Best Of: Michael Shannon / ‘Pluribus’ Star Rhea Seehorn
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From WHYY in Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Dave Davies. Today, actor Michael Shannon. He understands he's associated with some intense, menacing characters he's played, like Agent Nelson Van Alden in Boardwalk Empire. I'm a big fellow and I got
this giant head and it's not too difficult for me to seem intimidating, I suppose, but it couldn't be further from what I'm actually like. In two new projects, though, Shannon plays good guys. He's President James Garfield in the new series Death by Lightning, and he's a prosecutor trying Nazi leaders for war crimes in the new film Nuremberg. Also we hear from Ray Seahorn, star of Apple TV's Pluribus. The series has a sci-fi premise
But the themes of the show are more existential, like what is happiness? What's the importance of individuality? Later, Maureen Corrigan shares her list of the best books of the year. That's coming up on Fresh Air Weekend. This election season you can streamline your news intake with up first.
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