Shows
Laughing With LettaTina's Leaving the SenateSheletta chats with US Senator Tina Smith about why she's retiring, Corey Booker's courage and how we can still have hope in democracy.
2025-04-0822 minLaughing With LettaCatch the Twins on ComcastIt'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!
2025-04-0115 minLaughing With LettaAin't nothing funny about be poisonedSheletta 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.
2025-03-2517 minLaughing With LettaA Gala You Wanna Get ToSheletta'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.
2025-03-1818 minLaughing With LettaTackling Mental Health and Substance Misuse in the ChurchPastor 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.
2025-03-1124 minLaughing With LettaSupporting women owned businesses for Women's History MonthSheletta 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.
2025-03-0415 minLaughing With LettaWhat Are You Expecting Kamala to Do?Tina & Sheletta are pissed that white women want Kamala Harris to come out and fight Donald Trump, when the majority of them voted for him and now are upset with some of the cuts he's making to colleges and funding to children with special needs.
2025-03-0415 minLaughing With LettaMinnesota Lottery Celebrates 35 YearsThis 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.
2025-02-2514 minLaughing With LettaWho Gets the Last LaughSheletta 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.
2025-02-1826 minLaughing With LettaSheletta's Friend Kristi Explains Why She's Been MIA. Her Son Has Cancer.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.2025-02-1126 minLaughing With LettaParticipate in the Plastic Free ChallengeIf 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.
2025-02-0615 minLaughing With LettaBlack Women are Tired of People Playing in our FacesSeena 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.
2025-01-3022 minLaughing With LettaHow Yoga and Medication Can Make Your House More PeacefulSheletta 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.
2025-01-2908 minLaughing With LettaThere is Nothing Funny About Opioid MisuseThere 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.
2025-01-2211 minLaughing With LettaScams to Spot in 2025Sheletta 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
2025-01-1412 minLaughing With LettaPutting "Fun" in FuneralsWhen 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.
2025-01-0924 minLaughing With LettaSheletta Pays Tribute to State Senator Kari Dziedzic...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.
2024-12-3137 minLaughing With LettaWrapping up Christmas with a BowYou'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.
2024-12-1718 minLaughing With LettaPatti Can Keep Them Damn Pies!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!
2024-12-1019 minLaughing With LettaDennis Spears Does Black NativitySheletta 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.
2024-12-0314 minLaughing With LettaSheletta's Donating Door Locks in OhioSheletta 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.
2024-11-2620 minLaughing With LettaNew Documentary Dishes Dirt on Minnesota NewsmakersSheletta 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.
2024-11-1918 minLaughing With LettaSupporting Employees: Sheletta Promotes Secure Choice Workshop for Small Business Retirement SavingsSheletta 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.
2024-11-1213 minLaughing With LettaDemystifying Medicaid with Dr. KrishSheletta talks with Dr. Krish from Hennepin Health about his new healthcare podcast and how he hopes it helps to demystify Medicaid.
2024-11-0519 minLaughing With LettaA Mock Election for Disabled VotersSheletta tells autism moms and dads where they can take their adult child with special needs to practice voting before election day.
2024-10-2917 minLaughing With LettaThe Sounds of Christmas Are Black
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.
2024-10-2214 minLaughing With LettaThe Importance of the Black Male VoteSheletta chats with Brooklyn Park Mayor Hollies Winston about the importance of Black men voting in the presidential election next month.
2024-10-1526 minLaughing With LettaIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas with The SteelesWhen 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.
2024-10-0820 minLaughing With LettaInterview with Marshall MN Sheriff Eric WallenSheletta 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.
2024-10-0322 minLaughing With LettaA Classic Song Gets a Fresh LookSheletta 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.
2024-09-2421 minLaughing With LettaMental Health MattersIt'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.
2024-09-1730 minLaughing With LettaSheletta and Her Team Honored with an EmmySheletta is tickled pink when she learns she's been awarded the Board of Governors Upper Midwest Emmy award.
2024-09-1040 minLaughing With LettaGetting the Kids Ready to Go Back to SchoolSheletta 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!
2024-09-0318 minLaughing With LettaChances to Have Some Fair Fun for Free-Ninety-Nine: Live from the MN State FairLive 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.
2024-08-2714 minLaughing With LettaLindy gets Letta ready for parenting an adult child...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.
2024-08-2118 minLaughing With LettaPeggy Flanagan misses her friend, and his snacks!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.
