Laughing With Letta

Sheletta broadcast her show live as she searches for answer and tries to find peace after her friend, Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were assassinated. She talks to a political expert about how Melissa's death is impacting Minnesota's political landscape and invites a preacher to pray for the state.

Sheletta chats with Tom Hoch from the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) about their partnership with Comcast to give WiFi access to more than 5,000 residents living at 42 public housing high-rise locations in Minneapolis. 

As the country honors fallen veterans for Memorial Day, Sheletta is shedding light on an organization that helps members of the military, and first responders manage their mental health thanks to a program funded by the Washington County Public Health & Environment.

Sheletta talks to her friends at Hennepin County about a new initiative to help Black women have better heart health.

Sheletta chats with her friends from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency about their Small Business Environmental Improvement Loan program and how entrepreneurs can take advantage of the no interest loans on the latest episode of her podcast. 

After getting several calls from friends across the country to check in because they know she lives in Minnesota, Sheletta is marking herself safe with this podcast from beating the breaks off a white woman for calling her children a n*gger.

Sheletta typically laughs and jokes on her show, but today, she has a candid conversation with Dr. Brooke Cunningham, Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health, about the federal budget cuts and how that's impacting programs, services and resources across the state on the latest episode of her podcast.  

Sheletta chats with Jazmine Panora Morocho, a Minneapolis based engineer and volunteer at Banyan Community Center in the city's Phillips neighborhood. Jazmine talks about how Banyan was instrumental to her success growing up and why it's important for her to help inspire the next generation of leaders. 

Sheletta chats with Jillian Hiscock, owner of A Bar of Their Own, about the upcoming Future Feminist Festival and how she's working with the Women's Foundation of Minnesota to help women win.

Sheletta chats with US Senator Tina Smith about why she's retiring, Corey Booker's courage and how we can still have hope in democracy.

It's baseball season and you don't have to leave your living room to watch the Twins in action thanks to a new partnership between Xfinity and Major League Baseball, you can catch all the games on Channel 1261!

Sheletta laughs and jokes but she don't play about keeping kids safe, so when she found out about the Minnesota Regional Poison Center, she invited one of the clinical supervisors on to talk about the training they provide to child care centers and the brochures they offer in multiple languages.

Sheletta's hosting an upcoming gala that you'll wanna get to that will raise money for an organization that helps small business in North Minneapolis.

Pastor Seth Perry joins Sheletta to talk about what he's doing to encourage mental health resources in the church for people who struggle with substance misuse disorders. This episode has been brought to you in partnership with Washington County Public Health and Environment.

Sheletta chats with her friend Katie Falco from Falco Creative Media about the importance of women supporting other women's business endeavors for Women's History Month.

This year is the 35th anniversary of the Minnesota Lottery. Sheletta chats with the CFO Art Alexander about some of the fun things the Minnesota Lottery has planned to celebrate that could mean more money in your pocket when you play. Plus, the two chat about ways the Minnesota Lottery makes contributions to the community.

Sheletta chats with her friend Cathy Wurzer from Minnesota Public Radio about a new virtual class she's doing through her nonprofit End in Mind to teach people how to write a good obituary. 

Sheletta was wondering why her BFF Kristi Piehl wasn't there to support her at her annual Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Capitol event last week. Kristi joins the podcast to explain why she's been MIA: her son Alec was recently diagnosed with cancer.

If you're living in Hennepin, Washington or Ramsey County, there is a fun new challenge that you and your family can participate in that is eco-friendly to help save the environment.

Seena Hodges, The Woke Coach, chats with Sheletta about the exhaustion Black women are experiencing at the current state of politics, the rollback of DEI and the attack on our femininity.

Sheletta chats with her friend Shontel Booker of Dream in Color Yoga studios about how we can use yoga and medication to make our autistic children and ourselves more calm and at peace during times of stress.

There is nothing funny about opioid misuse. One Minnesota company has found a unique approach to making sure that treatment can be found as simply and as easily as drugs. 

Sheletta wants to make sure you don't get tricked into giving away all your money, so she's chatting with her friends at AARP Minnesota to talk about the top scams to look out for in 2025

When Sheletta saw a billboard for a funeral home that looked like it was giving families a new way of celebrating their loved ones who have passed away, she brought on the company's founder to tell her how they're putting a new and sometimes fun spin on funerals.

