It’s time to investigate item two on Jesse and Holly’s airtight queer icon checklist: Underdog Status. They need to find in him experiences of struggle that would make him relatable to queer people, so they can root for him as an underdog.

Show notes:

Read a transcript of today’s episode

Live recording of The River where Bruce talks about his dad

If this is your first time thinking about The Boss as a queer icon, and you want to explore these new feelings you’re having, me and Holly have made a playlist:  Queer Springsteen. Think of it as a Queer Bruce 101 - it’s a combination of Bruce songs that we think are queer anthems, and then covers of Bruce songs by legendary queer artists. Some of them are their friends, who made the covers to celebrate the release of the show!

Buy Jesse’s Gay Bruce Merch and support trans affirming surgeries and families evacuating Gaza xoxo

Credits:

Because the Boss Belongs to Us is a production of Molten Heart and iHeartPodcasts

Creator: Jesse Lawson

Hosts and Executive Producers: Jesse Lawson and Holly Casio

This episode features: Naomi Gordon-Loebl, Jazmine (JT) Green and Lex 

Producer + Sound Designer: Jesse Lawson

Production Assistant: Tess Hazel

Mix Engineer: Michelle Macklem

Original music and theme: Talk Bazaar

Show Art: Holly Casio

Fact Checking: Serena Solin

Legal: Rowan Maron and Feil

Molten Heart Executive Producer: Jazmine (JT) Green

iHeartPodcasts Executive Producer: Lindsey Hoffman

It’s time to investigate item two on Jesse and Holly’s airtight queer icon checklist: Underdog Status. They need to find in him experiences of struggle that would make him relatable to queer people, so they can root for him as an underdog.
Show notes: 
<a href="https://www.wearemolten.com/s/BecauseTheBossBelongsToUs_E3_Script_Underdog.pdf">Read a transcript of today’s episode</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0FDIezoMtI&amp;ab_channel=Rime79">Live recording of The River where Bruce talks about his dad</a>
If this is your first time thinking about The Boss as a queer icon, and you want to explore these new feelings you’re having, me and Holly have made a playlist:  <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/43rL4JzfUeZUsRNCtzHBLF?si=36c464f28adf4d6c">Queer Springsteen</a>. Think of it as a Queer Bruce 101 - it’s a combination of Bruce songs that we think are queer anthems, and then covers of Bruce songs by legendary queer artists. Some of them are their friends, who made the covers to celebrate the release of the show!
<a href="https://jesselawson.me/fundraising/">Buy Jesse’s Gay Bruce Merch and support trans affirming surgeries and families evacuating Gaza xoxo</a>
Credits:
Because the Boss Belongs to Us is a production of <a href="https://www.wearemolten.com/">Molten Heart</a> and <a href="https://podcasters.iheart.com/">iHeartPodcasts</a> 
Creator: <a href="https://jesselawson.me/">Jesse Lawson</a>
Hosts and Executive Producers: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jesseloulawson/">Jesse Lawson</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hollycasio/">Holly Casio</a>
This episode features: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nglobal/">Naomi Gordon-Loebl</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cmdjazmine/">Jazmine (JT) Green</a> and Lex 
Producer + Sound Designer: Jesse Lawson
Production Assistant: Tess Hazel
Mix Engineer: <a href="https://michellemacklem.io/">Michelle Macklem</a>
Original music and theme: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talkbazaar">Talk Bazaar</a>
Show Art: <a href="https://coolschmool.com/">Holly Casio</a>
Fact Checking: Serena Solin
Legal: Rowan Maron and Feil
Molten Heart Executive Producer: <a href="https://www.jtgreen.me/">Jazmine (JT) Green</a>
iHeartPodcasts Executive Producer: Lindsey Hoffman

If someone asked you to name a queer icon, who would you say? Cher? Britney? Whitney? Mariah? What about…Bruce Springsteen?

In Because the Boss Belongs to Us, Jesse Lawson and Holly Casio try to get Bruce Springsteen recognised as the queer icon they know that he is. Over 7 episodes, they’ll be addressing important questions, like: 

Who wore it best? Bruce Springsteen or K D Lang?
What is the best Bruce song for your sex playlist? 
Is Bruce Springsteen… the Ultimate Emo?

And what the hell are they—trans / activist / abolitionist / DIY punk / drag king / working class / weirdos—doing, idolizing a cis, straight, rich, white man?

If someone asked you to name a queer icon, who would you say? Cher? Britney? Whitney? Mariah? What about…Bruce Springsteen?
In Because the Boss Belongs to Us, Jesse Lawson and Holly Casio try to get Bruce Springsteen recognised as the queer icon they know that he is. Over 7 episodes, they’ll be addressing important questions, like: 
Who wore it best? Bruce Springsteen or K D Lang? What is the best Bruce song for your sex playlist?  Is Bruce Springsteen… the Ultimate Emo?
And what the hell are they—trans / activist / abolitionist / DIY punk / drag king / working class / weirdos—doing, idolizing a cis, straight, rich, white man?

Because the Boss Belongs to Us

3: Underdog

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/f1e94897-f24c-44c2-bca9-b19601134625/transcript