Scrim: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue

By Shelley Irwin

Published October 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT

We talk about the book with Kaye Courington.

We talk about a book chronicling the heartwarming and epic story of a terrier mix surviving death at a shelter, a hurricane, gunshot wounds and more. Scrim: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue, is written by Kaye Courington.

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Shelley Irwin

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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