Chris Derickson and J. Brandon Johnson come to the same musical answer after their first podcast sharing challenge. The duo then proceeds to dig into musical barriers around sexual expression and how their featured selected artists navigate them.

What song defines your identity? What music calls you to action? What’s your anthem? These questions and more are explored in Duke DiversifyIT’s very first podcast: The Audacity Of This Pitch. Co-hosts Chris Derickson and J. Brandon Johnson explore how we use music to challenge established power structures, validate our identities and find connection with one another. Binge listen to episodes here then dig deeper to listen to the complete tracks behind the conversations via the playlists on DiversifyIT’s website! Come back weekly for new episodes released every Friday until this 7-episode season runs out!