2024-08-1425 minLaughing With LettaThe Walz Wiggle Dance Line SongSocial media sensation Sheletta created The Walz Wiggle dance line and used this song to do it.
2024-08-1101 minLaughing With LettaTim Walz talks about his newfound fame...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.
2024-07-3019 minLaughing With LettaFBI investigating Minnesota autism centers for fraud...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.
2024-07-1416 minLaughing With LettaThe Anti-Displacement Community Prosperity ProgramMinnesota 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.
2024-06-2221 minLaughing With LettaPartisan difference in perceptions of COVID disparities...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...
2024-06-0822 minLaughing With LettaThe right way to celebrate JuneteenthSheletta chats with her friends from Minnesota Black Box about how all cultures can properly celebrate Juneteenth.
2024-05-2721 minLaughing With LettaThe impact of COVID on our kids...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.
2024-05-2120 minLaughing With LettaComcast RISE is coming to Houston!Sheletta chats with her friends from Comcast to announce that Comcast RISE grants are coming to Houston. Now through the end of May, small business owners can apply for a $5,000 grant and other resources.
2024-05-0528 minLaughing With LettaAnswering questions about the COVID-19 vaccine...Sheletta chats with Dr. Nana Wilmot-DeSouza, founder and CEO of Arise Medical and Wellness in Savage to answer questions about the updated COVID-19 vaccine and the new health concerns about the virus.
2024-04-2521 minLaughing With LettaTraveling safely with your family this summer...Sheletta laughs and jokes on her comedy podcast, but she doesn't play when it comes to COVID-19. This week, as families plan summer travel, she's showing everyone how to stay as safe as possible from contracting the virus.
2024-04-1423 minLaughing With LettaDoing college at Dougherty...Sheletta chats with her friend Dr. Buffy Smith at Dougherty Family College at the University of St Thomas about how this affordable two-year degree program can be just what your senior needs after high school graduation.
2024-04-0817 minLaughing With LettaLet the good times roll...Mardi Gras is coming to Minnesota and Sheletta's chatting with Michael Baptiste, one of the organizers, about the party with a purpose this Saturday at Canterbury Park.
2024-03-2820 minLaughing With LettaWhat'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.
2024-03-2019 minLaughing With LettaMinnesota 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 for
Ramsey County who says that Minnesota has long been a leader with curbside recycling.
2024-03-1116 minLaughing With LettaCelebrating 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.
2024-02-2922 minLaughing With LettaKudos 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.
2024-02-2020 minLaughing With LettaSupporting small business and celebrating ShelettaA 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.
2024-02-0622 minLaughing With LettaSheletta 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.
2024-01-3117 minLaughing With LettaBrett Buckner breaks down Blue Line extension projectSheletta 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.
2024-01-2018 minLaughing With LettaAre 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".
2024-01-0920 minLaughing With LettaA 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.
2024-01-0132 minLaughing With LettaShaking 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.
2023-12-2018 minLaughing With LettaDelta Dental does diversity right...Sheletta chats with Kathie Eiland-Madison from Delta Dental of Minnesota about how the company is intentional about making sure everyone feels included in the workplace.
2023-12-1223 minLaughing With LettaHow they get a knife up in the jailhouse?Sheletta invites her brother-in-law to the show. He's a former prison guard and explains how inmates get contraband like knives into the jail after former Minneapolis Derek Chauvin was stabbed while incarcerated.
2023-12-0120 minLaughing With LettaMinneapolis Police help pass out Thanksgiving baskets...Sheletta chats with her friend Chief Brian O'Hara with the Minneapolis Police Department while he's passing out Thanksgiving baskets filled with food about the importance of community connections and the need to have more women officers to join the force.
2023-11-2018 minLaughing With LettaKarla B the referee!Sheletta was in shock when she attended a high school football game with her son and saw their county commissioner on the field as a referee. Karla Bigham joins the podcast to talk about the need for more women to get involved in high school sports refereeing.
2023-11-1127 minLaughing With LettaMovies, moving and micro-penises!Sheletta's chat with Terrence Howard takes an unexpected turn when she asks him why he doesn't drink from plastic water bottles. The two go from chatting about his new movie Showdown at the Grand and the possibility of him moving to Minnesota to micro-penises!
2023-11-0134 minLaughing With LettaNew food, new fun!Sheletta chats with the head chef at the Xcel Energy Center about all the new food and the new fun they've got planned for Minnesota Wild fans this season.
