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Charles Bursell Presents
by Charles Bursell
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"
Episodes
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Seriously Crazy (TL671)
The Orange Menace, Putin and Musk are tag-teaming Ukraine. Katie Zacharia's hilariously preposterous debut. Did Ukraine really destroy Russian troll bots? On Indigenous Peoples Day, hope for the universal resurrection of native practices. www.charlesbursell.com
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Election Insecurity (TL670)
Under the guise of "election security" the old band is back to rig the midterms. The muscle of martial law is also being readied. Of course the regime has no legal power, only raw. Here's what we can do. www.charlesbursell.com
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We The People (ep.25)
We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.25) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week's playlist and links to all episodes visit our website.
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Money, Votes, and Lies (TL669)
Is it really "the economy, stupid" when it blinds voters to fascist threats? Also, elections don't matter—until they do. And our most powerful weapon is the truth, so, sorry, the Orange Menace didn't say what you think he said. www.charlesbursell.com
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Democracy for Dummies (TL668)
We aren't meant to be experts on every shifting news cycle, political policy, or complex technology. In a true democracy of shared wealth and equal power, elected officials and elite specialists will be valuable servants, not invincible tyrants. www.charlesbursell.com
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None Of This Is Normal (TL667)
Taxpayer paid political ads, impeachment articles filed, lame duck Repugs might figure, "hey, what the hell." Is AI the new Covid? Indicting judges, rigging elections, shooting a person in the back then charging THEM with the crime: pure fascism. www.charlesbursell.com
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Defeating Tech and Tyranny (TL666)
Shut down AI development until it is one thousand percent in the hands of the people. Also: No one is doing more harm to Jewish people around the world than genocidal neo-colonialist Benjamin Netanyahu. www.charlesbursell.com
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We The People (ep.24)
We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.24) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week's playlist and links to all episodes visit our website.
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America is Dead, Long Live America (TL665)
The Epstein-Hegseth connection in Congress. Far-right victories in Germany are a warning for Democrats to solidify their coalition. The Orange Menace war-crimes-ridden UN address marks the official end of America's authority on the world stage. www.charlesbursell.com
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Six Degrees of Why (TL664)
Escalating wars, US concentration camps, a spiraling economy… our inability to escape this muddle is proof our current systems are broken. We have to look deeper, to question the fundamental assumptions that created the very problems we're trying to solve. www.charlesbursell.com
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It's Time To Win (TL663)
AI warnings have finally hit the fan. Is it as dire as they say? I don't know, but I've heard enough. Shut it down until enforceable regulations are in place. And, Democrats, you're playing with a lead, don't play not to lose. Run up the score, win big. www.charlesbursell.com
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Kids These Days! (TL662)
Like rats in a cage, our children's fractured lives are the inevitable result of the grotesque world we've built for them. Also, the right-left spectrum is becoming obsolete. Let's get together and embrace the 80/20 issues: tax the rich, legalize weed, f**k AI... www.charlesbursell.com
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We The People (ep.23)
We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.23) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week's playlist and links to all episodes visit our website. Note: We The People is a member of the Charles Bursell Presents family of podcasts. To follow or subscribe please search "Charles Bursell"…
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The Myths and Sins of Post-9/11 (TL661)
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, don't let them mythologize the doomed and deadly "war on terror" or package our shared grief into cheap sentimentality and sell it back to us for cash. Also: We always hear "that's not who we are." Nope, this is exactly who we are. www.charlesbursell.com
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We've Got Work To Do (TL660)
Craven Dems join red-baiting Repugs in a resolution to suppress votes, speech, and thought. Don't put your ballot in the hands of the Regime, they'll trash it. Speaking of trash, tear down all the DC Dictator Chic. Plus, our annual Labor Day reminder: work is good, jobs are bad....
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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 website.
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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!...
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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 website.
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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....
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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…
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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!...
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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 website.
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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 website.
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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." www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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) www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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 website.
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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. www.charlesbursell.com
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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! www.charlesbursell.com
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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 website.
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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? www.charlesbursell.com
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Man In Box (TL635)
Political theory from an indigenous perspective. Colbert, SNL and the Democrats can't save us. Shame on the warmongers who callously exploit those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. www.charlesbursell.com
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We The People (ep.16)
We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.16) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week's playlist and links to all episodes visit our website.
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The New Standing Army (TL634)
The Orange Regime's stolen tax-payer "fund" will pay handsome salaries to their new class of professional henchmen. Also, some needed perspective on the outrageous assault on Cuba and how the midterms are shaping up to be a battle of real versus fake populists. www.charlesbursell.com
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A Sickening Display (TL633)
The China summit confirms the whole global order is repulsively unnatural. RFK Jr's dysfunctional HHS has public health prominently featured in recent headlines. Spoiler alert: we're doing it wrong. www.charlesbursell.com
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We The People (ep.15)
We The People: Songs of Freedom, Justice, and Solidarity! (ep.15) Host: Peter Donalds. For this week's playlist and links to all episodes visit our website.
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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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