Controlled Burnes

Controlled Burnes continues with its audiobook experiment with part 5 of Mick Foley's A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks covering chapters 27-31.Controlled Burnes is a hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

Controlled Burnes continues with its audiobook experiment with part 4 of Mick Foley's A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks covering chapters 19 - 26.Controlled Burnes is a hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

Controlled Burnes continues with its audiobook experiment with part 3 of Mick Foley's A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks covering chapters 12 - 18.Controlled Burnes is a hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

Controlled Burnes continues with its audiobook experiment with part 2 of Mick Foley's A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks covering chapters 6 - 11.Controlled Burnes is a hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

Controlled Burnes is delving into a bit of a new realm this week as host Andrew Burnes records the first five chapters of Mick Foley's landmark autobiography A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks from 1999. Andrew wanted his wife Reagan, who isn't interested in wrestling in the slightest, to experience the book because of the quality of Foley's writing and storytelling, but no audiobook currently exists, so he's just making one himself as part of the Controlled Burnes lineup. It's his show, after all, so anything goes!Controlled Burnes is a hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne stays on the Survivor theme and lists his top 25 people to ever play the game. The list is part of an effort to update an existing list on The Soundtrack Online, with a second part rounding out the bottom half of the top 50 likely to follow next week.Controlled Burnes is a hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host Andrew Burnes returns to deliver another new list: a draft of his top picks for who he would've liked to have seen on Survivor Season 50: In the Hands of the Fans. The marquee season of the most prestigious reality TV show of all time is debuting next week and Andrew, who has been a fan of the show for the better part of two decades and has seen every season except 48 and 49, has been brushing up on some of the recent seasons in recent weeks to prepare. Here, Andrew breaks down his picks from all of the contestants who have been on the show since 1999 who would fill his dream version of Survivor 50, sadly very few of which will actually be appearing on our television screens when the show debuts next week. But they can't stop a man from dreaming.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host Andrew Burnes is joined once again by his wife Reagan to discuss the three short stories chronicles the tales of Ser Duncan the Tall in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. While the pair acknowledge the ongoing show covering the first short story, The Hedge Knight, this discussion primarily focuses on the book's version of the events, as well as the two short stories that take place following the events of The Hedge Knight. Up next, the pair will break down the first half of the show and a future episode will include Andrew's ranking of the A Song of Ice and Fire book characters from the first three main books and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

After a months-long hiatus, host Andrew Burnes returns to complete the multi-part discussion of his top 100 favorite musical artists of all time with entries 20-1 alongside with a recap of the bottom 80 and discussion of a couple of new additions along the way.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can at [email protected]:26: Recapping the Bottom 806:26: Grace Park and The Deer10:02: Back to the recap11:27: Bob Dylan15:19: Oasis17:15: AC/DC20:00: Roger Waters23:27: The Rolling Stones26:56: U231:01: The Smashing Pumpkins33:55: Radiohead36:26: Kendrick Lamar40:05: TPR44:22: Bob Seger51:24: Coldplay1:00:02: John Craigie1:04:28: LCD Soundsystem1:08:57: Father John Misty1:12:21: Lin-Manuel Miranda1:16:10: Yasunori Nishiki1:18:50: Guns N' Roses1:23:26: Taylor Swift1:29:41: Nobuo Uematsu1:34:05: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

On this week's episode, Reagan Burnes returns to the show alongside host Andrew Burnes to discuss Andrew's first read of the third book in the Song of Ice and Fire series A Storm of Swords. The duo discuss each of the major storylines and events in the book, which coincides with seasons 3 and 4 of Game of Thrones, and Andrew shares his ranking of the POV characters in the series up to this point.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:00 Storm of Swords recap and discussion1:29:55: Discussing my favorite chapters of the series so far1:41:50: Ranking POV characters so far

