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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 7-20-26

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FEMA, Great Lakes Swim Journey, Paws in the Park, Our Wild Familiars, and the Metro Way 5k.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has opened a number of Disaster Recovery Centers in Michigan to work in tandem with other services. We talk to Media Relations Specialist Daniel Bernardy about the local angle of FEMA.

He's swimming raise funds to teach local kids how to swim. Dr. Brian Huffman talks about his Great Lakes Swim journeys, starting soon, having already completed Lake Erie and Superior over the last 2 summers.

Paws with a Cause presents Paws in the Park at Millennium Park, celebrating life changing partnerships between the human and animal. The event takes place August 6th and includes food trucks, a 5k, and many family friendly activities. Sidney Baxter joins in with the details.

How are animals adapting to our cities and reshaping the natural world? The author of Our Wild Familiars, Dr. Dan Werb, talks about the biodiversity, the luxury effect, and more.

Many are expected to gather Wednesday night for the annual Metro Way 5k, with an expanded new West Fest that includes a dunk tank. UM Health-West Foundation Managing Director Michelle Geller talks about the unique angle of this 2026 event.

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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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