Charles Bursell

Charles Bursell Presents

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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

For Damages – The Log #302 15.04.2021 29:00

A damning report on Insurrection Security, reparations legislation, GOP divestment, and ending a tragic chapter in Afghanistan. Also: popcorn salad is not a thing. www.charlesbursell.com

No Balance – The Log #301 14.04.2021 29:00

Well-intentioned voters are unwittingly propping up the hard right. To solve the nation's most pressing problems good people must abandon the center and go Left. www.charlesbursell.com

Disarm the Police! – The Log #300 13.04.2021 29:00

We can't train away the hate, it's time to confiscate every cop's gun and the power it provides. Demands: traffic enforcement, mental health, and all other non-violent calls should be handled by unarmed professionals, all beat cops should live in the neighborhood they patrol, abolish police unions. Until such laws are enacted, it's time for private citizens to monitor, witness, record, and when ne...

Not Funny – The Log #299 12.04.2021 29:00

Are you seeing sexist "jokes" from your Liberal friends on social media? Also: Aaron Rodgers hosts Jeopardy, going big with the 117th Congress, and pushing for Capitol Attack investigations. www.charlesbursell.com

Something From Nothing - The Log #284 09.04.2021 29:00

The brave new world of digital money won't eliminate its oldest and greatest sin: the massive theft of labor. www.charlesbursell.com

Right-Wing Fail – The Log #298 08.04.2021 29:00

From state races to reconciliation, Gaetz-gate to cringey comedy, Conservatives are faceplanting and it's damned entertaining. www.charlesbursell.com

Realignment? – The Log #297 07.04.2021 29:00

Reaction to voter suppression has unleashed a flurry of new alliances among Dems, Repugs, and Corporations that could permanently alter the political spectrum. www.charlesbursell.com

People of No Color – The Log #296 06.04.2021 29:00

"White?" "European-American?" Whatever we call ourselves (please LOSE "Caucasian"), we've got to stop f#&%ing up! Also: more space for non-commercial relationships. www.charlesbursell.com

Social Infrastructure – The Log #295 05.04.2021 29:00

Joe is leaning Left but his "big and bold" plans fall short of ultimate transformation. Also: Legal weed on the march. www.charlesbursell.com

Phraseology – The Log #282 02.04.2021 29:00

Origins of "let the cat out of the bag," "caught red-handed," "butter up" (that's a weird one) and more. www.charlesbursell.com

Turning: A Memoir, Part II – The Log #294 01.04.2021 29:00

The crib, your house and yard, parents and grandparents, images from old-time television… what are your first memories? www.charlesbursell.com

Raising Hell – The Log #293 31.03.2021 29:00

Satan and Lil Nas X's old soft shoe, atheist inspiration, the joy of sex-positive WAP, and zero tolerance for bigotry. www.charlesbursell.com

Half-Way Left – The Log #292 30.03.2021 29:00

Charity will never solve social ills, but Socialism will. Also: Boycotting Coke, UPS, Home Depot, and Delta over Georgia's Jim Crow. www.charlesbursell.com

Money for Nothin' – The Log #291 29.03.2021 29:00

State Republicans stage election coup, bigot cops revealed (again), and separating money from work. www.charlesbursell.com

Teaching Democracy – The Log #276 26.03.2021 29:00

Why a rebirth of civics education is vital to saving democracy and a new report on how to do it. www.charlesbursell.com

Turning: A Memoir – The Log #290 25.03.2021 29:00

Peter Donalds (aka Charles Bursell) shares personal reflections in this pilot episode of a potential podcast series, part memoir, part history, and part treatise. www.charlesbursell.com

Gun Politics – The Log #289 24.03.2021 29:00

We can't love away or argue away the guns. We have to go hard Left and politically destroy the Patriarchal White Christian Nationalists who breed the shooters and defend the indefensible. www.charlesbursell.com

Are DC Dems for Real? – The Log #288 23.03.2021 29:00

Democrats have Lefties wondering: Is this real? Can it last? Also, conflicting moods over new Covid infections and vaccine politics. www.charlesbursell.com

Spring Inaugural – The Log #287 22.03.2021 29:00

Spring reflections on public spaces, retirement, abandoning the car, and the degenerate nature of television. www.charlesbursell.com

Name Your Poison - The Log #271 19.03.2021 29:00

Humanities vs trade school, no more traffic cops, and preparing for the next emergency. Also: if money poisons politics does it poison everything else? Of course, it does. www.charlesbursell.com

Anarchy, Please – The Log #286 18.03.2021 29:00

Upstart news networks, what's really happening in Portland, rainforest emissions, and rooting for anarchy. www.charlesbursell.com

Can We Not? – The Log #285 17.03.2021 29:00

Topics I've been avoiding: Woody Allen, Andrew Cuomo, and how sand, yes, sand, is killing the planet. Ugh. www.charlesbursell.com

Something From Nothing - The Log #284 16.03.2021 29:00

The brave new world of digital money won't eliminate its oldest and greatest sin: the massive theft of labor. www.charlesbursell.com

No Going Back – The Log #283 15.03.2021 29:00

Lessons from Late Night, Presidents, workers and profiteers. The tragic mistake of seeking a pre-Covid "normal." www.charlesbursell.com

True Confessions – The Log #269 12.03.2021 29:00

Lessons from an obligatory phone call to an elderly aunt. Woody Allen, Charlie Brown, David Brooks, Bob Newhart and The Pope find their way into this very odd episode of The Log. www.charlesbursell.com