What happens when you do everything right... and life still falls apart?
In this episode of The Diamond Podcast, I sit down with Pastor Andrew Carter to talk about foster care, prison, addiction, divorce, masculinity, purpose, faith, relationships, and the moments that nearly made him walk away from God.

Andrew shares how he went from a childhood marked by instability and trauma to becoming the founder and lead pastor of Royal City Church. We talk about anger, disappointment, surrender, why success doesn't always satisfy, and how some of life's hardest seasons can become the very thing that shapes your purpose.

Whether you're questioning your direction, struggling through a difficult season, navigating singleness, or trying to rebuild after disappointment, this conversation is for you.

Topics we cover:

• Growing up in foster care
• Life in prison
• Blaming God after disappointment
• Why success didn't satisfy
• Masculinity and emotional health
• Dating, relationships, and singleness
• Purpose through pain
• Building Royal City Church
• Faith, healing, and personal growth

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Chaz Smith, the Vine legend behind Water Malone , sits down with Chelsie Baham on The Diamond Podcast to talk about the unplanned path that took him from a New Jersey basketball court to millions of followers online. We get into his NBA dad, the terrifying car ride where he quit basketball, why he doesn't like most people, the church's complicated relationship with comedy, and what Christian dating culture gets so wrong.

Plus: bad haircuts, wild DMs, and whether God actually has a sense of humor.

Timecodes:
2:15 “Water Malone” & going viral
8:40 Leaving basketball + family pressure
18:30 Faith, humor & church culture
32:10 Why people get offended
45:20 Dating & “God told me…” conversations
58:00 People-pleasing & boundaries
1:10:00 Who Chaz really is off-camera

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New episodes drop every other Tuesday.
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Most people know Julie Chen Moonves as the face of Big Brother: composed, precise, unshakeable. What they don't know is the woman who almost turned down the job, survived a brutal first season where the critics hated her and her own colleagues thought she was a sellout, and quietly held it together with a bottle of scotch and a Sharpie marking how much she was allowed to drink that night.

This conversation goes beneath the surface. Chelsie sits down with Julie to talk about what it actually costs to last 25+ years in a business that was never designed for you as a woman, as a Chinese American, as someone of faith in an industry where saying the name "Jesus" will empty a room. Julie doesn't flinch. She never has.

This episode is for anyone who has been told the room isn't built for them. Anyone who's had to choose between who they are and what the industry wants them to be. Anyone who's been pressing forward on little sleep, little affirmation, and a faith that's still being formed. The diamond doesn't start beautiful. That's the whole point.

Timestamps:
2:10 – How Julie Got the Big Brother Job (at 29 Years Old)
17:00 – Endurance: Running on Little Sleep Between Big Brother & the * 25:00 – Being a Chinese American Woman in Television — Breaking Barriers
40:15 – Three Minorities on One Morning Show — Unheard Of
52:30 – Going Public with Her Faith in Hollywood
1:04:00 – Rapid Fire: Most Chaotic Live Moments, Dream Guests & More
1:16:00 – What She Wants to Be Remembered For

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New episodes drop every other Tuesday.
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Chelsie's Instagram: @chelsiebaham
Chelsie's TikTok: @chelsiebaham

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