The Ben Burnett Show

On today’s episode, we interview Dr. Brian Erkkila, the Director of Regulatory Science at Swedish Match North America, a subsidiary of Philip Morris International – makers of ZYN. A former scientist at the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products, Dr. Erkkila offers detailed insights on a new generation of smoke-free products and outlines opportunities for tobacco harm reduction. He also addresses common misconceptions about nicotine and explains how the FDA can do more to arm medical professionals with better advice for their patients who smoke. PMI U.S. recently released a white paper on the topic entitled "Getting Smart on Reduced Harm." Dr. Brian Erkkila is a regulatory scientist with a history of tackling complex regulatory issues, specializing in human health risk assessment, pharmacology, tobacco regulation, database development and science policy. He currently serves as the director of regulatory science at Swedish Match North America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Philip Morris International. Prior to this role, he worked at the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products, Office of Science, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Erkkila holds a BA in Neurobiology from The Johns Hopkins University and earned his PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we talk about the powerball. We feature Dr. Bran Erkkila to talk about harm reduction amongst tobacco users and we talk about people the women in congress who will burn your house down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Labor Day Weekend! 00:00 We talk about the AJC shutting off the print machine and the they/them in Minnesota. 12:00 We talk about rebranding, media, Cracker B and the decision to lower interest rates. 36:00 We talk about the Amanda Knox's resurgence, and a nice girl asked me for my advice before she gets married. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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00:00 Today we talk about Trump and Putin in Alaska. 12:00 We talk about federalizing the law enforcement in Washington DC. We talk about selling goods to China and putting money in the pocket of the United States Federal Government. 35:00 We talk about the Trump endorsement of Burt Jones and we talk about celebrating special occasions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

00:00 We talk about India and tariffs and how Trump is sending a message. 12:00 We talk about the giant redistricting mistake 22:00 We talk about Palantir Technologies 35:00 We talk about Geoff Duncan and his all to predictable flip to the Democrats. Meh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we talk about the news during the recess and Walmart's big idea. We talk about tsunami's and crazy alerts you get on your phone. And we talk about why Republican's will struggle with Senator Jon Ossoff. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we talk about Epstein AGAIN We talk about Obama targeting Trump in the 2016 race. Which we all knew. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tai Anderson is 4X Grammy Award winner with the Atlanta based rock band Third Day. Every record the released went RIAA gold with the exception of 1. In "contemporary Christian music" that is pretty rare. Tai talks about the early days, Roswell High School, Atlanta venues, recording studios, and his relationship with music. It's cool to see a grateful man talk about a band that means so much to my formidable years. In the spring of 2026 they are going on a 30 city arena tour to commemorate the release of their first record. In tow they are bringing another Grammy Award winner, Zach Williams. Right now, Zach is my favorite artist. Get out next year and go see them. Tell a friend. BB See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Minute 1: We talk about Jeffrey Epstein and how nothing about this makes sense. Minute 13: We talk about First Liberty Building and Loan Minute 35 we talk about Teddy Bridgewater and his ordeal of helping kids. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi. Today we talk about that guy who died in a New York jail cell and the walking back of the list. We also talk about the Republican Primary for Governor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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00:00 Today we talk about the bombing of the Iranian Nuclear sites 12:00 We talk about the health and diversity of Republicans and the mistrust I have over Israel. 37:00 We talk about seeing the world for yourself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Minute 1: We talk about Riots in Los Angeles Minute 15: We talk about Georgia State Senator Greg Dolezal Minute 36: We talk about Mike Rowe from CNN's dirty jobs and how his take on tariffs may be the right one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1 minute: Today we talk about Trump and Elon. 12:01 we talk about Ukraine and how Trump is coming around 35:00 We talk about the big beautiful bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have a great weekend! This week we talk about congress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Memorial Day! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Today we talk a US Senate Race. We talk about India, Pakistan and Kashmir and we talk about See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.