Hidden Agenda
Unclear and Present Danger
Jamelle Bouie
4.7 • 660 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2022
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
In this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John tackle yet another movie about the Troubles, the 1990 film “Hidden Agenda.” This one, however, is more concerned with British politics than the well-being of the Irish people. They discuss Margaret Thatcher, talk a little about colonialism and the intra-European origins of racism, and complain about the dearth of well-made political thrillers. You can watch “Hidden Agenda” for free on Tubi.
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The New York Times for Wednesday November 21, 1990.
Cedric Robinson’s “Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition”
Alan J. Pakula’s 1974 film “The Parallax View.”
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| 0:00.0 | Paul was not involved with terrorists. |
| 0:04.0 | He was too smart to be manipulated. |
| 0:07.0 | This man, Sullivan, was no run-of-the-mill person you could just blow away. |
| 0:11.0 | He was an American lawyer with an international reputation. |
| 0:15.0 | Am I wrong or is it illegal to kill people and try to steal a country? |
| 0:20.0 | Emdale Film Corporation presents Francis McDormon, |
| 0:24.6 | Brian Cox, Brad Durif. |
| 0:28.6 | Get out! |
| 0:29.6 | Hidden Agenda. |
| 0:34.6 | Every government has one. Welcome to episode 8 of Uncle and present danger, a podcast about the political and military thrillers of the 1990s and what they say about the politics of that decade. |
| 1:06.1 | I'm Jemelle Bowie. I'm a columnist for the New York Times opinion section. |
| 1:10.1 | My name is John Gans. |
| 1:11.6 | I write a column for Gawker, and I write the newsletter on popular front. |
| 1:15.6 | And I'm working on a book about American politics in the early 90s. |
| 1:20.9 | Today we are talking about the film Hidden Agenda, a 1990, I'm sorry, 1990 thriller out of the UK. |
| 1:32.0 | Starring, sorry, I need to pull up my little bit information of who is in this movie. |
| 1:40.9 | Starring Brian Cox, Brad Durf. |
| 1:45.8 | Why can I, why did I just forget? |
| 1:48.5 | Francis McDormann. |
| 1:49.5 | Francis McDormon. |
| 1:50.9 | I was like, why did I forget her? |
| 1:51.8 | I just watched him Macbeth. |
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