Unclear and Present Danger
Hosted by Jamelle and John and Jamelle Bouie and John Ganz · Jamelle Bouie and John Ganz
4.7from 983 ratings
- 107
- Episodes
- 32
- Transcribed
- 983
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Unclear and Present Danger
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.
- Publisher
- Jamelle Bouie and John Ganz
- Category
- history · society & culture · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 28 Oct 2021
- Latest episode
- 5 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
32 of 107 episodes have a transcript.
5 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
X-Files: Fight the Future
14 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Gattaca (feat. Nicole Hemmer)
17 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Armageddon
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X-Files: Fight the Future
Published 5 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yeah. Yeah, no, it's true. And also it was like – it was much more harmless. Like it didn't – it was kind of like harmless cranks and it was fun. It was considered fun. It was like, what's your favorite conspiracy theory? And it was – We've discussed this before and it was kind of part of slacker and Gen X culture a little bit. It was sort of an ironic comment on the boomers' feelings of being upset about JFK and about the 60s going wrong and also the 1970s had a lot of paranoia hangover too. So there was that element of it. Richard Linklater's slacker has all these people walking around with these insane conspiracy things. […]
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- Nicole Hemmer
- Vinson Cunningham
- Hilary Matfess
- Barry Sonnenfeld
- Tommy Lee Jones
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 653 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 330 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100
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- Quality
- 76
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts Unclear and Present Danger?
Jamelle and John and Jamelle Bouie and John Ganz host the show. Published by Jamelle Bouie and John Ganz.
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Does Unclear and Present Danger take guests?
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