Messy Thoughts

MESSY THOUGHTS 36. Dillion Kordell is BACK — bald, 30, and cussing out his comment section. 💅🏾 The girls are messy this week. Returning guest and Dillion Kordell Show host Dillion Kordell pulls up to break down his new bald-and-bold era, the art of arguing with racists in your comments, and why the internet is way more fun in your head than it actually is. BJ and LeBron get into everything from...

MESSY THOUGHTS 35. Austin drag icon Diamond Dior Davenport joins BJ and LeBron for one of the most personal, chaotic, and genuinely moving episodes yet. Diamond breaks down the full behind-the-scenes chaos of the Majestic Ball — her 35-minute Beyoncé Homecoming tribute set — from the costume that didn't fit five days before showtime to rehearsing stage blocking in the street with duct tape. She al...

MESSY THOUGHTS 34. BJ and LeBron finally run the tapes on how they actually met Austin food creator Rell Rugely (@RellEatsWorld) — fully nude, fully confident, broad daylight, on a boat at Splash. From there it only gets messier: they pitch an all-Black takeover boat for next year's Pride season ("BABS 2027"), spiral into a 2000s R&B nostalgia tour that nobody asked for, and debate whether Int...

MESSY THOUGHTS 33. 🏳️‍🌈 THE COMING OUT EPISODE 🏳️‍🌈 It's Pride Month, and we're finally doing the episode we've been saving since the very beginning. BJ and LeBron are joined by Daddy Keller for the most personal Messy Thoughts yet — our coming out stories, told in full for the first time. We get into all of it: glass closets, growing up in church, asking for dolls and getting silence, the frien...

Get ready for some REAL conversation! This week we're sitting down with the fabulous Jeremy A. Teel—a true community staple and one of the first people our host met when moving to Austin. Jeremy's a powerhouse in the queer scene, hosting legendary events like House of Soul and Chunk Party while championing the bears and fat boys community that often gets sidelined. In this episode, we dive DEEP in...

MESSY THOUGHTS 31. This week on Messy Thoughts, BJ and LeBron are getting into the messy, complicated, and sometimes hilarious world of cancel culture. Before diving into the main topic, they kick things off with ASMR sips, a Find My Friends trail run-in, the idea of a Black queer walk/run club in Austin, San Antonio Black Pride, Caffeine Daddy, and a very necessary summer sunscreen PSA. Then LeBr...

MESSY THOUGHTS EPISODE 30. This week on Messy Thoughts, BJ and LeBron are talking summer bodies, gay beauty standards, body image, and the complicated way confidence, attraction, and community all collide when pool party season starts creeping up. The episode starts with Whitney Houston vocals, podcast alter egos, “The Familiar” merch ideas, and BJ getting read by his grandmother over his nose rin...

MESSY THOUGHTS 29. Welcome back to Messy Thoughts! This week, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, stan culture, internet chaos, and “hills we’re willing to die on” all collide in one gloriously messy episode. BJ and LeBron spiral from AI-generated celebrity voices and TikTok memes into a full-blown celebration of Rihanna’s legendary hit catalog, the evolution of fan bases, and the golden age of MySpace customizat...

MESSY THOUGHTS 28. This week on Messy Thoughts, BJ and LeBron are taking a messy, funny, and surprisingly reflective trip back to 2020 — the year of quarantine, masks, Zoom happy hours, six-feet-apart stickers, empty Austin streets, PPP loans, unemployment chaos, cancelled birthday plans, and everybody suddenly becoming very aware of who was in their “pod.” Before the time machine really gets goin...

MESSY THOUGHTS 27. BJ and LeBron are back after a little break, and they’ve got a lot to catch up on. The episode kicks off with some very Messy Thoughts energy as BJ declares that 2026 is officially “the year of the top,” which leads into a hilarious and unfiltered conversation about topping, bottoming, labels, and dating dynamics. Then the boys recap their recent trip to Treefort and Drag Fort i...

Messy Thoughts goes live from Boise, Idaho at Treefort Music Festival for a hilarious, chaotic, and unexpectedly heartfelt night with BJ Burgess and LeBron Huggins. In this special live episode, BJ returns to his hometown of Boise and brings the Messy Thoughts energy to the stage for a crowd full of queer joy, messy confessions, audience questions, and unfiltered commentary. The night kicks off wi...

MESSY THOUGHTS 25. BJ and LeBron are back with another wildly chaotic episode of Messy Thoughts , and this one truly goes everywhere. From allergy struggles and drag dreams to college Greek life, old school phones, cookout fantasy picks, and some truly unhinged dating-app behavior, the boys are in rare form. They kick things off recapping a recent panel appearance and showing love to Vivent Health...

