Charles Bursell Presents

Current podcasts: "The Log," news & culture commentary (M, T, W), and "Charles Bursell Presents," radio theatre, spoken word, and audio collage (drops every Friday). Several archived podcast series including "NeoRadio," and "Stream of Consciousness Talk Radio Theatre."

Campus Protest (The Log 449) 04/26/2024

Campus Protest (The Log 449) A special bonus episode on the brazen right-wing lies over campus protests of Israel and presidential immunity in the Supreme Court. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31002268

Bogus SCOTUS (The Log 448) 04/25/2024

Bogus SCOTUS (The Log 448) The 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30977763

People Who Think They Know Things (CBP-70) 04/21/2024

People Who Think They Know Things (CBP-70) The CBP Pitch, Daycare Dilemma, The Fun of Being Thoughtful, Empire, People Who Think They Know Things, We’re All Communists, Secret Bonus Track /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30894073

Ridiculous & Sublime (The Log 447) 04/18/2024

Ridiculous & Sublime (The Log 447) WPR’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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30876433

Abortion, Cops and Gaza (The Log 446) 04/11/2024

Abortion, Cops and Gaza (The Log 446) Running 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30771008

Me or We (CBP-69) 04/07/2024

Me or We (CBP-69) There’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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30686393

Eclipse This! (The Log 445) 04/04/2024

Eclipse This! (The Log 445) Watching 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30671348

Gross Profit (CBP-68) 03/31/2024

Gross Profit (CBP-68) The Wisdom of Youth, Free Sing Three, Multiple Negatives, Down In the Streets, Berlin March, Gross Ads, Brooklyn or Texas. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30579453

The Repugnant Party (The Log 444) 03/28/2024

The Repugnant Party (The Log 444) MAGA Republicans have forfeited all rights to be covered in the media as a legitimate political party. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30574343

Found Sound Radio (CBP-67) 03/24/2024

Found Sound Radio (CBP-67) Dairy Queen, Orlando FL, Sea Mammals, Walmart Mystery, Aliens & Football, Sunny In the Window, Fair Play. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30484688

Fat and Happy (The Log 443) 03/21/2024

Fat and Happy (The Log 443) SCOTUS pretzel logic on the 14th Amendment, Oprah bloviates on obesity, and US billionaires enjoy an 87% bump. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30468403

Peter Donalds: Songs & Monologues 03/17/2024

Peter Donalds: Songs & Monologues Monday Go to Work, The Biggest Lie of All, The Colors I See, Speck, An Agnostic Christmas, Money Gotta Go, Everything’s Alright. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30380153

You Just Have to Laugh (The Log 442) 03/14/2024

You Just Have to Laugh (The Log 442) From bad to worse to absurd: Oscar and SNL politics, Israeli atrocities continue, and the dictators club hopes to welcome a new member. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30367388

Alone in Beijing (CBP-65) 03/10/2024

Alone in Beijing (CBP-65) Tiny House, Pen Jokes, Django and Jerry, After the Revolution, Alone in Beijing. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30276248

Shameless (The Log 440) 03/07/2024

Shameless (The Log 440) Super Tuesday highlights the shameless anti-democratic nature of the U.S. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30266613

Alpha Baggage (CBP-64) 03/03/2024

Alpha Baggage (CBP-64) Yer No Man, Ain’t We Got Fun (Carsie Blanton), The Bag Handlers, Ngafa (Shwi No Mtekhala). /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30170288

Voters’ Turn (The Log 439) 02/29/2024

Voters’ Turn (The Log 439) Latest on the 2024 campaign, heat-checking the crazy right, and the economy versus your lying eyes. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30155998

The Best Person In the World (CBP-63) 02/25/2024

The Best Person In the World (CBP-63) Charles Bursell Presents Ep.63: The Best Person In the World /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30062728

Dictator’s Delight (The Log 438) 02/22/2024

Dictator’s Delight (The Log 438) Putin and other dictators are having a moment, and American Fascists are here for it. Also: the unholy updates from Gaza and Ukraine. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30058298

Dream Real (CBP-62) 02/18/2024

Dream Real (CBP-62) Beam Me Up, French Song, Abolish Cars, Be Good, Not What I Planned. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29972168

Jargon Alert (The Log 437) 02/15/2024

Jargon Alert (The Log 437) Let’s stop weaponizing political language. Also: equity versus equality, Robert Hur is a MAGA hack, and some final thoughts on the Super Bowl. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29961613

The More You Know (CBP-61) 02/11/2024

The More You Know (CBP-61) Public Service Announcements, A New American Art Form, Rich People, Your Life Matters. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29856693

Saving Grace (The Log 436) 02/08/2024

Saving Grace (The Log 436) Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman momentarily delivered us from the crass Capitalist culture of Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, the god and goddess of basic. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29845433

The Social Disease (The Log 435) 02/01/2024

The Social Disease (The Log 435) Social Media CEOs grilled by a clueless Congress who still doesn’t get it. The evil in the algorithms is Capitalism! /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29742953

Good Art, Bad Art (The Log 434) 01/25/2024

Good Art, Bad Art (The Log 434) The 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29637128

The Presidency (TL-433) 01/18/2024

The Presidency (TL-433) Joe Biden may be the perfect president for the nation we have, but certainly not for the nation we ought to be. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29535903

Is This Who We Are? (TL-432) 01/11/2024

Is This Who We Are? (TL-432) White 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? /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29434108

Stop the Genocide! (The Log 431) 01/04/2024

Stop the Genocide! (The Log 431) The 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29331243

Law and Disorder – The Log 430 12/28/2023

Law and Disorder – The Log 430 Bankrupt 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/29251623

It's My Land Now 11/13/2023

It's My Land Now A 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 /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/28615823

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