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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 10-29-25

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Journalist and author John Bacon presents ‘The Gales of November’ on the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, The organizers of a summit at GVSU on AI, grandmaster Maruice Ashley, the co-authors of a book on parenting, and English professor and author Carlo Rotella

Michigan Award-winning Journalist John Bacon joins us to discuss his book ‘The Gales of November,’ delivering the definitive account of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Bacon is scheduled to present at the Ford Presidential Museum on November 4.

Leaders are gathering for a summit tomorrow titled, “Mastering the Matrix: AI, Innovation, and Public Safety.” Renee Cummings will be delivering the keynote address. Organizers Kareem Scales and Joel Van Kuiken share the details on the event.

Maurice Ashley is the first black chess Grandmaster. Maurice joins us this morning to discuss the importance of diversity in chess, celebrity players, and the future of chess.

‘The Parenthood Advantage’ is about building cultures that value working parents. Authors Mason Donovan and Mark Kaplan join us to discuss the importance of setting expectations early and knowing a company's policy around parental leave.

‘What Can I Get Out of This?’ is a book by English professor Carlo Rotella about teaching and learning in a classroom full of skeptics. Carlo Rotella joins us this morning to talk about it.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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