The Diddy Trial Is Over But My Mind Is Still Racing
Hosted by Wesley Morris
Featuring John White
Produced by Elyssa Dudley and Austin Mitchell
With Kate LoPresti
Edited by Lisa Tobin
Engineered by Daniel Ramirez
The trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs ended on Wednesday when he was convicted of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution but was acquitted of the most serious charges against him: racketeering and sex trafficking. Wesley Morris, our critic at large, attended some of the court proceedings over the past couple months, and he walked away with deep and complicated feelings about witnessing the drama of, as he put it, 'yet another very famous Black man on trial.' On today's episode, Wesley wrestles with those feelings in conversation with our producer John White.
Cannonball is hosted by Wesley Morris and produced by Elyssa Dudley,John White and Austin Mitchell. Production assistance from Kate LoPresti. The show is edited by Lisa Tobin with help from Wendy Dorr. The show is engineered by Daniel Ramirez and Efim Shapiro, and recorded by Maddy Masiello, Kyle Grandillo and Nick Pitman. It features original music by Dan Powell and Diane Wong. Our theme music is by Justin Ellington.
Our video team is Brooke Minters and Felice Leon. This episode was edited by Jamie Hefetz.
Special thanks to Elizabeth Davis-Moorer, Wendy Dorr, Paula Szuchman, and Sam Dolnick.
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