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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 2-16-26

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The Right Place, The LIT, Wedgwood Christian Services, the Flower Power Charity Challenge, and Isabela's Way.

The Right Place launches its 2026-2028 Strategic Plan. We speak with President Randy Thelan about this mission to drive sustainable economic growth and sharing prosperity for all in the Greater GR Region.

Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids and board member of The LIT, Christine Krieger joins in to talk about The LIT's goal to buy the historic Ladies Literary Club building. The LlT needs the community's help and we discuss.

The Wedgwood Christian Services State of the Child event discusses the state of child welfare in West Michigan on the 23rd. We get a preview from the director of Clinical Services Brina Tiemeyer and Jason Lheureux, Director of Residential Services.

The Flower Power Charity Challenge takes place February 27th, featuring J Schwanke's Life in Bloom and this year's flower arranging contestants. We talk to J, host of Life in Bloom on WGVU.

Michigander Barbara Stark presents her third book, Isabela's Way, powerfully evoking the era of Inquisition in Portugal and the courage of the conversos. A coming of age tale of resistance, love, and danger. We talk to Barbara.

Transcripts are provided upon request.

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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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