Controlled Burnes: A Storm of Swords Discussion

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…

Controlled Burnes: My 2025 in Music

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…

Controlled Burnes: Ranking Star Wars Villainous Characters

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…

Controlled Burnes: Why We Love Disney and Star Wars Villainous

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…

Controlled Burnes: Top 15 Roller Coasters

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.…