Charles Bursell Presents

Ep.11: "Tech Addiction" - The makers of apps, games, and other video content know exactly how to keep you glued to their screens. Host Charles Bursell and the SCTRT Players provide a half-hour of audio acetone to get you unstuck. Follow SCTRT on Facebook .

Ep.10: "Gender" - If you're holding on to outdated gender norms you're on the wrong side of history, not to mention science. So says host  Charles Bursell  as he attempts an earnest exploration of the issue only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like SCTRT on Facebook .

Ep.9: "Bad Advice" - Shamelessly sharing your ill-informed homespun philosophy with friends and family? Many people are these days and host Charles Bursel l would like to put an end to it. That is, until the thoughts in his head take over the show. Like SCTRT on Facebook .

Ep.8: "Work and Jobs" - We are  inventing unnecessary jobs to serve an outdated system that serves only a few at the top and sentences most of us to drudgery. Host Charles Bursell attempts an earnest exploration of the issue only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like SCTRT on  Facebook  

Ep.7: "Diversity" - How does a white, hetero, cisgender male, Christian-raised radio host discuss the importance of diversity in America without sounding like a jerk? Host  Charles Bursell  attempts an earnest exploration of the issue only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like SCTRT on  Facebook  

Ep.6: "Open Line." Host Charles Bursell welcomes listener calls on any topic. As usual, the show is hijacked by the "thoughts in his head" as portrayed by a talented cast of comedy improvisers. Like SCTRT on Facebook .

Ep.5: The rise of amateurism is killing our ability to discern between experts and pretenders in politics, philosophy, health, the arts, and more. Each week, host Charles Bursell attempts an earnest exploration of issues and ideas only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like us on Facebook

Ep. 9: "Three Millennials and a Boomer" - Robert, Tom, and Andres, self-proclaimed spokesmen for their generation, talk with host Charles Bursell about privilege, travel, and the boomer/millennial divide.

Ep.4: Are those in the military fighting for freedom or dying for profit? And since terrorists are "inspired" to kill, let's replace the 600 billion dollar military budget with a Department of Inspiratio n. Each week, host  Charles Bursell  attempts an earnest exploration of issues and ideas only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like us on  Facebook

Ep.3: Why are we so busy? Maybe we're just really bad at time management. Each week, host Charles Bursell attempts an earnest exploration of issues and ideas only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like us on Facebook

Ep.2: The Case for Minimalism. Having less stuff is better for you, for others, and for the planet. Each week, host Charles Bursel l attempts an earnest exploration of issues and ideas only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like us on Facebook

Ep.1: Charity is elitist, undemocratic, and ineffective. Each week, host Charles Bursell attempts an earnest exploration of issues and ideas only to have the show hijacked by the "thoughts in his head." Like us on Facebook

Ep. 8: Guest Bill Nowicki, a conservative, hard-working, suburban family man talks with host and notorious non-conformist Charles Bursell about their very different ways of navigating life, work, and politics.

Ep. 7: Guests Jonathan Wachala and Crysta Jarczynski, cast members of Stream of Consciousness Talk Radio Theatre , discuss being weird in the real world, the intricacies of improv, and if and where to draw the line in comedy... oh, and beekeeping. 

Ep. 6 - Singer/songwriter and multidisciplinary artist Peter Donalds talks about his life and work, and about the creation of his alter ego Charles Bursell. Wait, what?

Ep. 5 - Columnist and funeral director Patti Potter Fitchett discusses the role of humor and the growing options in planning your last send-off.

Ep. 4: Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst Dr. Jan Van Schaik discusses the intersection of politics and mental health. Is there such a thing as "Trump Induced Anxiety Disorder"? What does psychiatry have to offer on the question of how to get along in a politically divisive era? And is it a misguided goal to be "well adjusted" to a sick society? 

Guest: painter, performance artist, and vlogger, The Skrauss

Charles Bursell in conversation with artist, poet, and performer Anja Notanja Sieger.

Charles Bursell in conversation with Andres Garuz

Episode 13. Dunzo & Bursell bid farewell to Frank, splash in the spirit of water, consider appletarianism, escaping global warming, the technology of immortality, how not to ask the question "what do you do?" and Hegelian hip hop. Guest: Frank Berg. 

Episode 12. Politics as large scale performance art, the role of citizens between elections, false flag conspiracies and crying wolf, no room for activism in the money hole, and the perception/reality gap regarding crime and terrorism. Rapper Dunzo and social critic Charles Bursell wonder aloud (for about an hour). 

Episode 11. Are we living in a computer simulation, and if so, how should that change the way we behave in the world? Maybe we can approach life as gamers, learning from mistakes and continually striving to reach new levels. Instead of government as we know it today, could collective decision-making be better achieved in a massive LAN party? Guest: Miles Lamensky

The boys find common ethos in Hip Hop and Country lyrics, plan a "happening," and Bursell is concerned with Dunzo's sudden affection for Libertarianism and loss of trust in Bernie.

Episode 9. Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell in open-ended conversation with rapper Dunzo about their lives, work, and contemporary culture. When the talk gets deep, the pair demonstrates how non-experts can (and should!) "think out loud" about big, philosophical questions. Guest: Simon Mustafa