The Burnt Ships Podcast

The Burnt Ships NFL Draft Preview Podcast is BACK for Year 2! 🏈 Gary, Non, and returning expert Brian Leverette (BDX) — former Virginia Tech football player, coach with deep NFL connections — break down everything you need to know heading into the 2025 NFL Draft. We start by taking victory laps on last year's predictions (Abdul Carter, Will Campbell's T-Rex arms, Kyle Manungai as a sleeper) befor...

Premiering this Friday, March 13, 2026, at 12 p.m. EST, in our 23rd episode of the Pod, we break down a wide range of cultural and political conversations shaping the moment, starting with BAFTA controversy involving a Tourette’s outburst and the use of the N-word during the broadcast, sparking debate about accountability, risk management, and how institutions like the BBC handle sensitive situati...

Our annual Super Bowl previewed on Feb 6, 2026 on YouTube! In this episode, we dove  deep into the exciting matchup between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks for Super Bowl LX (60). We broke down the game with our resident analysis-champ Brian Leverette, former D1 Virginia Tech running back and coach, and Gary's nephew, La'i King, former high school player himself and lifelong Seat...

In this episode — with Non and Gary back in the building — we dive deep into a simple truth that most people forget: Silence… is always an option. From celebrity scandals to political commentary to the culture wars around art, comedy, and the Super Bowl halftime show — we unpack why staying quiet until the full story emerges can save you from looking foolish, misinformed, or just straight-up wrong...

In the second installment of our Deltron Blac interview, we go deep into his songwriting process and the archetypes of "scientist" versus "artist," how Blac pulls from both styles, his unique approach to composition, production, and lyrics, as well as his continued commitment to platforming new talent through live performance. We talk to him about his earliest childhood memories and the core exper...

We waited a long time for this chance to finally pick the brain of one of our most amazing and talented collaborators, THE Deltron Blac, renaissance man-extraordinaire, MC, producer, music video director, and more. We had to break this up into two parts, and it does not disappoint! We go deep into his songwriting process, great behind-the-scenes, in-the-studio stories, why his collabs with Burnt S...

In episode 18 of the Burnt Ships Podcast, we dive into the making of our brand-new single “Lie Better.” Non and I break down how the song came together, what inspired the lyrics, and why it hits so hard when it comes to relationships, honesty, and emotional strategy. Let’s be real—relationships aren’t always black and white. Sure, being honest matters, but sometimes a little fib (or even a big one...

The final installment of our 3-part 2025 NFL Draft Preview with our resident football expert, Brian Leverette, aka  @bdx47  on all socials. We go all in in this last of 3-parts and break down this year's exciting NFL Draft, complete with the latest mock drafts, player evaluations, and predictions that could shape the future of your favorite teams! We get into critical discussions surrounding top p...

Part 2 of our NFL Draft Preview Extravaganza continues with our resident all-around NFL, pro-football guru, Brian Leverette, aka @BDX47 on all socials. We go all in in this 2nd of 3-parts and break down this year's exciting NFL Draft, complete with the latest mock drafts, player evaluations, and predictions that could shape the future of your favorite teams! We get into critical discussions surrou...

We go all in on this podcast episode with our resident all-around NFL, pro-football guru, Brian Leverette, aka @BDX47 on all socials. We break down the best players available on both sides of the ball, potential Rookie of the Year candidates, sleeper picks, and where we think the Top 10 will fall. Brian helps us evaluate the overall big picture regarding available prospects through each round, tea...

Kendrick’s halftime Superbowl performance sparked debates and discussions across the nation. In Part 2 of our Superbowl LIX breakdown, we tackle all the different layers to what was going on, what you might have missed, and the key themes to the subtext underneath the obvious stuff. Some believed it was the greatest halftime show ever, especially how it intersected with current political themes. O...

Join us for an electrifying recap of the Super Bowl on Episode 13 of the Burnt Shifts podcast! Part 1 of 2 special episodes. In this first one, we break down just how the Eagles soared to victory with an impressive 40-22 win—and we're go deep into the action, the tactics, strategies that both teams used. What challenges did Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes face? What strategies led the Eagles to triu...

