Controlled Burnes

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].

Timestamps
2:00: Recap of the bottom 60 spots
5:11: Yoko Shimomura
7:50: Wilco
10:42: Ramin Djawadi
14:04: Jeremy Soule
16:41: KISS
19:50: Catfish and the Bottlemen
22:12: Hitomi Sato
24:37: Paul Simon
27:03: Fleetwood Mac
29:42: deadmau5
32:11: Trent Reznor
34:14: Car Seat Headrest
35:42: Velvet Revolver
38:19: Coldplay
42:09: David Bowie
44:54: Muse
47:48: Dave Matthews Band
50:48: Marilyn Manson
55:14: Black Sabbath
58:54: 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].

Timestamps
1:32: Write-in
3:36: Discussing Star Wars Villainous
6:14: Moff Gideon
15:27: Darth Maul
23:49: Grand Admiral Thrawn
32:40: Cad Bane
37:48: Darth Vader
43:55: Seventh Sister
47:45: General Grievous
52:34: Kylo Ren
59:20: Captain Phasma
1:04:18: Boba Fett
1:10:08: Assaj Ventress
1:14:40: 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].

Timestamps
2:27: Recapping the bottom 40
4:50: Matthew Dennis
8:35: Yutaka Yamada
11:03: ROZEN
13:28: Junichi Masuda and Go Ichinose
16:55: Gary Clark Jr.
20:27: The National
23:35: Masayoshi Soken
28:15: Metallica
32:43: Better Oblivion Community Center
35:21: Banner Pilot
38:39: Madonna
40:45: Sukasa Saitoh
42:18: Justin E. Bell
44:30: Brandi Carlile
45:44: Aerosmith
50:18: Dr. Pez
52:21: Alvvays
55:43: Ben Howard
59:08: Kan R. Gao
1:01:23: 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].

Timestamps
2:00: Introduction to Evil: How we got into Villainous
13:50: The top reasons we love Villainous
24:50: Discussing Star Wars and Marvel versions of the game
32:00: Current Villainous stats and easiest/hardest characters discussion
39:00: 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].

Timestamps
1:55 Recapping Entries 100-82
3:21: J Mascis
8:15: Returning to Recap
10:02: Waxahatchee
12:07: Bill Elm and Woody Jackson
16:10: Darlene Love
18:29: Julia Jacklin
20:24: Bon Iver
22:57: Atomic Tom
24:51: The Velvet Underground
28:13: Sharon Van Etten
30:14: Ryan Adams
34:28: Robyn
36:34: Swearin'
38:37: The Who
40:14: Brett Dennen
42:09: Ashley McBryde
44:31: The War on Drugs
46:45: Free Cake for Every Creature
49:08: Ashley Monroe
51:27: Adam Skorupa
53:44: Michael Giacchino
56:20: Melandru
59:49: 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].

Timestamps
0:36: Discussing Controlled Burnes' series
1:30 Introducing the 100 Greatest Artists list
12:00: My history as a music listener
19:48: Koji Kondo
21:21: Martin O'Donnell
24:00 Restless Heart
26:19: Tsukasa Saitoh
28:21: Camper Van Beethoven
31:59: Jane's Addiction
33:50: The Evening Rig
36:07: The Cure
38:20: Greensky Bluegrass
41:21: Mitsudo Suzuki
43:39: James Newton Howard
45:33: M83
47:22: Iggy and the Stooges
49:36: Austin Wintory
50:59: Billy Joel
53:20: Florence + The Machine
54:46: Takeshi Hama
56:36: Tadayoshi Makino
58:13: Yasunori Mitsuda
1:00:37: 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].

Timestamps
0:26 Introducing Wesley
5:15: Discussing our Favorite Parks and Childhood Experiences
14:45: Discussing Wesley's Experience Working at Six Flags and Joyland
16:16: 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].

Timestamps
0:18: Introduction and history with Andor
14:09: Season Synopsis
3:36:20: Ranking Moments
4:1:54: Ranking the Episodes
4:14:42: Ranking Dead Characters
4:34:05: Ranking the seasons of TV we have discussed so far
4:39:54: Upcoming episodes of Controlled Burnes