2023-10-2519 minLaughing With LettaLetta is laughing with Ms. PatSheletta kicks it with fellow comedian Ms. Pat ahead of her performance in Minneapolis...
2023-10-1618 minLaughing With LettaSheletta and The Secretary!Sheletta chats with Minnesota's Secretary of State Steve Simon about a new program that allows 16 and 17 year olds to preregister to vote.
2023-10-1316 minLaughing With LettaBlessing the Boys & Girls Club in Little Earth...Sheletta partners with her friends from Hy-Vee to bring 100 free meals to families whose children are signed up for the Boys & Girls Club in Little Earth. She talks to the program director about how more people can sign up to help.
2023-10-0213 minLaughing With LettaDoing digital equity right...Comcast announced four new Lift Zones in the Twin Cities to provide free Wi-Fi access. This allows students, seniors, families, and community members to get online and participate in the digital economy. Comcast now offers more than 115 Lift Zones throughout the metro area and Sheletta chats with Broderick Johnson to talk about what that means for digital equity for people in underserved communities.
2023-09-2514 minLaughing With LettaLaughing and Lounging with Ilhan...After Sheletta was done lounging in the office of Rep. Ilhan Omar in Washington, DC, she invited the Minnesota Congresswoman to her podcast to talk about her latest legislative initiative to help find missing Black women.
2023-09-1725 minLaughing With LettaFinding free fun for the family...After spending all her money at The Minnesota State Fair, Sheletta finds free concerts and movies at Minneapolis Regional Parks that she and her family can enjoy including a Labor Day funk fest featuring Big Mike Mothershed.
2023-09-0319 minLaughing With LettaKeKe keeps the money pouring in...Sheletta talks to her friend, public relations and media expert Kristi Piehl about how celebrities like KeKe Palmer are able to take what once was a difficult situation in their lives and turn it into an opportunity to make money.
2023-08-2831 minLaughing With LettaLindy hangs with LettaSheletta invites her BFF Lindy Vincent on the show to answer some pressing parenting questions when the lifestyle expert reveals she's working on a new book.
2023-08-1919 minLaughing With LettaAre you an eggshell parent?Sheletta's bestie and parenting expert Lindy Vincent explains what eggshell parenting is and why you shouldn't be one in the latest episode of the Laughing with Letta podcast.
2023-08-0729 minLaughing With LettaMaking maternal health matter...Sheletta chats with her friend Dr. Nneka Sederstrom from Hennepin Health about maternal health and why it's still important to get vaccinated.
2023-08-0223 minLaughing With LettaDon’t be playing ’bout your blood pressure...Sheletta's recent health scare was related to a sudden spike in her blood pressure, so she's telling folks about a wellness clinic so they can get there, get checked out, and get their COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot while they're at the Power of People Leadership Institute's wellness clinic this weekend.
2023-07-2618 minLaughing With LettaWake up!Sounds of Blackness founder Gary Hines says the group's new song will wake up the country.
2023-07-1826 minLaughing With LettaHow does he do it all?Sheletta's longtime friend Stephen Carter joins the show and explains how he has eight, yes 8, successful businesses, a beautiful family and still finds time to work out on the latest episode of her podcast.
2023-07-1140 minLaughing With LettaDaphane is doing it up BIG!Sheletta chats with her friend Daphane Carter about the new beverage company she started with her bestie Taia Rashid. The ladies say they want to inspire other women to laugh, have fun and live a luxurious life through their new Limoncello line of liquor...
2023-07-0627 minLaughing With LettaNew legislation helps small businesses...After making promises to help Black business owners back in February, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz talks about recently signed legislation that makes good on that pledge.
2023-06-2614 minLaughing With LettaUniversity of Minnesota celebrates JuneteenthSheletta talks to the organizers of University of Minnesota's Juneteenth festival and how they've made it important to recognize Black joy and make this a celebration of Black culture.
2023-06-2028 minLaughing With LettaLead ain’t no laughing matter...Sheletta chats with her friends at Hennepin County about a new grant program that pays residents $15,000 to get lead paint out of their homes.
2023-06-1121 minLaughing With LettaSheletta has big surprise for Keith Ellison...When Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison joins Sheletta's show to talk about his new book, she surprises him by offering to buy 100 copies for law students at Texas Southern University.