We had to do it. We had to bring in our boy and former D1 Virginia Tech football alum, Brian Leverette. We break it all down, the history of the teams, what to expect on both sides of the field, the halftime show, and end with our picks. Can Mahomes and Hurts respectively handle the best defenses they've faced all playoffs? Will it be another nail-biter with last-minute heroics—and by whom? Is Saq...

In Episode 11 of the Burnt Ships Podcast, Nonseq and I go on a much-needed deep-dive into the 2024 election results. Part-vent and therapy session, we do our best to unpack the undercurrents that shaped the voter behavior and societal sentiments that led to a Trump win. Amidst the chatter about policies and party lines, we try to delve deeper into the human complexities that influenced people's de...

Episode 10 of the Burnt Ships podcast drops this Friday! Join us as we speak with Spotify Queen and Filipino voice extraordinaire, Trynket, who breaks down what it means to have artistic integrity, experience personal growth, and maintain resilience in the face of criticism and hardship. We break down Trynket’s journey in the music industry, her album project "Tea with Trynket," and the all the le...

We're baaaack! With another installment of the best, most incisive, cutting-edge music, politics, sports, entertainment and cultural analysis you'll ever get. We break down the aftermath of the Kendrick-Drake feud and why his Juneteenth concert mattered; how the Celtics won the NBA Championship against the Mavericks and what their biggest hurdles will be for a repeat; and finally, a little politic...

The Kendrick and Drake feud was so epic we needed 3 podcast episodes to cover everything. In this 3rd and final (for now) breakdown, we analyze from top-to-bottom the final round of this, really, historic, heavyweight match, wherein we saw Drake come back strong with "Family Matters," a nearly eight-minute response, in which he alleged abuse and infidelity in Lamar’s relationship with his fiancee,...

In this 2nd installment of our riveting exploration into the ongoing Drake and Kendrick Lamar rap feud, we dissect Kendrick Lamar's long-awaited response to Drake's provocations: "Euphoria." Part 1 https://youtu.be/rkAa94-tIXE Part 3 https://youtu.be/nHBjEexpR84 Lamar's "Euphoria" hit the airwaves like an opus in late April 2024, delivering a barrage of allegations aimed squarely at Drake, with la...

In what will probably go down as 1 of—if not THE—greatest Rap Beefs of all time, we unpack the origins of what turned out to be an epic, for-the-ages feud between Kendrick and Drake. Find out how we went from Kendrick's early days opening for Drake and Drake dropping a verse on Kendrick's "Poetic Justice" to real (or imagined?) big feelings after Kendrick's seeming diss on Metro Boomin's "Like Tha...

Frequent Burnt Ships' partner-in-crime, collaborator extraordinaire and recently-minted SXSW Music Festival feature artist, Mami Mia (aka Bay Area Sweetheart) joins Nonseq and Gary for our first Artist Interview ever, part of an ongoing series of interesting conversations with creatives like Mami who move and shake our musical worlds—and more. Mami talks about her creative process, what it was lik...

Our first in an ongoing series of episodes on relationships: We tackle a few relational DO's and DON'Ts. What are the broad differences between men and woman when dating? Non and Gary explore the various ways in which men's and women's communication styles, expectations, upbringing, and the culture shape how relationships play out over time. Respect and disrespect, honesty and lies, loyalty and be...

Burnt Ships' 3rd Vlog/Podcast episode. Nonseq + Gary pay homage to the greatest Rap Beefs and Diss Tracks of all time, with breakdowns of the crazy backstories behind the most infamous and BEST feuds of all time in Hip Hop. We discuss and rank them. Let us know in the comments if we missed any, if you agreed or disagreed with the breakdowns!

Our 2024 Super Bowl LVIII Episode! Non vents at-length about all the chatter this week after the Big Game about Mahomes-as-the-already-greatest of all time. Is it premature? Or is Mahomes knocking at the door—already? We break down the Brady comparisons, whether the Niners (or Shanahan?) choked or not—with apples-to-apples comparisons on the merits between the early eras of the Pats vs the first 3...

Our first ever Podcast episode (Vlog on YouTube), Burnt Ships' aka Non and Gary break down their origin story as a production/writing duo, what makes their collaboration tick, their musical influences, all while holding court with real-talk on all the latest music, culture, sports happenings. From strippers who blew Non's mind with clarity and insight about relationships and changed his "blue-pill...