Charles Bursell Presents
622 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSocial critic-at-large Charles Bursell presents podcasts, radio art, and commentary in a variety of formats and genres ranging from one-on-one conversation to full company experimental audio improv. Current podcasts include "Conversations with Charles Bursell" and "Stream of Consciousness Talk Radio Theatre"
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Episodes
Joe Must Go (The Log 460)
July 04, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 26.1 MBThe only way to save his party from massive defeat and to save the nation from certain Fascism is for Joe to pass the torch, now. www.charlesbursell.com
Permission to Vote (The Log 459)
June 27, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 25.9 MBMilwaukee should not have agreed to host the RNC, but since they have, I’ll be there. Julian Assange is free, as he should be, but he’s no journalist. Kenyan protesters get a win, SCOTUS on abortion and social media, the Squad loses one of its own, and granting “permission” to vote. www.charlesbursell.com
Cheerios Are Not Donuts (The Log 458)
June 20, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBAir conditioning warms the planet while it saves lives. Calls for social media warning labels. The U.S. ranks low in world press freedom. And no, Cheerios are not donuts. www.charlesbursell.com
The Information Age, Part 2 (CBP-77)
June 17, 2024 23:18 - 29 minutes - 37.3 MBContinue the perilous journey of Winston on his heroic quest for the legendary Free Flow of Information. This is part 2 of a full-length radio play created from the 1997 original 12-episode serial. www.charlesbursell.com
The Information Age, Part 1 (CBP-76)
June 16, 2024 09:30 - 29 minutes - 36.8 MBFollow the perilous journey of Winston on his heroic quest for the legendary Free Flow of Information. This is part one of a full-length radio play created from the 1997 original 12-episode serial. www.charlesbursell.com
Which Side Are You On, Joe? (The Log 457)
June 13, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 35.7 MBThe Hunter debacle, US war crimes, and big news revealed about this podcast’s summer plans. www.charlesbursell.com
I Gotta Meet a Guy (CBP-75)
June 09, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 36.7 MBDoes your brain work like other brains? If not, what should be expected, assimilation or accommodation? Those are the questions in “Gotta Meet a Guy.” Then it’s “The Democrats” by Carsie Blanton, and an artist “Collaboration.” www.charlesbursell.com
Checking Out (The Log 456)
June 06, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 37 MBGoodbye self-checkout, pink lemonade tastes better, WNBA wars, happy Pride Month, falling prices, fake electors, Hunter’s gun, Fascists yell at Fauci, and Joe goes border. www.charlesbursell.com
Guilty Pleasure (The Log 455)
May 31, 2024 18:26 - 29 minutes - 36.6 MBBonus Episode. Thoughts on the verdict: It’s not a solemn occasion, it’s time to joyously celebrate our last bastion of democracy, the jury system. Why sentencing should be swift and severe, The GOP is dead, it’s MAGA now. Is there hope for voters to tire of this rot and finally end it? www.charlesbursell.com
Wanted: Left-Wing Populist (The Log 454)
May 30, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MBPopulism is here to stay and it’s time for the Left to embrace it, or else. Also: startling poll results on low/no information voters, and the macroeconomic numbers don’t match consumers’ lying eyes. www.charlesbursell.com
Post-Capitalist Babies (The Log 453)
May 23, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 36.8 MBAs births drop below the so-called “replacement” rate, Capitalists are panicking about having enough workers. Here’s an idea: How about we replace the profit and growth model with an economic system that works for people instead of the other way around. www.charlesbursell.com
Content and the Inner Monologue (CBP-74)
May 19, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 31.6 MBVintage Ads, Content and the Inner Monologue, Swimming In the Pool, Riding with Sarah. www.charlesbursell.com
The Rat Patrol (The Log 452)
May 16, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 35.1 MBCandidate Joe on genocide, tariffs, and debates, The Orange Menace takes a break from court to commit another major crime, Johnson debases the Speakership, some campus administrations do the right thing, Israeli atrocities continue, The Chuck E. Cheese Band takes its final bow. www.charlesbursell.com
Marketsplaining (CBP-73)
May 12, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 34.8 MBGenerations Party, A List of Things to Do Instead of Scrolling, Hope (by Carsie Blanton), Marketsplaining. www.charlesbursell.com