Host Andrew Burnes returns to the podcast this week with a second end of year discussion highlighting all of the books, movies and video games he watched over the course of the year including a breakdown of platinum trophy grabs and overall time spent in each category.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:20: The time I spent with each category6:32: Albums I've listened to since my last episode10:06: Books I read in 202517:36: Movies I watched in 202542:24: Video Games I played in 2025

Controlled Burnes returns after a rough couple of weeks at the Burnes' household as host Andrew Burnes walks his Spotify Wrapped results and the 80+ albums he listened to in 2025 including some all-time greats, Taylor Swift's divisive Life of a Showgirl, and the full discographies of famed artists including Bob Seger, LCD Soundsystem and Coldplay.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

Brett Fox returns to Controlled Burnes this week to make his NFL playoff predictions and compare and contrast them to the ones host Andrew Burnes laid out last week. Brett crunches the numbers live on the pod and, believe it or not, comes to some very different conclusions than Andrew did last week, so listen in for a fun discussion and a fantasy Superbowl that few, if any, are putting in the cards.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:34: Brett's AFC Predictions15:06: Brett's NFC Predictions27:15: Revealing my AFC and NFC predictions to Brett39:35: Discussing our AFC Playoff Brackets50:37: Discussing our NFC Playoff Brackets1:05:54: Discussing our playoff predictions from last year1:08:00 Discussing our Superbowl picks

Coming off a very successful lineup of predictions for the 2024 NFL postseason, host Andrew Burnes returns to America's most popular sport at the mid-point of this season to try to replicate his success. Hot takes and bold predictions are the order of the day here, and Burnes decides to keep things fun with a bold Superbowl winner you won't want to miss. Note that this podcast was recorded prior to the results of the Week 10 games with the exception of Thursday's game between the Broncos and the Raiders.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected] 1:40: Recap of last year's predictions5:57: AFC Predictions26:55: NFC Predictions48:45: Playoff Bracket and Superbowl Predictions

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne flies solo once again to rank all 32 companions from Fallout 3, New Vegas and 4 in one monster list. This case has capers (and hot takes) aplenty, so check it out if you're a longtime fan of Fallout titles or looking for advice on who to journey into the wasteland with on your first playthroughs.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at ⁠[email protected]⁠.

SlowBurne returns this week to complete his new video game list ranking his top 25 most underappreciated games of all time. For this episode, Andrew walks through his 12-1 most underappreciated video games with a recap of part 1 of the list thrown in for good measure.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

SlowBurne flies solo this week with a new video game list ranking his top 25 most underappreciated games of all time. In fact, Andrew has so much to say on this topic, the episode is impromptly broken up into a two-parter, creating yet another mini-series for the podcast. For this episode, Andrew walks through his 25-13 most underappreciated video games with an honorable mention thrown in for good measure.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

Controlled Burnes returns after a two-week hiatus as a result of Reagan's birthday and Andrew's illness this week with a unique spin. This week Andrew interviews Reagan about her experiences with Skyrim as a newcomer to the game 14 years after it initially released. The duo discuss the game's strong points including its RPG and skill mechanics, world-building and Reagan's particular appreciation for its ancillary activities, as well as its less successful elements including characters, storytelling and attention to detail. It should make for a fascinating listen for longtime Skyrim fans interested in hearing about a newcomer's perspective to the game all these years later.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

On this week's episode of the podcast, host Andrew Burnes continues the multi-part discussion of his top 100 favorite musical artists of all time with entries 40-21 along with a recap of the bottom 60. The next and final part of this series will be included in the next episode of the podcast, so look forward to that and get in on the listing fun as we celebrate Andrew's release of his Top 100 Artists of All Time list.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:00: Recap of the bottom 60 spots5:11: Yoko Shimomura7:50: Wilco10:42: Ramin Djawadi14:04: Jeremy Soule16:41: KISS19:50: Catfish and the Bottlemen22:12: Hitomi Sato24:37: Paul Simon27:03: Fleetwood Mac29:42: deadmau532:11: Trent Reznor34:14: Car Seat Headrest35:42: Velvet Revolver38:19: Coldplay42:09: David Bowie44:54: Muse47:48: Dave Matthews Band50:48: Marilyn Manson55:14: Black Sabbath58:54: Kanye West