2023-06-0627 minLaughing With LettaCelebrating Gary Hines from Sounds of BlacknessSheletta celebrates Gary Hines from Sounds of Blackness on his birthday and talks about the new song that the group will debut soon.
2023-05-2913 minLaughing With LettaA Mother’s Day story...Sheletta remembers how her mom Cynthia Handy pawned her class ring one year during the holidays so her children would have all the toys they wanted for Christmas.
2023-05-1713 minLaughing With LettaSpilling tea on The Royals...Sheletta and her Royal watcher/insider Hayley Matthews-Jones spill all the tea on how the side chick became Queen.
2023-05-0917 minLaughing With LettaMinneapolis opens its doors...Sheletta is excited because Doors Open Minneapolis kicks off next weekend and she'll get to take a look inside several of the city's historic buildings including The Spokesman Recorder and Dayton's.
2023-05-0329 minLaughing With LettaBreaking down barriers...Sheletta chats with Mikisha Nation from Teach for America about their upcoming lecture by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson on April 28th at the University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium.
2023-04-2628 minLaughing With LettaDon’t believe the hype...Sheletta finds out that her friend Robin Hickman Winfield with Soul Touch Productions has resurrected a popular television program that works to help foster a love of broadcasting in teens, so she invites her on the podcast to chat about it.
2023-04-1725 minLaughing With LettaWhat in the hell is happening in Tennessee?When Sheletta saw that two Black Tennessee politicians were expelled for protesting in the House Chambers, Sheletta brought in her friend Brian McDaniel from Hylden Advocacy & Law to explain what the hell happened...
2023-04-0920 minLaughing With LettaLaughing with Chance...Sheletta laughs with Chance York about all the fun he has on the new season of his outdoor adventure show Outside Chance on Twin Cities PBS.
2023-04-0219 minLaughing With LettaThe importance of getting the booster...With spring break kicking off for some families and Easter weekend coming up, Sheletta talks to Sara Hollie, Ramsey County Public Health Director, about the importance of getting the COVID-19 booster to keep yourself and your family safe.
2023-03-2614 minLaughing With LettaSheletta lands her first magazine cover...Sheletta chats with Star Tribune columnist Rachel Hutton about the feature she wrote about her for their quarterly magazine. The ladies chat about Sheletta's larger than life existence and why certain quotes were picked, mainly the most outrageous ones.
2023-03-1924 minLaughing With LettaHanging with Hustle ManSheletta hangs with the real-life hustle man Ricky Williams of Packed House Live production about how he's using his media empire to help entertainers make money while controlling the rights to their music.
2023-03-0713 minLaughing With LettaSheletta chats with her friend Ali Kaplan...Sheletta's friend Ali Kaplan joins the show to talk about an event in Minneapolis hosted by Twin Cities Business that talks about diversity in entrepreneurship and how more financial investments should go to African American startups.
2023-02-1921 minLaughing With LettaHy-Vee provides opportunity at business summit...Sheletta chats with her friends from Hy-Vee about their summit for BIPOC and women owned businesses that provides networking opportunities and a chance to win $30,000 during a pitch contest.
2023-02-121h 15Laughing With LettaComcast comes through for Black History MonthComcast sponsors Black Entrepreneurs Day at the Minnesota State Capitol so that African American business owners can talk to politicians about the unique challenges they face and how new legislation can help their companies.
2023-02-0521 minLaughing With LettaSneaking up on Valerie JarrettSheletta snickers with her friend Jessica Brandt about how the ladies snuck into Valerie Jarrett's dressing room to try and meet the political powerhouse.
2023-01-2928 minLaughing With LettaLetta ain’t laughing ’bout this money...When Sheletta realized the state had a $17 BILLION surplus, she designed a day at the Minnesota State Capitol to demand some of that money be used to help small Black Business. She enlists the help of a new ally, Brian McDaniel at Hylden Advocacy & Law.
2023-01-2233 minLaughing With LettaWin up to $30,000 for your business!Sheletta tells Minnesota business owners all about how they can sign up Hy-Vee's pitch competition for small minority and women owned businesses for a chance to win $30,000.
2023-01-1025 minLaughing With LettaLetta learns a lesson...Sheletta learns a lesson or two about how to reclaim her personal power from fellow podcaster Dr. Verna Price when the two women chat about Dr. Verna's latest (soon to be best-selling) book Power Lessons For Life.
2022-12-2418 min