In an introduction to the book, Springsteen writes that he and Obama had raised serious issues about the вЂњfate of the country, the fortune of its citizens, and the destructive, ugly, corrupt forces at play that would like to take it all down.вЂќ In the last episode of the podcast, recorded at SpringsteenвЂ™s home and during a joyride in the singerвЂ™s Corvette, the discussion touched on topics ranging from marriage and fatherhood to race and masculinity, as well as music and politics.

Looking for a way to connect our own individual searches for meaning and truth and community with the larger story of America.вЂќ Trying to chronicle the stories of its people. вЂњIn our own ways, Bruce and I have been on parallel journeys trying to understand this country thatвЂ™s given us both so much. About work, about family, and about America,вЂќ Obama writes of his friendship with Springsteen in an excerpt from the beginning of the book. вЂњOver the years, what weвЂ™ve found is that weвЂ™ve got a shared sensibility. The tome will also include more than 350 exclusive photographs from the authorsвЂ™ personal collections and never-before-seen archival material, including SpringsteenвЂ™s handwritten lyrics and ObamaвЂ™s annotated speeches. вЂњSince Bruce Springsteen and I first sat down to record our podcast Renegades: Born in the USA, folks have asked about the stories we told and the people and places that shaped us, and weвЂ™re excited for this new book to continue the conversation we started last summer,вЂќ Obama wrote. Obama shares a preview of the book on Twitter on Tuesday.

26 and offers вЂњa collection of candid, intimate and entertaining conversationsвЂќ between the former president and rock and roll legend, Penguin Random House chief executive Markus Dohle announced Thursday. The new book, Renegades: Born in the USA, which shares its name with the podcast, will be published Oct. Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are giving fans yet another intimate look into their long-lasting friendship with a new book based on their 8-episode podcast.

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