Sheletta chats with elected officials and political reporters to pay tribute to her friend, Former Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic after she passed away at the age of 62.

You've got years of Christmas cards that friends and family members have mailed you over the years. What do you do with them and all the wrapping paper left behind after the holidays? Sheletta shows you how you can recycle them on the latest episode of her podcast.

After Walmart rolled back their DEI initiatives, Sheletta says they can roll back the prices all they want, she's rolling to Target to do her shopping from now on and Pattie can keep them damn pies!

Sheletta laughs with her friend Dennis Spears about the Minnesota theater scene and how everyone needs to make plans to see the Black Nativity at Penumbra Theatre this holiday season.

Sheletta travels to Ohio to donate locks after a little boy with autism wandered away and nearly drowned until he was rescued by two police officers. She chats with a member of the London Ohio Police Department who talks about how communities can work together to keep kids safe.

Sheletta chats with her friend Cathy Wurzer about a new documentary she produced called Broadcast Wars. The film talks all about the golden age of television stations in Minnesota and dishes the dirt on some of your favorite newsmakers. 

Sheletta laughs and jokes, but she doesn't play about taking good care of her company's employees. So she's helping to spread the word about a virtual workshop on Secure Choice and how it aims to educate small business owners about how they can help their workers save for retirement.

Sheletta talks with Dr. Krish from Hennepin Health about his new healthcare podcast and how he hopes it helps to demystify Medicaid. 

Sheletta tells autism moms and dads where they can take their adult child with special needs to practice voting before election day.  

The Sounds of Blackness founder Gary Hines chats with Sheletta about the Grammy Award winning group's annual Christmas show and the fun and importance of it all.

Sheletta chats with Brooklyn Park Mayor Hollies Winston about the importance of Black men voting in the presidential election next month.

When Sheletta found out that The Steeles were doing their Christmas concert again after a long hiatus, she changed plans to travel to Houston for the holidays so she could get tickets and attend. Jearlyn Steele joins the show to talk about why their family.

Sheletta talks to law enforcement officials in Marshall about how a nonverbal child wandered away and died. She promises to visit soon to donate door locks to keep kids in the rural Minnesota town safe.

Sheletta talks to Grammy nominated singer Stokley formerly of the group Mint Condition about how one of the group's classic songs has become the latest viral trend on TikTok.

It's Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, so in this week's episode Sheletta talks to Jamal Thompson from 988 Minnesota Lifeline to talk about the mental health resources that are available to you.

Sheletta is tickled pink when she learns she's been awarded the Board of Governors Upper Midwest Emmy award.

Sheletta is live from the Minnesota State Fair and enjoys a chat with her friend Brett Edelson from UnitedHealthcare about how to get kids ready to head back to school and their favorite fair food!

Live from the MN State Fair! Sheletta shares a few free and fun things to do at The Fair including visiting the Xfinity booth where you can sit in the chair and pretend to be a judge on The Voice while chatting about their mobile phone options.   

Sheletta calls her friend, parenting expert Lindy Vincent, to help her get ready to send her oldest son Andrew off to college on the latest episode of her comedy podcast.

Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan is excited that Governor Tim Walz was picked to be Kamala Harris' running mate, but she explains to Sheletta that she's missing her buddy, and his snacks.

Social media sensation Sheletta created The Walz Wiggle dance line and used this song to do it.

Minnesota Governor and TikTok sensation Tim Walz talks to Sheletta about his popularity among young people and how he feels about possibly being Kamala Harris' running mate.

Sheletta laughs and jokes, but she doesn't play when it comes to kids on the spectrum. She's shocked that the FBI is investigating autism centers in Minnesota accused of fraud and invites Deena Winter from The Minnesota Reformer, the reporter who broke the story, to join her podcast.

Minnesota invests in funding an Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity Program along the proposed METRO Blue Line Extension route. Rep. Esther Agbaje explains how it all works to benefit the community on the latest episode of the Laughing with Letta podcast.

Sheletta talks about how political polarization surrounding public health has accelerated since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic on the latest episode of her podcast...

Sheletta chats with her friends from Minnesota Black Box about how all cultures can properly celebrate Juneteenth.

We talk about how COVID has impacted the way we work, how we do business, banking and healthcare, but nobody is talking about how the long-term impact it's had on our kids. That's why Sheletta is talking to Brandon Jones, executive director of Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health on her latest podcast.