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POWERFUL WOMEN: LET’S TALK is a series of POWERFUL PODCASTS by WOMEN, about WOMEN. Women’s strength has shaped the world in which we live in all possible aspects. We’re talking about government, education, health, science, business, spirituality, arts, culture and so much MORE. These podcast are hosted and produced by NPR-WGVU Public Media’s own team of powerful women, Shelley Irwin and Jennifer Moss. Interviews with diverse women who are trailblazers shaping our communities and transforming who we are and how we live. Hear them tell their stories in their own words. POWERFUL WOMEN: LET’S TALK Subscribe today!

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    • Mar 5, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from POWERFUL WOMEN: LET’S TALK

    A New Season of Powerful Women Let's Talk

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 0:29


    A special 8-episode season releases March 10th

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    Powerful Women Let's Talk - 117: Susan Ford Bales

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 13:01


    Susan Ford Bales joined Shelley Irwin on Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women Let's Talk - 116: Laura Caprara

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 21:39


    Shelley Irwin speaks with Laura Caprara, owner of Stellafly

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    Powerful Women Let's Talk - 115: Keri Becker

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 21:48


    Jennifer Moss welcomes GVSU Athletic Director Keri Becker to Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women Let's Talk - 114: Latesha Lipscomb

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 19:45


    Shelley Irwin welcomes Latesha Lipscomb to the podcast

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    Powerful Women Let's Talk - 113: Sara Badger

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 23:48


    Jennifer Moss speaks with midwife Sara Badger

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    Powerful Women Let's Talk - 112: Dr. Keli Christopher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 23:17


    Dr. Keli Christopher is Shelley Irwin's guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women Let's Talk - 111: Elizabeth Fanco

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2023 27:50


    Elizabeth Fanco joins host Shelley Irwin on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women Let's Talk - 110: Lisa Oliver-King

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 23:03


    Lisa Oliver-King, founder of Our Kitchen Table and new Kent County Commissioner speaks with WGVU's Jennifer Moss.

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 109: Mary O'Connor Shaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 16:42


    Shelley Irwin welcomes Mary O'Connor Shaw to Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 108: Dr. Candace Smith-King

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 16:14


    Jennifer Moss welcomes Dr. Candace Smith-King, a pediatric specialist in Grand Rapids, to the podcast

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 107: Noelle Frost

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 17:48


    Shelley Irwin welcomes Noelle Frost to the podcast

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 106: Dr. Vicki Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 17:33


    Jennifer Moss welcomes Dr. Vicki Harris from Our Daily Bread Ministries to the podcast

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 105: Dr. Nancy Summers

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 16:16


    Musician Dr. Nancy Summers joins host Shelley Irwin on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 104: Kristian Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 15:13


    Grand Rapids native Kristian Grant has spent the past 15 years of her life in public service and community building

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 103: Shannan Denison

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 15:06


    Shelley Irwin welcomes financial advisor Shannan Denison to Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 102: Paola R. Mendivil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2022 18:30


    Jennifer Moss welcomes Paola Mendivil to Powerful Women: Let's Talk. Paola is a Bilingual Business Development Officer at Grow and VP of catering for El Granjero Mexican Grill

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 101: Cynthia Hagedorn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022 16:31


    Shelley Irwin welcomes artist and entrepreneur Cynthia Hagedorn to Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 100: Mara Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 17:03


    Jennifer Moss Welcomes Inspiro Tequila founder Mara Smith to Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 99: Judy Welch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 19:06


    Shelley Irwin welcomes West Michigan community leader Judy Welch to the podcast

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 98: Betty Burton Groce

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 26:23


    Jennifer Moss welcomes Betty Burton Groce to this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 97: Shelly Loose

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 13:08


    Shelley Irwin welcomes the president of Ms. Wheelchair America, Shelly Loose

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 96: Lauren Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 17:26


    Lauren Davis, Regional President of Huntington Bank West Michigan, is Shelley Irwin's guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 95: Alita Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 17:10


