Episode #459: ‘Disclosure Day’ with Jamelle Bouie

Steven Spielberg's new film may be about conspiracies, coverups, and car chases, but it all hinges around the concept of journalism you can trust...so who better to join us than our favorite trusted journalist (and movie podcaster, with UNCLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (jamellebouie.net/unclear-and-present-danger)), NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie (jamellebouie.net/about)! We put DISCLOSURE DAY under the microscope, then talk about some directors whose filmographies reveal hidden secrets.

What's Good?

Alonso - chicken soup

Drea - Lawrence, KS welcoming Algeria (kcur.org/sports/2026-06-16/rock-chalk-algeria-…) for the World Cup

Jamelle - making your own stock

Kevin - Guy Branum's My Life as a Goddess

ITIDIC
AMC Postpones Concert Simulcast Plan to Make More Room for…Movies (variety.com/2026/film/news/amc-theatres-postpo…)
Sean Penn Directing a Jan 6 Movie Starring Bradley Cooper (maybe?) (variety.com/2026/film/news/senn-penn-directing…)
SUPERGIRL’s Cape Uses Fabric from Original Reeve Superman Cape (deadline.com/2026/06/milly-alcock-supergirl-ca…)

Staff Picks

Drea - The Furious (justwatch.com/us/movie/the-furious-2025)

Alonso - Jewel's Catch One (justwatch.com/us/movie/jewels-catch-one)

Jamelle - George Wallace (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wallace_(film)) (1997)

Kevin -September 5 (justwatch.com/us/movie/september-5)

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Kevin Avery (instagram.com/kevinaverycomedy)
Drea Clark (twitter.com/thedreaclark)
Alonso Duralde (bsky.app/profile/aduralde.bsky.social)
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart (instagram.com/flaxbart)
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher (twitter.com/swish)