Charles Bursell

Charles Bursell Presents

Society EN ↓ 823 episodes

Social 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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Charles Bursell

Episodes

Digital Blackface – The Log 387 22.11.2021 29:00

Calling 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 20.11.2021 41:06

I 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 18.11.2021 29:00

If 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 17.11.2021 29:00

High 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 16.11.2021 29:00

New 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 15.11.2021 29:00

Watch (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 11.11.2021 29:00

Reclaiming Armistice Day as a national call for world peace. www.charlesbursell.com

Coalition of Independents – The Log 381 10.11.2021 29:00

How a Coalition of Independents can overtake the American two party system and send it to extinction. www.charlesbursell.com

Lost in Law – The Log 380 09.11.2021 29:00

The impossible maze of legalese confounding justice, and only pathetic losers still use the word "woke" as an insult. www.charlesbursell.com

Bag of Hammers – The Log 379 08.11.2021 29:00

Covid rebel Aaron Rodgers is an arrogant idiot. Public School protesters are just as dumb. www.charlesbursell.com

The Anger Vote – The Log 378 04.11.2021 29:00

Democrats need to fight for their policies with urgent, righteous anger or lose future elections – either to Republicans or to an Independent Left. www.charlesbursell.com

Up From Down – The Log 377 03.11.2021 29:00

Existential malaise keeping you down? Enlightenment philosopher Immanuel Kant may offer a workable solution. www.charlesbursell.com

Creative Responsibility – The Log 376 01.11.2021 29:00

Being a so-called "creative" doesn't give you a pass. Many are hired guns for corporate greed, social ills, and environmental degradation. www.charlesbursell.com

The Yips – The Log 375 04.10.2021 29:00

Is something blocking you from performing the fundamental tasks of your job (or your life)? We're all susceptible to "the yips." Also, Ted Lasso isn't worth it. www.charlesbursell.com

The Opposite of Art – The Log 374 28.09.2021 29:00

The high-tech Van Gogh attractions barnstorming the nation are kitschy, exploitive carnival sideshows. Also, what Americans get wrong about housing. www.charlesbursell.com

It's All Politics – The Log 373 27.09.2021 29:00

Don't like politics? Afraid of Socialism? You'll have to get over both, because they're our only way out of the mess we're in. www.charlesbursell.com

Better Angels – The Log 372 22.09.2021 29:00

Climate and pandemic emergencies are existential crises that require radical changes to how we engage with the world. Can we muster the wisdom and will to save ourselves? www.charlesbursell.com

We Can't Handle the Truth – The Log 371 21.09.2021 29:00

Sniffing out BS is pretty easy, the case for not getting along, and the truth of what real progress requires. Also: sexy climate solutions? www.charlesbursell.com

Do You Think? – The Log 370 20.09.2021 29:00

Yes, we must think for ourselves, but automatically opposing the crowd is just as much a logical fallacy as going with the crowd. www.charlesbursell.com

Techno Medicine – The Log 369 17.09.2021 29:00

Major league play-by-play glass ceiling, rally of The Deplorables, Jeopardy update, moral Milley, and high-tech sound medicine. www.charlesbursell.com

Media Bias – The Log 368 16.09.2021 29:00

They provide reliable facts, but the bias of even the best news outlets is subtle and deadly. www.charlesbursell.com

Run For Your Life – The Log 367 15.09.2021 29:00

Up to 200 million climate refugees are expected in the next few decades. Where will you escape, or have you "escaped" already? www.charlesbursell.com

White Lie – The Log 366 13.09.2021 29:00

"White" isn't a thing, but white supremacy is. Also, words and phrases that need to be shelved. www.charlesbursell.com

Then and Now – The Log 365 09.09.2021 29:00

What PBS's doc on post 9/11 America missed, diverting US military funds to international vaccines, and an eye on California's nutty recall. www.charlesbursell.com

Listen Up! – The Log 364 08.09.2021 29:00

Another insurrectionist "rally", vaxxed-up on campus, and you better be boycotting Texas brands right now! www.charlesbursell.com