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
Stream of Consciousness Talk Radio Theatre #1 - Charity Is Bad
August 02, 2017 04:00 - 30 minutes - 31.4 MBEp.1: Charity is elitist, undemocratic, and ineffective. Each week, host Charles Bursell attempts an earnest exploration of issues and ideas only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like us on Facebook
Conversations with Charles Bursell #8
July 30, 2017 18:49 - 43 minutes - 44 MBEp. 8: Guest Bill Nowicki, a conservative, hard-working, suburban family man talks with host and notorious non-conformist Charles Bursell about their very different ways of navigating life, work, and politics.
Conversations with Charles Bursell #7
June 28, 2017 19:46 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBEp. 7: Guests Jonathan Wachala and Crysta Jarczynski, cast members of Stream of Consciousness Talk Radio Theatre, discuss being weird in the real world, the intricacies of improv, and if and where to draw the line in comedy... oh, and beekeeping.
Conversations with Charles Bursell #6
June 23, 2017 23:09 - 49 minutes - 53.2 MBEp. 6 - Singer/songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Peter Donalds talks about his life and work, and about the creation of his alter ego Charles Bursell. Wait, what?
Conversations with Charles Bursell # 5
May 25, 2017 23:12 - 53 minutes - 53.4 MBEp. 5 - Columnist and funeral director Patti Potter Fitchett discusses the role of humor and the growing options in planning your last send-off.
Conversations with Charles Bursell #4
April 29, 2017 18:27 - 58 minutes - 57.9 MBEp. 4: Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst Dr. Jan Van Schaik discusses the intersection of politics and mental health. Is there such a thing as "Trump Induced Anxiety Disorder"? What does psychiatry have to offer on the question of how to get along in a politically divisive era? And is it a misguided goal to be "well adjusted" to a sick society?
Conversations with Charles Bursell #3
March 31, 2017 20:05 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBGuest: painter, performance artist, and vlogger, The Skrauss
Conversations with Charles Bursell #2
February 24, 2017 20:56 - 44 minutes - 44.1 MBCharles Bursell in conversation with artist, poet, and performer Anja Notanja Sieger.
Conversations with Charles Bursell #1
January 01, 2017 17:34 - 56 minutes - 75.5 MBCharles Bursell in conversation with Andres Garuz
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #13
August 21, 2016 21:14 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBEpisode 13. Dunzo & Bursell bid farewell to Frank, splash in the spirit of water, consider appletarianism, escaping global warming, the technology of immortality, how not to ask the question "what do you do?" and Hegelian hip hop. Guest: Frank Berg.
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #12
August 20, 2016 23:27 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBEpisode 12. Politics as large scale performance art, the role of citizens between elections, false flag conspiracies and crying wolf, no room for activism in the money hole, and the perception/reality gap regarding crime and terrorism. Rapper Dunzo and social critic Charles Bursell wonder aloud (for about an hour).
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #11
June 14, 2016 16:19 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBEpisode 11. Are we living in a computer simulation, and if so, how should that change the way we behave in the world? Maybe we can approach life as gamers, learning from mistakes and continually striving to reach new levels. Instead of government as we know it today, could collective decision-making be better achieved in a massive LAN party? Guest: Miles Lamensky
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #10
May 23, 2016 18:23 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBThe boys find common ethos in Hip Hop and Country lyrics, plan a "happening," and Bursell is concerned with Dunzo's sudden affection for Libertarianism and loss of trust in Bernie.
About and Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #9
May 09, 2016 18:43 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBEpisode 9. Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, work, and contemporary culture. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about big, philosophical questions. Guest: Simon Mustafa
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #8
April 29, 2016 15:19 - 1 hour - 82.2 MBEpisode 8. Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, work, and contemporary culture. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about big, philosophical questions.
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #7
April 29, 2016 15:03 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBEpisode 7. Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, work, and contemporary culture. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about big, philosophical questions.
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #6
March 04, 2016 23:12 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBEpisode 6. Absurdism & conceptual art, the Bernie wave, recalling middle school civics, relationship with The Internet, and the dangers of ingesting self-identity. Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, work, and contemporary culture. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about big, philosophical questions.
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #5
March 04, 2016 22:56 - 1 hour - 69 MBEpisode 5. The "yes-and" philosophy, revolution vs. incremental change, exercising the imagination, nerd culture naivete, and possible titles for this podcast. Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, work, and contemporary culture. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about big, philosophical questions.
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #4
March 04, 2016 22:35 - 1 hour - 63.5 MBEpisode 4. The scourge of homespun philosophy, the crimes of gurus, the fall of politics, the linguistics of comedy, and the benefits of slowing down. Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, work, and contemporary culture. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about big, philosophical questions.
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #3
February 12, 2016 19:32 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBEpisode 3. The boys struggle with Alan Watts and Terence McKenna, battle zen zombies, consider free speech, and the media "red zone." Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, their work, and about contemporary culture & politics. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about the big, slippery, philosophical questions. Of note: Dunzo is a Millennial and Bursell a Boomer. It...
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #2
February 12, 2016 19:16 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBEpisode 2. The boys discuss peak innovation, the end of history, information overload, authenticity and the impostor syndrome. Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, their work, and about contemporary culture & politics. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about the big, slippery, philosophical questions. Of note: Dunzo is a Millennial and Bursell a Boomer. It's fun ...
About an Hour with Dunzo & Bursell #1
February 12, 2016 18:33 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBEpisode 1. The inaugural podcast. How to be an artist in a world where money matters. How do you keep from losing "it"? Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives and work, and about contemporary culture & politics. When the talk gets deep the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about the big, slippery, philosophical questions. Of note: Dunzo is a Millennial and Bursell a Boomer. It's fun to hear th...