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Controlled Burn

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

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23:38

All-Seeing Eyes & Dirty Secrets: Power, Scandal, and...

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2025/12/22

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 who actually faces consequences and who never does. The episode connects sports scandals, elite protection, and Epstein’s shadow to something even bigger: surveillance, data harvesting, and AI as the next control system. From Palantir and Elon Musk to deepfakes,...

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18:13

When Control Slips: Evangelicals, Grifters, and the...

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2025/12/19

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 power, control, and fear. They unpack Mike Johnson’s rise, the performative purity of evangelical politics, and how repression often hides behind loud “family values.” From there, the conversation widens to Trump’s unraveling, grift culture, and why many Republi...

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12:53

Entertainment Without Power: The Illusion of Progress

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2025/12/17

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,” mass shootings elsewhere barely register. From there, the conversation turns to the NFL and what Vince and Napalm see as a familiar pattern: Black talent celebrated for performance but punished for confidence, voice, and lineage. Using Shedeur Sanders, Deion San...

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14:30

Nurses, Loans & The Okey-Doke: Follow the Pattern

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2025/12/03

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 in nursing, how immigration fearmongering is being weaponized again, and why white Christian nationalism is at the core of these policy plays. Then we take it deeper: reparations, anti-racism, silence as complicity, and why good white allies need to start fight...

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19:09

Blurred & Unbothered: Black Nerds, Gatekeepers & the...

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2025/11/26

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 Black creativity has always been part of anime since the ’80s, how cosplay and Comic Con are exploding with melanin, and how our own community sometimes becomes the biggest gatekeeper of Black imagination. From HBCU tradition clashes to creative insecuritie...

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20:01

The MTG Meltdown & The Trump–Madani Bromance Nobody...

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2025/11/25

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 people” act. We break down her January resignation, the real reason she cut ties with Trump, and why her “about-face” is pure strategy, not salvation. Then we shift to the moment that sent Fox News into cardiac arrest: Donald Trump grinning, laughing, and low-key fanboy...

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14:56

The Silence of the Saints: Epstein, ICE & America’s...

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2025/11/23

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 break down why white evangelical leaders stay silent while victims stay forgotten. From prosperity preachers to corporate Christianity, we unpack why morality never seems to apply when power and money are on the line. We dig into America’s historic hypocrisy, the r...

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11:29

Piggy, Power, & the Epstein Vote Circus

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2025/11/22

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 dig into the 427–1 House vote to release the documents, expose the lone “no” vote hiding behind excuses, and explain how the rich and powerful are already plotting the cover-up. From Virgin Islands connections to royal scandals, redactions, and planned “ongoing ...

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15:07

The Files They Can’t Burn: Epstein’s Last Remaining...

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2025/11/19

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 scrambling now that the Epstein estate—not the government—has started releasing documents. We explain why I’m convinced Epstein was working with intelligence and why so many powerful people are terrified these files will expose decades of abuse, trafficki...

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13:14

Toni Morrison, MacKenzie Scott & The Real Reason...

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2025/11/18

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 student at Princeton, even writing the recommendation that led to the hedge-fund job where she met Jeff Bezos. Without that Black woman pouring into her, MacKenzie’s entire life trajectory changes. So her generosity isn’t a “white savior” move—it’s gratitude, legacy...

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20:05

HBCUs, Elitism & the Underdogs: The McKenzie Scott...

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2025/11/14

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 attached. But we ask the bigger question: why do the same “elite” HBCUs always get the shine while the smaller schools struggle to survive? We dig into elitism, endowments, and whether the Black community has a responsibility to support the underdogs—the Voorhees, the ...

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20:05

Black Friday Shutdown: The Cave Heard ’Round the World

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2025/11/12

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 for a “promise of a future vote.” A promise. Meanwhile, people are struggling with SNAP benefits, premiums are shooting up, and leadership keeps worrying about optics instead of outcomes. We talk power addiction, messaging failures, and why the old guard won’t ...

