joining me now is actor mandy patinkin. for so many, you re saul berenson. i used the show a couple times in the last few weeks because of the explanation of fake news happened almost simultaneously with the testimony in front of congress about how the russians create fake news. did you realize at the time how on the news you re supposed to be on the news but did you realize during the taping how on the news you were? we didn t. we were in the middle of shooting episode 5 west thought there would be a female president. so we had to change narrative. the writers went back to the writer s room and started making adjustments. in terps of the sock puppets in the box, that story was already in but it wasn t going to be shown and introduced until episode 8.
as of today we have boots on the ground. like the protesters i had to wade through to get here. does that seem familiar to any of you? because it does to me. over six seasons without fail, the show holmland has found a way to stay on the news. this season was not any different. it was even more uncanny. the impact of fake news, and the actor mandy patinkinner seeps to inhabit the role. his work goes far beyond the screen and stage. he s also become a vocal advocate on behalf of refugees of the syrian civil war. through his work the international rescue committee and it is work that he sort of came to by studying for his role homeland. i sat down with him this week on the topic.