A Great Attitude Becomes a Great Day Which Becomes a Great Year with Tricia Romano. - #111

The Donna Drake Show

Donna visits The BAPS Swaminarayan Akshardham is a Hindu mandir built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in Robbinsville, New Jersey. It is the largest Hindu mandir in the United States and the second-largest Hindu mandir in the world, rising 213 feet above ground. She talks with Yogesh Patel and Siddharth Dubal volunteers at B.A.P.S Swaminarayan Akshardham. The 183-acre Akshardham campus contains the main Akshardham mandir, a smaller traditional temple, Nilkanth Plaza, a welcome center, a vegetarian cafe, the BAPS Swaminarayan Research Institute, a museum, and an event center.[2]The Akshardham mandir is dedicated to Swaminaravan.

Donna chats with Nicholas “KOKO” Motlagh Airline Captain, US Air Force Officer, and Pilot He talks about being a pilot, airline captain and a US Air Force Officer in a post September 11th world. Nick is a Airline Transport Pilot (ATP), Flight Instructor, ATP, Instructor. Brandon Porcasi and Evan Kaston joins Donna at the studio to talk about Curbside Mexican Grill. Curbside opened its doors in September 2019, Here you'll find a welcoming atmosphere with delicious food crafted from only the freshest ingredients - they spare no expense when it comes to quality.

When dining at Curbside, expect nothing but top-notch service and an incredible experience every time. They strive to guarantee a delicious experience for their customers, pouring love and care into each dish with the finest of ingredients. Donna talks with Cat Robinson Founder of Black Women Exhale. Black Women Exhale (BWE) is a mutual aid organization that redistributes money to Black women and femmes in need of funds. Cat Robinson founded the organization on Juneteenth 2020 to offer Black women and Black femmes a reason to exhale, Since its inception, BWE has aided women and femmes in tackling their debt, returning to school, escaping hostile living environments and so much more - all with the help of the community. Donna chates with Lucy Rosen a Professional Photographer. She has always been a visual storyteller and has looked to the power of photography to make a story come to life. From the stories on the streets of New York City to – now, nearly 30 years later – the stories of extraordinary nature and wildlife in South Carolina’s spectacular Lowcountry, I have once again discovered the joy of combining my passion for photography and storytelling.

Finally Donna sits down with Author and Journalist Tricia Romano. Tricia Romano began her eight- year career at the Village Voice as an intern. As a contributing writer she wrote features and award-winning cover stories about culture and music. Her reported column, Fly Life, gave a glimpse into the underbelly of New York nightlife. She has been a staff writer at the Seattle Times and served as the editor in chief of the Stranger, Seattle’s alternative newsweekly. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Daily Beast, Men’s Journal, Elle, Alta Journal, and the Los Angeles Times, among others. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Her first book The Freaks Came Out To Write is the definitive history of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper that changed American culture.