Jearlyn Steele

Jearlyn has fun with Susie Jones and Sheletta Brundidge about interesting news topics of the day.

Jearlyn's son Michael Battle joins the show for the Mom & Michael Hour on Steele Talkin'. He chats about the new movies he's seen and his take on Kanye West's new Sunday worship pop-up services around California.

Jearlyn pays tribute to Prince on the third anniversary of his death. She sings a rendition of the Prince classic Diamonds & Peals with one of the original members of the New Power Generation. Plus, she chats about what concert goers can expect at her show Thursday night at The Dakota in Minneapolis.

Even though Easter Sunday is a well attended day for churches throughout the Twin Cities, attendance numbers are down in congregations nation wide. Jearlyn talks to an expert about why millennials are turned off by organized religion.

Jearlyn kicks off Steele Talking by wishing everyone a  Happy Easter and chatting about the importance of participating in the mission of Earth Day.

Morehouse College, the alma mater of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson, announced it would allow transgender men to begin enrolling in classes at the historic all male African American university. James Burroughs, a long time Twin Cities activist and Morehouse graduate talks about how this change is long overdue.

Jearlyn's Center Stage Hour rolls along with Sheletta & Lindy from the Two Haute Mamas podcast filling in as hosts.  Comedian CiCi Cooper brings the laughs when talking about her performance at the Royal Comedy Theatre in Hopkins this weekend and Star Tribune theater critic Rohan Preston handicaps Victor Victoria.

Sheletta & Lindy sub for Jearlyn on Steele Talkin' and talk to Star Tribune music critic Jon Bream about Aretha Franklin's new concert documentary and why Lil Nas X's song Old Town Road is missing from the country charts. But first, the ladies are blown away by the dedication of Peg Reagan, a mom of five whose autistic son Jimmy, is a world famous artist.

Sheletta & Lindy from the Two Haute Mamas podcast fill in for Jearlyn on Steele Talkin'. A golf expert explains how Tiger Woods won The Masters after having back surgery and plenty of baby mama drama.  Plus, Dr. Verna Price, founder of Girls in Action, talks about her fundraiser next month and how you can buy a little piece of Michelle Obama history. And Danielle Robinson from The Minnesota Lynx talk about the new uniforms, her new hair color and new teammates.

See him in his role of Cyrano de Bergerac at The Guthrie til May 5th.