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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

Timestamps
3:00 Storm of Swords recap and discussion
1:29:55: Discussing my favorite chapters of the series so far
1:41:50: 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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

Timestamps
2:20: The time I spent with each category
6:32: Albums I've listened to since my last episode
10:06: Books I read in 2025
17:36: Movies I watched in 2025
42:24: 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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

Timestamps

1:34: Brett's AFC Predictions

15:06: Brett's NFC Predictions

27:15: Revealing my AFC and NFC predictions to Brett

39:35: Discussing our AFC Playoff Brackets

50:37: Discussing our NFC Playoff Brackets

1:05:54: Discussing our playoff predictions from last year

1:08:00 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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

Timestamps
1:40: Recap of last year's predictions
5:57: AFC Predictions
26:55: NFC Predictions
48:45: 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 ⁠ControlledBurnes@gmail.com⁠.

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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.