Episode 122: The Metropolitan Sound of the American Century
The Way of Improvement Leads Home: American History, Religion, Politics, and Academic life. - Een podcast door John Fea
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In his new book Bridge & Tunnel Boys, historian Jim Cullen discusses how Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen represented what he calls "the metropolitan sound of the American century." In this episode of the podcast, we talk with Cullen about how Joel and Springsteen were shaped by their lives on the periphery of New York City. Our conversation ranges across several subjects, including politics, cosmopolitanism, history, the culture of the 1980s, and even Taylor Swift! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
