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
Last Chances – The Log #244
December 29, 2020 18:11 - 29 minutes - 34.7 MBThe train wrecks of 2020 would have been largely avoided if only a few Republican senators had agreed to convict The Orange Menace when they had the chance. www.charlesbursell.com
New Stories – The Log #243
December 28, 2020 18:13 - 29 minutes - 34.2 MBMaterial insecurity is the central requirement of Capitalism and, as such, the central conflict in our stories. We need post-capitalist narratives. www.charlesbursell.com
Small Town Christmas – The Log #242
December 25, 2020 15:17 - 29 minutes - 29 MBThe Log presents Peter Donalds’ album “Small Town Christmas.” www.charlesbursell.com
The Meaning of Life – The Log #241
December 24, 2020 17:42 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBPew Research asked Americans what gave their life meaning, and only 5% said trying to make the world a better place. Seriously? Also: Christmas Eve is way better than Christmas Day. Fight me. www.charlesbursell.com
Four Weeks Today – The Log #240
December 23, 2020 17:52 - 29 minutes - 34.2 MBPlotting with loyalists, threats of martial law, encouraging foreign attacks, ignoring Covid, repugnant pardons, madness, defiance, and no place to go. Invoke the 25th! www.charlesbursell.com
A Covid Christmas! – The Log #239
December 22, 2020 17:32 - 29 minutes - 34.6 MBPublic health messaging crushed by the colossal power of American advertising. And it’s not just a bill – Congress shatters a record. www.charlesbursell.com
Winter Solstice 2020 – The Log #238
December 21, 2020 17:37 - 29 minutes - 33.3 MB“This idea that somehow we’re superior to our ancient ancestors? The mythology of money, of profit, the mythology of our humancentric story of this world. We’re the ones clinging to myth.” – Charles Bursell www.charlesbursell.com
Now We’re Talking! – The Log #237
December 18, 2020 17:16 - 29 minutes - 34.7 MBHaaland pick is Biden's best, Bootlicker Bill’s obituary, and Spanish Anarchists showed it CAN be done. www.charlesbursell.com
200 Days – The Log #236
December 17, 2020 18:09 - 29 minutes - 34.6 MBRacial justice protests continue as white folks turn the page. Also: Making Facebook a public utility, AOC on Pelosi and Biden. www.charlesbursell.com
Why Aren’t You a Socialist, Yet? – The Log #235
December 16, 2020 17:13 - 29 minutes - 34.4 MBGiannis signs for millions, MacKenzie Scott donates billions, Congress spends trillions, and Steve Schmidt is… a Democrat? Just another day in Capitalist America. www.charlesbursell.com
Baby, It's Bad Out There – The Log #234
December 15, 2020 17:28 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MBFrom cringy Holiday songs to dangerous right-wing politics, let’s not accept bad art and dumb opinion over informed, considered discernment. www.charlesbursell.com
Suck it, Centrists – The Log #233
December 14, 2020 17:59 - 29 minutes - 35 MBJoe Biden and his Centrist supporters can kiss my Lefty ass. As long as they hold power, we are at the mercy of climate deniers, billionaires, white supremacists, and the pandemic. www.charlesbursell.com
Christmas Movies Critiqued – The Log #232
December 11, 2020 17:18 - 29 minutes - 34.5 MBAre you more of a “It’s a Wonderful Life” person or a “Santa Claus Conquers the Martians” person? Also: Bernie and Greta are still fighting for us, and it takes two for TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year. www.charlesbursell.com
Crossing a Threshold – The Log #231
December 10, 2020 18:15 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBTalk of violence, sedition, and the overturning of democratic elections by Deplorables at every level have us in brand new territory. www.charlesbursell.com
Dystopia USA – The Log #230
December 09, 2020 17:45 - 29 minutes - 34 MBWhite House tennis pavilion celebrated at the height of a pandemic, armed testosterone cases considered public safety, and money decides which human lives are “essential.” Would any sane society devise this system? www.charlesbursell.com
Storming the Castle – The Log #229
December 08, 2020 17:55 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MBAll Joe needs is a little Anarchy in his game. Also: taking over red states one U-Haul at a time, and invading Da Yoopers! www.charlesbursell.com
They Said What? – The Log #228
December 07, 2020 17:25 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBHow history will judge us as Covid deaths approach historic wartime comparisons. Plus: 2020's notable quotes and yes, Progressives have the numbers to rule. www.charlesbursell.com
We Can’t Have Nice Things – The Log #227
December 04, 2020 16:56 - 29 minutes - 34.9 MBWhile Joe caves and Covid rages, some good news: Congress, DOJ stand up to The Orange Menace and Monoliths keep coming. Also, advice to Dems: go big now then run on it in ’22. www.charlesbursell.com
Worry and Hope – The Log #226
December 03, 2020 16:43 - 29 minutes - 34.4 MBDisquieting sense memories, counting death, an 800-year night-sky event, and resisting for 48 more days. www.charlesbursell.com
Power and Mystery – The Log #225
December 02, 2020 18:08 - 29 minutes - 34.4 MBMysterious monoliths, a test for political fitness, and: this existential global emergency is not a particularly good time for psychopaths to hold the reins of power. www.charlesbursell.com
Supreme Hacks – The Log #224
December 01, 2020 17:22 - 29 minutes - 34.6 MBSlow slog to inauguration as Joe’s polls rise, SCOTUS stinks on religion/census, and a Rosa Parks anniversary. Who would you be? www.charlesbursell.com
How to Be Seven – The Log #223
November 30, 2020 16:26 - 29 minutes - 34.7 MBThe word of the year, nobody wants my politics, and big choices for 7 year-olds. www.charlesbursell.com
Black Friday - The Log #222
