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The Shelley Irwin Show

The Calvin Academy for Learning or CALL is a lifelong learning program

By Shelley Irwin

Published February 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM EST

We talk to Sonja De Jong and Dave Baatenburg, Volunteer.

The Calvin Academy for Learning or CALL is a lifelong learning program featuring courses annually, from literature to music to history to biology. We talk to Sonja De Jong and Dave Baatenburg, Volunteer, who share the line up, including today.

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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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