Episodios

  • Reporting on & making sense of the downtown demonstrations
    Jan 17 2026
    The full third hour of The Sheletta Show. Guests include Patrice Bailey, Jules Porter and Steve Thomson.
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    41 m
  • It’s time for leaders to get in a room and talk
    Jan 17 2026
    Sheletta’s favorite part of the show is when Steve Thomson shows up. She and Steve sift through a developing situation in downtown Minneapolis with protests and counter protests. They both speak to how both sides of leadership are handling Minneapolis and how media appearances/press conferences aren’t enough.
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    11 m
  • Jules Porter on what to do with video evidence, America's history of injustice and how you can help
    Jan 17 2026
    Jules Porter is a lawyer and technopreneur, is the founder of Seraph 7 Studios, a video game dev company. Sheletta asks what people should do when federal agents who don’t respect the rule of law knock on your door. Sheletta asks about the ACLU lawsuit against the Trump administration, what one should do with video evidence of bad conduct by ICE agents and what to do if you’re arrested by ICE. Jules and Sheletta talk a bit about Dr. Martin Luther King Junior and the history of injustices in our country.
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    13 m
  • Patrice Bailey on help for emerging Black farmers
    Jan 17 2026
    Patrice Bailey is the Assistant Commissioner at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Bailey oversees Outreach, Agricultural Marketing and Development, Dairy and Meat Inspection, and Food and Feed Safety for the MDA. He joins Sheletta to promote their event for Growing Black Food & Agriculture Businesses on February 2nd from 11am-1:30pm at the MBA Headquarters at the Capitol. Find more information about the event at https://www.mda.state.mn.us/growing-black-food-agriculture-businesses
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    10 m
  • You think God is anywhere in this?
    Jan 17 2026
    The full second hour of The Sheletta Show for January 17th, 2026. Guests include Senator Bobby Joe Champion and Brian McDaniel.
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    47 m
  • Don’t take the bait but where is law enforcement?
    Jan 17 2026
    Brian joins the show as tensions unfold in downtown Minneapolis. He speaks to the developing situation and how any escalation against people exercising their right to protest is exactly what the agitators want. Sheletta asks where law enforcement is as live feeds don’t show any presence. Brian R. McDaniel is an attorney, college professor, stand-up comedian, and Minnesota governmental relations professional with over 25 years of experience working both inside and outside of the Minnesota State Capitol.
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    32 m
  • Senator Bobby Joe Champion: “There are so many people in hiding. So many people afraid to come out.”
    Jan 17 2026
    Senator Bobby Joe Champion is a State Senator and the President of the Minnesota State Senate. Earlier today, Senator Champion attended a listening session with his constituents. Senator Champion speaks to the outrageous number of federal agents currently present in our state. Sheletta asks what people were saying and most concerned about. Senator Champion says he fielded questions about the use of gases on legal observers and protestors, ICE agents changing license plates, ICE agents ramming vehicles in traffic and how they (the community) can help. Sheletta asks what Senator Champion would say to people who ask “what now”? He also speaks to the negative impact that ICE is having on our economy.
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    15 m
  • Stand in the gap, stop being traumatized by someone else’s pain
    Jan 17 2026
    The full first hour of The Sheletta Show for January 17th, 2026. Guests include Representative Cedric Frazier and Brandon Jones.
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    41 m