{"podcast":{"title":"Unclear and Present Danger","slug":"unclear-and-present-danger-4432199","podcast_index_feed_id":4432199,"rss_url":"https://jamelle-bouie.squarespace.com/unclear-and-present-danger?format=rss","website_url":"https://jamellebouie.net/unclear-and-present-danger/","image_url":"https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5005bd5824ac859904572da0/1645635358249-CESCX6UOFY2FSISGLKYQ/unclearpod1x1.jpg?format=1500w","author":"Jamelle Bouie","episode_count":105,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:18:38.555516+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger-4432199"},"episode":{"title":"Hostile Waters","slug":"hostile-waters","published_at":"2025-07-19T15:42:54+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger-4432199/hostile-waters","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger-4432199","url":"https://jamellebouie.net/unclear-and-present-danger/2025/7/19/hostile-waters","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/5005bd5824ac859904572da0/t/687bbc45b81e5373fd36fa22/1752939643349/UCPD_83_Hostile+Waterj_mixdown.mp3","summary":"On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched Hostile Waters , a 1997 made-for-TV movie directed by David Drury and starring Rutger Hauer, Martin Sheen and Max von Sydow.  Hostile Waters — based on a real-life incident, the loss of the Soviet Navy’s K-219 — was a joint production of HBO and the BBC, released first in the United Kingdom and then the United States. It received good reviews from critics on both sides of the Atlantic.  Hostile Waters takes place on October 1986, off the east coast of the United States. A Soviet ballistic missile submarine, the K‑219, collides with the American hunter-killer submarine USS Aurora. The impact ruptures a missile tube aboard the Soviet boat, triggering seawater to seep in—causing a violent chemical reaction, toxic gas buildup, and a fire that threatens the entire submarine and its nuclear warheads. You can find Hostile Waters to stream for free on YouTube, or you could rent it on Amazon Prime or Apple TV. In their next episode, Jamelle and John will watch the 1997 legal thriller Red Corner , directed by Jon Avnet and starring Richard Gere. Here is a brief plot synopsis: An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country. And don’t forget our Patreon! In our latest episode, we watched the 1983 film Danton , a dramatization of one of the most turbulent moments in the French Revolution. You can sign up for our Patreon at patreon.com/unclearpod.","meta_description":"On this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched Hostile Waters , a 1997 made-for-TV movie directed by David Drury and starr…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unclear-and-present-danger-4432199/episodes/hostile-waters/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unclear-and-present-danger-4432199/hostile-waters.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}