Messy Thoughts
by BJ Burgess & LeBron Huggins
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"Why Austin Needs More Black Queer Spaces" feat. Marcus Darling…
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About this podcast
Messy Thoughts is a no-holds-barred talk show where Austin-based friends BJ Burgess and LeBron Huggins catch up weekly to get into the mess—from pop culture deep dives to personal rabbit holes. Each episode explores life, sex, identity, and everything in between through a queer lens, as the duo trade off asking each other a mix of intrusive thoughts and premeditated questions that range from hilarious to heartfelt. Whether it’s unpacking bad behavior or dissecting viral drama, BJ and LeBron keep it honest, unpredictable, and unapologetically messy.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 48 episodes
- "Why Austin Needs More Black Queer Spaces" feat. Marcus Darling - Messy Thoughts 48 · 56 min · Season 2 Episode 48MESSY THOUGHTS 48. From college football to the ballroom scene to building some of Austin's most exciting Black nightlife experiences, Marcus Dalton knows how to bring the party!…
- "Facing Our Worst Fears" - Messy Thoughts 47 · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 47MESSY THOUGHTS 47. 👻 IT'S OUR SPOOKY EPISODE. 👻 BJ and LeBron dim the lights, pull out a Ouija board, and try to contact a legend. (It did not go how we planned.) From there…
- "The Bottoms Are Not Afraid To Be Political" - Messy Thoughts 46 · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 46MESSY THOUGHTS 46. BJ and LeBron are NOT holding back. This week's episode starts chaotic (Charli XCX concert cocaine theories, anyone?) and escalates into a full-on civics…
- "Gays And Sports?" - Messy Thoughts 45 · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 45MESSY THOUGHTS 45. Sunglasses on, identity stolen, and trauma unpacked — welcome back to Messy Thoughts! 🏈🏐🎾 This week BJ and LeBron are talking about THE GAME. Were you a sports…
- "That Never Happened" feat. Christie Hoffman - Messy Thoughts 44 · 53 min · Season 2 Episode 4MESSY THOUGHTS 44. Messy Thoughts is back with one of the most honest, hilarious, and healing conversations we've ever had on this podcast. BJ and LeBron sit down with content…
- "The Family You Were Born Into" - Messy Thoughts 43 · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 43MESSY THOUGHTS 43. BJ, LeBron and Keller are in their feelings — and their family memories — for episode 43. What starts as a chaotic pre-show debate about running downtown…
- "Everything is Changing And We're Not Okay" - Messy Thoughts 42 · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 42MESSY THOUGHTS 42. BJ, LeBron, and a special appearance from Keller are back — and this one went everywhere. It starts with BJ's niceness finally running out on a stranger who…
- "We Were NOT Prepared for These Questions" - Messy Thoughts 41 · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 41MESSY THOUGHTS 41. This week BJ and LeBron are going full Messy Bowl — no regular agenda, just topics pulled straight from the bowl and a 10-minute clock. What could go wrong?…
- "Can You Be In a Relationship Without Losing Yourself?" - Messy Thoughts 40 · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 40MESSY THOUGHTS 40. BJ and LeBron are NOT holding back. This week's episode kicks off with a genuinely philosophical detour — what if everyone you've ever met is just you in a…
- "The Anatomy of a Hater" - Messy Thoughts 39 · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 39MESSY THOUGHTS EPISODE 39. What does it actually mean to be a hater — and is it always a bad thing? BJ and LeBron crack open some Trip melon cucumber drinks and get into it. They…
- "Are The Gays Loving Themselves?" - Messy Thoughts 38 · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 38MESSY THOUGHTS 38. We're back. And we have thoughts. BJ and LeBron return from their mid-season break with a packed episode — movie quote challenges, Europe recaps, a run-in with…
- "I Used to Dance!! (with Colton Dowling)" - Messy Thoughts 37 · 58 min · Season 2 Episode 37MESSY THOUGHTS 37. Stand-up comedian, writer, and actor Colton Dowling (Some of This Is Bad) pulls up to the Messy Thoughts studio — and within about ninety seconds he's already…
- "The Bald & The Beautiful (Dillion's Back!)" - Messy Thoughts 36 · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 36MESSY 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…
- "Diamonds Are Forever with Diamond Dior Davenport" - Messy Thoughts 35 · 45 min · Season 2 Episode 35MESSY 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…
- "Food Talk (DO YOU WANT A REVOLUTION) with Rell Rugely" - Messy Thoughts 34 · 59 min · Season 2 Episode 34MESSY 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…
- "Glass Closets & Coming Out Stories" - Messy Thoughts 33 · 57 min · Season 2 Episode 33MESSY 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…
- "Church Ladies at the Function with Jeremy A. Teel" - Messy Thoughts 32 · 1 h 0 min · Season 2 Episode 32Get 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…
- "Cancellation (A Messy Review)" - Messy Thoughts 31 · 52 min · Season 2 Episode 31MESSY 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…
- "Legs, Hips, and Body-Ody-Ody (Hantavirus?!?)" - Messy Thoughts 30 · 47 min · Season 2MESSY 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…
- "Respect Your Elders? Absolutely Not" - Messy Thoughts 29 · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 29MESSY 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…
