Follow the perilous journey of Winston on his heroic quest for the legendary Free Flow of Information. This is part one of a full-length radio play created from the 1997 original 12-episode serial. www.charlesbursell.com
The Hunter debacle, US war crimes, and big news revealed about this podcast’s summer plans. www.charlesbursell.com
Does your brain work like other brains? If not, what should be expected, assimilation or accommodation? Those are the questions in “Gotta Meet a Guy.” Then it’s “The Democrats” by Carsie Blanton, and an artist “Collaboration.” www.charlesbursell.com
Goodbye self-checkout, pink lemonade tastes better, WNBA wars, happy Pride Month, falling prices, fake electors, Hunter’s gun, Fascists yell at Fauci, and Joe goes border. www.charlesbursell.com
Bonus Episode. Thoughts on the verdict: It’s not a solemn occasion, it’s time to joyously celebrate our last bastion of democracy, the jury system. Why sentencing should be swift and severe, The GOP is dead, it’s MAGA now. Is there hope for voters to tire of this rot and finally end it? www.charlesbursell.com
Populism is here to stay and it’s time for the Left to embrace it, or else. Also: startling poll results on low/no information voters, and the macroeconomic numbers don’t match consumers’ lying eyes. www.charlesbursell.com
As births drop below the so-called “replacement” rate, Capitalists are panicking about having enough workers. Here’s an idea: How about we replace the profit and growth model with an economic system that works for people instead of the other way around. www.charlesbursell.com
Vintage Ads, Content and the Inner Monologue, Swimming In the Pool, Riding with Sarah. www.charlesbursell.com
Candidate Joe on genocide, tariffs, and debates, The Orange Menace takes a break from court to commit another major crime, Johnson debases the Speakership, some campus administrations do the right thing, Israeli atrocities continue, The Chuck E. Cheese Band takes its final bow. www.charlesbursell.com
Generations Party, A List of Things to Do Instead of Scrolling, Hope (by Carsie Blanton), Marketsplaining. www.charlesbursell.com
Tipping culture, AI job loss, wage slave investing… we’re forced to play a competition/profit game nobody asked for. The alternative? Cooperation and Mutual Aid! www.charlesbursell.com
Shorts Number One, Labor of Love (Carsie Blanton), The No Laws Law, People Who Think They Know Things. www.charlesbursell.com
Political executions, detention camps, abortion bans, white supremacy, state violence, the trashing of civil rights and the US Constitution, dictatorship and the end of democracy. What a MAGA Presidency and Congress would bring. Extended excerpts from TIME’s “How Far Trump Would Go” www.charlesbursell.com
When it comes to learning and practicing the basic tenets of Fascism, The United States is an eager student. www.charlesbursell.com
A special bonus episode on the brazen right-wing lies over campus protests of Israel and presidential immunity in the Supreme Court. www.charlesbursell.com
The US Supreme Court puts its right-wing thumb on the scale re abortion rights, criminalizing homelessness and busting unions. Also: stealing at self-checkout, CNN sucks, TikTok is on the clock, and Ukraine and Israel get the big bucks. www.charlesbursell.com
The CBP Pitch, Daycare Dilemma, The Fun of Being Thoughtful, Empire, People Who Think They Know Things, We’re All Communists, Secret Bonus Track www.charlesbursell.com
WPR’s middle finger to Milwaukee, more terrible decisions by Netanyahu, House MAGA’s assault on sane government, and Elton John reminds us how wonderful life is. www.charlesbursell.com
Running out of winning issues, Republicans are inadvertently pushing abortion to the front of the campaign. Also: cops & politics, and the Left forces Joe’s hand on Israel. www.charlesbursell.com
There’s an insidious fascist creep in the personal well-being movement, especially as hawked by self-appointed “experts.” They may have already got you, but it’s not too late to resist. www.charlesbursell.com
Watching The Ten Commandments on network TV just as God intended, traveling for the eclipse, abortion and weed to the rescue in Florida, reading election tea leaves, and The Orange Menace continues his repulsive campaign. www.charlesbursell.com
The Wisdom of Youth, Free Sing Three, Multiple Negatives, Down In the Streets, Berlin March, Gross Ads, Brooklyn or Texas. www.charlesbursell.com
MAGA Republicans have forfeited all rights to be covered in the media as a legitimate political party. www.charlesbursell.com
Dairy Queen, Orlando FL, Sea Mammals, Walmart Mystery, Aliens & Football, Sunny In the Window, Fair Play. www.charlesbursell.com
SCOTUS pretzel logic on the 14th Amendment, Oprah bloviates on obesity, and US billionaires enjoy an 87% bump. www.charlesbursell.com