RENEGADES: Born in the USA chronicles the conversation Obama and Springsteen began in Spotifys podcast of the same name which is the most listened-to podcast globally on the Spotify platform. During these intimate conversations they share exclusive stories and ruminations about life music and their enduring love of America with all its challenges and contradictions. Published in an oversized fully illustrated format RENEGADES also features rare and exclusive photographs from the authors personal collections and never-before-seen archival material including Springsteens handwritten lyrics and Obamas annotated speeches offering a compelling and beautifully illustrated portrait of two outsidersone Black and one whitewho have helped shape the American story. Over the years what weve found is that weve got a shared sensibility. About work about family and about America. In our own ways Bruce and I have been on parallel journeys trying to understand this country thats given us both so much. Trying to chronicle the stories of its people. Looking for a way to connect our own individual searches for meaning and truth and community with the larger story of America President Obama
