Pinn Drop with Anthony Pinn

Anthony Pinn talks with author and sociologist PHIL ZUCKERMAN about the winding path that led him to secular studies and his serious concerns about the future of higher ed.

Anthony Pinn sits down with licensed counselor and author Candace Gorham to talk about the Ebony Exodus Project and her book On Death, Dying, and Disbelief.

Anthony Pinn sits down with Dr. Philip Butler, Assistant Professor of Theology and Black Posthuman Artificial Intelligence Systems at Iliff School of Theology, to discuss the ways artificial intelligence is understood and misunderstood, and how our own human intelligence can make the best current and future use of this tool.

Anthony Pinn sits down with visual artist ANGELBERT METOYER to talk about acts of creation and destruction, Afrofuturism, and gardening the subconscious in deep time.

Anthony Pinn is joined by legendary hip hop activist and journalist HARRY ALLEN for a wide-ranging discussion of hip hop music and culture—past, present, and future.

Anthony Pinn talks with critically-acclaimed artist JAMAL CYRUS about his process, his values, and the place and purpose of art in our culture.

Depicting Jesus as white, and Moses, even God and Santa Claus, has a profound psychological impact on both white and Black people.Anthony Pinn talks to author and filmmaker Jeremiah Camara about how we can counteract the racial encoding in religious iconography and the white supremacy and Black inferiority that flow from it.

Anthony Pinn talks to Nadya Dutchin, executive director of the American Humanist Association, about a movement in need of new direction, the rise of young leaders, and the one priority of the moment that rises above all others.

Anthony Pinn talks with award-winning curator of modern and contemporary art Valerie Cassel Oliver about her determination to bring the powerful work and experience of underrepresented artists and traditions to greater awareness.

Ten years ago, a casual discovery while completing research for a book project led UNC historian Christopher Cameron to plunge into the nearly untold history of Black unbelief in the United States. He discusses both the history and the rich unfolding reality of Black freethought with host Anthony Pinn.

Anthony Pinn kicks off his new podcast with Sasha Sagan, author of "For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World."Daughter of astronomer and educator Carl Sagan and writer/producer Ann Druyan, Sasha was raised with a sense of awe and wonder about the majesty of the universe, learning to see science not just as a series of facts but as a pathway to deep understanding and connection to our place in the grandeur of it all.Sasha and Tony talk about finding meaning and creating ritual in a fully human way.

Nothing is more human than the act of creation. Whether a book or visual art, music or dance, a new community or a social movement, the urge to create something that didn't exist before is one of our defining features. Join humanist icon Anthony Pinn for the Pinn Drop podcast, a series of conversations with fascinating people making unique contributions to human culture.