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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (feat. Sam Adler-Bell)

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Is a Star Trek movie a political and military thriller? We think so! Which is why, for this thirteenth episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John (and their guest, Sam Adler-Bell of the “Know Your Enemy” podcast) discussed Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. They talked about the nature of Star Trek’s utopianism, questioned whether the Federation is actually a good thing, and gave a close reading of the film’s Cold War allegory.

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John Ganz

Jamelle Bouie

Sam Adler-Bell

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New York Times front-page for December 6, 1991

IMDB page for Nicholas Meyer

The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years


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