Actor Wendell Pierce on Why Art is Essential to Every Recovery Process

'Wendell Pierce—known for his roles as Bunk on The Wire and Antoine on Treme—watched helplessly as his childhood neighbourhood was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The actor joins Shad to share how a powerful performance of Waiting For Godot became his call to action, and why he believes that art is essential to every recovery process. Pierce chronicles the full story in his new book, The Wind in the Reeds: A Storm, A Play, and the City That Would Not Be Broken .'