One of the most popular guests on the podcast has been Joe Carlucci, owner of Valentina's Pizzeria & Wine Bar. Joe made his first appearance back in 2022 on episode 22 and made an instant impact with the audience. He came back for two more episodes to have Joe update Troy on the progress of his new store and it also seemed only fitting to have Joe join Troy for the big milestone 100th episode. In this episode, we focus on a fundraiser to support January "Human Trafficking Awareness Month". The fundraiser was in connection with Destiny Rescue group out of Indiana. Why is this subject so controversial? Troy and Joe discuss this and many other things to include a secret plan for perhaps another restaurant in the not so distant future.

For more information on Joe and Valentina's visit https://valentinaspizzeria.com

Host/Interviewer: M. Troy Bye, Owner, Our Town with Troy Bye, a brand of the Our Town Company, LLC

00:00 Start

02:00 Getting Portnoy's Attention

06:50 Valentina's Update

10:00 Coke or Pepsi

16:00 Pepsi of Decatur Customer Service

20:58 Joe's New Book

24:04 Human Trafficking Awareness Month

32:13 Prior Episodes on Trafficking

37:10 Why No Focus/Attention/Interest on this Topic

43:08 Alarming Stats

50:02 Concerning Current Events

01:04:14 Fundraiser with Destiny Rescue

01:07:15 New Restaurant?

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