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WhenBruce SpringsteenmetBarack Obamaon the latters 2008 campaign trail, the two became fast friends.
However, it also inherits its hosts blind spots along with their admirable convictions and intelligence.
Thepodcast mediumusually tends to favor deliberate, intentional essays and reporting or fast-paced dialogue.Renegadesdoesnt quite fit either category.
Where one story ends, the other begins.
It makes for a fascinating way to approach matters like race.
But they often breeze by these complexities like scenery during a road trip.
Some smoke never settles.)
Renegadessuffers from a pacing issue; theres an almost unusual amount of dead air here.
Sometimes it scans as two people comfortable enough with each other to relish the silence.
Sometimes youll find yourself checking to see if youve dropped WiFi.
This is, of course, rose-colored idealism.
But the countrys hunger for bogeymen and scapegoats is as central to its character as purple mountains majesty.
But thats why we come to these two, right?
This podcast isnt trying to change the country or offer solutions.
To that end, at least,Renegadesis hearty comfort food.
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