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MARCH ; MARKS the ;;;th International Women’s Day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In Tucson, Arizona, three women will be celebrating the second anniversary of their own achievement, Boom Goddess Radio ( boomgoddessradio.com).

Boom Goddess Radio is a series of podcasts that cover a wide spectrum of topics germane to women of all stripes: “Living Alone for Better or Worse”; “Woman Takes on the World”; “Dinner for One: The Courage and Art of Dining Alone”;

“Overcoming: Undergoing the Breast Cancer Journey”; “The Colors of Caring for Our Aging Parents” and much more.

The women responsible for Boom Goddess Radio are Barbara “BB” Peters from Seattle, Jennifer Davis-Paige from Chicago and Andrea Gould-Marks from New York. All are transplants to Tucson.

“‘Boom is short for ‘boomer,’ ” explains
Peters. “[People born] between the years
“There are so many different kinds of
women. So many different kinds of god-
desses,” adds Gould-Marks. “We thought
it would be a good idea to be exemplars
and to teach a little bit about women’s psy-
chology by using the word ‘goddess’ and by
informing our listeners about the impor-
tance of role models.”
“We want to educate. We want to
inspire. We want to help people keep learn-
ing and expanding,” says Peters. When
she says “people,” she doesn’t mean only
women over ;;. When ;;-year-old podcast
engineer Chris Klok started sharing rela-
tionship questions from his friends, the
Goddesses turned it into a show.

“We did a podcast that we called “Love Actually,” which borrowed from the movie, to answer their questions,” says Davis-Paige. “Now [our audience is] young men, older men, young women, older women. Whenever we meet a young person we say, ‘And you can share this with your mother.’ ”—Steve Fisher

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WHEN COSTCO MEMBER Shree Saini was a little girl, she wanted to be a dancer. But, diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at 12 and with a pacemaker implanted, she was told she wouldn’t be able to dance again.

Saini, now 22, not only pursued dancing, but also performed a dance routine inspired by her experience for the talent portion of the Miss India USA

2017 pageant last December in New Jersey. The Seattle resident won the national title and will go on to compete for Miss India Worldwide this year.

“I really hope to use my Miss India USA title to reach and help more individuals,” says Saini, who was born in Punjab. Meanwhile, she plans to serve as a voice for various charitable causes.

Saini, who has made it her personal goal to make 100 appearances during her reign, has spoken out about human trafficking, emotional wellness and nonverbal bullying, a form of harassment that she experienced as a child.

“I’ve been through many trials in my life, and if I once had a mentor or a role model to look up to I would have been able to get out of those tough situations much faster and then much easier,” says Saini, who aims to be a role model for children.

Saini is currently a student at the University of Washington and has also studied at Harvard, Yale and Stanford universities. In addition to her studies, she has founded a nonprofit organization ( shreesaini.org) to increase awareness of and raise funds to help prevent nonverbal bullying and human trafficking.