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 autism to experience Target Field and a day at the ballpark without other fans present.

https://www.mlb.com/twins/ballpark/tours/autism-awareness-day

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 around holidays.

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/

Erin Hanfin Berg joins Sheletta to talk about Doors Open Minneapolis. Next weekend, (May 17 + 18, 2025 10am-5pm) is your chance to get into some of Minneapolis most historical buildings.

From theaters to business hubs, sacred spaces to private clubs, sports complexes to engineering wonders, historical gems to not-even-open-yet buildings, Doors Open Minneapolis will give you a FREE behind-the-scenes look at dozens of exciting venues. Building owners and caretakers will provide unique perspectives that illustrate why these venues, people and businesses, are central to our city’s identity.

https://www.doorsopenminneapolis.org/

The full first hour of The Sheletta Show! It's a Mother's Day edition, we kick things off with a discussion with Nekima Levy Armstrong about the systemic unacknowledged contributions to history made by Black women. Sheletta also talks with Sheriff Steven Soyka about their new program in Stearns Country that helps kids with autism wander safe.