Winners & Losers (The Log 451)
May 09, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 35.3 MBTipping culture, AI job loss, wage slave investing… we’re forced to play a competition/profit game nobody asked for. The alternative? Cooperation and Mutual Aid! www.charlesbursell.com
Brief Thoughts (CBP-72)
May 05, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 31.3 MBShorts Number One, Labor of Love (Carsie Blanton), The No Laws Law, People Who Think They Know Things. www.charlesbursell.com
A Caucus Of The Compliant (The Log 450)
May 02, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 36.8 MBPolitical executions, detention camps, abortion bans, white supremacy, state violence, the trashing of civil rights and the US Constitution, dictatorship and the end of democracy. What a MAGA Presidency and Congress would bring. Extended excerpts from TIME’s “How Far Trump Would Go” www.charlesbursell.com
Fascism 101 (CBP-71)
April 28, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 37.4 MBWhen it comes to learning and practicing the basic tenets of Fascism, The United States is an eager student. www.charlesbursell.com
Campus Protest (The Log 449)
April 26, 2024 16:30 - 29 minutes - 36.6 MBA special bonus episode on the brazen right-wing lies over campus protests of Israel and presidential immunity in the Supreme Court. www.charlesbursell.com
Bogus SCOTUS (The Log 448)
April 25, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 37.6 MBThe US Supreme Court puts its right-wing thumb on the scale re abortion rights, criminalizing homelessness and busting unions. Also: stealing at self-checkout, CNN sucks, TikTok is on the clock, and Ukraine and Israel get the big bucks. www.charlesbursell.com
People Who Think They Know Things (CBP-70)
April 21, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 36.8 MBThe CBP Pitch, Daycare Dilemma, The Fun of Being Thoughtful, Empire, People Who Think They Know Things, We’re All Communists, Secret Bonus Track www.charlesbursell.com
People Who Think They Know Things (CBP-69)
April 21, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 36.8 MBThe CBP Pitch, Daycare Dilemma, The Fun of Being Thoughtful, Empire, People Who Think They Know Things, We’re All Communists, Secret Bonus Track www.charlesbursell.com
Ridiculous & Sublime (The Log 447)
April 18, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 34.9 MBWPR’s middle finger to Milwaukee, more terrible decisions by Netanyahu, House MAGA’s assault on sane government, and Elton John reminds us how wonderful life is. www.charlesbursell.com
Abortion, Cops and Gaza (The Log 446)
April 11, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 35.4 MBRunning out of winning issues, Republicans are inadvertently pushing abortion to the front of the campaign. Also: cops & politics, and the Left forces Joe’s hand on Israel. www.charlesbursell.com
Me or We (CBP-69)
April 07, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40 MBThere’s an insidious fascist creep in the personal well-being movement, especially as hawked by self-appointed “experts.” They may have already got you, but it’s not too late to resist. www.charlesbursell.com
Eclipse This! (The Log 445)
April 04, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 36 MBWatching The Ten Commandments on network TV just as God intended, traveling for the eclipse, abortion and weed to the rescue in Florida, reading election tea leaves, and The Orange Menace continues his repulsive campaign. www.charlesbursell.com
Gross Profit (CBP-68)
March 31, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 35.3 MBThe Wisdom of Youth, Free Sing Three, Multiple Negatives, Down In the Streets, Berlin March, Gross Ads, Brooklyn or Texas. www.charlesbursell.com
The Repugnant Party (The Log 444)
March 28, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 34.7 MBMAGA Republicans have forfeited all rights to be covered in the media as a legitimate political party. www.charlesbursell.com
Found Sound Radio (CBP-67)
March 24, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 32.8 MBDairy Queen, Orlando FL, Sea Mammals, Walmart Mystery, Aliens & Football, Sunny In the Window, Fair Play. www.charlesbursell.com
Fat and Happy (The Log 443)
March 21, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MBSCOTUS pretzel logic on the 14th Amendment, Oprah bloviates on obesity, and US billionaires enjoy an 87% bump. www.charlesbursell.com
Peter Donalds: Songs & Monologues
March 17, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBMonday Go to Work, The Biggest Lie of All, The Colors I See, Speck, An Agnostic Christmas, Money Gotta Go, Everything’s Alright. www.charlesbursell.com
