Episode
I am a Funeral Pyre with Nnenna and Pierce Freelon
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- Jan 30, 2026
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Summary
The sisters are ecstatic to welcome Nnenna and Pierce Freelon to the show. Nnenna is a GRAMMY nominated jazz singer, storyteller and grief sojourner. Her latest album is Beneath the Skin . Her new book is Beneath the Skin of Sorrow: Improvisations on Loss . Nneena’s son Pierce is a GRAMMY nominated artist, picture book author and podcaster. His GRAMMY nominated children’s music albums AnceStars (2023) and Black to the Future (2021) have been featured on Today Show , NPR and Billboard . He has written songs for the PBS Kids animated series’ Alma’s Way and Work it Out Wombats! The Freelons regal the Browns with tales of the late great architect/husband/father, Phil Freelon, being Maya Angelou's friend, manufacturing space ice cream, living in an Octavian future, having to leave Nancy Drew behind and go off-planet, settling in North Carolina, making puppet art about grief, digging where your tears fall and scatting your way through the universe. --- TRANSCRIPT --- SUPPORT OUR SHOW https://www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow --- HTS ESSENTIALS SUPPORT Our Show on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/Endoftheworldshow PEEP us on IG https://www.instagram.com/endoftheworldpc/…