What Are The Limits Of Optimism? Barack Obama And Bruce Springsteen In Conversation | NPR

Ahead of the Oct. 26 release of their book 'Renegades: Born In The USA,' former President Barack Obama and iconic musician Bruce Springsteen sat down at Springsteen's New Jersey farm — where they recorded the podcast that the book is based on— for an interview with Audie Cornish, co-host of NPR's 'All Things Considered.'

In this excerpt, they discuss the limits of optimism.

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[seansmith]

Obama: Springsteen fans are racist. Springsteen: <chuckling> Yeah.

[Rob-eoql]

Obama called Springsteen’s fans “racist”.
Springsteen agrees.
Wow. WOW.

[jonmelanson]

Very disappointed in you Mr. Obama. The only thing you did, after all the hope and change stuff you promised, was to teach Biden how to cave to the money interests. What America needs is progress.

[dna]

94 dislikes. not good enough, better than nothing tho.

[JammastaJ]

Seeing any NPR correspondent live after just hearing their voices for years is confusing and I'm very scared rn

[Zebula]

here is the table is complete. these people are not frequentable people, in all ways they participated in the chaos. they are the lackeys of the enemy

[Servant_of_]

Who the fck thinks this is a normal conversation???

[punch_bowl_turd]

they just said a whole lot of nothing, is this how they talk all the time?

[jonnnyren]

This podcast I swear has the best background music. The slow guitar solos in the background while Bruce and Barack talk is so soothing I literally fell asleep and had a dream I was flying an F-15 at low altitude in the California desert with that music playing and hearing the faint echoing of their voices. Really good podcast this, and damn the music's really good.

[StephenAndrew]

Optimism is the result of prolonged peace of mind, not a switch you turn on in order to mesh with the collective or one you turn off in order to be antisocial. Read The Secret as many times as you like, you're still being duped by someone who considers you to be a slave.

[christopherallen]

Obama talks 90% of the time. Let Bruce speak. Bored in the USA.

[micheleabbas]

💃🏾🕊🇫🇷 un duo riche que j’admire ….

ils sont époustouflants, tellement différent et complémentaire à la fois ……🕊💙🕊

[forrestdeak]

Equality through mediocrity is preferable to flourishing through meritocracy

[KeithCindyPanama]

Isn’t AG Garland daughter married to the owner of the printing company that prints CRT

[jaimepatino]

And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

[garymclaughin]

I like the optimistic attitude, but I don't know specifically what the topic is, but the lady is African, American, but I learned a long time ago don't make assumptions.

[laserbeamlightning]

Since when did Obama go Ultra Instinct?

[travissharon]

I am deeply saddened that the revolution ended up being more of a coup.

[itkojecockot]

you notice the limits of optimism, when you finally give up the hope of Springsteen putting out another good record (which is something he hasn't done since "The River")

[rubyaj]

Please let us listen to the incredible mind of Bruce Springsteen LOL. LOL. LOL.