On the heels of his first Emmy win, actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach joins us on the show to unpack the return of The Bear.

At the top, we dive into the making of the hit series (9:22 ), a powerful scene with co-star Jeremy Allen White (11:20 ), and how Moss-Bachrach manages to keep adding layers to his portrayal of Cousin Richie (14:26 ). Then, he describes the mounting pressures around this new season (19:23 ), the day he knew he wanted to be an actor in Williamstown, Massachusetts (27:35 ), and the early days of his collaboration with actor Jon Bernthal (30:26 ).

On the back-half, Ebon reflects on a formative role as a jazz musician in Warren Leight’s play Side Man (35:34 ), his ideas about success and living a more balanced life (38:19 ), his experience playing Desi in Girls (43:33 ), a philosophy depicted in The Bear (47:35 ), and the work he hopes to continue making in years to come (50:38 ).

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