You Just Have to Laugh (The Log 442)
March 14, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 34.2 MBFrom bad to worse to absurd: Oscar and SNL politics, Israeli atrocities continue, and the dictators club hopes to welcome a new member. www.charlesbursell.com
Alone in Beijing (CBP-65)
March 10, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MBTiny House, Pen Jokes, Django and Jerry, After the Revolution, Alone in Beijing. www.charlesbursell.com
The Log SOTU Special
March 08, 2024 21:12 - 40 minutes - 47.4 MBDon’t let them fool you, Joe Biden is too old and his ideas are even older. But, if you’re in a swing state you still have to vote for him because The Orange Menace is existentially worse. www.charlesbursell.com
Shameless (The Log 440)
March 07, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 37.7 MBSuper Tuesday highlights the shameless anti-democratic nature of the U.S. www.charlesbursell.com
Alpha Baggage (CBP-64)
March 03, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 38.2 MBYer No Man, Ain’t We Got Fun (Carsie Blanton), The Bag Handlers, Ngafa (Shwi No Mtekhala). www.charlesbursell.com
Voters’ Turn (The Log 439)
February 29, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 35.1 MBLatest on the 2024 campaign, heat-checking the crazy right, and the economy versus your lying eyes. www.charlesbursell.com
The Best Person In the World (CBP-63)
February 25, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBCharles Bursell Presents Ep.63: The Best Person In the World www.charlesbursell.com
Dictator’s Delight (The Log 438)
February 22, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBPutin and other dictators are having a moment, and American Fascists are here for it. Also: the unholy updates from Gaza and Ukraine. www.charlesbursell.com
Dream Real (CBP-62)
February 18, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 35.1 MBBeam Me Up, French Song, Abolish Cars, Be Good, Not What I Planned. www.charlesbursell.com
Jargon Alert (The Log 437)
February 15, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 36 MBLet’s stop weaponizing political language. Also: equity versus equality, Robert Hur is a MAGA hack, and some final thoughts on the Super Bowl. www.charlesbursell.com
The More You Know (CBP-61)
February 11, 2024 18:00 - 29 minutes - 34 MBPublic Service Announcements, A New American Art Form, Rich People, Your Life Matters. www.charlesbursell.com
Saving Grace (The Log 436)
February 08, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 35.2 MBJoni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman momentarily delivered us from the crass Capitalist culture of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, the god and goddess of basic. www.charlesbursell.com
The Social Disease (The Log 435)
February 01, 2024 01:30 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBSocial Media CEOs grilled by a clueless Congress who still doesn’t get it. The evil in the algorithms is Capitalism! www.charlesbursell.com
Good Art, Bad Art (The Log 434)
January 25, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBThe faux-feminist argument over Barbie and the Oscars is shallow. Art is not always subjective and yes, some opinions about art are just plain wrong. Also, arts awards are stupid and money ruins everything. www.charlesbursell.com
The Presidency (TL-433)
January 18, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.9 MBJoe Biden may be the perfect president for the nation we have, but certainly not for the nation we ought to be. www.charlesbursell.com
Is This Who We Are? (TL-432)
January 11, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBWhite supremacy and the hottest year on record. Settling for the status quo and saying the quiet part out loud. The Right Wing thrives while the US has no Left at all. Is this just who we are now? www.charlesbursell.com
Stop the Genocide! (The Log 431)
January 04, 2024 06:00 - 29 minutes - 35.3 MBThe US-supported genocide in Gaza is the main attraction in a coordinated, multi-faceted outbreak of global Fascism. From Netanyahu to Putin to MAGA Republicans, it’s time for us to rise up against the bad guys. www.charlesbursell.com
Law and Disorder – The Log 430
December 28, 2023 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34.6 MBBankrupt Rudy, The Orange Menace on the ballot, reverse-engineering US law, Merrick Garland’s two-year bungle, genocide in Gaza, and good news on Wisconsin’s gerrymandered maps. www.charlesbursell.com
It's My Land Now
November 13, 2023 16:07 - 8 minutes - 9.63 MBA brand new season of Charles Bursell Presents is coming in 2024. Till then, please enjoy this sketch from a previous episode and catch up on the full archive at www.charlesbursell.com