The podcast world is full of great duos, like the Doughboys or whichever two of the McElroy brothers you prefer, but they’re all about to be outclassed by the ultimate podcasting duo: Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen. According to CNN, they are working with Spotify on it Renegades: Born in the USA., a new podcast from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground production company. The podcast, which is part of a larger partnership between Spotify and Higher Ground, is about Obama and Springsteen discussing ‘masculinity, race, fatherhood and their professional and personal journeys’, with – we can only assume – some time set aside to talking about bad movies and promoting the benefits of, oh, let’s say Quip electric toothbrushes, ZipRecruiter, and one of those mattresses that comes in a box the size of a mini fridge.
Renegades: Born in the USA. consists of eight episodes, the first two of which are now available on Spotify. There’s also a trailer, which you can see below, and if you’re the kind of person that gets emotional when older men really open up and talk about their feelings … you might want to skip this one. Powerful “call your dad” energy.