Canadian Bacon
Unclear and Present Danger
Jamelle Bouie
4.7 • 660 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2023
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
This week on Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched “Canadian Bacon,” a 1995 political comedy written, produced and directed by Michael Moore, which takes aim at American politics in the wake of the Cold War. It stars an ensemble cast of John Candy (in his last film role), Alan Alda as the president of the United States, Bill Nunn, Kevin J. O’Connor, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollak and Rip Torn.
In their conversation, Jamelle and John discuss Michael Moore’s work and impact (especially on their political awareness), post-Cold War demobilization, deindustrialization and the ways that race and class work together in American life. New episodes come out every two weeks, so join the podcast then when we discuss James Cameron’s “True Lies.”
Connor Lynch produced this episode. Artwork by Rachel Eck.
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| 0:00.0 | I have the results on the overnight tracking. |
| 0:03.0 | You know, it's not fair. |
| 0:04.0 | I mean, every other president had all of the Russians to blame for everything. |
| 0:07.0 | What have I got? |
| 0:08.0 | For an unpopular president... |
| 0:10.0 | The voters felt that your being alive or dead had no real bearing on their daily lives. |
| 0:15.0 | It's time to give war a chance. |
| 0:18.0 | Dead. |
| 0:19.0 | Dead. |
| 0:20.0 | What are we going to do for an enemy now? |
| 0:21.6 | A riot between Americans and Canadians broke out last night. |
| 0:24.6 | Now, with a little inspiration... |
| 0:27.6 | All I said was Canadian beer suck. |
| 0:30.6 | Give me one week and I'll have Americans burning maple leaf. |
| 0:33.6 | They'll create a cause worth fighting for. |
| 0:36.6 | Is Canadian Prime Minister Clark McDonald a member of a satanic cult? |
| 0:40.3 | Oh, that is static. |
| 0:42.3 | Canadians are always dreaming of a lot of ways to ruin our lives. |
| 0:47.3 | The metric system for the love of God. |
| 0:50.3 | Do not panic. I'm in complete control. |
| 0:52.3 | There's a time to think. there's a time to act. |
| 0:55.0 | And this gentleman, there's no time to think. |
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