The Bosscast

John & Leif just kinda hang as they figure out the future of the pod. Stay tuned!!

Nick Miller is a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter who pulls as much from Hank Williams as he does Smokey Robinson, mixing in a little humor from John Prine and a little cynicism from Elvis Costello along the way. Alternatively trying his damndest to be sad without being depressing or danceable without being corny. 

John records another basement tape. He talks The Bosscast recording schedule, his thoughts on the vinyl releases and Springsteen in Rumson. A quick shot of BOSS goodness.

James McCarthy is a Co-Executive Producer on TruTV's Impractical Jokers and is half of the sketch comedy duo Reverse Cowboys. Born in Brooklyn, he was raised in The Boss' (current) hometown of Colts Neck, NJ, and now lives in NYC with his wife and cat. You can follow him on social media @mcjamesmccarthy and see his sketches on www.reversecowboys.com

Chris Donahue is a writer, filmmaker, and comedian who currently hosts the popular weekly stand up show Random Hero every Thursday night at Hart Bar in Bushwick. Follow him on Twitter @mrchrisdonahue or Instagram @chrisdonahue.

John couldn't get to the studio to record. So he's alone in his basement recording on his phone. He discusses Bruce Springsteen Day, The Asbury Film and Music Festival & the upcoming Boss vinyl releases. Nothing can stop John talking about The Boss. 

Diana McCorry is a screenwriter based in NYC. She created and show-ran Facebook Watch's Annie-nominated original series, Human Kind Of, wrote SyFy's upcoming Magical Girl Friendship Squad and co-wrote Tammy's Tiny Tea Time, which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Her stories for The Truth Podcast have earned her a Sarah Lawrence International Audio Fiction Award and have been featured in The New York Times. You can find her on instagram @dianasaurusrose and twitter @dianamccorry.

Marshall Finch is a performer and writer currently based in Harlem. In addition to performing standup all over New York (Williamsburg and sometimes Bushwick) he has written for shows performed at the PIT, the Cinder Block Comedy Festival and the New York Comedy Festival, and has studied at the Upright Citizen's Brigade theater. He even met his wife there, which is considered Advanced Advanced Study. Please find him on his Instagram and Twitter @IsMarshallOkay. It's a common question so he made it his catchphrase.

George Ramírez & Mitch Brenner   George Ramírez Is an Ecuadorian immigrant raised in The Bronx, NY. He is a PhD student in Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. He studies how the technological dimensions of Latino social media, podcasts, and digital art help formulate a pan-ethnic Latino culture. George is also a part time band and orchestra teacher at KIPP NYC College Prep. You can find him dancing to bachata, hiking somewhere upstate, or listening to Bruce Springsteen whenever he's not reading or writing. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @georgenramirez.   Mitch Brenner is well into his third decade in education.  For the last 17 plus years, he has been privileged to be a part of the community of KIPP Academy and KIPP NYC College Prep in the South Bronx.  He takes great pride in having built classrooms filled with rigor but with a strong foundation in relationships, community, family and the joy of the opening guitar riffs of Rosalita nearly every day.  In his spare time he'll be wherever the Boss is live in concert within range of New York City, and occasionally far further. For more joy and gratitude, follow him on Facebook (facebook.com/mitchell.h.brenner) or on Instagram (@mitchseevuplay).

Nick Corasaniti is a national political reporter for The New York Times, covering his third presidential campaign in 2020 with a focus on digital campaigning and security. Previously, he was the New Jersey correspondent, covering the politics, policy, people, trains, beaches and eccentricities that give the Garden State its charm. Follow Nick on Twitter @nytnickc.

John & Leif are wrapping up 2019 in the studio. They discuss John's visit to the “His Hometown” exhibit in Freehold, N.J. They review Springsteen's work from the past year as well as the past decade. They get pumped about what The Boss might bring in 2020. Happy New Year Bosscast style!