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Reagan returns for a second Villainous discussion this time ranking each of the 12 current characters in Star Wars Villainous. The discussion includes lists from both Andrew and Reagan as well as a conversation about the pluses and negatives of each character as well as statistics detailing how each has fared in our own Villainous games. We have plans to do a similar episode in the future ranking the 30 Disney Villainous characters, so stay tuned for that and write in to let us know what you think of our rankings and what your ranking of these characters would be.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:32: Write-in3:36: Discussing Star Wars Villainous6:14: Moff Gideon15:27: Darth Maul23:49: Grand Admiral Thrawn32:40: Cad Bane37:48: Darth Vader43:55: Seventh Sister47:45: General Grievous52:34: Kylo Ren59:20: Captain Phasma1:04:18: Boba Fett1:10:08: Assaj Ventress1:14:40: Count Dooku

On this week's episode of the podcast, host Andrew Burnes continues the multi-part discussion of his top 100 favorite musical artists of all time with entries 60-41 along with a recap of the bottom 40. Future parts of this series will be included in future episodes of the podcast, so look forward to that and get in on the listing fun as we celebrate Andrew's release of his Top 100 Artists of All Time list.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:27: Recapping the bottom 404:50: Matthew Dennis8:35: Yutaka Yamada11:03: ROZEN13:28: Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose16:55: Gary Clark Jr.20:27: The National23:35: Masayoshi Soken28:15: Metallica32:43: Better Oblivion Community Center35:21: Banner Pilot38:39: Madonna40:45: Sukasa Saitoh42:18: Justin E. Bell44:30: Brandi Carlile45:44: Aerosmith50:18: Dr. Pez52:21: Alvvays55:43: Ben Howard59:08: Kan R. Gao1:01:23: Rage Against the Machine

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan discuss their love of the Disney and Star Wars themed board game Villainous, the story of how they were first introduced to the game, and the rabid fandom that has taken root in the Burnes household ever since. The discussion includes the pair's favorite aspects of the game, the various expansions and different versions that have been released since the game's initial debut in 2018, current game stats between the two of them including a look at the easiest and most difficult characters, and finally a wishlist of what they would like to see next. Future Villainous-focused episodes of the podcast are planned including, specifically, an episode ranking each of the characters currently in the Disney and Star Wars versions of the game.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:00: Introduction to Evil: How we got into Villainous13:50: The top reasons we love Villainous24:50: Discussing Star Wars and Marvel versions of the game32:00: Current Villainous stats and easiest/hardest characters discussion39:00: What we'd like to see next from Villainous

On this week's episode of the podcast, host Andrew Burnes continues the multi-part discussion of his top 100 favorite musical artists of all time with entries 80-61 along with a recap of the bottom 20 and some of the adjustments that have already been made to the list since just last week! Future parts of this series will be included in future episodes of the podcast, so look forward to that and get in on the listing fun as we celebrate Andrew's release of his Top 100 Artists of All Time list.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:55 Recapping Entries 100-823:21: J Mascis8:15: Returning to Recap10:02: Waxahatchee12:07: Bill Elm and Woody Jackson16:10: Darlene Love18:29: Julia Jacklin20:24: Bon Iver22:57: Atomic Tom24:51: The Velvet Underground28:13: Sharon Van Etten30:14: Ryan Adams34:28: Robyn36:34: Swearin'38:37: The Who40:14: Brett Dennen42:09: Ashley McBryde44:31: The War on Drugs46:45: Free Cake for Every Creature49:08: Ashley Monroe51:27: Adam Skorupa53:44: Michael Giacchino56:20: Melandru59:49: Don Henley

