{"id":84040,"date":"2021-02-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=84040"},"modified":"2021-02-23T12:39:03","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T12:39:03","slug":"spotify-launches-new-podcast-featuring-president-barack-obama-and-bruce-springsteen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/spotify-launches-new-podcast-featuring-president-barack-obama-and-bruce-springsteen\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotify launches new podcast featuring President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.spotify.com\/2021-02-22\/president-barack-obama-and-bruce-springsteen-join-forces-in-the-new-podcast-renegades-born-in-the-usa\/\">Spotify<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span style=\"color:#3366FF\"> Unlikely best pals Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen have joined forces for new podcast &#8220;Renegades: Born in the USA&#8221;.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/can-i-upload-my-music-to-spotify-yes-and-its-free\/\">Spotify<\/a> released the first two episodes of a brand new podcast featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/barack-obamas-songs-of-the-year-2020\/\">President Barack Obama<\/a> and rock legend Bruce Springsteen. 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