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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 8-7-24

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Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, Kent County on Marketplace, Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, Mil Creek Days, and Gilda's Club.

Michigan Palisades is back in the news. A company is aiming to restart this Michigan reactor, why the attempt, the positives, negatives and why the spending of the billions? Muskegon’s investigative journalist/film producer/author Roger Rapoport spends time on the subject.

This week, NPR’s Marketplace puts the spotlight on Kent County, Journalist Nancy Marshall-Genzer reporting on how the consumers of Kent County, Michigan feel about the economy. We talk to Nancy about what she found out.

Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company runs Much Ado About Nothing opening August 16th in Grand Rapids, directed by a former actor from the American Shakespeare Center. Founder Katherine Mayberry discusses this performance at the GR Masonic Temple and more.

Mill Creek Days happen this weekend in Comstock Park. Cari Draft and Dawn Swafford talk about the third annual return at Dwight Lydell Park and surrounding areas. Several new events are happening, with live music daily, and an expanded craft fair.

Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids launches a perinatal grief support group, helping families who are experiencing the loss of a child. Lynsay Jousma talks about this program made possible by a grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

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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