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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 5-18-26

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The Bissell Blocktail Party, the book Extraordinary Ordinary Women, MI School Story from the Mosaic Film Experience, Community Action Month with Kent County Community Action, and Dr. Marc Hurlbert of the Melanoma Research Alliance

Bissell Blocktail Party is right around the corner, a celebration that draws pet loving crowds to support the Bissell Pet Foundation. This morning we speak with Eliza Curtin about this event and how to support it.

Local author Mandy Crosby joins us to talk about her book, Extraordinary Ordinary Women, a powerful memoir about her journey from a lost and uncertain teen to a woman standing tall in her purpose thanks to those who believed in her.

A new statewide initiative invites Michigan public schools to share their experiences and perspectives through short term video storytelling with MI School Story. We talk to Mallory Patterson about the project, part of the Mosaic Film Experience.

Kent County Community Action celebrates Community Action Month. We talk to Gustavo Perez about this time to honor and celebrate the impact this dedicated team has in the lives of families and communities across Kent County.

Dr.  Marc Hurlbert with the Melanoma Research Alliance discusses sunscreen myths and why they are spreading so widely now, discussing behaviors that increase a person's risk of melanoma.

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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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