The Sheletta Show

The full third hour of The Sheletta Show for May 31st, 2025. Sheletta is joined by Tanya Velishek to talk health impacts of poor air quality for people with asthma. Heba Eib stops in to provide a safe space for women to exercise at Hers Fitness MN. Finally, Steve Thomson makes his weekly appearance and voices his disappoint in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ effort in game 5.

Heba Eib is the founder of Hers Fitness MN. HERS FITNESS is a women only fitness organization offering a diverse range of classes, including Yoga, Belly Dance, Bollywood, Zumba, and HIIT. Tonight, Hers Fitness MN will be holding a Global Dance Party that highlights the diversity of body movements and culture from around the world. https://www.hersfitnessmn.com/

Tanya Velishek is a Nurse Practitioner at M Health Fairview. She joins Sheletta to give her thoughts on protecting yourself and kids while the fires in the region continue to burn and diminish air quality. They also get into the support services we are privileged to have in Minnesota for individuals with autism and how Sheletta looks to gather resources for autistic adults.

The full second hour of The Sheletta Show for May 31st, 2025. Sheletta is joined by Tom Hoch from Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to talk about partnering with Comcast to secure free wifi for its residents and Mikisha Nation (Executive Director for Teach For America Twin Cities) who was recently honored by Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.

Mikisha Nation is the Executive Director for Teach For America Twin Cities. She was recently a 2025 Women in Business honoree by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. She joins Sheletta to talk about receiving that honor and the work she’s done to garner such an honor. Mikisha believes in collaboration, connecting to our humanity and providing access to opportunities. Mikisha also details an...

Tom Hoch from Minneapolis Public Housing Authority joins Sheletta to talk about the partnership between the MPHA and Comcast to get secure free wifi for its residents. Access to the internet is critical for anyone living or growing up in today’s world. Sheletta talks about how much progress was lost among children in the autistic community during Covid due to lack of internet access and the excite...

The full first hour of The Sheletta Show for May 31st, 2025. Sheletta is joined by Charles Hallman from the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder for some Lynx/Wolves talk and Chris Shaffer from WCCO to break down the poor air quality plaguing the region this weekend.

You usually hear Chris Shaffer bringing you weather updates during the week and this man is working the weekend especially when Sheletta asks. The temps are supposed to soar this weekend but the air quality isn’t great. Hazy mornings and smoky nights are not easy on the lungs of many, Chris says these tough conditions will stick around for the next couple days. Stay inside if you’re feeling weezy!

Charles Hallman from the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder joins Sheletta to make up for the fact that he joined Henry Lake earlier this week. Charles and Sheletta discuss what they think happened to Minnesota Timberwolves in their series against the Thunder. They also get into the undefeated start the Minnesota Lynx have gotten off to including a buzzer beater winner last night. Charles says this team...

The final full hour of The Sheletta Show for May 17th, 2025. Sheletta details her intentional run in with Dean Phillips. She is also joined by Gary Hines from the Sounds of Blackness, Shana Moses from the Walker West Music Academy and Steve Thomson!

Steve Thomson joins Sheletta to wrap up the show with some term limit talk inspired by Sheletta’s fandom of Dean Phillips. They also get into the Timberwolves advancing to the Western Conference Finals and the potential to match up with the New York Knicks in the Finals.

Shanna Moses works with seniors at the Walker West Music Academy. Amazing Grace Chorus is the name of their group and it connects elders of the community through creative healthy aging programming. They have their Spring Concert coming up on May 31st at 4pm at the Missionary Baptist Church in Minneapolis. https://walkerwest.org/programs/ages-55/amazing-grace-chorus/ AGC is a dementia-friendly chor...

Gary D. Hines is the Music Director and Producer of the 3-time, Grammy Award-Winning Sounds of Blackness. He joins Sheletta with a brand new song called “Twin Cities Rise” and the inspirations behind the track. The Sounds of Blackness will be down at George Floyd Square on May 25th for the fifth anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. Gary talks about the importance of music to the movement and...

The full second hour of The Sheletta Show for May 17th, 2025. Sheletta is joined by Lambers Fisher to discuss the importance of Black newspapers and Ellie Wilson from the Autism Society of Minnesota to talk about the Steps for Autism event.

Ellie Wilson from the Autism Society of Minnesota joins Sheletta to talk about an amazing event, Steps for Autism, that’s going on tomorrow (May 18th) from 9am-12pm at the ROC at the St. Louis Park Rec Center. Come find your tribe and enjoy sensory friendly activities for all ages. https://ausm.org/events/steps-for-autism/

Lambers Fisher, MS, LMFT, MDIV, is a marriage and family therapist who has counseled individuals, couples, and families from a variety of cultural backgrounds, in private practice and non-profit organizations, as well as ministry environments. Lambers Fisher also hosts the “Diversity Dude Podcast”. Lambers and Sheletta talk about the importance of Black newspapers and communication targeted at com...

The full first hour of The Sheletta Show on May 17th, 2025. Sheletta is joined by Jules Porter to discuss the potential pardoning of Derek Chauvin and Matt Hodson from the Minnesota Twins to talk about their new sensory room at Target Field.

Matt Hodson from the Minnesota Twins joins Sheletta to talk about the sensory suite available at Target Field for individuals and families with sensory needs. Matt talks about the level of intentionality that went into creating a space where people can go to return to baseline while remaining part of the Twins experience. On May 28th there is a unique experience available to 150-200 kids with auti...

The five year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd is approaching and there is talk about a potential pardon for Derek Chauvin. Jules Porter is a lawyer and technopreneur, is the founder of Seraph 7 Studios, a video game dev company. She joins Sheletta to discuss the legal and social implications of Chauvin's potential pardon.

The full third hour of The Sheletta Show! It's a Mother's Day edition and the final hour is jam packed with guests. First we’re joined by Markella Smith from The Dream Shop and shopping local for Mother’s Day. Then, a conversation with Tina Potthoff from HyVee about their new Caitlin Clark cereal. Finally, Steve Thomson stops by to get into transiting into a new era of familial responsibilities ar...

Steve gets into his plans for his beloved on Mother’s Day and passing the torch of holiday planning responsibility to his daughter. Sheletta is anti gift card and brunch for Mother’s Day and talks about her oldest child not being able to be present for the holiday and dealing with that for the first time.

You can’t talk sports without Caitlin Clark and she’s got a brand new cereal on sale exclusively at HyVee called Caitlin’s Crunch Time! Tina Potthoff joins Sheletta to talk about the years-long partnership between Caitlin and HyVee and how the proceeds benefit the Caitlin Clark Foundation.

Sheletta was hard pressed in Mother’s Day shopping this year. She can’t go to the big circle store like usual so she went local! Markella Smith from The Dream Shop joins the show to talk about Sheletta’s shopping experience at her store. She also gets into the history of her business and her support of local entrepreneurs and their creations.

The full second hour of The Sheletta Show! It's a Mother's Day edition, we start with a conversation with Erin Hanfin Berg about a unique event next weekend called Doors Open Minneapolis. Then, Dani Young of the Minnesota Aura FC stops in to detail their new season long partnership with NAMI and WeAre8!

Dani Young with the Minnesota Aurora FC joins Sheletta to discuss their new season-long partnership with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and WeAre8 to “encourage fans to protect their mental health through better social media consumption”. https://mnaurora.com/minnesota-aurora-fc-weare8-nami-partner-for-mental-health-initiative-during-2025-season/