The full third hour of The Sheletta Show for December 27th, 2025. Guests include Nancy Lyons, Terace Johnson and Jonathan Lowe.

Jonathan Lowe joins for the final few minutes of the program to lend his meteorological knowledge to make sense of the big winter storm that’s on the way.

Terace Johnson has an award-winning staffing company called Spotlight Staffing. She and Sheletta first discuss how important it is to believe in your own self worth when searching for work in the labor market. Terace places an emphasis on placing clients in long-term healthy fitting work environments. https://spotlight-staffing.com/

Nancy Lyons is a keynote speaker, author, and writer. She also co-founded Clockwork and Tempo. She’s recently stepped away from the day to day of the businesses she’s started to open herself to whatever her new path alongside the intersectionality of entrepreneurship, technology and culture. She and Sheletta talked about what a catalyst was for Nancy in terms of formulating her new path in advising and co-creating. In their second segment, they discuss how singlehood is reshaping the economic outlook and economic future. nancylyons.com

The full second hour of The Sheletta Show for December 27th, 2025. Guests include Michael Roberts, Fred Melo, and Erika Helvick Anderson.

Erika Helvick Anderson is the MNSure Senior Director of Public Affairs. She joins to share details about the Insulin Safety Net Program you can take advantage of. Those with an urgent need for insulin can get a 30 day supply for $35. Sheletta asks who is eligible for the program. Erika provides what’s needed to qualify including a current prescription. No rationing, whatever you need. You can only use this service once per year but they will set you up in a continuing need program to make sure you’re taken care of. Find more information at mninsulin.org or talk directly to your pharmacist

Fred Melo writes for the Pioneer Press and recently wrote a piece on what St. Paul should expect under the new mayoral elect, Kaohly Her. They chat a bit about Fred’s extended Christmas holiday with his family before shifting gears to Mayor Her taking charge. Fred talks a bit about what the city of St. Paul is facing and what her agenda could be. He doesn’t know because she doesn’t… she needs to evaluate her position and the city from that vantage point. Sheletta asks if she will expand or reform Mayor Melvin Carter’s agenda, Fred thinks she will be more progressive.

Sheletta is thinking about downsizing her living space, she just doesn’t need as much space as she has. Her friend, Michael Roberts with Roberts Properties joins the show to discuss what the Twin Cities housing market could look like in 2026. Michael calls the Twin Cities a “strategy market” rather than a buyers/sellers market. Date the rate and marry the home he says. Sheletta asks what happens to the market right after the holidays and what jumps out to him. Michael says that there’s a singularity to the Twin Cities market compared to those across the country.

The full first hour of The Sheletta Show for December 27th, 2025. Guests include Dawn Johnson and Tammy Ebert.

Tammy Ebert joins the Sheletta Show to share what her organization does and how they’ll be at Sheletta’s upcoming event for families living with autism. SwimPossible provides safe, calming, and fun lessons that are customized for students who need a personalized approach - adapted to their needs for learning how to swim. Tammy details why learning how to swim is so important for all children but especially for autistic kiddos. She harps on the necessity of accessibility and shares some statistics about autistic kids and water. https://www.swimpossible.org/ Sheletta’s upcoming event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/autism-resource-fair-tickets-1978682444456?aff=oddtdtcreator

Coach Dawn Johnson is “The Dopest Life Coach That You Didn't Know You Needed”.She joins the show to talk about goal setting and breaking habits with the new year right around the corner. She recently graduated from the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women Black in Business Cohort 8 program. She talks about the rigorous program she completed and Sheletta says she gave up during the application. In their second segment, Coach Dawn gives her requirements for starting the new year off right. She details the necessity of rest, being in relation with yourself and saying no to protect your energy for yourself and your life. http://www.dawnljohnson.com/

The full third hour of The Sheletta Show for December 20th, 2025. Guests include Paul McGuire Grimes, Jen Diedrich and Steve Thomson. Sheletta’s upcoming event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/autism-resource-fair-tickets-1978682444456?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sheletta’s favorite part of the show is when Steve Thomson shows up. Steve and Sheletta discuss what they have left to accomplish ahead of Christmas, how holidays have changed as children have grown and what he’s asking for this holiday season (shockingly: NOTHING).

Jen Diedrich has a long history of helping children with special needs at MAC Midwest. She details some of the services MAC Midwest offers for people of all ages who need additional support living with autism. Sheletta asks Jen about her feelings when she found out about the autism community being targeted by fraudsters. The impact of these false organizations is enormous and Sheletta asks about how MAC Midwest is helping people find their way and get the services they need. Sheletta talks about her upcoming resource fair for anyone in the autism community who has been impacted by the fraud. https://www.shelettamakesadifference.org/ https://www.mnautism.org/

Paul McGuire Grimes is a film critic and media personality. He joins Sheletta to advise her on some viewing options to stream this holiday season. Paul says there’s a ton of movies that are in the running for awards that are accessible with the right subscription. He mentions that Apples’ “Morning Show” is an excellent behind the curtain of Big Media series. They also talk about Dave Chappelle’s latest special dropping on Netflix late last night. Paul hypothesizes why Chappelle opted to drop his special without any advertising. https://paulstriptothemovies.com/

The full second hour of The Sheletta Show for Saturday December 20th, 2025. Guests include Mike Marcotte and Dr. Gigi Chawla.

Dr. Gigi Chawla is the Chief of General Pediatrics at Children’s Minnesota. She joins Sheletta today to talk about those pesky runny noses and tickles in the back of your throat that can escalate quickly. She suggests we be wary of early symptoms and how easily we can become contagions to those around us. Remember, before you touch your face… WASH THOSE HANDS! https://www.childrensmn.org/

Mike Marcotte is the executive producer of KSTP’s Minnesota Live and Twin Cities Live in addition to running Give Me The Mike dot com. He joins Sheletta to talk about his 2025 Minnesota Holiday Lights Guide, your one stop shop for pretty flickerings across the state (and parts of Wisconsin) that you can visit for FREE. Mike shares the origins of the idea and how it's grown over the years. He also talks about the community of households he taps into who are obsessed with Christmas lights who pour their soul and mistletoes into creating their Christmas scenes. https://givemethemike.com/mn-holiday-lights-2025/

Sheletta and Lindsey are back for another holiday season edition of The Sheletta Show. To open the show Sheletta talks about the Dave Chappelle special that dropped late last night. He shared a lesson in a line that his mother gave him when he was young that stuck with him. Sheletta and Lindsey share their stickiest life lessons. They take calls and read listener texts. The second half of the hour features a conversation with Ellie Wilson from the Minnesota Autism Society.

Ellie Wilson works for the Autism Society of Minnesota. There have been several fraud schemes, some involving autism centers. Ellie gives her impressions on the children and families that were duped and the long term consequences. In their second segment Ellie shares a little more about the Autism Society of Minnesota and what they do. Sheletta shares an update about her new non-profit. The Autism Society of Minnesota (AuSM) was founded in 1971. We work to make the lives of individuals and families affected by autism better. AuSM serves Minnesotans throughout their lives. Our most important commitments are to: Advocacy Education Support Collaboration Community building. https://ausm.org/