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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 6-12-24

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Election workers, 8th Day Gym, The Art of Diplomacy, Cow Hug Therapy, and Brand it Blue.

This is a big election year, and local officials are hard at work preparing to uphold security and more. We talk to Justin Roebuck, Clerk/Registrar for Ottawa County, discussing the role of election workers as frontline defenders of democracy as well as the biggest threats to the 2024 election.

Grand Rapids’ Team 8th Day from 8th Day Gym has clinched their spot in the prestigious CrossFit Games 2024. We talk to 3 of the 4 athletes about how they train and more.

The author of the Art of Diplomacy, Former Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat conducted 125 interviews with key officials in the U.S. and abroad who have successfully or unsuccessfully negotiated agreements in international conflicts over the past 50 years. We talk to the Ambassador about his results in this art.

Have you heard of Cow Hug Therapy? Ellie Laks talks about the niche in her latest work, Cow Hug Therapy: How the Animals at the Gentle Barn Taught Me About Life, Death and Everything in Between. Ellie joins the show.

Express Employment Professionals Companies partner with Wedgwood Christian Services for their annual Brand It Blue Initiatives, an initiative developed out of a desire to serve, celebrate and support the missions of community partners who provide hope through their important work. Express’ Casey Jankoska and Wedgwood’s Kori Thompson discuss.

Transcripts are provided upon request.

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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