On this week's episode of the podcast, host Andrew Burnes kicks off the multi-part discussion of his top 100 favorite musical artists of all time. Andrew kicks off the discussion with the history of how he got into music and what sparked his passion for list-making as well as the 15-year odyssey that was constructing this list before breaking down his picks for his top 100 through 81 favorite artists of all time. Future parts will be included in future episodes of the podcast, so look forward to that and get in on the listing fun as we celebrate Andrew release of the Top 100 Artists of All Time list.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:36: Discussing Controlled Burnes' series1:30 Introducing the 100 Greatest Artists list12:00: My history as a music listener19:48: Koji Kondo21:21: Martin O'Donnell24:00 Restless Heart26:19: Tsukasa Saitoh28:21: Camper Van Beethoven31:59: Jane's Addiction33:50: The Evening Rig36:07: The Cure38:20: Greensky Bluegrass41:21: Mitsudo Suzuki43:39: James Newton Howard45:33: M8347:22: Iggy and the Stooges49:36: Austin Wintory50:59: Billy Joel53:20: Florence + The Machine54:46: Takeshi Hama56:36: Tadayoshi Makino58:13: Yasunori Mitsuda1:00:37: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host Andrew Burnes welcomes a new guest to the podcast, his childhood friend Wesley Orr. Wesley is a roller coaster enthusiast with roughly 250 coaster credits. He has also been to every Six Flags in the continental US, along with a litany of other parks in the states. He and Andrew each rank their top 15 roller coasters and discuss overlaps, notable exceptions, honorable mentions, favorite parks, and their personal histories with Six Flags Over Texas, the original Six Flags park.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:26 Introducing Wesley5:15: Discussing our Favorite Parks and Childhood Experiences14:45: Discussing Wesley's Experience Working at Six Flags and Joyland16:16: Discussing Andrew's love for Disney's EPCOT and Wesley's lack of Florida credits21:11: Top 15 Roller Coasters Lists

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew is rejoined by Reagan for their longest podcast yet, a nearly 5-hour examination of Andor Season 1. The pair watched the first season together back when it first released and loved it, but returned to it with fresh eyes again in 2025 prior to watching Season 2 to analyze it more deeply than any show yet discussed up to this point. While Reagan is still a relative newcomer to the Star Wars fandom, Andrew has been a devotee for as long as he can remember. But both consider Andor to be the greatest Star Wars project of all time, so it is a joy to present to you their discussion on Season 1 with at least one Season 2 episode to follow in the coming weeks.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:18: Introduction and history with Andor14:09: Season Synopsis3:36:20: Ranking Moments4:1:54: Ranking the Episodes4:14:42: Ranking Dead Characters4:34:05: Ranking the seasons of TV we have discussed so far4:39:54: Upcoming episodes of Controlled Burnes

On this week's episode, Andrew keeps the freewheelin' video game console discussions coming with a draft of two different versions of a potential PS2 classic, one designed to hit the widest mainstream appeal and another catered to his own specific favorite games on the console. So the second list is his de-facto favorite PS2 games of all time. Andrew spent a lot of time with the console in his childhood and still dusts it off for some nostalgic bursts now and again, so if you also grew up with the console enjoy this nostalgic trip down memory lane.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:14: The List for the Masses6:28: Devil May Cry 39:24: Star Wars Battlefront II13:39: Tony Hawk's Underground15:57: Lego Star Wars20:57: Ace Combat 423:15: SOCOM US Navy SEALs25:27: Smackdown vs. RAW 200630:21: Medal of Honor: Frontline32:49: Need for Speed Underground34:47: Ratchet and Clank38:24: EyeToy Play41:33: Jak and Daxter44:18: God of War45:56: Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King48:38: Kingdom Hearts51:07: Tekken 552:41: Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty54:55: Final Fantasy X59:22: Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec1:03:49: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas1:06:56: My Personal Dream Lineup1:08:12: Star Wars Jedi Starfighter1:10:38: Jak II1:12:46: Ratchet and Clank: Going Commando1:13:44: Destroy All Humans!1:16:32: NBA 2K71:18:41: Guitar Hero II1:20:52: Psychonauts1:22:09: Burnout Revenge1:23:44: Need for Speed Underground 21:24:56: The Urbz: Sims in the City1:28:39: Guitar Hero III1:31:32: Sly 2: Band of Thieves1:35:12: Smackdown vs. RAW 20071:36:49: Star Wars Battlefront1:39:15: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Duelist of the Roses1:44:36: Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal1:46:18: Jak and Daxter1:47:08: The Sims Bustin' Out1:49:59: Shadow of the Colossus1:51:35: Kingdom Hearts 1 and 21:53:19: Final thoughts on PS2

