Good afternoon friends, in honor of National Poetry Month, enjoy this read aloud of one of my favorite poems inside of my book “Crushes on Buses.” Crushes on Buses is now available for purchase on Amazon.

On this first episode of season two, I tackle a subject I am uncomfortable with. Covid -19 has changed our lives drastically, and I invited two ladies that are well versed with this subject to help me understand. Rene has a BS in public health and an MS in health informatics. She is currently the Antimicrobial Resistance Coordinator with the state of Nevada. Chi-Chi has an MHA and currently working with United Health Care as a Clinical Quality Analysts.

On my very last episode of this season, I invite a woman who has chosen not to have children by choice, a decision that is often frowned upon. Listen as she dives into what caused that realization.

On this episode of Donuts with Diane, I sit with my husband Ian as we discuss our experience as a mixed race couple.

On this episode of Donuts With Diane, I interview my dearest brother Vinny Butera. We talk about his personal experience on being a black male in America, we touch up on issues we’ve faced and our personal opinion about the death of George Floyd.

On this episode of Donuts with Diane, I interviewed five girls on their personal experience with purity culture and their sexuality. We openly, comfortably, and respectfully discuss sex in an honest way.

On this episode of Donuts with Diane, I Talk a little bit about my personal trauma after losing my mother. I invite a good friend of mine who is able to inform us all about trauma and it’s real issues.

On this episode of Donuts with Diane, I sit with my husband Ian Gough and we discuss the wedding industry and some of its Scams. As newlyweds we reflect on our wedding plans and how we got tricked into some of the wedding industries schemes.

I invite my good friend John Ito on my first episode of “Donuts with Diane” to discuss his conversion to the Catholic Church. We both express our opinions and our experiences with both the nondenominational church as well as Catholicism.