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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 7-21-26

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Tri Millennium, the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center Playground build, Color Out Here, back to school consumer study, and Behind White Picket Fences.

This weekend, witness the kids and kids at heart experience wellness. We discuss Tri Millennium, which includes the family, the athlete and more. Tris 4 Health Race Director Jon Conkling joins in with the details.

The roving mic visited the Gerald R. Ford Academic Center Playground build last week. The temperature was high, as were the number of volunteers. We talk to those involved about this special space for GRPS scholars and the community.

WGVU's Color Out Here has been traveling. Alice Jasper joins in to talk about Release of the Isle Royale For All Part I, and an overview of the project. Color Out Here is a show but there's also much more to the program which include community events Adult swim lessons, kayaking, and camping.

The National Retail Federation conducted a Back to School Consumer Study, it looked at how families are prepping for the season, including their spending habits and more. We talk about the results with Chief Economist/ED of Research Mark Mathews.

Behind White Picket Fences explores what happens when 3 overwhelmed mothers step off the hamster wheel of modern parenting and pull their kids out of everything. Author Christine Gunderson talks about her themes, including the unburying of long forgotten secrets.

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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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