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…

Charles Bursell


    • Oct 27, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from Charles Bursell Presents

    Laws, Rules, and Norms (TL577)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 29:01


    Norms busted, rules ignored, and convoluted laws reverse-engineered to get away with murder – literally. We have the power to stop the madness. www.charlesbursell.com

    The Troll-igarchy (TL576)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2025 29:08


    From desecrating the People's House, to obscenely naked murders at sea, to vulgar rants and literal sh*t-posting, the Miller/Vought Regime is governing by sheer gall. We have to meet them with defiance and truth. www.charlesbursell.com

    The Call For Sacrifice (TL575)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2025 29:01


    Our Grandparents risked their lives to fight the Fascists. Are you willing to cancel your Amazon subscription? We have to hit the oligarchs (and the Dems) where it hurts.  www.charlesbursell.com

    The Goobermensch (CBP106)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2025 29:01


    A dangerous new archetype is on the rise. Smug, confident, rule-breaking amateurs are taking over media and politics. They are decidedly far-right, disguised as centrist, and the chief facilitator of American Fascism.  www.charlesbursell.com

    It's a Good Week to Start Fighting (TL574)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2025 29:01


    High Court to rig the polls for permanent Regime majority, 11,000 Palestinian hostages left to rot, US troops obey illegal orders, the GOP Nazi Youth, Dems assist on healthcare gouging and denial of basic human rights. www.charlesbursell.com

    I Am Antifa! (TL573)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2025 29:01


    Give back Turtle Island, the peace won't hold (I hope I'm wrong), Nobel nonsense, and apparently you and I are terrorists! Who knew?  www.charlesbursell.com

    Jumping The Shark (TL572)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2025 29:01


    Repugs eighty-six the government, Epstein shutters the House, and Bondi breaks the Senate. Also: Violence and extortion by the Miller/Vought Regime, and you-know-who is nothing but a big orange meat puppet.  www.charlesbursell.com

    Two Men and a Baby (TL571)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2025 29:01


    Stephen Miller and Russell Vought are co-dictators, a primer on Informational Autocracy, and the two essential keys to victory (1) keep truth alive and (2) build a populist alliance. www.charlesbursell.com

    Love and Madness (TL570)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2025 29:17


    Losing dear ones, deep ecology, a bogus “peace deal,” madness at Quantico, and more of the 45 acts of non-compliance for ordinary people.  www.charlesbursell.com

    Fighting With Truth (TL569)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2025 29:01


    The lies around government shutdown, online shooters, Antifa, and immigrants. Also: cleanup on aisle Jimmy, the Comey debacle, and 45 ways to resist.   www.charlesbursell.com

    Lessons of Jury Duty (CBP105)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2025 29:01


    The dehumanization of smart phones, the depravity of true crime, the flaws of the adversarial system, the convolution of law, the resources of justice, and the brilliance of random citizens. www.charlesbursell.com

    Comedy & Tragedy (TL568)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2025 29:01


    Jimmy's back, but the attack on free speech continues. Dangerous and moronic displays on Autism and at the U.N. Kirk's Nuremberg rally, the looming shutdown, and Kamala Harris needs to shut all the way up. www.charlesbursell.com

    How to Beat the Regime (TL567)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 29:01


    All they understand is money. It is their life's blood. They use it as a tool to suppress us. And therein lies our power to defeat the regime.  www.charlesbursell.com

    Off the Fence (CBP104)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 29:01


    We can choose which direction to go forward, but there's no going back. www.charlesbursell.com

    It's Complicated (TL566)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 29:01


    Old people and the media faceplant on their coverage of the so-called “dark web” aspect of the Kirk shooting, this program included. www.charlesbursell.com

    Great Exploitations (TL565)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2025 29:01


    The Regime is cynically manipulating the political right-on-right murder of charlatan Charlie Kirk in order to suppress speech, demonize enemies, and justify their fascist paramilitary buildup. Fight the outrageous lies by speaking truth now, loudly, before it's too late.  www.charlesbursell.com

    The Villains (TL563)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 29:01


    Global criminals Putin, Bibi, and The Orange Menace – with an assist from Congress and The Supremes – are out of control, and coming for you. What to do. Also: when is somebody gonna make the movie?  www.charlesbursell.com

    Charlie Kirk (TL564)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 9:40


    A quick drop with my thoughts on the shooting of Charlie Kirk. www.charlesbursell.com

    Midterms, Murder, and Myth (TL562)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 29:01


