. F…

In the latest episode of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean continue their deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's tour in support of his 2002 LP, The Rising. In Part 2, they finish their look at 2002 with a discussion of the short European arena leg and the US arena dates that followed before continuing into 2003 with a look at …

In this special preview of None But The Brave Patreon content, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean report live from NY following Bruce Springsteen’s third and final show at MetLife Stadium. For additional information on our Patreon subscriptions, please visit: Patreon.com/NBTBPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

In the 5th season premiere of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean take a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's tour in support of his 2002 LP, The Rising. This episode covers the Asbury rehearsals and the first US leg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

None But The Brave does a crossover episode with Naked Lunch! NBTB co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean join Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond and the star of Somebody Feed Phil on Netflix, and David Wild, writer/producer of The Grammys and long-time Rolling Stone writer, on the Naked Lunch podcast to talk Springsteen. For more i…

In the fourth season finale of None But The Brave, co-hosts Hal Schwartz and Flynn McLean answer the most frequent question they get from Springsteen fans: What archive release is most essential from each tour? Hal and Flynn both select one show from every tour in the series, starting with the 1975 Born To Run Tour thru the 2012-13 Wrecking Ball To…