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Aug 21, 2022 57 min

Die Hard 2: Die Harder

from Unclear and Present Danger Hosted by Jamelle Bouie

Welcome to episode 22 of Unclear and Present Danger. This week, we watched “Die Hard 2: Die Harder,” the sequel — of course — to “Die Hard.” In this conversation, Jamelle and John talk the 1990s panic over violence in pop culture, the working-class qualities of John McClane, and the lost days of American suspicion of, even hostility to, the military. Connor Lynch produced this episode. Artwork by Rachel Eck. Contact us! Follow us on Twitter! John Ganz Jamelle Bouie Links from the episode! The New York Times front page for July 4, 1990

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Welcome to episode 22 of Unclear and Present Danger. This week, we watched "Die Hard 2: Die Harder," the sequel — of course — to "Die Hard." In this conversation, Jamelle and John talk the 1990s panic over violence in pop culture, the working-class qualities of John McClane, and the lost days of American suspicion of, even hostility to, the military.

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