Charles Bursell Presents

Current podcasts: "The Log," news and commentary, and "We The People: Songs of Freedom Justice & Solidarity." Several archived podcast series including "Charles Bursell Presents," radio theatre, spoken word, and audio collage, its precursor "NeoRadio," "Conversations with Charles Bursell," and "Stream of Consciousness Talk Radio Theatre."

Hasan Piker Is a F*#%ing Hero (TL659) 09/03/2026

Hasan Piker Is a F*#%ing Hero (TL659) Bootlicking pols and corporate media are misappropriating “antisemitism” and lying about “socialism” to attack the New American Left. Also, it’s important to identify when the problem to solve is upstream or downstream. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42717300

The Only Way Out (TL658) 08/31/2026

The Only Way Out (TL658) There is no such thing as a “natural” disaster, only the catastrophic results of reckless and oppressive power. Driven by our instinct for survival and a conscious dialectic, we can create an open-border, anti-fascist, populist movement for a real democracy. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42614235

We The People (ep.22) 08/29/2026

We The People (ep.22) We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.22) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week’s playlist and links to all episodes visit our . /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42576300

To Save the Union (TL657) 08/26/2026

To Save the Union (TL657) He went to Jared! What the hell? Our three-course assignment: 1) undo the damage, 2) hold Repugs accountable, and 3) advance the bold agenda demanded by voters. Oh, and there’s only one choice for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42569685

No Way to Run a Country (TL656) 08/23/2026

No Way to Run a Country (TL656) The American financial system is one big con. On the immigration debate, one side is worse but both are wrong. And the Orange Menace’s economic war against the people of Cuba and Iran are crimes against humanity. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42522850

Vocabulary, Locality, Insurgency (TL655) 08/19/2026

Vocabulary, Locality, Insurgency (TL655) The Fascists plot to murder language itself. We can’t let them. And, are all politics local as the saying goes? Maybe not. Also, a new litmus test: this summer’s insurgent primary voters have redefined the national agenda. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42492365

The FUBAR Regime (TL654) 08/16/2026

The FUBAR Regime (TL654) The Orange Menace leaves people to die in the sky. RFK Jr’s crackpot conspiracies. The epic failures of Pete Hegseth’s Department of War Crimes. Consiglieri Todd Blanche pitches limitless executive privilege. Put the “sign of peace” in every park in every game, now and forever, Amen! /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42451790

We The People (ep.21) 08/15/2026

We The People (ep.21) We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.21) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week’s playlist and links to all episodes visit our . /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42442335

Losing in Iran and Wisconsin (TL653) 08/13/2026

Losing in Iran and Wisconsin (TL653) Iran is Jimmy-Cartering the Orange Menace and threatened to kill him. So, he hid behind food and sent the flight crew, press, and Marco Rubio to die for him. Francesca Hong got Bernied by Wisconsin Dems, now their only hope is the utter repulsiveness of the Republican opponent. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42410735

Francesca Hong for Governor 08/10/2026

Francesca Hong for Governor Every argument against Francesca Hong in Wisconsin is irrelevant, a half-truth, or an outright lie. (“Electability” the biggest lie of all.) Not one argument has been made against her populist proposals. Not one. Because they are wildly popular with voters and they threaten the agenda of corporate politicians and their donors. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42383180

Practical Utopia (TL651) 08/08/2026

Practical Utopia (TL651) Practicing political “aspirationalism.” Also, Americans who mistakenly self-identify as conservative or moderate favor most so-called “left” policies. Finally, the Democrats have failed to thwart 10 years of Maga run amok. Unless you want another 10 (or 20), support the insurgents! /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42364580

We The People (ep.20) 08/08/2026

We The People (ep.20) We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.20) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week’s playlist and links to all episodes visit our . /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42361595

The Penultimate Primary (TL650) 08/06/2026

The Penultimate Primary (TL650) Progressives win the Michigan primary. It’s time for “moderate” Dems to practice what they preach: Vote blue no matter who! State crimes by the Dept of Injustice, ICE, The White House, all with Repugnant complicity. The list of impeachable offenses grows daily. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42332160

Meeting the Moment (TL649) 08/03/2026

Meeting the Moment (TL649) World problems grow more dire every day and there’s no way out within the parameters of our current system. Major news media must cover MAGA fascism like the disaster it is, a virus that has infected 80 million Americans and endangers the entire nation. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42291130