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17:16

Napalm & the Anti-Establishment Rebellion

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2025/11/12

This week on Burn Notice, I kick things off with the legend himself—Napalm. Not the K-Pop fashion hashtag, but the real scorched-earth, Vietnam-level napalm. We get into why the establishment is terrified of candidates who aren’t owned—like Zohran Mamdani in New York, running on affordability and actually threatening to make 💩 work. We talk about APAC money, politicians bought like vending-machine snacks, and why both parties feed from the same billionaire trough. But young candidates

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15:07

QRF & Joker Politics: Anarchy in a Nice Suit

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2025/11/08

In this episode of Burn Notice, Controlled Burn shorts, I connect the dots on QRF—Quick Response Forces—and why 25,000 “election monitors” in uniform should set off alarms. We talk about Dominion getting snapped up by a Trump ally, computerized vote-flipping fears, and the real endgame: normalizing the military at the ballot box. Then I flip it comic-book style—why some players are pure Joker (they just want the fire), while Trump reads more like a Two-Face/Penguin mashup: petty, transactiona...

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9:27

The Church Hug Conspiracy: MAGA’s Love Language

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2025/11/05

In this episode of Burn Notice, Controlled Burn shorts, we break down that not-so-holy “church hug” between JD Vance and Charlie Kirk’s widow—and what it really means for the next phase of MAGA politics. Beneath the awkward embrace lies ambition: Vance plotting his move to inherit the Trump empire, setting up a dynasty built on grift, crypto, and chaos. Firestarter calls out how this isn’t random—it’s strategy, grooming the next political heir while the rest of us argue about rappers and bill...

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12:27

No Boats, Just Billionaires: The SNAP Shutdown...

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2025/11/05

In this episode of Burn Notice, Controlled Burn shorts, we’re done sugarcoating. The SNAP shutdown is real, and while they tell poor folks to “tighten up,” billionaires keep cashing out. We talk about Kemp, cold-hearted surplus hoarding, and why rising tides don’t fit you if you don’t have a damn boat. We break down how this isn’t about budgeting—it’s about punishing the poor while banks and defense contractors eat well. This is a grift from the top down. If you’re mad at food stamps but sile...

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11:12

Epstein, MAGA, and the Gospel According to MTG

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2025/10/31

In this episode of Burn Notice (Controlled Burn Mini-sodes), we dive into Marjorie “She-Hawk” Taylor Greene’s sudden dose of sanity—or strategy. I talk about meeting her in D.C. and how her recent “clarity” is less awakening and more survival instinct. We connect her pivot to the looming Epstein files, the billionaire boys’ club, and the quiet money trails running through Trump’s new Ponzi politics. From Epstein Island to Bitcoin pardons, it’s all transactional, all corrupt, and all out in th...

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10:23

SNAP, Crackle, and Collapse: Make America Hungry Again!

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2025/10/30

The shutdown’s here, and America’s mask is off. While the rich cash out, poor folks are starving—and the same states yelling “self-reliance” are living off SNAP. We break down how the “welfare queen” lie still drives policy, how ICE is turning rogue, and how distraction keeps folks blind. This isn’t politics; it’s payback. Wake up, tighten up, and figure out who your real ops are. 🔥 Burn Notice—where the truth still burns. 🥵

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33:17

Cracker Barrel Nationalism and the Gospel of MAGA

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2025/10/27

This episode of Controlled Burn is us lighting the match again. We’re talking straight—no filters, no fake diplomacy. America’s burning, and we’re just calling it what it is: a controlled burn that’s finally reaching the folks who thought they’d never feel the heat. We talk about how Trump and his movement played poor white America—got them blaming Black and brown people while the rich keep stacking the deck. Now those same folks are crying about the consequences, from farmers hurting to bene...

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50:00

3.7 Lemon Tucker

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2023/05/02

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