By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Fresh music is not always a song that came out this morning. Sometimes fresh music is a song you have carried for months, sung tomorrow in a new room, for people who have never heard it…

Children's author Delfie Danner joins Dr. Yaya Diamond on Dream Chasers Radio to talk about "The Quiet I Hear," her bedtime picture book born on a sleepless night — frogs outside, water in the pipes, and a mind that would…

Bestselling author Ben Solomon joins Dr. Yaya Diamond on Dream Chasers Radio to talk about his novels — The Returning Thread, The Darkest Lover, Inside the Giant, A Blue Star, and his most recent, The Inner Core.

Ben never planned…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Before rock and roll had a name, a Black woman from Cotton Plant, Arkansas was already playing it — loud, joyful, and on an electric guitar.

Her name was Sister Rosetta Tharpe. If you sing the…

Singer-songwriter and author Keith Cockrell turned a Christmas play his wife volunteered him to write into 'When You Celebrate Christmas: The Best Gift' — a musical story set in Birmingham, Alabama, built from his own songs. He tells Yaya Diamond…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

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6 Tools to Streamline Your Writing and Publishing Journey

If you're serious about taking…

Children's author Verna Clement brings the world of Danny Fish & Danny Rabbit to Dream Chasers Radio — Book 4 of a series where every story carries a lesson for young readers. She tells Yaya Diamond how storytelling passed down…

Poet Janice Euell closes her four-book poetry journey with The Journey Continues — and this one is for her grandchildren. She tells Yaya Diamond why she is promoting this book now, how men carry her poems like it was the…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

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Winter is a good season to tighten up your home studio. This roundup covers…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Every week, I sit down with authors, artists, and creators who have something real to say — and every week, I see the same thing. The guests who get the most out of their interview are…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

It is Monday morning, and I am going to tell you the truth nobody puts on a poster: I am tired.

I sang live two nights this past weekend. Real rooms, real people, real music —…

Author Robert Van Dellen joins Dr. Yaya Diamond on Dream Chasers Radio to talk about Orwell's Alert! Power and the Politics of Control in George Orwell's Novels (Parkhurst Brothers Publishers) — his study of how George Orwell's thinking about power…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

It is Sunday, and after two nights of live music, my house is quiet in the best way.

Two evenings of singing, two rooms full of faces I could actually see while I sang. This morning…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Songwriter M S Reasoner joins me on Dream Chasers Radio — from the cab of his truck — for one of the most fascinating career stories on the show.

Reasoner worked NASA satellite command control at…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Author Deanna Todd joins me on Dream Chasers Radio — alongside her husband Brian Todd — to talk about her book Unloved, Abused, Delivered.

Deanna wrote it to help women who are in abuse, or coming…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Attorney and author D.W. Duke joins me on Dream Chasers Radio to discuss The Last Prophecy: A Novel of Faith, Love, and Destiny — and a body of biographical novels that bring little-known history to life.

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By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Author Becky Parry joins me on Dream Chasers Radio to discuss her book Healing from Psychosis: We are Living in a Simulation — one of the most honest conversations about mental health I have ever hosted.

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By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Award-winning singer-songwriter John Michael Ferrari joins me on Dream Chasers Radio to talk about his album My Early Life — timeless songs about love, life, and resilience.

John shares how Pepper Jay pushed him to finish…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Author Lisle S. Mitchell joins me on Dream Chasers Radio to talk about his novel Sugar Baby — a story where financial ambition, relationships, desire, and difficult choices collide.

The book follows Monica Porterfield, a young…

The Spotlight Review premiered Thursday, October 29, 2026 — and what a first show it was. Dr. Yaya Diamond took the spotlight solo for the premiere edition, walking viewers through four outstanding features: an author with a warning for our…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

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You know that having the right tools can make all the difference when you're…

By Dr. Yaya Diamond

Black women are expected to be strong enough to endure anything. But the moment a Black woman challenges how she's being treated, suddenly she's the problem.

That double bind is not an accident, and it is…

Let me tell you about a three-year-old named Nevada.

Nevada plays soccer in an i9 Sports youth league in Winter Park, Florida. He's 3, playing against kids who are 5 — and according to his family, week after week, nobody…

Author Ronald J. Battista II joins Yaya Diamond on Dream Chasers Radio to talk about The Illogical Seminary: Bound for the Real World — A Chronicle of The Head Seminarian, 2007 to 2024.

The book runs 448 pages with 150+…