Naomi Gordon-Loebl is a writer and a Puffin Foundation Fellow at Type Media Center. Her work has been published in The New York Times, Harper's, The Nation, Complex, Hazlitt, Out, and elsewhere. You can find her at naomigordonloebl.com or @naomigloebl on Twitter.

Robbie Goodwin is a New York based stand up comedian, actor, and writer. You may have recently seen him on Funny or Die's Stand Up For Sit In (which got over 200,00 views and was covered by Variety) and Schtick or Treat on NBC's SeeSo. He recently wrote sketches for the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase before relocating to New York. Robbie has also appeared on programs like the iTunes top 50 Podcast The Todd Glass Show and Maria Menunous' Afterbuzz TV. Robbie loves food, movies, live music, and doing Mark Wahlberg Impressions. Twitter/Instagram @robbiegoodwin

Chip Taylor is from Raleigh, NC, he is owner and founder of Port Merchandise, a company providing tour merch and online stores for over 100 recording artists. Founded in 2006, Port's clients include Jason Isbell, Carole King, Pat Metheny, Lake Street Dive, Guided By Voices, Mavis Staples, Harry Nilsson and many more. www.portmerch.com Instagram: @portmerch Twitter: @PortMerchandise

Eileen Chapman is the director of the Springsteen Archives at Monmouth University.

Eric Schmidt is a comedian, comedy writer and voice artist. You've seen his tweets in the Washington Post and the Chicago Tribune. You've heard is voice on Seamless and Grubhub ads. You've been to “Good For You,” the monthly standup comedy show he produces, and now you're reading the bio he wrote and insisted we use.

Sergio Lopez is running for City Council in Campbell, CA, where he grew up from a working-class background as the child of immigrants. He's a nonprofit professional who graduated from Yale, with ten years of experience working at the local level to make change. Join the campaign to build a community that works for all of us. Learn more or donate at LopezForCampbell.com, or follow at Facebook / Instagram / Twitter.

Patrick Shepherd is an actor, comedian and producer from the great state of New Jersey. He holds an MA in acting from Boston College and has been improvising for 24 years and still counting. He has numerous film, television, and stage credits including the improv group Threat and The Apple Sisters Variety Show as well as over 30 national television commercials.

On 10/23/19 John saw an advance screening of Bruce Springsteen's new film Western Stars. He then raced to the studio to discuss his thought with Leif. Sit back and relax and hear John's unfiltered, first impressions. It's fifty minutes of musings on cinema, music and how the film effected John personally. Everything that Western Stars is all about. 

John Jeffrey Martin, aka "Jeff" grew up on Long Island. Grandson of famed crooner, "Johnny Desmond". Singing and acting, and creating since as far back as possible. Jeff got his start on Broadway in The Rocky Horror Show. Also performed on Broadway in Hairspray, Good Vibrations, and Kinky Boots. Starred in the World Premiere, National Tour, of High School Musical, as Troy. Also played a small role in Across the Universe, film. A songwriter, with a few self recorded albums on Itunes, and a painter. Currently In post production on his second self produced film: "The Geeble Show".  Favorite Bruce tunes: Drive All Night, Ties That Bind, Im On Fire.

It's just John & Leif in the the studio discussing the latest BOSS news. We talk about the upcoming Springsteen Record Store Black Friday release, the updates on “The Western Stars” film, and the “His Hometown” exhibit in Freehold. No guest... no problem when The Boss is this busy!

Tommy McNamara is a stand up comedian living in New York. He is the cohost of the podcast Stand By Your Band, and his debut album is coming out on ASpecialThing Records later this year. He's on instagram/twitter at @tommymcnam and his dates/videos can be found at www.TommyMcNamara.com

MK Doherty is a comedian and artist living in Brooklyn. She has performed on MTV, Quickiefest, TruTV, and Reductress Live and does standup all around Brooklyn. You can follow her at @MK.doherty and @MKultraDOHERTY or check out her website at MKdoherty.com. (She wants you to know that Bruce is 5'10 so he's not just tall sounding he is also tall-ish in real life!)  

