The Bosscast

Ej Dickson is a staff writer at Rolling Stone covering culture. Her work has been published in the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Washington Post, GQ, Elle, and many other publications. Previously, Ej was a deputy digital editor at Men's Health, one of the largest men's publications in the world. She was also a features editor at Romper, Bustle's parenting website. Follow Ej on Twitter/Instagram: @ejdickson, if you would like to follow her quest to ensure that her toddler has perfect pitch.

Dylan Brody is a U.S. humorist, playwright, author and comedian. In 2005 his play Mother May I won the Stanley Drama Award. He has appeared on A&E's Comedy on the Road and Fox TV's Comedy Express and has written for Jay Leno's Tonight Show monologue. He has performed his one-man shows Thinking Allowed and More Arts, Less Martial in many venues around the country and has earned very strong reviews. Twitter/Instagram: @dylanbrody

Frank DeRuggiero is a NYC-based standup comic, and a member of the sketch comedy group the Clam Pals. Their show Clam Pals Live runs on the third Friday of every month at Freddy’s Bar and Backroom. @frankderuggiero on Twitter and Instagram

Pat Byrne is a writer and comedian from New Jersey. He co-produces the Best Show with Tom Scharpling and has written for and co-starred in the podcast parody masterpiece: Meet My Friends The Friends, which vulture recently called: “a brutally funny critique of the vapid and shallowness that pervade pop-culture fandom and podcasting specifically”. He is an alumni of the legendary WFMU radio station where for 3 plus years, you could hear his show "Prove It All Night" weekly. The archives for all these shows live here: http://wfmu.org/playlists/rr

It's a great time to be a Springsteen fan and this week we take a moment to celebrate! John and Leif use this episode to discuss all the recent happenings in the world of Springsteen. Most of the focus is on the new single "Hello Sunshine" off the upcoming album "Western Stars". Past guests write in and give their opinion about the song. We also talk about The Asbury Park Music & Film Festival, the upcoming film "Blinded By The Light" and new albums by Nils Lofgren & Steven Van Zandt. Finally, John and Leif discuss who they see when they talk about the "Gypsy Biker". So many great things! "Hello Sunshine" indeed! 

Mark Dowling is a performer at the UCB Theatre in NY. He is the co-creator of the long-running improv show The Golden Age of Radio and has written jokes for Funny Or Die and IFC. For a good time, follow him on Instagram and Twitter @themarkdowling.

Sam Schube is a senior editor at GQ. Previously, he was an editor at The Ringer. He lives in New York, where he can't help but root for the Mets. Twitter/Instagram: @samschube

Mel Owens is a writer and comedian based in NYC. Her work has been featured on MTV, ABC, Buzzfeed and various other outlets. Her Twitter and Insta are @melowens! She has a one person show called Mindfuck about having a stroke at 28 coming out this summer!

Anthony Apruzzese is a writer/performer living in Brooklyn by way of Bayonne, New Jersey. Anthony performs every Monday night at the UCBeast with Improv Nerds. Previously, he inflicted his will on Harold Night with Slamball and the 2014 Cagematch World Champion team, The Enemy. in 2015, Anthony's one man show "This Show Will Get a Cease and Desist" had a six month run at UCB Chelsea. Anthony also hosted/wrote/and directed his own late night talk show, Showtime, at the UCBeast for over two years. He is also one-third of the improv/sketch group Greasy Lake, whose comedic play, "Key to the City," enjoyed a run at UCB Chelsea in 2014. Anthony has a web project of short videos called Anthony Apruzzese's Web Presents as well as a brand new series he filmed more recently with UCB Comedy, Uncle Tony. Twitter/Instagram: @Tony_Showtime Dan LoPreto is a book editor and writer based out of New York City. He was a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre Harold team Mermaids. UCB credits include Greasy Lake: Key to the City and The Fix. He can be seen performing with his indie team Warren.

Greg Burke is an actor-writer-director-multihyphenate-enthusiast from Staten Island, NY who performs sketch and improv comedy in NYC and LA. His sketch group, Greg and Lou, has garnered over 50 million views online, and their YouTube channel has over 90K subscribers. Greg has created and produced series for Katalyst Entertainment, MSN, Broadway Video, Nerdist, Fox Digital, Funny or Die, Cracked and WeTheInternetTV and can occasionally be seen on television trying to be funny. Twitter: @gregoryburke Instagram: gregburkehd