Controlled Burn
Controlled is a podcast that talks about topics from politics to religion. Vince the Firestarter and D. Still AKA Napalm seek out to find real solutions to issues in today society
Episodes
75 episodes
Controlled Burn: Melted Barbie, War Crimes, and America Unmasked
In this sharp-edged episode of Burn Notice, Vince and Napalm start with dark humor about Kristi Noem’s “Mar-a-Lago face,” then pivot into a much deeper conversation about why her firing matters politically. They argue she was never tru...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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51:18
Burn Notice: Bombs, Lies, and the War They Don’t Want to Call a War
In this urgent Burn Notice, Vince and Napalm sound the alarm on the escalating U.S.-Iran conflict, calling out the administration’s contradictions, media spin, and the dangerous refusal to call this what it is: war. Vince shares a personal angl...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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15:52
Controlled Burn: Oil, Regime Change, and the American Blind Spot
This episode opens with a joking “Bombs Over Iran” riff, then quickly turns into a history-and-reality check. Vince (Toto) lays out a timeline starting with Iran’s democratically elected Prime Minister Mossadegh nationalizing oil in the early 1...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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42:55
Burn Notice: Iran, War Drums & the Danger of Playing Politics with Lives
In this episode of Burn Notice, Vince the Firestarter and Napalm break down the escalating conflict with Iran and the dangerous political games surrounding it. Speaking from the perspective of a veteran and a father of an active-duty ser...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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16:39
Controlled Burn: Truth Ain’t Trending: Mental Health, Manufactured Reality & the Illusion Machine
This episode of Control Burn cuts straight through the noise and into the psyche. Vince “The Fire Starter” and Napalm begin with a raw conversation about mental health in the Black community, sparked by reactions to Kanye West and how so...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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55:19
Controlled Burn: Vanity, Vigilance & the Joker’s Fire
This episode of Control Burn starts light but quickly turns layered. Vince “The Fire Starter” and Napalm open with a candid conversation about BBL culture, vanity, and how social media has reshaped beauty standards and authenticity. From...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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47:25
Controlled Burn: Owning the Libs and Losing the Soul
In this episode of Controlled Burn, Vince “The Fire Starter” and his co-host (Napalm) kick off with sports banter before diving into what they call a full-on reveal season in America. They unpack how far-right politics has becom...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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50:37
Controlled Burn: Throttled Truth & Trigger Fingers
In this episode of Burn Notice, we kick off with a universal struggle: the modern customer-service nightmare. You've probably encountered endless automated prompts, forced "categories," and the arduous process of reaching an actual hum...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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58:11
Controlled Burn: MLK Day, Media Spin, and the Hustle Economy
Week three of Burn Notice lands like it’s already month twelve. Vince the Firestarter and OG Napalm Duke Nukem open on MLK Day and the administration’s late-night, pressure-made proclamation, then pivot into a deeper point: America lov...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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58:59
Petty Power Plays: Jay Powell, Hit Lists, and the High-Cost Distraction Machine
On this Burn Notice, Vince the Firestarter and OG Mudfoot (Duke Nukem mode activated) break down the real reason Jerome “Jay” Powell stays in the administration’s crosshairs: not policy, but humiliation. They revisit the hard-hat walkt...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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16:36
Papers, Power, and the Slow Burn of the ICE State
On this episode of Burn Notice, Vince the Firestarter and OG Mudfoot dig deep into the expanding ICE dragnet and why it’s setting off alarms across the country. From Minnesota AG Keith Ellison suing the DOJ to agents detaining people b...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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15:37
Don’t Believe Your Eyes: When the Badge Pulls the Trigger
In this episode of Burn Notice, Vince and OG Napalm unpack a deadly ICE shooting that exposes how power, fear, and propaganda collide in America. They break down body-cam footage, protocol violations, and the dangerous lie of “don’t be...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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19:12
Welcome to 2026: Chaos as Policy, Distraction as Power
The crew opens 2026 sounding the alarm, arguing the year wasted no time sliding into chaos. From violent headlines and foreign provocations to talk of Greenland, Venezuela, and global strong-arming, the episode frames Trump as a bully driven by...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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18:14
All-Seeing Eyes & Dirty Secrets: Power, Scandal, and the Age of Misinformation
In this wide-ranging Burn Notice, Vince and OG Napalm pull the curtain back on power, scandal, and the machinery behind modern chaos. What starts with workplace misconduct and hypocrisy quickly spirals into a deeper conversation about ...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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23:38
When Control Slips: Evangelicals, Grifters, and the Manosphere
In this episode of Burn Notice, Vince and OG Napalm pull back the curtain on the chaos behind today’s culture wars. What starts with talk about political hypocrisy and religious moral posturing quickly turns into a deeper breakdown of ...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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18:13
Entertainment Without Power: The Illusion of Progress
In this episode of Burn Notice, Vince and OG Napalm bounce from global violence headlines to America’s favorite distraction—sports—and expose the hypocrisy underneath it all. While the media obsesses over Chicago as a “crime capital,” ...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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12:53
Nurses, Loans & The Okey-Doke: Follow the Pattern
In this episode of Burn Notice, Vince “The Fire Starter” and OG Napalm come in hot—from one-party call recordings to the political games hidden inside student loan changes. We break down how new “degree restrictions” target Black women...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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14:30
Blurred & Unbothered: Black Nerds, Gatekeepers & the Anime Awakening
On this episode of Burn Notice, Napalm and I break down the truth about Black folks in anime, comics, and nerd culture—and why the real bullying never came from the kids, but from grown adults clinging to old stereotypes. We talk about how Blac...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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19:09
The MTG Meltdown & The Trump–Madani Bromance Nobody Saw Coming
On this episode of Burn Notice, Vince the Fire Starter and OG Napalm peel back the curtain like Toto in The Wizard of Oz—exposing Marjorie Taylor Greene’s dramatic pivot, political tears, and sudden “I’m coming back to my...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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20:01
The Silence of the Saints: Epstein, ICE & America’s Moral Crisis
In this episode of Burn Notice, Vince and OG Napalm revisit the question that had the comments buzzing: “Where are the Christians?” As the Epstein files move closer to release — and the redactions and political games intensify — we bre...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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14:56
Piggy, Power, & the Epstein Vote Circus
On this episode of Burn Notice, we break down the wild moment on Air Force One when Trump shut down a reporter by calling her “”Piggy”—and why that one insult says everything about the panic surrounding the Epstein files. Napalm and I di...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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11:29
The Files They Can’t Burn: Epstein’s Last Remaining Power
In this episode of Burn Notice, we break down why the Epstein files are about to shake the entire political system. I talk through the sudden “about-face” from Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene’s convenient apology tour, and why both of them are sc...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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15:07
Toni Morrison, MacKenzie Scott & The Real Reason Behind the Millions
In this episode of Burn Notice, we break down the story most folks don’t know—the real reason MacKenzie Scott is dropping life-changing money on HBCUs. Napalm and I connect the dots: Toni Morrison mentored MacKenzie when she was a stud...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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13:14
HBCUs, Elitism & the Underdogs: The McKenzie Scott Effect
On this episode of Burn Notice, we shift from politics to the culture. Napalm and Firestarter talk about MacKenzie Scott—a billionaire actually putting her money where her mouth is and dropping millions on HBCUs with no strings attache...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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20:05
Black Friday Shutdown: The Cave Heard ’Round the World
On this episode of Burn Notice, we break down how the shutdown fight collapsed right before Black Friday—just like I said it would. Democrats had the GOP on the ropes, momentum was building, and instead of finishing the job, they caved...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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20:05