MESSY THOUGHTS 24. This week on Messy Thoughts, BJ and LeBron kick things off with a little life catch-up, some SXSW chaos, Sips & Sounds discourse, and the emotional devastation of missing Christina Aguilera. From there, the conversation spirals beautifully into hot people, Instagram boyfriends, breakup lurking, and the very specific pain of caring way too much about strangers online. Then th...

Messy Thoughts – Episode 23 This week on Messy Thoughts, BJ and LeBron are back with another chaotic, hilarious, and surprisingly deep conversation about pop culture, concerts, money, friendship, and the messy realities of adult life. The episode kicks off with a wild tangent about the viral Dr Pepper TikTok jingle, TikTok fame, and how creators get paid (or don’t) for their work. From there, the...

This week on Messy Thoughts, we’re bringing you a chaotic, hilarious, and heartfelt Austin–San Antonio podcast crossover with the hosts of the JK But Gay Podcast — Jake Reyna-Casanova and Kendrick Vela. From the moment these four get in the room, the energy is pure mess (in the best way). We talk about how both podcasts started, navigating the intersection of Latino and LGBTQ identities, and what...

MESSY THOUGHTS EPISODE 21. “I could’ve been rich and stupid… I would’ve been good at it.” 💅🏾 Episode 21 kicks off with BJ and LeBron trying to decode an iconic funeral movie quote (shoutout to the real ones who know 👀) before spiraling into Beyoncé conspiracy theories, candy apple green aesthetics, and the possibility of Act III dropping right before LeBron’s birthday. Mother has posted THREE t...

MESSY THOUGHTS – Episode 20: Bad Bunny Backlash, Serena Supremacy & Wendy Williams Chaos The girls are OUTSIDE this week — brunches, drag shows, Lady Gaga sweepstakes wins, and a whole lot of opinions. In Episode 20, BJ and LeBron dive headfirst into culture, controversy, and chaos. 💥 Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show sparks a bigger conversation about language, representation, Puerto Rico...

Messy Thoughts Episode 19. This week on Messy Thoughts , we are ALL over the place… in the best way possible. BJ kicks things off with a truly cursed Monday: dentist cancellations, a blown-out tire on I-35, Discount Tire chaos, and a reminder that sometimes you just have to laugh before you spiral. From there, we dive into the internet’s latest parasocial obsession — the TikTok breakup of Brin &am...

Messy Thoughts Episode 18. Season 2 of Messy Thoughts kicks off exactly how it should: loud, unfiltered, wildly funny, and just a little bit educational. BJ and LeBron are back after a brief hiatus and immediately spiral into chaotic catch-ups — from blackout brunches and dangerous margaritas to messy New Year’s Eve parties, near house fires, and avoiding people in shared social circles. From ther...

Messy Thoughts Episode 17. It’s the most wonderful (and chaotic) time of the year on Messy Thoughts! BJ and LeBron kick off the Christmas special exactly how you’d expect—by exchanging extremely questionable gifts, roasting each other’s families, debating whether Christmas is religious or just culturally gay now, and spiraling through a holiday buffet of stories that only these two could tell. Fro...

Messy Thoughts Episode 16. We close out Season 1 with one of the funniest and most chaotic episodes yet. BJ and LeBron open the finale by introducing their ever-growing family of wigs — including BB, Sharonda, Aaliyah, and even a “sports wig” — while swapping stories about robes, wine nights, and Amazon’s increasingly disrespectful return policies. From late-night Temu purchases to handcuffing you...

Messy Thoughts Episode 15. The Messy boys are back—and this time, it’s a full house. BJ and LeBron are joined by the iconic Dillon for a chaotic, hilarious, and surprisingly educational episode covering everything from Halloween hangovers to concert etiquette to bachelor party drama in Miami. They kick things off reminiscing about Halloween costumes, Cosmigos-fueled nights, and why teaching someon...

Messy Thoughts Episode 14. BJ and LeBron are back from a short break with plenty of mess to unpack! 💅 BJ recaps his Miami trip for Dillion's bachelor party and the chaos at Palace Bar’s iconic drag brunch, while LeBron shares a wild story about being recognized mid–“adult gymnastics.” The crew dives deep into the Austin gay scene—are the gays here really that catty, or are we all just shy? They t...

Messy Thoughts Episode 13. Sponsored by Vivent Health. BJ and LeBron bring all the chaotic nostalgia in this Halloween Special of Messy Thoughts—costumed as Fred Flintstone and Chucky Finster while taking us on a hilarious ride through childhood cartoons, candy heists, and haunted movie memories. From debating whether Nightmare Before Christmas is a Christmas or Halloween movie, to reminiscing abo...

Messy Thoughts Episode 12. In this episode of Messy Thoughts , BJ and LeBron serve up a hilarious and heartfelt conversation that bounces from sports to Bad Bunny to interracial dating. The duo kicks things off with their weekend pickleball showdown (featuring court drama, Brazilian rivals, and very specific balls 👀), then spiral into a chaotic love letter to Bad Bunny and the Demon Slayer movie....