Pete Souza's Presidential Portraiture, PBS Takes on 'Julius Caesar'

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Oct 17, 2018

Pete Souza joins us to discuss his new book, Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents. This portrait of presidential contrasts tells the tale of the Obama and Trump administrations through a series of visual juxtapositions.

 

Actor Brian Cox (at 20:15) joins us to discuss the PBS series, “Shakespeare Uncovered Series III” as well as his starring role on the show, “Succession.” “Shakespeare Uncovered” premieres on October 19 on PBS and on October 20 at pbs.org. This series focuses on Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” a play that explores how easy it is for a free republic to fall into corruption.

 

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