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
Tennisgate (CBP-33)
February 25, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 39 MBBuying War, The Cult of Frank, Tennisgate. www.charlesbursell.com
Know Your Enemy – The Log 423
February 21, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MBThe heads of nations have more in common with each other than with any of us. Also, The Orange Menace might be the Dems best hope, and Bill Maher gets something right for a change. www.charlesbursell.com
The Big Story (CBP-32)
February 18, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 38 MBSketch and improv radio theatre, audio art, and spoken word. Episode 32: The Big Story, Preacher Marx. www.charlesbursell.com
Hip Hop Halftime – The Log 422
February 17, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 47.2 MBDrive Time from Riverwest: Super Bowl Halftime Show, Oscar Preview www.charlesbursell.com
Controlling Tech – The Log 421
February 16, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34.8 MBNationalizing big tech and media. And, do we exist in a computer simulation? If so, we’re on our own now. www.charlesbursell.com
What Is It Good For? – The Log 420
February 14, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.2 MBWar is the inevitable result of a worldwide system based on the accumulation of power and money. www.charlesbursell.com
Rogan, Whoopi, and Culture – The Log 419
February 10, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 49.3 MBCharles Bursell discusses Joe Rogan, Whoopi’s Nazi faux pas, and cultural criticism on Drive Time from Riverwest with Martin Hallanger. www.charlesbursell.com
The Unbearable Whiteness of Being – The Log 418
February 09, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MBBecome a proactive anti-racist by listening, learning, and knowing when to shut up. www.charlesbursell.com
Wrong Direction – The Log 417
February 08, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34.8 MBLeft is right, Right is wrong, and the Center is killing us with good intentions. www.charlesbursell.com
Tyranny of the Minority – The Log 416
February 07, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBThere is no “moderate” wing in a party that has officially endorsed violent insurrection. www.charlesbursell.com
One Norman (CBP-30)
February 04, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 35.3 MBCreate a Space, Chuckie’s Dream, Side Effects, One Norman. www.charlesbursell.com
Drive Time – The Log 415
February 03, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBCharles Bursell (aka Peter Donalds) guests on Riverwest Radio to talk about his work in radio and the relaunch of his audio art podcast. www.charlesbursell.com
Money Grab – The Log 414
February 02, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBOwners pocketed 75% of Covid relief cash intended for workers’ paychecks. That number is as obscene as it is unsurprising. www.charlesbursell.com
Joe Fool – The Log 413
February 01, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.6 MBJoe Rogan is not smart, and he’s not a journalist. People shouldn’t have to die just because he’s in over his head. www.charlesbursell.com
The Power of Passion – The Log 412
January 31, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 35.5 MBHobbies pass the time, but passions go deep to change your life. www.charlesbursell.com
What Are They For? – The Log 411
January 27, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.8 MBThe real “cancel culture” is Republicans’ attempt to silence all speech that threatens extreme Right-Wing orthodoxy. www.charlesbursell.com
Car Detox – The Log 410
January 26, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 35.9 MBThe promise of electric vehicles is a cruel joke if it perpetuates toxic systems of consumption and oppression. www.charlesbursell.com
Lucy is Overrated – The Log 409
January 25, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 36 MBCrowning a historic TV classic, or overhyping the latest critically-acclaimed series, limits the medium’s potential. www.charlesbursell.com
Damn It, Vote! – The Log 408
January 24, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.2 MBDems finally taking our advice to break up BBB and force votes, but is it too late? Also: pretending our way out of Covid. www.charlesbursell.com
Inequality Kills – The Log 407
January 20, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34.9 MBNew reports reveal the obscenities of wealth disparity and species extinction. Also: Sharing bookshelf photos should be the next big fad. #whatbooksdoyoukeep www.charlesbursell.com
The Great (Democrat) Resignation – The Log 406
January 19, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MBTo win the midterms, Democratic leaders must promise voters they will step down and support a new, progressive leadership team. www.charlesbursell.com
Pagan Reclamation – The Log 405
January 18, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.1 MBCan Paganism reclaim its cultural dominance? And, from abortion defense to media criticism, Lefty arguments are weak and off target. www.charlesbursell.com
Gravely Disappointed – The Log 404
January 17, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.9 MBOn this MLK Holiday, Senators Manchin and Sinema embody the white moderates in whom Dr. King was so "gravely disappointed." Also, some enriching recommendations. www.charlesbursell.com
Surrender? – The Log 403
January 14, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34 MBDemocracy looks dead on the vine while Covid may live forever. Is it time to give up on America? www.charlesbursell.com
Good Housekeeping – The Log 402
January 13, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 34.2 MBWhy we love 1950’s domesticity. Milk is Wisconsin’s coal. And, community radio is the best radio. www.charlesbursell.com
