We Don't Talk About Bruno Mars Enough | Cannonball with Wesley Morris | NYT

Wesley Morris has a confession to make: He loves Bruno Mars. Nothing wrong with that, right? With the help of the culture writer Niela Orr, Wesley untangles his crush from his discomfort with the pop star’s cozy relationship to Blackness. 00:00 - Introduction 03:45 - What kind of Bruno Mars listener are you? 06:03 - Bruno Mars and the 2011 Grammys 10:42 - Bruno Mars performs at the 2014 Super Bowl 15:57 - “Uptown Funk” 22:28 - “24K Magic” 25:03 - An Evening With Silk Sonic 32:53 - Bruno Mars’s 2025 collaborations 41:15 - “Speaking in Tongues” by Zadie Smith “Cannonball” is a new podcast from The New York Times, with the critic Wesley Morris. Every week, Wesley talks to writers, artists and friends about the culture that moves us — the good, the bad and whatever’s in between. Surprisingly personal and never obvious, new episodes on Thursdays. Watch "Cannonball" on YouTube and listen wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 For more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/po... Subscribe to Cannonball: @CannonballPodcast Follow NYTimes: instagram.com/nytimes Subscribe to NYT Audio: https://bit.ly/3Qz3GZu Download the NYT App: https://bit.ly/4gZdoip #brunomars #bruno #popmusic #uptownfunk #cannonball #podcast #newyorktimes