John and Leif are throwing a party in the studio in honor of Bruce Springsteen's 70th birthday! There's cake, streamers and John pontificating about all the different ways you can celebrate this historic day. John also talks about his experience meeting another 70 year old rocker...Iggy Pop! So put on your denim, crank up the guitar and get read to blow out some birthday candles! Happy 70th Birthday Bruce Springsteen from THE BOSSCAST. 

Allie Flood is a lifelong Bruce fan, raised on The Boss from infancy. All credit goes to her mother, Judy, who made being a Bruce fan a lifestyle rather than a choice. Allie has seen Bruce live over 50 times and cannot wait to hit number 60 on the next tour. Instagram: @allie_flood

Chris McDonald is a UCBTNY performer and one of the co-hosts of Songs For Help podcast.  A music discovery and rating podcast that can be found on Itunes, Spotify, and Soundcloud.    @chris.mcdonald46 Songs For Help: @songsforhelppodcast  (Listed as Songs For Help Podcast on Soundcloud, Spotify, and Itunes)

Marshall has been featured on Showtime's Desus & Mero (starring alongside Lin-Manuel Miranda) ABC's What Would You Do? NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, TruTv's Hack My Life, and Comedy Central's Atom TV. He has appeared in a commercials for Kohl's, MTV/Pop Tarts and Bombfell. Stratton was the class president Michael Jay in the Off-Broadway show, The Awesome 80's Prom. He's been featured in numerous online videos for Comedy Central Digital, The Kicker, Mashable, Michael Showalter Productions, Above Average, MTV Other, CH2, and UCB Comedy. The Memphis native has been written up in the Huffington Post, Splitsider, Betches Love This, Tubefilter, Decider, and IndyBuild. Stratton is a proud member of the UCB Harold Team, Varsity. He is one half of the sketch duo Coker & Stratton, who won Best Actor and the Comedy Central Development Award at the 2015 New York Television Festival and the Special Jury Mention award at the 2015 Northside Film Festival for their web series, The Other Kennedys. Join the conversation with on Twitter @marshallstratto . For more goofs and spoofs, go to http://www.google.com and type in, "Marshall Stratton"

Jonathan Bernstein is a research editor and writer at Rolling Stone whose work has appeared in Oxford American, the Guardian, GQ, and more. You can find him on Twitter @jonbern. 

It's just John and Leif in the studio talking Sarfraz Manzoor & Gurinder Chadha's new film "Blinded By The Light". John and Leif chat about past guests, the use of Springsteen's music in other films and how "BBTL" is an uplifting movie. Give a listen, it's like Siskel & Ebert Jersey style.

Sam Sodomsky is a staff writer at Pitchfork. He has also written features for Rolling Stone, Uncut, and others. His favorite album is Tunnel of Love. Follow him on Twitter at @ssodomsky and find his music here: http://thebirdcalls.bandcamp.com

Tom Dambro is from South Brooklyn he has held various roles in the music industry over the years. From playing in punk bands in NYC to working on the business side, he's had the pleasure of being exposed to both sides of the crazy world of music.  He apologizes for not immediately loving The River and any bad takes he may have offered.

On June 14, 2019 Bruce Springsteen released his 19th Studio album "Western Stars". A little more than a month after it's release John is ready to share his personal thoughts about the album. As always producer Leif is on hand to add his two cents. So get your boots on, dust off your cowboy hat and hop in your rusty, old El Camino... cause the "Western Stars" are out tonight. Oh yeah! 