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host Andrew Burnes flies solo to reminisce on his time with the Nintendo Switch. SlowBurne talks about when he purchased the console and upgraded to the OLED model as well as discusses where it ranks within his pantheon of favorite consoles. He then shifts to covering the games he completed on the system and discusses which ones he has spent the most time with.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:22: My Switch 2-buying experience8:45: My history with the Switch21:30: The consoles I've finished the most games on24:00: My favorite consoles27:54: Games I have finished on Switch57:06: Games I spent the most time with on Switch

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan return to cap off their discussion and analysis of The Last of Us Season 2. Andrew played through the first half of Part II in the leadup to firm up comparisons to the show, further solidifying some major issues he has with the changes in characterizations and plot developments of the story while Reagan is generally more supportive of the changes. Then we get an update on Andrew's lists of the top episodes, moments and characters of the series up to this point.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at ⁠[email protected]⁠.Timestamps3:55: Episode synopses2:41:30: Ranking Moments3:35:22: Ranking Episodes3:53:18: Ranking Characters4:12:01: Final Thoughts

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan return to their Game of Thrones series to dissect Season 5 and break down its highs and lows. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:36: Season Synopsis2:27:18: Ranking the Best Moments of the Season2:49:30: Ranking the Episodes of Season 53:01:48: Ranking Dead Characters

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne flies solo for the first time in months to discuss the top 25 video game twists of all time. The list is obviously limited to games that I've played, but I've played a fair few in my day, so there's plenty to discuss.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:15: Sonic Adventure (Spoilers)6:22: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Spoilers)8:31: Red Dead Redemption (Spoilers)11:10: Final Fantasy VIII (Spoilers)14:50: Shadow of the Colossus (Spoilers)17:31: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Spoilers)19:41: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Spoilers)21:39: Fallout 3 (Spoilers)24:55: Pokemon Sun and Moon (Spoilers)27:21: Octopath Traveler II (No Spoilers)31:28: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Spoilers)34:26: Chained Echoes (No Spoilers)37:26: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (Spoilers)39:43: Bloodborne (Light Spoilers)41:39: Observation (Spoilers)44:02: Octopath Traveler (Spoilers)46:41: Mass Effect (Light Spoilers)48:38: Ori and the Blind Forest (Spoilers)51:32: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Medium Spoilers)54:08: To the Moon (No Spoilers)56:19: BioShock (Medium Spoilers)58:43: Final Fantasy VII (Light Spoilers)1:00:50: Kingdom Hearts II (Light Spoilers)1:03:00: Heavy Rain (No Spoilers)1:05:24: The Last of Us Part II (Light Spoilers)

On this week's episode of the podcast, Andrew and Reagan discuss the first two episodes of The Last of Us Season 2 on which they have some divided opinions and certainly more mixed emotions when compared to the first season. The episode is a full-on spoilerfest including a discussion of all of The Last of Us Part II and is intended as a companion piece for game fans watching the show. If you'd like to join the conversation for future episodes of the podcast, you can write into the show at [email protected]:28: Recap and Discussion1:36:35: Standout Moments1:39:09: Ranking Episodes compared to Season 11:41:35: Predictions

