The Sexy, Multi-Dimensional Genius of Roberta Flack
About this episode
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 with people who weren’t the biggest names, yet still loomed large for many.
But out of all the artists who passed in 2025, Wesley decides to dedicate time to Roberta Flack.
The critic and scholar Daphne A. Brooks, a friend of Wesley’s, joins him to reflect on treasured moments in Flack’s music. They reminisce on the powerful range of her discography, the quiet it kept and the fire it sparked in others.
- Thoughts? Email us at [email protected]
- Watch our show on YouTube: youtube.com/@CannonballPodcast
- For transcripts and more, visit: nytimes.com/cannonball
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Get every episode summarized
Each time Cannonball with Wesley Morris publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from Cannonball with Wesley Morris
Take Me Back to the Summer of ’86
Cannonball with Wesley Morris
Caught Up in the Rapture of Anita Baker
Cannonball with Wesley Morris
The Bicentennial Was Better!
Cannonball with Wesley Morris
Madonna Returns as Queen of the Club
Cannonball with Wesley Morris