Matt Strickland has been seen on Comedy Central, MTV and heard on Radio Free Brooklyn. He has directed Comedy Central's Every Damn Day and is the writer/director of MTV's 420 Theater. He is the hosts of the Roast of History at Union Hall and Knapsack at Crystal Lake Brooklyn. You can also hear him on his NBA podcast The Tao of Hoops or read his work in the Neu Jorker or Paul Ryan Magazine.   Twitter: @Strickbomb  Instagram: @idratherbeweirdthangood

Gabriella Paiella is a culture and humor writer based in New York. She currently works as a culture writer for GQ. Previously, she was a senior writer for The Cut, New York Magazine's site for women. She can be found on Twitter at @GMPaiella.

Tom Rankin has been Springsteen fan since he his played "No Surrender" in the car when he was eight. His intense love for Bruce's music has persisted since. Watch his web series "Rom Around Town" on YouTube and follow him on all platforms at @RomTankin. Please also buy his book and Christmas album.

Colby Smith is a Brooklyn-based comedian who has appeared on MTV's 420 Theater, IFC's Comedy Crib, Funny or Die, and the Travel Channel. He co-hosts the monthly stand-up showcase Knapsack at Crystal Lake Bar in Williamsburg and hosts the weekly talk show Young Person's Radio every Sunday morning at 10 on Radio Free Brooklyn. His web series "David Lynch Ruins..." won the 2018 Channel 101 Channy Award for Best Show. He has performed at the Out of Bounds Festival, the North Carolina Comedy Arts Festival, the Del Close Marathon, and many more.

Angie Martoccio is a writer for Rolling Stone. She has been a contributor to the magazine since 2014 and has been on staff since 2018. She has interviewed everyone from Noel Gallagher to Julian Lennon and Maggie Rogers.

Fotini Strakaris lives in Queens like 10 minutes from where she grew up in Queens. She loves seeing Bruce on the road and has seen the Beatles like 700 times. Contact her at @fotinaki on Instagram to geek out about tracks

John and Leif do another update on the happenings in the world of Springsteen. They discuss the new single Tucson Train from the forthcoming album Western Stars. John gushes about his love of Born In the USA on it's 35th anniversary. Lastly, John responses to listener's comments and questions. It's a celebration of everything BOSSCAST! 

Ej Dickson is a staff writer at Rolling Stone covering culture. Her work has been published in the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Washington Post, GQ, Elle, and many other publications. Previously, Ej was a deputy digital editor at Men's Health, one of the largest men's publications in the world. She was also a features editor at Romper, Bustle's parenting website. Follow Ej on Twitter/Instagram: @ejdickson, if you would like to follow her quest to ensure that her toddler has perfect pitch.

Dylan Brody is a U.S. humorist, playwright, author and comedian. In 2005 his play Mother May I won the Stanley Drama Award. He has appeared on A&E's Comedy on the Road and Fox TV's Comedy Express and has written for Jay Leno's Tonight Show monologue. He has performed his one-man shows Thinking Allowed and More Arts, Less Martial in many venues around the country and has earned very strong reviews. Twitter/Instagram: @dylanbrody

Frank DeRuggiero is a NYC-based standup comic, and a member of the sketch comedy group the Clam Pals. Their show Clam Pals Live runs on the third Friday of every month at Freddy's Bar and Backroom. @frankderuggiero on Twitter and Instagram

Pat Byrne is a writer and comedian from New Jersey. He co-produces the Best Show with Tom Scharpling and has written for and co-starred in the podcast parody masterpiece: Meet My Friends The Friends, which vulture recently called: “a brutally funny critique of the vapid and shallowness that pervade pop-culture fandom and podcasting specifically”. He is an alumni of the legendary WFMU radio station where for 3 plus years, you could hear his show "Prove It All Night" weekly. The archives for all these shows live here: http://wfmu.org/playlists/rr

It's a great time to be a Springsteen fan and this week we take a moment to celebrate! John and Leif use this episode to discuss all the recent happenings in the world of Springsteen. Most of the focus is on the new single "Hello Sunshine" off the upcoming album "Western Stars". Past guests write in and give their opinion about the song. We also talk about The Asbury Park Music & Film Festival, the upcoming film "Blinded By The Light" and new albums by Nils Lofgren & Steven Van Zandt. Finally, John and Leif discuss who they see when they talk about the "Gypsy Biker". So many great things! "Hello Sunshine" indeed! 