    Alita Kelly joins Jennifer Moss on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk - 94: Meghan Distel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 20:26


    Meghan Distel, President and CEO of Broadway Grand Rapids, joins Shelley Irwin on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 93: Kelly Dyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 21:35


    Kelly Dyer, President of Spectrum Health Foundation, joins Shelley Irwin on this episode of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 92: Dr. Lisa Lowery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2022 18:35


    Dr. Lisa Lowery of Michigan State University's College of Human Medicine joins WGVU's Jennifer Moss

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 91: Peaches McCahill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2022 18:45


    Peaches McCahill, President of the McCahill Group, is Shelley Irwin's guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 90: Diana Tellefson Torres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 22:23


    Diana Tellefson Torres is the United Farm Workers Foundation's Executive Director

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 89: Sharon Caldwell-Newton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2022 13:47


    Sharon Caldwell-Newton, Executive Director for C-SNIP, joins Shelley Irwin on this episode of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 88: LaKisha Harris

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 31:52


    “Chef” LaKisha Harris joined host Jennifer Moss for this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 87: Lesleigh Irish-Underwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 18:13


    Lesleigh Irish-Underwood has been named one of Network Journal's 25 Most Influential Black Women in Business. She joins host Shelley Irwin on this episode of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 86: Leslie Fields-Cruz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 25:35


    Leslie Fields-Cruz joins Jennifer Moss for this episode of Powerful Women: Let's Talk. Leslie is the executive director of Black Public Media, and the executive producer of the award-winning series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange.

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 85: Paula Kerger

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 19:42


    Paula Kerger, President and CEO of PBS, joins Shelley Irwin on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 84: Jill Hinton Wolfe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2022 19:09


    Jill Hinton Wolfe, Grand Valley State University's first Military and Veteran Resource manager, joins us for this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk.

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 83: Joanne Roehm

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 17:01


    Joanne Roehm is the director of Western Michigan University Grand Rapids. Joanne is our guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 82: Laura Armenta

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2022 20:04


    Laura Armenta, founder and creative director of Armentality Movement Arts Center in Grand Rapids, is today's Powerful Woman.

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 81: Kristyn Bomberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2022 19:49


    Kristyn Bomberg, Kristyn is the Education Supervisor at WGVU Public Media, joins us on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 80: Laina Mills

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 16:29


    Laina Mills, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Legacy Trust, joins us on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 79: Tara Aday

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 18:38


    Tara Aday, Director of Innovation and Advocacy for Safe Haven Ministries, is Jennifer's guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 78: Veverly Austin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 14:14


    Veverly Austin of Veverly Austin Enterprises, Rock'N The Runway GR, and Confident Wear Boutique is today's Powerful Woman.

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 77: Colette Colclough

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 21:46


    Colette Colclough from Maryland Public Television is our guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 76: Jane Gietzen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 13:33


    Jane Gietzen, director of information services for Spectrum Health, is our guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 75: Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 29:21


    Our guest is Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, Chief Executive Officer of Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization and second-largest U.S. charity.

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 74: Deb Atwood

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 15:15


    Deb Atwood, Executive Director of Director of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, is our guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 73: Brenda Brame

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 22:21


    Brenda Brame, Program Manager for United Way's Kent County Tax Credit Coalition, joins us on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 72: Lynne Jarman-Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 21:16


    Lynne Jarman-Johnson, Chief Marketing Officer for Consumers Credit Union and a national social influencer, is our guest on this episode.

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 71: Kishen Newton

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 18:40


    Storyteller Kishen Newton is our guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 70: Terri DeBoer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 23:29


    Terri DeBoer, WOOD-TV Grand Rapids meteorologist and author, is our guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 69: Valissa Armstead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 14:49


    Valissa Armstead, director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion of the Spectrum Health System, is our guest on this edition of Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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    Powerful Women: Let's Talk – 68: Deborah Philips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 15:40


    Deborah Phillips, Chief People Officer at Natural Choice Foods, joins us for WGVU's Powerful Women: Let's Talk

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