Ends & Means – The Log 401
January 12, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 33.4 MBAmerica’s system is exactly backwards. Instead of using commerce as an instrument for good, we are used as tools for profit. www.charlesbursell.com
Covid Capitalism – The Log 400
January 11, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MBThere is no normal, and no learning to live with Covid, until workers control their own lives. www.charlesbursell.com
Seeing Reds – The Log 399
January 10, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBThe world’s most successful workers' revolution ultimately failed because parties don’t work. www.charlesbursell.com
American Apartheid – The Log 398
January 07, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.1 MBRepublicans are the most deranged party in American history, and if we don’t stop them, they will become a permanent minority rule party. www.charlesbursell.com
A White Christian Coup – The Log 397
January 06, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MBA year after The Capitol attack, we know who the insurrectionists are and what they want. www.charlesbursell.com
Advice and Dissent – The Log 396
January 05, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MBBlack Liberation Revolutionary Assata Shakur meets Peanuts’ creator Charles Schulz for a perfect meme mashup. www.charlesbursell.com
Overthrow Your Media – The Log 395
January 04, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 35.9 MBOfferings like “Don’t Look Up” present a cheap veneer of progressivism while protecting the corporate status quo. www.charlesbursell.com
Be Like Betty – The Log 394
January 03, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MBRemembering notable artists and newsmakers who have passed is a valuable annual exercise. This year’s lessons: 1) be passionate, 2) share your passion. www.charlesbursell.com
The Log returns January 3rd
December 18, 2021 21:21New episodes of The Log will resume on January 3, 2022. We are taking the Holiday break to retool the New Arts & Media Studios. We'll also be tinkering a bit with our format when we return. Hope you like the (small) changes.
Charles Bursell Presents Returns!
December 18, 2021 21:09New episodes of "Charles Bursell Presents" - scripted and improvised radio theater, spoken word, etc. - on hiatus since March of 2020, will return in January 2022.
Bad Memes – The Log 393
December 06, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 31.8 MBAnnie Live, Get Back reviewed, and fighting the soft bigotry of social media www.charlesbursell.com
Retail Revolt – The Log 392
December 02, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.1 MBAre flash mob robberies and the great resignation subconscious revolts against Capitalism? www.charlesbursell.com
Abolition! – The Log 391
December 01, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.6 MBAbolish money, borders, prisons, and political parties! Abolitionists are openly fighting to end outdated and deadly institutions. www.charlesbursell.com
Covid Redux – The Log 390
November 30, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 31.5 MBEverything old is new again re Covid, resisting the resistance, misplaced confidence, and making America dummy-proof.www.charlesbursell.com
Still Not Funny – The Log 389
November 30, 2021 03:16 - 29 minutes - 32.8 MBClaiming the license of “humor” does not give free rein to be misogynistic (or otherwise terrible). www.charlesbursell.com
Not Funny – The Log 389
November 29, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.8 MBClaiming the license of “humor” does not give free rein to be misogynistic (or otherwise terrible). www.charlesbursell.com
Toxic Roots – The Log 388
November 23, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.7 MBMale violence, shielded by white suburban conclaves, needs to be cut out from the root. www.charlesbursell.com
Digital Blackface – The Log 387
November 22, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 33 MBCalling out cultural theft, reigning in racist language, and sidelining sexism are not “woke-ism,” they are legitimate historical resets. www.charlesbursell.com
Rittenhouse Reaction 11/19/21
November 20, 2021 23:20 - 41 minutes - 48.3 MBI guested on 'Drive Time' with Martin Hallanger on Riverwest Radio, WXRW, Milwaukee, to comment on the Rittenhouse verdict. Here's an extended excerpt. www.charlesbursell.com
Better Service – The Log 386
November 18, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.6 MBIf men are required to register with Selective Service should women? Yes. Is the US military budget obscenely high? Also, yes. www.charlesbursell.com
Lies, Inflated – The Log 385
November 17, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.3 MBHigh inflation, though currently real, is being inflated into yet another Big Lie by the Republicans (and Joe Manchin). www.charlesbursell.com
Infrastructure, Climate, and Votes – The Log 384
November 16, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 31.3 MBNew research confirms The Log’s election strategy. Also, does the new infrastructure law contribute to the Climate Crisis? www.charlesbursell.com
Great Performances – The Log 383
November 15, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 32.3 MBWatch (or re-watch) “My Dinner with Andre” and Cecily Strong’s “Goober the Clown.” You’ll be a better person for it. www.charlesbursell.com
Armistice Day – The Log 382
November 11, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 31.1 MBReclaiming Armistice Day as a national call for world peace. www.charlesbursell.com
Coalition of Independents – The Log 381
November 10, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 31.6 MBHow a Coalition of Independents can overtake the American two party system and send it to extinction. www.charlesbursell.com