Mark Dowling is a performer at the UCB Theatre in NY. He is the co-creator of the long-running improv show The Golden Age of Radio and has written jokes for Funny Or Die and IFC. For a good time, follow him on Instagram and Twitter @themarkdowling.

Sam Schube is a senior editor at GQ. Previously, he was an editor at The Ringer. He lives in New York, where he can't help but root for the Mets. Twitter/Instagram: @samschube

Mel Owens is a writer and comedian based in NYC. Her work has been featured on MTV, ABC, Buzzfeed and various other outlets. Her Twitter and Insta are @melowens! She has a one person show called Mindfuck about having a stroke at 28 coming out this summer!

Anthony Apruzzese is a writer/performer living in Brooklyn by way of Bayonne, New Jersey. Anthony performs every Monday night at the UCBeast with Improv Nerds. Previously, he inflicted his will on Harold Night with Slamball and the 2014 Cagematch World Champion team, The Enemy. in 2015, Anthony's one man show "This Show Will Get a Cease and Desist" had a six month run at UCB Chelsea. Anthony also hosted/wrote/and directed his own late night talk show, Showtime, at the UCBeast for over two years. He is also one-third of the improv/sketch group Greasy Lake, whose comedic play, "Key to the City," enjoyed a run at UCB Chelsea in 2014. Anthony has a web project of short videos called Anthony Apruzzese's Web Presents as well as a brand new series he filmed more recently with UCB Comedy, Uncle Tony. Twitter/Instagram: @Tony_Showtime Dan LoPreto is a book editor and writer based out of New York City. He was a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Harold team Mermaids. UCB credits include Greasy Lake: Key to the City and The Fix. He can be seen performing with his indie team Warren.

Greg Burke is an actor-writer-director-multihyphenate-enthusiast from Staten Island, NY who performs sketch and improv comedy in NYC and LA. His sketch group, Greg and Lou, has garnered over 50 million views online, and their YouTube channel has over 90K subscribers. Greg has created and produced series for Katalyst Entertainment, MSN, Broadway Video, Nerdist, Fox Digital, Funny or Die, Cracked and WeTheInternetTV and can occasionally be seen on television trying to be funny. Twitter: @gregoryburke Instagram: gregburkehd

Ahri Findling is a writer and comedian living in New York City. He performs stand up in clubs and colleges all over the country. He has performed in festivals including : New York Comedy Festival, Trial by laughter, Devil Cup, Laughing Devil Comedy Festival,  Brooklyn Comedy Festival, and the Pittsburgh Comedy Festival.  He has recently been featured on Bravo and Comedy Central Digital.

Nicholas Dawidoff is the author of five non-fiction books, including the best-selling The Catcher Was A Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg, made into a 2018 film starring Paul Rudd and Paul Giamatti; The Fly Swatter: Portrait of an Exceptional Character a Pulitzer Prize finalist; and In The Country of Country: A Journey To The Roots Of American Music, which Conde Nast Traveler included on the magazine's list of the 86 all-time greatest works of travel literature. He is a contributor to The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker.    Reginald Dwayne Betts is a husband and father of two sons. A poet and memoirist, he is the author of three books. The recently published Bastards of the Reagan Era, the 2010 NAACP Image Award winning memoir, A Question of Freedom, and, the poetry collection, Shahid Reads His Own Palm. Dwayne is currently enrolled in the PhD in Law Program at the Yale Law School. He has earned a J.D. from the Yale Law School, an M.F.A. from Warren Wilson College's M.F.A. Program for Writers, and a B.A. from the University of Maryland. Twitter: @dwaynebetts