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, Andrew and Reagan take a break from Game of Thrones to dissect The Last of Us Part I including both the first game and season 1 of the HBO show. Like with Game of Thrones, the duo breaks down each episode of the show and analyzes the changes from the source material before ranking the episodes, characters, and top moments. Discussions for the ongoing Season 2 of the show will be forthcoming as it progresses, so if you'd like to join the conversation, you can write into the show at [email protected]:47: Introduction and our history with The Last of Us20:35: Synopsis2:16:06: Ranking Top Moments3:15:50: MAJOR Spoiler for The Last of Us Part II/Season 23:16:05: Ranking the Episodes3:29:05: Ranking the Characters

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his wife Reagan to rank and analyze Season 4 of Game of Thrones. The podcast includes a discussion (or at least a mention) of every scene in the season as well as several lists from SlowBurne that ranks the episodes, best moments, and dead characters from this stage of the story. Episodes on each of the eight seasons of Game of Thrones are incoming so please write in to [email protected] if you'd like to join the conversation.Timestamps2:00: Season 4 Recap1:40:00: Ranking the top moments from Season 42:20:29: Ranking the 10 episodes of Season 42:38:28: Ranking Dead Characters

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his wife Reagan to rank and analyze both Season 3 of Game of Thrones. The podcast includes a discussion (or at least a mention) of every scene in the season as well as several lists from SlowBurne that ranks the episodes, best moments, and dead characters from this stage of the story. Episodes on each of the eight seasons of Game of Thrones are incoming so please write in to [email protected] if you'd like to join the conversation.Timestamps1:58: Season Summary2:18:58: Ranking Top Moments2:34:08: Ranking the 10 episodes of Season 32:56:17 Ranking Dead Characters Update

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his wife Reagan to rank and analyze both Season 2 of Game of Thrones and the second book in the series, A Clash of Kings. The podcast includes a breakdown and comparison of the plot points of the book vs. the show as well as several lists from SlowBurne that ranks the best moments from the show, chapters from the book, and dead characters from both at this stage of the story as well as ranking the 10 episodes of Season 2 and 10 POV characters in the book in order of quality. Episodes on each of the eight seasons of Game of Thrones are incoming so please write in to [email protected] if you'd like to join the conversation.Timestamps2:10: Synopsis of A Clash of Kings and Game of Thrones Season 22:18:04: Ranking top moments from Season 22:28:20: Ranking the episodes of Season 22:42:11: Ranking my favorite nine chapters of A Clash of Kings2:55:21: Ranking dead characters3:08:32: Ranking POVs from A Clash of Kings

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his wife Reagan to rank and analyze both Season 1 of Game of Thrones and the first book in the series, A Game of Thrones. The podcast includes a breakdown and comparison of the plot points of the book vs. the show as well as several lists from SlowBurne that ranks the best moments from the show, chapters from the book, and dead characters from both at this stage of the story as well as ranking the 10 episodes of Season 1 and nine POV characters in the book in order of quality. Episodes on each of the eight seasons of Game of Thrones are incoming so please write in to [email protected] if you'd like to join the conversation.Timestamps6:17: Synopsis of A Game of Thrones and Season 11:54:24: Best Scenes in Season 12:18:28: Ranking the episodes of Season 12:30:38: Ranking standout chapters from A Game of Thrones2:39:54: Ranking Dead Characters2:44:55: Ranking POV characters from A Game of Thrones

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his brother Brandon Scoggins to break down the second half of his top 25 video games of all time as part of that ongoing series.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]:38: Recap of Entries 25-131:37: Final Fantasy IV10:52: Final Fantasy XVI20:28: The Last of Us28:59: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt47:47: Heavy Rain1:02:10: Pokemon Sun and Moon1:18:19: The Last of Us Part II1:37:02: Final Fantasy VI1:59:00: Final Fantasy VII Remake2:11:43: Final Fantasy VII2:27:00: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth2:48:00: Final Fantasy IX

