What happens when you nearly miss a show as an actor? How does someone end up on a show like The Wire? Find out from the one and only Michael Kevin Darnall on this part one of two with host Dannielle Hutchinson! Listen now!

We’re going back to our roots with THEE Baltimore Queen, Evon Dior Michelle!!! Co-founder and director of entertainment of SADBRUNCH, aka the best in drag entertainment servicing 19 cities and counting, Evon joins host Dannielle to talk all. things. DRAG! Performing, song choice, the artistry, the dirty deetz and more! Get ready to dig in deep and learn more about The Art of Drag, SADBRUNCH, and your local Queens true efforts. Buckle up and get to listening! To find out more about SADBRUNCH, check them out at https://www.sadbrunch.com.

A new year comes with new promises, most often from the workplace on how it wants to improve things. We’ve all seen the hopes and forgotten dreams of long lost EDI plans. But what if there was a way to really turn those into actions? What is EDI anyway? Host Dannielle dives in on the specifics of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion work with none other than the indelible founder of Project 2043, Julye Williams. The two discuss Project 2043’s mission in the EDI space, the journey that EDI is, and the reality behind what most may believe is just a buzzword. Tune in now.

Julye Williams is an educator and social entrepreneur with a passion for educational equity, social justice, and helping children and adults develop an awareness, understanding, and appreciation for one another. Julye began her career establishing free tutoring programs in New York City public schools. She went on to create the cultural exchange program, Global Youth Connect, to give students in New York, South Africa, Cameroon, and India exposure to one another. She later co-founded North Star Academy – Liberty Elementary School in Newark, NJ which continues to educate 450 students each year.

We’re getting into a deeply up for debate topic this week: camping while Black. What is it to explore outdoor spaces as a Black person? Is this truly a white people thing? And why does it seem so expensive to get into it? Host Dannielle breaks it all down with the immeasurably fabulous Chineal Nobles. Listen now and get Sleepy with us!

It's a Holiday SMACKDOWN! Guest Catherine Royster walked us through mental health last week and we're following up with THE coping skill of the century as she and Dannielle talk all things WWE and wrestling. We're talking women's division, celebrity status, and the all important future of the industry. Let's get into it!

Sleepless Nights season two is back with ACTION! Host Dannielle brings mental health professional Cathering Marner Royster to talk on the what ifs of therapy, the journey to your own mental health support, and, for the folks in the field, what it’s like to sit in your own mind as you support folks with theirs. Join us on the journey of wellness and listen now! For more on Catherine, check out greatestcitycollective.org/sleepless-nights !

The Sleepless Nights Season 1 Finale is HERE! In true Sleepless fashion, host Dannielle has one final Sleepless Thought to run down with our guest and astronomy star Tracey Stephens. The two talk through the ins and outs of existing, musical theater, and the way both tie into dealing with capital L life. Listen now!

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Astrology, birth charts, maps, put them together and you get this week’s fascinating dive into Astrocartography, where one’s birth chart is mapped out against the map of our world. Bringing in Astrology extraordinaire Tracey Stephens, Sleepless Nights explores the discovery in Astrocartography, what we learn about ourselves, and what the stars still have to teach us.

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Tracey Stephens has been studying Astrology for the past sixteen years. After having a profound astrology experience with a spirit guide many years ago she was hooked. Since then she has dabbled in Tarot, Numerology as well as Astrocartography. In her alternate life, Tracey has been a professional actress for over thirty years. A musical theater actress now turned TV/Film actress. Her latest TV appearance was on TED, the TV series, directed by Seth MacFarlane. Before that, she spent twenty years as a performer in the "The Capitol Steps" a political comedy troupe based out of Washington, DC. She has written a TV show about her life in the troupe called "Always a First Lady" and is currently writing the musical stage version.