Clear and Present Dudes

About Clear and Present Dudes

It's a defence podcast! It's a cinema podcast! It's Clear and Present Dudes! Join Naval officers and Tom Clancy fans Mike Dunbar and Saanje Björkson and resident civvy expert Ruari O' Toole as we dissect spy and political thrillers, courtroom dramas, crime movies and military action films from the ’70s–10s in a spoilercast format. What began as a mission to watch every Tom Clancy adaptation became unpreventable mission‑creep: we watch the films, unpack the heroes and villains, the Ships and the submarines! For casual fans and military enthusiasts alike! Follow the Insta @clearandpresentdudes

Publisher

Ruari O’Toole | Michael Dunbar | Saanje Bjorkson

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 Jun 2025

Latest episode

13 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Sept 2026

   The Avengers (1998)

   How now brown cow?? This week the Dudes dig into the commercial and critical flop that was 1998's attempt to reboot 1960s spy-thriller series The Avengers. This time, Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman take the mantles of John Steed and Emma Peel - their mission, to foil a dastardly Sean Connery playing a would-be Bond villain with a weather control device!

2. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Sitrep: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), Bugs (1995), Tek War (1994)

   The Dudes are back in town! After a harrowing hiatus, we are back with a TV-trash-pile of 90s Sci-Fi thrillers, and a deep-dive into the latest Marvel Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal. Normal service may now resume! Stay tuned as next time we dive deep into The Avengers (1998) - no Iron Man in sight, this is the reboot of the 60s British spy show, one of cinema's greatest turkeys!

3. 

   15 Jun 2026

   Sitrep: Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026); Spider-Noir; Widow's Bay; Hokum (2026)

   SITREP: The Dudes are taking a short break for vague geopolitical reasons! Meanwhile we have the report on the latest John Krasinski Jack Ryan thriller 'Ghost War'. It's a great movie if you love your movies full of adverts for Dubai and Uber Eats and devoid of character. In happier news, we chat Spider-Noir with the great Nicholas Cage, the incredible Widow's Bay and Damian McCarthy's latest horror feature 'Hokum'. Please check out the movie Ruari worked on (composer and co-producer) now available to stream in its entirety on youtube: Ropes: The Entire Mystery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3H_586xoLtc&t=8s

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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