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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

Timestamps
1:20: Recap of Sean's list from Part 1 (entries 25-11)
5:35: The Elder Scrolls Online
17:05: Baldur's Gate III
32:29: Fable
43:10: Starcraft II
55:59: Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal
1:09:52: Final Fantasy X
1:21:08: Kingdom Hearts II
1:28:59: Resident Evil 4 VR
1:37:26: The Legend of Dragoon
1:52:50: 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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

Timestamps
Note: 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 gaming
21:23: Dance Dance Revolution
28:18: Beat Saber
34:45: Halo 3
49:48: Gunz: The Duel
59:24: Disgaea 4
1:09:56: RuneScape
1:16:31: Diablo III
1:24:29: Fallout 76
1:39:04: Dead Rising
1:48:36: Resident Evil: Village
1:58:46: Tropico 5
2:06:54: Civilization V
2:16:58: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock
2:23:32: Rock Band 2
2:28:58: Discussing splitting Sean's Top 25 into two episodes
2:30:44: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Controlled Burnes' Top 25 series continues with the introduction of Andrew's wife Reagan Burnes, who joins the podcast to share her own picks for the top 25 video games. While Reagan's time as a gamer is notably shorter than many other guests that will be joining the series, she brings a unique perspective to the medium and discussion that should make for an intriguing listen for new and longtime gamers alike.

ControlledBurnes 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
Note: Some of these topics will include spoilers for the respective games so skip anything you don't want to have ruined for you!
1:46: Introducing Reagan and her experience as a gamer
5:48: Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
14:18: Final Fantasy VII
19:38: Mass Effect 3
25:20: Red Dead Redemption II
31:35: Pokemon Black
38:14: Final Fantasy IX
45:45: Final Fantasy VII Remake
50:08: Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
54:47: Telltale's Game of Thrones
1:03:28: The Wolf Among Us
1:07:35: Spiritfarer
1:13:02: Mass Effect
1:21:36: Wizards Unite
1:29:28: Jackbox Party Pack 7
1:38:23: Fallout 3
1:48:10: Kingdom Hearts
1:56:52: Jackbox Party Pack 8
2:05:40: Fallout 4
2:16:06: The Last of Us
2:21:20: Mass Effect 2
2:27:35: The Last of Us Part II
2:35:35: Heavy Rain
2:42:30: Wingspan
2:52:23: To the Moon
3:00:15: Pokemon Moon

SlowBurne calls an audible on this week's episode of the podcast to discuss one of his greatest gaming loves: PlayStation trophies. SlowBurne breaks down his path from a kid who barely finished anything to a video game completionist and tells stories about his recent years as a trophy hunter including a ranking of his current platinums and a look ahead to the trophies that are next on his 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 ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

Timestamps
0:28: Explanation for late upload and introduction to trophy episode
1:19: SlowBurne's path to becoming a completionist
18:50: Why I love trophies
22:30: Ranking my current platinum trophies
1:24:30: Other trophy stories and failed platinum runs
1:33:05: My next platinum trophies

SlowBurne flies solo again this week and kicks off Controlled Burnes' 25 Greatest Games series where SlowBurne and guests will be discussing their picks for the top 25 video games of all time.

While SlowBurne generally tries to avoid major spoilers for the games discussed, some are unavoidable. For those interested in skipping ahead, timestamps are included below.

If you have your own list you'd like to share or would like to write in to the podcast for any other reason, please reach out to ControlledBurnes@gmail.com.

Timestamps
0:28: New podcast name
2:31: Thanks to Sean for music
3:35: Introducing the Top 25 concept
6:46: Honorable Mentions
7:45: Pokemon
16:00: Octopath Traveler
19:50: Psychonauts 2
24:52: Final Fantasy XV
27:45: Gold/Silver
31:01: Knights of the Old Republic
37:33: Elden Ring
40:56: Chained Echoes
45:11: Twilight Princess
50:45: Fallout 3
54:42: Heavy Rain
57:10: The Last of Us
1:00:43: Final Fantasy VI
1:03:46: Mass Effect 2
1:06:21: Sun/Moon
1:10:43: The Witcher 3
1:15:19: Red Dead 2
1:18:00: Octopath Traveler II
1:20:13: To the Moon
1:22:43: Breath of the Wild
1:27:58: Bloodborne
1:30:53: The Last of Us Part II
1:34:21: Final Fantasy IX
1:37:26: Kingdom Hearts
1:41:16: Final Fantasy VII
1:48:25: Outro

Welcome to the Controlled Burnes podcast, a new podcast from SlowBurne from Wildfire Gaming in tandem with TheSoundtrackOnline.com. Your host is Andrew Burnes AKA SlowBurne, one of the co-founders of Wildfire Gaming and the editor of TheSoundtrackOnline.

This introductory episode features an update on Wildfire Gaming and its hosts SlowBurne and TreeTrunkSean as well as a rundown of SlowBurne's biggest podcasting influences as well as his ideas and goals for the new podcast.

You can get in touch with SlowBurne and write into the podcast at ControlledBurnes@gmail.com. Emails will be read on future episodes of the podcast except at the request of the author.