White Sands
Unclear and Present Danger
Jamelle Bouie
4.7 • 660 Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2022
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Somehow, a crime thriller starring Willem Dafoe, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Mickey Rourke set in the New Mexico desert isn’t especially good. Still, the 1992 film “White Sands” gave Jamelle and John a little bit to discuss for this week’s episode of Unclear and Present Danger.
Connor Lynch produced this episode. Artwork by Rachel Eck.
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| 0:00.0 | To solve a murder, he stepped into the dead man's shoes. |
| 0:10.0 | Spencer had a first name? |
| 0:11.0 | He can call himself Bob. |
| 0:13.0 | Officially, I don't exist. |
| 0:15.0 | Here you go. |
| 0:17.0 | He followed the trail to White Sands. |
| 0:21.6 | This is about creating enemies with Arnani. |
| 0:24.6 | I don't ever get involved in these kinds of deals. |
| 0:27.6 | Give a half million bucks to a man you don't even know. |
| 0:31.6 | Where truth is the ultimate disguise. |
| 0:34.6 | I've never met anyone like you. |
| 0:36.6 | You're honest. |
| 0:39.3 | Even when you're lying. |
| 0:42.3 | You don't trust me. |
| 0:44.3 | Where's the money. |
| 0:46.3 | Where deception breeds like a virus. |
| 0:52.3 | Willem Defoe, Mary Elizabeth Master Antonio, and Mickey Rourke. |
| 0:58.0 | White Sands, the most dangerous place to be. |
| 1:04.0 | But you're not bored anymore, are you? |
| 1:06.0 | You know, I'm I'm I'm |
| 1:11.6 | I'm Welcome to Episode 24 of Unclear and Present Danger, a podcast about the political and military thrillers of the 1990s and what they say about the politics of that decade. |
| 1:42.3 | I'm Jamel Bowie. I'm a columnist for the New York |
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