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The Shelley Irwin Show Podcast for 11-5-26

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Aquinas College Contemporary Writers Series, Fall into Foster Care, Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company, National Adoption Month, and blood sugar basics.

Former GR Poet Laureate Linda Nemec Foster talks about the 30th anniversary of Aquinas College's Contemporary Writers Series, coming November 12. The keynote speaker is Joy Harjo. We talk to Linda about this U.S. Poet Laureate, an extraordinary Native American poet, writer, and musician from Oklahoma.

CASA and several partner agencies come together November 10 for Fall into Foster Care, a gathering putting the spotlight on all things fostering. Stephanie Sheler and Samantha Johnson talk about the need for foster parents and how the community can get involved.

The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company will present Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Dog Story Theater in Grand Rapids November 13-15, followed by performances at the Stage at the Corner in Muskegon November 20 and 21. We talk to Founder Katherine Mayberry about this hilarious Shakespearean comedy, directed by Pigeon Creek repertory company member Kat Hermes.

DA Blodgett-St John's and Adoptive Family Support Network use this month (National Adoption Month) to raise awareness, celebrate adoptions, and inspire others to adopt. We talk to Dr. Heather Jach Turner about a November 8th celebration.

What is blood sugar and why does it fluctuate? We talk to BCBS of Michigan's Ashley Popovic, Registered Dietician, about understanding prediabetes, managing blood sugar, and more.

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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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