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne is joined by his brother Brandon Scoggins to break down the first half of his top 25 video games of all time as part of that ongoing series.Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast [email protected]:28: Metroid Fusion8:00: Crash Team Racing13:52: Super Smash Bros. Melee19:14: Pokemon Black and White29:08: Pokemon Red and Blue43:38: Halo 348:32: Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire55:21: Halo Reach1:01:16: Kingdom Hearts II1:17:48: Octopath Traveler1:28:59: Kingdom Hearts1:35:56: Final Fantasy XV1:53:11: Final Fantasy VIII

The 2020 classic Hades has been dominating my free time over the last couple of weeks as I replay it in preparation for the release of Hades 2 later this year, so in this episode I dissect the key reasons I find this game to be so addictive and rank my favorite characters, boons, bosses and weapons in the game. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

On this week's abbreviated episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne walks through his picks for the top 25 most beautiful video games of all time, taking into consideration art style, atmosphere, music and themes. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

On this week's episode of the podcast, SlowBurne looks back on the music, movies and books he checked out in 2024 including a definitive look at his top albums and songs from 2024 as well as a ranking of the movies and books he watched and read throughout the year. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]. Timestamps1:50 Albums I listened to in 202437:48: Ranking my top 28 albums of 202451:26: Ranking my top 50 songs of 20241:14:28: My Spotify Wrapped results1:17:22: Ranking the movies I watched in 20241:30:30: Ranking the books I read in 20241:33:52: Nintendo Switch Wrap Up for 2024

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, SlowBurne welcomes another new guest, Chase Dillard, to continue the show's top 25 video game series with Chase's picks. Chase is definitely the guest I know the least out of everyone I've had on, so it is exciting to dig in and listen to his picks. As a bonus, we also catch up on the biggest announcements of The Game Awards and discuss our criticisms of the show as a whole. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]. Timestamps1:59: The Game Awards Wrap-Up12:49: Chase's Top 2513:01: Mouthwashing16:33: Devil May Cry21:47: Titanfall 228:19: Civilization VI37:40: Sifu42:34: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild1:02:49: The Walking Dead Season One1:08:42: Ghost of Tsushima1:16:50: Mass Effect1:21:34: Dying Light1:29:29: Call of Duty: Ghosts1:36:47: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain1:43:34: Life is Strange1:47:05: Darkest Dungeon1:50:43: This War of Mine1:55:17: Project Zomboid2:00:36: Red Dead Redemption II2:10:30: Baldur's Gate III2:15:16: Final Fantasy XV2:23:36: The Witcher III: Wild Hunt2:27:55: Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen2:32:26: The Last of Us Part 12:45:18: Cyberpunk 20772:50:57: Death Stranding2:55:18: Disco Elysium

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne breaks down his year in gaming in 2024 including all of the games he started and finished over the course of the year, his Xbox and PlayStation year-end stats, his platinum trophies, and his ranking of all of the games he finished in terms of quality. While SlowBurne didn't play a lot of games that actually released in 2024, it's still a great time to look back on the year and the experiences that were had in our favorite medium. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].   Timestamps 2:08: Games I started in 2024 34:10: Games I finished in 2024 47:28: Xbox Wrap Up 50:22: PlayStation Wrap Up 56:45: Games I Platinumed in 2024 1:01:57: Back to PlayStation Wrap Up 1:04:30: Ranking All of the Games I Played in 2024

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne ranks and discusses the greatest video game launch titles of all time in a wide-ranging that look that extends all the way back to the launch of the original NES in 1985. SlowBurne creates three different lists ranking key launch titles in terms of importance and success, quality, and a special third list that looks at the 10 most important launch titles that really sold SlowBurne himself on new hardware over the years. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]. Timestamps2:13: Ranking the most important launch titles of all time32:10: Ranking the top 10 launch titles that sold me on new hardware57:53: Ranking my picks for the greatest launch titles of all time

