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Vince Gilligan & Rhea Seehorn: The Rolling Stone Studio Live at SXSW

Rolling Stone All Access

Rolling Stone

Music Commentary, Music, Music Interviews

4.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn join The Rolling Stone Studio Live at SXSW to unpack what’s ahead for Pluribus, their ambitious Apple TV+ drama that’s still finding its next chapter. In conversation with Brian Hiatt, Gilligan reflects on the challenges of mapping out Season Two, the lingering fallout from that explosive finale, and why he’s steering clear of “mystery box” storytelling. Seehorn, meanwhile, opens up about carrying the series from nearly every frame and the grueling shoot that revealed just how much the crew had her back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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I probably spend an unreasonable amount of my life with headphones on, often because I'm trying

0:05.4

to get an episode ready for you, the listener, whether I'm prepping for interviews or going back

0:10.3

through a discography for the fifth time trying to catch something I missed. That's kind of the job.

0:15.6

And my new headphones, the JBL Live 780s, are making my job a lot more fun. It's all about the sound. There's a warmth

0:23.7

and clarity that you don't always get from wireless headphones, spatial audio that really works,

0:29.5

and noise canceling powerful enough to zap out a busy office or a crowded street. The battery just

0:36.5

goes and goes.

0:39.1

It lasts up to 80 hours.

0:40.6

And when it's running low,

0:41.9

five minutes plugged in,

0:43.2

get you four more hours.

0:45.1

They come in black, white,

0:46.8

blue, green, and champagne.

0:48.0

I went with black.

0:48.7

It looks great.

0:51.9

If you care about how your music actually sounds,

0:53.0

and I have to assume you do if you're listening to this.

0:54.6

Check out the JBL Live 780s.

0:58.0

People care about people.

0:59.9

Every story you've ever been enamored of,

1:02.7

whether it's science fiction or a horror movie or all the best stories

1:06.9

and in any medium are about people.

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