We The People (ep.19) 07/31/2026

We The People (ep.19) We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.19) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week’s playlist and links to all episodes visit our . /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42277090

The Anti-Progress Crowd is Scared of Your Power (TL648) 07/30/2026

The Anti-Progress Crowd is Scared of Your Power (TL648) All this hysterical anti-socialist propaganda and lies about “electability” are desperate attempts by the privileged elite to withhold power from the new political center and thwart America’s natural penchant for progress. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/42258135

Votes Don’t Lie (TL647) 07/06/2026

Votes Don’t Lie (TL647) Corporate media, Repugs, and Centrists are lying about Democratic Socialists with rhetoric worthy of Goebbels and McCarthy. The upstarts are winning because their proposals are NOT extreme, they are mainstream. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41958395

Have Your Hot Dog With a Blindfold (TL646) 07/02/2026

Have Your Hot Dog With a Blindfold (TL646) To be proud of the United States On this 250th requires a huge denial of reality. SCOTUS knows the assignment: to advance the 50-year project of Authoritarian White Christian Nationalism. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41926230

Labels and Lies (TL645) 06/29/2026

Labels and Lies (TL645) After primary wins by Democratic Socialists, establishment pols and pundits are trying to scare you with baseless red-baiting and mudslinging lies. Don’t let them. Also, I agree with the Orange Menace, the housing bill is “of minor importance.” /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41853080

Big Data, Big Ag, Big Profit (TL644) 06/25/2026

Big Data, Big Ag, Big Profit (TL644) The regime is committing digital espionage at home and digital colonialism abroad. We are rapidly–and permanently–losing our groundwater to Big Ag. The only solution: local sustainable farming outside the apparatus of profit. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41798740

Hope, Clarity, and Democracy (TL643) 06/22/2026

Hope, Clarity, and Democracy (TL643) The United States is not a democracy, but it’s not for the reason your crazy uncle thinks. The Obama Center opening and the NY Knicks celebration were excellent displays of America at its best. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41715335

The Biggest Loser (TL642) 06/18/2026

The Biggest Loser (TL642) When Democrats win Congress they must govern big for the people AND hold the regime accountable for its crimes. Let’s be honest about what’s happening. He lost his stupid war, he’s history’s biggest loser, but he’s still dangerous. (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson, AP) /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41681630

Breaking News (TL641) 06/15/2026

Breaking News (TL641) The Graham Platner drama confirms the need for government reform, the folly of ‘breaking news’ out of Iran, and we check in on the stories that define our time. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41633625

AI is People! (TL640) 06/11/2026

AI is People! (TL640) Let artificial intelligence do the grunt work and allow us to be human again. How? Abolish profit and establish indigenous governance. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41604620

Operation Epic Failure (TL639) 06/08/2026

Operation Epic Failure (TL639) He’s nuts, he’s a failure, and when he finally falls off the cliff the billionaires and their apparatchiks will rush over and pretend to push. Then they'll continue their half-century takeover. We must starve them out. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41564760

We The People (ep.18) 06/06/2026

We The People (ep.18) We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.18) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week’s playlist and links to all episodes visit our . /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41538555

Yell At Your Boss (TL638) 06/04/2026

Yell At Your Boss (TL638) Scott Pelley sets the bar, multiple courts smack down the Orange Menace, new top spy is looking for dirt on you and me, a broken U.S. elections system in desperate need of reform, and we rifle through the Friday trash. /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41527915

Talk Plain, Govern Big (TL637) 06/01/2026

Talk Plain, Govern Big (TL637) Politicians, no one wants to hear your dime store pseudo-psychology on the meaning of life. Do your job protecting our social and economic rights and we’ll do the rest. Also: Save your brain, f&#k AI and put pen to paper! /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41484845

We The People (ep.17) 05/30/2026

We The People (ep.17) We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.17) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week’s playlist and links to all episodes visit our . /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41456415

Pontiff-icating (TL636) 05/28/2026

Pontiff-icating (TL636) Pope Leo XIV writes forcefully on the ethics of AI but even the pontiff himself doesn’t dare to put God before private enterprise. Dozens of innocents are dying in American gulags, many by their own hand. Will lame duck Repugnants help to sabotage the Regime? /episode/index/show/charlesbursell/id/41445830

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