November 27, 2020 16:40 - 29 minutes - 34.5 MBA Pulp Fiction reunion, inseminating space, testing UBI, unionizing Amazon, and the untold origin of “Black Friday” www.charlesbursell.com
The Log's Thanksgivingest Holiday
November 25, 2020 16:12 - 29 minutes - 33.2 MBA motley collection of dinner guests perform a First Thanksgiving pageant and battle Black Friday. www.charlesbursell.com
Making History – The Log #220
November 25, 2020 15:18 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBBernie’s “Roots” revelation. Pumping the breaks on Fascism. Also: supporting a family on one income. www.charlesbursell.com
Game Over – The Log #219
November 24, 2020 14:31 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MBThe tackiness of 70s Game Shows was quaint compared to the wild exit of Reality TV’s most vulgar villain. www.charlesbursell.com
Detrumpification – The Log #212
November 23, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 34 MBThis is the Dems last and final chance to get it right by embracing the Left. www.charlesbursell.com
Undivided – The Log #211
November 20, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBThe US is NOT divided. Americans widely agree on the issues and if not for voter suppression the Republican Party would be long extinct. www.charlesbursell.com
Save Thanksgiving – The Log #218
November 19, 2020 17:20 - 29 minutes - 34.1 MBYou can still have the whole Peanuts gang over for Thanksgiving this year, but PLEASE restrict your table to ONLY those who live in your household. Thanks! www.charlesbursell.com
Healing Justice – The Log #217
November 18, 2020 17:16 - 29 minutes - 33.9 MBHealing the nation and bringing the Orange Menace to justice is not an either/or proposition. We’ll never heal until he and his followers go down hard. www.charlesbursell.com
Enemy of my Enemy – The Log #216
November 17, 2020 16:44 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBThe CCP makes a mockery of human rights, 70 million Deplorables at home, and a Centrist in the White House. What’s a Lefty to do? www.charlesbursell.com
Work, Buy, Die – The Log #215
November 16, 2020 17:39 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MBCapitalism is the deadliest virus. Also: Bars, Bernie and Scalia have our back, and WEAR A MASK! www.charlesbursell.com
Why Thirteen? – The Log #214
November 13, 2020 16:52 - 29 minutes - 34 MBWhy is Friday the 13th unlucky? We don’t know. Wear a mask! www.charlesbursell.com
Wear a Mask! – The Log #213
November 12, 2020 15:54 - 29 minutes - 34.4 MBThe Log #213: Today’s show is about – oh, who cares – just wear a damn mask! www.charlesbursell.com
Good News First – The Log #210
November 09, 2020 15:45 - 29 minutes - 34.4 MBThere’s plenty to still fight about and those fights are important, so don’t get complacent. But first, let’s celebrate some good news. www.charlesbursell.com
Good, Bad, Ugly – The Log #209
November 06, 2020 16:56 - 29 minutes - 32.6 MBThe Orange Menace defiled not only the presidency but the sacred institution of the vote itself. The good news: It’s over. www.charlesbursell.com
Counting On It – The Log #208
November 05, 2020 16:45 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MBThe count says it’s over, but we still gotta live with each other. Yikes! www.charlesbursell.com
Election Night 2020 – The Log #207
November 04, 2020 18:03 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MBWisconsin breaks late for Joe while The Orange Menace breaks America and we wait for Ypsilanti. www.charlesbursell.com
Election Day 2020 – The Log #206
November 03, 2020 17:19 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MBVotes, violence, lawyers, last words, and hopes for a rescued democracy. www.charlesbursell.com
Fighting the Deplorables – The Log #205
November 02, 2020 16:31 - 29 minutes - 32.8 MBFrom hicks in trucks to local cops to a coordinated U.S. domestic military, violent voter intimidation is here. Our only response: a massive turnout at the polls and in the streets. www.charlesbursell.com
Cry Wolf – The Log #204
October 30, 2020 14:04 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MBWolves endangered by The Orange Menace because, of course. Election night looms. www.charlesbursell.com
Paying for Peanuts – The Log #203
October 29, 2020 15:45 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MBPrepping for election night, Apple snuffs out Snoopy, and Jim Carrey can’t find Joe Biden. www.charlesbursell.com
Deja Vu Again – The Log #202
October 28, 2020 16:11 - 29 minutes - 32.7 MBKiller cops and Covid continue to rage. www.charlesbursell.com
Court Hacking – The Log #201
October 27, 2020 14:49 - 29 minutes - 32.9 MBThe right-wing hijacks the courts. The Amazing Randi dies just when we need him most. www.charlesbursell.com
Super Joe – The Log #200
October 16, 2020 15:54 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBIt’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s… Joe Biden?! Hero voters defy suppression. The orange caricature grows more absurd. www.charlesbursell.com
The Dr. Johnny Bananas Show! – The Log #198
October 15, 2020 16:29 - 29 minutes - 32.9 MBBucky Badger leads the Covid march and SCOTUS hearings most arbitrary and capricious. www.charlesbursell.com
American Dunces – The Log #198
October 14, 2020 15:27 - 29 minutes - 33.1 MBAnti-intellectualism, pseudo-intellectualism, and a defense of education www.charlesbursell.com
Get Smart – The Log #198
October 14, 2020 15:27 - 29 minutes - 33.1 MBAnti-intellectualism, pseudo-intellectualism, and a defense of education www.charlesbursell.com
Handmaid Tale – The Log #197
October 13, 2020 16:10 - 29 minutes - 33.3 MBTalking to conservatives, Repugs take the Court, and a Barrett broadside. www.charlesbursell.com
Indigenous Peoples Day 2020 – The Log #196
October 12, 2020 16:12 - 29 minutes - 33.6 MBIt’s time to hand the keys to America back to the original owners. www.charlesbursell.com