Controlled Burnes host SlowBurne kicks off a new appreciation series dissecting individual pieces of entertainment that stand out as exemplary with an episode focused entirely on one of the greatest video games ever made: From Software's Bloodborne. SlowBurne discusses his history with the game from overwhelmed noob to hardened vet and puts together four lists ranking his top 10 weapons from the game as well as a ranking of the game's levels, and bosses in terms of both quality and difficulty. Then, as a bonus, SlowBurne also provides a corrected version of his NFL playoff bracket that adjusts the seeding mistakes made in last week's episode. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]. Timestemps3:05: My history with Bloodborne18:17: Ranking my top 10 favorite weapons31:32: Ranking Bloodborne's levels48:35: Ranking Bloodborne's bosses by quality1:05:25: Ranking Bloodborne's bosses by difficulty1:18:08: Closing thoughts on Bloodborne1:19:28: Correcting NFL playoff bracket prediction

On this week's episode of Controlled Burnes, host SlowBurne welcomes guest Brett Fox to the podcast and the two go back and forth making their playoff predictions for the 2024-25 NFL season. Both guys pick each division champion and three wildcards for both the AFC and NFC and SlowBurne goes so far as to lay out his entire playoff bracket. And, of course, both make their pick for who will ultimately take the Lombardi Trophy in the 2025 Superbowl. Additionally, both make their picks for the top five quarterbacks so far this season. Both guys have some hot takes in store, so check it out if you're following this year's season. Note: SlowBurne has since realized he screwed up some of the matchups in his playoff bracket predictions in terms of matching up the correct seeds, so he will put out an updated version as a bonus in Controlled Burnes Ep. 9 next week. Then, as a bonus, SlowBurne checks out The Game Awards' nominees and he and Brett make their selections for (most of) the ballots. It's a jam-packed show and we hope you enjoy. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

Controlled Burnes shifts gears a bit this week for a deep dive into the result of the 2024 Presidential Election along with SlowBurne's picks for the top 10 reasons why Kamala Harris lost to President Donald Trump. Was the fault with the voters who are too racist and sexist to elect a black female president like many corporate media pundits would lead you to believe, or are there more factors at play here that resulted in the Democrats' biggest loss in at least two decades? All of that and more will be discussed. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected].

After an unplanned week-long break, Controlled Burnes returns with Part 2 of TreeTrunkSean's Top 25 video games list as host SlowBurne and Sean break down his top 10. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]. Timestamps1:20: Recap of Sean's list from Part 1 (entries 25-11)5:35: The Elder Scrolls Online17:05: Baldur's Gate III32:29: Fable43:10: Starcraft II55:59: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal1:09:52: Final Fantasy X1:21:08: Kingdom Hearts II1:28:59: Resident Evil 4 VR1:37:26: The Legend of Dragoon1:52:50: Overwatch

Controlled Burnes continues its Top 25 Greatest Games series with special guest TreeTrunkSean, the other co-founder of Wildfire Gaming. This massive Wildfire Gaming reunion is too big to pack into a single episode, so Sean's Top 25 will be split into two episodes starting with episode 1 taking us through his picks for numbers 25 through 11. Controlled Burnes is a weekly hobby-list podcast with a particular focus on lists and topics related to video games, music, TV/film as well as other hobbies and aspects of pop culture. If you're interested in writing into the podcast and having your comments or questions read on-air, you can write in to the podcast at [email protected]. TimestampsNote: Some of these topics will include spoilers for the respective games so skip anything you don't want to have ruined for you!0:26: Catching up with TreeTrunkSean and discussing our earliest memories in gaming21:23: Dance Dance Revolution28:18: Beat Saber34:45: Halo 349:48: Gunz: The Duel59:24: Disgaea 41:09:56: RuneScape1:16:31: Diablo III1:24:29: Fallout 761:39:04: Dead Rising1:48:36: Resident Evil: Village1:58:46: Tropico 52:06:54: Civilization V2:16:58: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock2:23:32: Rock Band 22:28:58: Discussing splitting Sean's Top 25 into two episodes2:30:44: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City