Ebon Moss-Bachrach on ‘The Bear’

*The Bear* captures the high-pressure, emotionally charged transformation of a Chicago sandwich shop into a fine-dining establishment. Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach, who portrays the complex character Richie, details the intense filming environment and the character's evolution from a volatile family friend to a self-actualized professional. Beyond his work on the series, Moss-Bachrach reflects on early career experiences in *The Royal Tenenbaums*, his role in *Girls*, and his transition into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Ben Grimm in *The Fantastic Four*. The program concludes with a critical review of Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey*, which reimagines Homer’s epic poem through a grounded, realist lens, emphasizing Matt Damon’s performance as a war-weary Odysseus struggling to navigate the aftermath of the Trojan War and return home to Ithaca.