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."

Thank the Left (The Log 466) 07/25/2024

Thank the Left (The Log 466) Thanks to Joe’s decision, Kamala’s ascension, and Bernie’s hard work, the U.S. is in its best position in decades to reverse its right-wing slide. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/32286292

Blood & Soil: The Log’s NRC Journal, Day 4 07/19/2024

Blood & Soil: The Log’s NRC Journal, Day 4 The frenzy, the lies, the vitriol, the mass hypnosis, and religious worship for the deranged leader. Nuremberg comes to Milwaukee. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/32210402

The Log’s RNC Journal – Day 3 07/18/2024

The Log’s RNC Journal – Day 3 Thoughts on day three of the MAGA Lie-Fest from Milwaukee, a great city built by Socialists! (Pictured, Milwaukee Socialist Mayor Daniel Hoan.) /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/32191722

The Log’s RNC Journal – Day 2 07/17/2024

The Log’s RNC Journal – Day 2 Notes on day two of the MAGA Festival of Lies /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/32174252

The Log’s RNC Journal – Day 1 07/16/2024

The Log’s RNC Journal – Day 1 Notes and thoughts from Day 1 at the RNC /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/32156087

I See London, I See France (The Log 461) 07/11/2024

I See London, I See France (The Log 461) UK and French election results are a lesson for America’s so-called “Center” to ally with The Left. The Joe-Go debate from advocates and the media is tragically flawed. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/32086467

Joe Must Go (The Log 460) 07/04/2024

Joe Must Go (The Log 460) The 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/32006177

Permission to Vote (The Log 459) 06/27/2024

Permission to Vote (The Log 459) Milwaukee 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31907427

Cheerios Are Not Donuts (The Log 458) 06/20/2024

Cheerios Are Not Donuts (The Log 458) Air 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31817722

The Information Age, Part 2 (CBP-77) 06/17/2024

The Information Age, Part 2 (CBP-77) Continue 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31781737

The Information Age, Part 1 (CBP-76) 06/16/2024

The Information Age, Part 1 (CBP-76) Follow 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31750132

Which Side Are You On, Joe? (The Log 457) 06/13/2024

Which Side Are You On, Joe? (The Log 457) The Hunter debacle, US war crimes, and big news revealed about this podcast’s summer plans. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31723572

I Gotta Meet a Guy (CBP-75) 06/09/2024

I Gotta Meet a Guy (CBP-75) Does 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.” /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31655772

Checking Out (The Log 456) 06/06/2024

Checking Out (The Log 456) Goodbye 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31620692

Guilty Pleasure (The Log 455) 05/31/2024

Guilty Pleasure (The Log 455) Bonus 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? /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31552512

Wanted: Left-Wing Populist (The Log 454) 05/30/2024

Wanted: Left-Wing Populist (The Log 454) Populism 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31523407

Post-Capitalist Babies (The Log 453) 05/23/2024

Post-Capitalist Babies (The Log 453) As 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31427477

Content and the Inner Monologue (CBP-74) 05/19/2024

Content and the Inner Monologue (CBP-74) Vintage Ads, Content and the Inner Monologue, Swimming In the Pool, Riding with Sarah. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31335137

The Rat Patrol (The Log 452) 05/16/2024

The Rat Patrol (The Log 452) Candidate 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. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31321502

Marketsplaining (CBP-73) 05/12/2024

Marketsplaining (CBP-73) Generations Party, A List of Things to Do Instead of Scrolling, Hope (by Carsie Blanton), Marketsplaining. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31175462

Winners & Losers (The Log 451) 05/09/2024

Winners & Losers (The Log 451) Tipping 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! /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31206947

Brief Thoughts (CBP-72) 05/05/2024

Brief Thoughts (CBP-72) Shorts Number One, Labor of Love (Carsie Blanton), The No Laws Law, People Who Think They Know Things. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31080118

A Caucus Of The Compliant (The Log 450) 05/02/2024

A Caucus Of The Compliant (The Log 450) Political 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” /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/31075923

Fascism 101 (CBP-71) 04/28/2024

Fascism 101 (CBP-71) When it comes to learning and practicing the basic tenets of Fascism, The United States is an eager student. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/30961743

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

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