Tyra Banks Is (Kinda) Sorry
Back in 2003, a new reality TV show hosted and co-created by Tyra Banks convinced an entire generation that they too might have what it takes to become America’s next top model. Now, a new Netflix doc...
5 Mar 40min
Don't Make a Saint Out of Toni Morrison
Seven years after Toni Morrison’s death, we’re experiencing what the critic Parul Sehgal describes as a “wave of Morrisonia.” Eleven of her novels are being reissued by her publisher. There’s a new bo...
26 Feb 55min
There’s Nothing Sexy About ‘Wuthering Heights’
Valentine’s Day weekend is over, and we’re left with a new film adaptation of Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights.” Audiences are hot, bothered and swooning. Can you blame them? The trailer had promise...
19 Feb 43min
Bad Bunny and the Art of Protest
“We’re living in protest-y times! Where are all the protest songs?”That was a question that Wesley Morris was asking in the time leading up to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show. He thinks the sc...
12 Feb 37min
‘The Pitt’ Is Giving a Dose of Humanity
“The Pitt” is back for a second season, and it’s appointment viewing for Wesley Morris. Every Thursday at 9 p.m., the show serves up an emergency room’s worth of maladies and realities — sparing us no...
5 Feb 47min
Dear Haters of 'Marty Supreme'...
“Marty Supreme” is a box office and critical hit. The film just received nominations in many of the most coveted Oscar categories — best picture, director and actor. And Wesley is glad about all of it...
29 Jan 41min
My Evening With Michelle Obama
Cannonball is taking a short break and will be back very soon. In the meantime, listen to this special conversation:Last November, Wesley spent an evening with Michelle Obama to celebrate the release ...
8 Jan 1h 24min
The Sexy, Multi-Dimensional Genius of Roberta Flack
Wesley has a practice as a new year begins of saying goodbye to those who won’t be coming with us. He could have easily done an episode on any number of household names. He could have done the same wi...
1 Jan 36min