    The Regime is attempting a Putin/Orban-style rig for America's next election. Duterte-style extrajudicial killings are now in their playbook. This is who we are now.  www.charlesbursell.com

    Epstein and Soft Secession (TL561)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2025 29:01


    Blue state governors and AGs strategize to wrest back power and ultimately defeat the Regime. Epstein survivors take the lead in their fight for justice.  www.charlesbursell.com

    No Going Back (TL560)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 29:01


    We conclude our best-of summer series with excerpts from May 8th (ep.528). In the arms race between private profit and government regulations there is no winner, especially with AI, the climate crisis, and global fascism at our throats.  www.charlesbursell.com

    Labor Day of Love (TL362)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 29:00


    A repost of our Labor Day episode that originally aired on 9/2/21. When the dignity of work is forever decoupled from the exploitation of “jobs,” then we'll have a Labor Day to truly celebrate. www.charlesbursell.com

    Make It Make Sense (CBP-50)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2025 29:00


    An encore presentation of our 50th episode, featuring non-sequitur sound, absurd stories, and silly songs. Your challenge: make it make sense.   www.charlesbursell.com

    Talk Is Cheap (TL559)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2025 29:01


    Tough talk is fine, but it ain't enough. And it's too late to “have a conversation.” We need a nuts and bolts revolution. The summer best-of series continues with clips from April 24, 28, and May 1, (episodes 524, 525, 526). www.charlesbursell.com

    Red Lines Crossed (TL558)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2025 29:01


    Early warnings went unheeded and now a de facto Insurrection Act in DC and threatened in other cities. Every American has the moral duty to declare themselves pro-democracy dissidents and to actively resist, even sabotage, the Regime. How-to clips from 4/14/25 (ep.521) and 4/17/25 (ep.522). www.charlesbursell.com

    Mutual Aid (TL557)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 29:01


    The Regime has already shown its willingness to crash the economy and to employ violence against protesters. The resistance will need a strong foundation of Mutual Aid. This encore of Charles Bursell Presents from 4/13/25 (ep.97) provides a primer.  www.charlesbursell.com

    Time For Revolution (TL556)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 29:01


    Resistance to the Regime so far shows a deficient sense of urgency and a startling lack of imagination as to how far the fascists will go. The Log continues our review with clips from 4/7/25 (ep.519) and 4/10/25 (ep.520). www.charlesbursell.com

    Learn, Defy, Repeat (TL555)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2025 29:01


    All of the early stories were warnings of the worst to come. They weren't taken seriously enough. Our best-of episodes from the first six months of the regime continue with clips from 3/31/25 (ep.517) and 4/3/25 (ep.518).  www.charlesbursell.com

    The Activist's Handbook (TL554)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2025 29:01


    People still ask me what we can do to resist. The list of actions to choose from is long. Nobody can do it all. The main thing is to do SOMETHING rather than NOTHING. We continue our review of the first six months of the regime with clips from 3/27/25 (ep.516). www.charlesbursell.com

    The Centrist! (CBP103)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2025 29:01


    The Adventures of The Centrist, Cody's Lesson, Shut It Down, And Now It's Time For The News #1.  www.charlesbursell.com

    If Not Now, When? (TL553)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2025 29:01


    We continue our summer review of the first six months of the regime and resistance. Early warnings of fascist extremism have been confirmed and, in fact, exceeded. The time to resist is right now. This episode features clips from 3/20/25 (ep.514) and 3/24/25 (ep.515). 

    How Bad Can It Get? (TL552)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2025 29:01


    In this review we find some first shots across the bow. Did we lack the imagination to take them as warnings as to just how far they were willing to go? Are we still too complacent? We continue our best-of segments from the first six months of the regime and our resistance with clips from 3/13/25 (ep.512) and 3/17/25 (ep.513).  www.charlesbursell.com

    The Evil & The Dumb (TL551)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2025 29:01


    For all of his clownish incompetence he has several wins under his belt while the righteous resistance struggles to find its footing. The Log continues our summer series of best-of segments reviewing the first six months of the Regime. This episode features clips from 3/6/25 (ep.510) and 3/10/25 (ep.511). www.charlesbursell.com

    Staying In The Fight (TL550)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2025 29:01


    The long, lazy days of summer are upon us and it's okay to pause for reflection. In that spirit The Log is presenting best-of segments from our first six months of covering the regime and our resistance. Because we can't lose focus on the fact we have a righteous cause and a fight to win. This episode features clips from 2/27/25 (ep.508) and 3/3/25 (ep.509). www.charlesbursell.com

    Club Bucky (CBP-43)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2025 29:00


    The Club, Bucky, Traffic Report, Advice Lunch www.charlesbursell.com

    All Oars In The Water (TL549)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2025 29:01


     The Log presents best-of segments from our first six months of covering the regime and our resistance. This episode features clips from February 17-27 (ep.505-508).

