Laughing With Letta

What's been happening with the Blue Line extension project?

Sheletta chats with Reva Chamblis, the vice chair of the Metropolitan Council about what's happening with the Blue Line extension project.

Minnesota makes recycling easy...

During a trip to Texas, Sheletta realized there was nowhere for her to recycle the dozens of plastic water bottles she drank while on vacation. She called her friend Andrea McKenna, environmental health supervisor for outreach and engagement forRamsey County who says that Minnesota has long been a leader with curbside recycling.

Celebrating the mother of Minnesota's civil rights movement...

Sheletta chats with Daniel Bergin, the producer of the Twin Cities Public Television documentary Hope in the Struggle about the life of Dr. Josie Johnson, the mother of Minnesota's civil rights movement.

Kudos to Comcast!

Sheletta invites her friend Kalyn Hove from Comcast on the podcast to say thank you for partnering with her to put on Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Capitol and talk about the jobs the company created with their new Xfinity store in Eden Prairie.

Supporting small business and celebrating Sheletta

A special guest called in to sing Happy Birthday to Sheletta, then her friend Cathy McLeer from AARP joined the how to talk about the importance of supporting small businesses.

Sheletta can't sleep...

Just as she was trying to figure out why she couldn't get a good night's rest, Sheletta read a story in USA Today about the lack of sleep and how it's impacting Black women, so she invited her friend, The Sleep Doctor, to join the show to help her figure out how to get more rest.

Brett Buckner breaks down Blue Line extension project

Sheletta chats with Brett Buckner about why he believes the Blue Line extension project is a once in a century transportation project that will benefit the community and why North Minneapolis can't miss out on this opportunity.

Are you my mother?

Sheletta remembers that childhood story about a little lost bird looking for its mother when she chats with University of Maryland professor and author Dr. Kris Marsh about her new book The Love Jones Cohort that explores the new meaning of the word "family".

A punch and The Color Purple...

Sheletta threatens to punch her friend Paul McGuire Grimes for not letting her sneak into his interview with the cast of The Color Purple right before she asks for him to review the blockbuster musical on her podcast.

Shaking things up with the Minnesota Lottery...

They are shaking things up. Sheletta laughs it up with the Executive Director of the Minnesota Lottery Adam Proch about how their new festive scratch games are fun to play and are great holiday gifts for friends and family.