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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast

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New Community Transformation Fund, Youth With Potential, Mackinac Island, summer drinking, an Holding Mother.

The New Community Transformation Fund launches an informative podcast to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Michigan. We talk to Birgit Klohs and Skot Welch, cofounders, about the investment in start up companies and the power of media to spread the word.

Youth with Potential is a unique coalition, a rare alliance of local media, law enforcement, and business leaders stepping up to bridge the gaps that traditional services may miss. We talk to Kim Krause and Kentwood Councilman Clarkston Morgan about YWP, existing to prevent youth crime and more.

Mackinac Island has once again placed highly in the Best Place to Visit for Summer award contest from USA Today 10 Best. We talk to those from the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau about the sustainable awarding, this historic fourpeat.

What does the new research show about how Americans are drinking during the summer? We talk to Juliean Braithwaite, CEO of the International alliance for Responsible Drinking about the results, including the topics of zebra striping and nonnamaxing.

It's a documentary putting the spotlight on postpartum recovery, a Holland produced story idea at the intersection of health and culture. We talk to Liz Hilton about Holding Mother, discussing the gaps and solutions.

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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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