    Cruel, Illegal, and Stupid (TL548)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2025 29:01


    The Log presents best-of segments from our first six months of covering the regime and our resistance. This episode features clips from February 9th and 17th. The Regime's policies (i.e. crimes) fall into three buckets:  #1: Privatization and Deregulation, #2: White Christian Supremacy, and #3: Revenge. www.charlesbursell.com

    Buy Things! (CBP102)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2025 29:01


    Dissatisfied with your life? Unhappy with the state of politics? Buy things! Also: Do you know what a natural conspiracy is? You probably believe in a hundred of them without even knowing it.    www.charlesbursell.com

    State Capture (TL547)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2025 29:01


    The Log presents best-of segments from our first six months of covering the regime and our resistance. This episode features clips from 2/2/25 (ep.500) and 2/6/25 (ep.501). www.charlesbursell.com

    Team of Rogues (TL546)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 29:01


    The Log presents best-of segments from our first six months of covering the regime and our resistance. This episode features clips from 1/30/25 (ep.499) and 2/2/25 (ep.500). www.charlesbursell.com

    Tyranny Of The Minority (TL545)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 29:01


    The Log presents best-of segments from our first six months of covering the regime and our resistance. This episode features clips from 1/26/25 (ep.498). www.charlesbursell.com

    Week One (TL544)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2025 29:01


    The Log presents best-of segments from our first six months of covering the regime and our resistance. This episode features clips from 1/23/25 (ep.497) and 1/26/25 (ep.498). www.charlesbursell.com

    The Techno-Fascists Are Nuts (TL543)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2025 29:01


    Big Tech has been digitally surveilling us and collecting our personal data for years. Now supercharged by AI they have thrown in with the American Fascists to infiltrate the government, including the military. The good news is the Tech Bros are not really that smart. www.charlesbursell.com

    The Very Bad Bill (TL542)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 29:15


    The Bezos wedding is peak 21st Century Gilded Age, SCOTUS hands over the keys to the kingdom, and the Very Bad Bill enables the king, unless we can stop it. Call Congress now: 202-224-3121  www.charlesbursell.com

    Watching Jeopardy! (CBP-101)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2025 29:00


    Chucky Bucky and Uncle Chuck watch Jeopardy! together. A listener calls in to complain. www.charlesbursell.com

    We Need a Global Pro-Democracy Movement (TL-541)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 29:01


    The madness of the Iran nuclear dustup brings into harsh focus the need for a worldwide people-to-people democracy movement that shuns so-called ‘leaders' and reduces the power of profit and borders, eventually abolishing them altogether.  www.charlesbursell.com

    The Puppet President (TL-540)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2025 29:01


    Netanyahu operates The Orange Menace to conduct his criminal war, while Congressional Repugs' make him King in order to pass the wildly unpopular agenda they've been trying to slip past voters since they were little Birchers. www.charlesbursell.com

    The Resistance for Dummies (TL-539)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 29:01


    Hey Democrats, do your job or get out of the way for those who will. Also, nobody except numbskull neocons favor Netanyahu's illegal war, and political violence is not only immoral, it's downright stupid.  www.charlesbursell.com

    Toy Soldiers (TL-538)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2025 29:01


    The week was particularly violent, both in the real world and in the cosplaying Chickenhawk In Chief's fascist reality TV show. Still dangerous, the Regime is backpedaling while the resistance ascends.   www.charlesbursell.com

    Defund the Despots (CBP-100)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2025 29:01


    Show Notes: The Resistance has room to grow. Don't ask, demand. American Fascists are miles ahead of their Twentieth Century counterparts. The press fails to cover Hegseth and covers for him. The Regime's ideological purity test includes a pro-Capitalist pledge. Turn off the video, audio is superior. Harvard's free online classes. How to unplug the Tech-Bro Monarchs forever: abolish money.  

    The ICE Man Cometh (TL-537)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2025 29:01


    Some needed context in the cold and lawless attack on immigrants: The Regime bolsters its cruel authoritarian project, who the police swore to serve and protect, for-profit media lies, the discipline of nonviolence, the difference between protest rallies and direct action, and corporate Dems usurp the resistance. www.charlesbursell.com

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