Unclear and Present Danger podcast

Unclear and Present Danger

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New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and freelance writer John Ganz delve into the world of 90s post-Cold War thrillers with Unclear and Present Danger, a podcast that explores America in an age of transition to lone superpower, at once triumphant and unsure of its role in the world.

New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie and freelance writer John Ganz delve into the world of 90s post-Cold War thrillers with Unclear and Present Danger, a podcast that explores America in an age of transition to lone superpower, at once triumphant and unsure of its role in the world.

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#83

Air Force One

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John are joined by Max R... more

07 Feb 2025

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:56

07 Feb 2025


#82

Contact

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched Contact, th... more

18 Jan 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:50

18 Jan 2025


#81

Men in Black

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched Men in Blac... more

20 Dec 2024

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:30

20 Dec 2024


#80

The Saint

In The Saint, Kilmer plays Simon Templar, a professional thief known as “The Saint” for us... more

10 Nov 2024

1 HR 47 MINS

1:47:05

10 Nov 2024


#79

The Second Civil War

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, we watched the The Second Civil War,... more

04 Nov 2024

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:58

04 Nov 2024


#78

The Devil's Own

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, we watched the 1997 thriller The Dev... more

27 Sep 2024

52 MINS

52:29

27 Sep 2024


#77

Absolute Power

In this week's episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watchedAbsolute Pow... more

14 Sep 2024

54 MINS

54:09

14 Sep 2024


#76

Shadow Conspiracy

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched Shadow Cons... more

24 Aug 2024

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:24

24 Aug 2024


#75

Mars Attacks!

On this week’s episode of the podcast, we watched Tim Burton’s 1996 sci-fi comedyMars Atta... more

09 Aug 2024

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:03

09 Aug 2024


#74

Independence Day

In Independence Day, humanity makes its first contact with an alien race. What follows is ... more

15 Jul 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:33

15 Jul 2024


#73

Star Trek: First Contact

For this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched Star Trek:... more

30 Jun 2024

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:04

30 Jun 2024


#72

Courage Under Fire

For this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched Courage Un... more

13 Jun 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:29

13 Jun 2024


#71

Chain Reaction

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, we watched the 1996 science fiction ... more

17 May 2024

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:36

17 May 2024


#70

A Time to Kill

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched “A Time to ... more

04 May 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:02

04 May 2024


#69

Johnny Mnemonic

For this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, we watched “Johnny Mnemonic,” a 199... more

19 Apr 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:03

19 Apr 2024


#68

Hackers (feat. Laura Hudson)

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle, John and special guest Laur... more

31 Mar 2024

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:34

31 Mar 2024


#67

Fail Safe (PATREON PREVIEW)

In this week’s episode of the Patreon we discussed Sidney Lumet’s heady Cold War thriller ... more

15 Mar 2024

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15 Mar 2024


#66

The Rock

For this week’s episode of the podcast, we watched Michael Bay’s weirdly prescient action ... more

15 Mar 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:30

15 Mar 2024


#65

Mission: Impossible

For this week’s episode of the podcast, we watched director Brian De Palma’s 1996 adaptati... more

02 Mar 2024

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:26

02 Mar 2024


#64

The Substitute

For this week’s episode of the podcast, we watched the 1996 action thriller slash high sch... more

16 Feb 2024

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16 Feb 2024


#63

Marathon Man (PATREON PREVIEW)

For this week's Patreon episode, we watched the 1976 thriller "Marathon Man," directed by ... more

28 Jan 2024

09 MINS

09:34

28 Jan 2024


#62

Executive Decision (feat. Nick Wiger)

Welcome back to Unclear and Present Danger! It’s our first episode of the new year and we’... more

28 Jan 2024

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:08

28 Jan 2024


#61

Crimson Tide (feat. Tony Gilroy)

On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger — the last episode of the year! —we w... more

31 Dec 2023

58 MINS

58:18

31 Dec 2023