Roshini Rajkumar

Are current headlines exhausting you? Roshini shares legal angles on the first week of witness testimony in the Derek Chauvin trial and how to take in future witnesses. We also talk the new election law in Georgia, and open the phone lines for listener thoughts.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SapSap is a culinary startup that features traditional Laotian dishes fused with “Wisconsin fat kid palate,” according to head chef and founder Alex Hanesakda. He’s a Laotian refugee whose father fought alongside US troops in the Vietnam War. Born in a refugee camp in Thailand, he came to Burlington, Wisconsin, with his family. Pursuing the American dream meant feeding others. Alex shares how he’s continuing the tradition and helping veterans at the same time. Plus, a new line of SapSap products hits grocery shelves this year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Minnesota Wild played the Vegas Golden Knights Saturday and came back to win 2-1 in the third period. They’re currently third in the NHL West. President Matt Majka shares what’s ahead for fans at games and what to expect in the last month of regular season play. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twins Today is a new Twins show that launched today on 830 WCCO. Host Derek Wetmore shares a preview of his exclusive interviews from the Club House and Twins of days gone by. Plus, some opening commentary from Roshini, including some March Madness and other sports talk.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Winning Moment, Filmmakers Lindsey Seavert & Maribeth Romslo.  These two amazing women combined their powers to produce Shining a Light, a new podcast series featuring Minnesota’s top female CEOs and Presidents. The series chronicles lessons in resilience.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So many sports, such little time. We talk NCAA  March Madness , new Gophers Men's Basketball coach, high school state tournaments, Wild hockey, Twins baseball, and athletes getting paid as the US Supreme Court gets ready to hear arguments from the NCAA on March 31st. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ann Friedman is the Founder & CEO of Planet Word Museum. Seven years in the making, and Planet Word in DC lived a short-life in 2020 due to COVID. It kept up its mission of bringing language arts to people all over the world and is set to re-open on April 1st. Ann Friedman takes us inside to the place that tries to unite humanity through the power of words. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Opening statements in the Derek Chauvin trial are Monday. Judge Kevin Burke shares insight about what each side will highlight and what happens with the alternate jurors and juror sequestration. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Director Josh Berlo joins Roshini to celebrate his school's historic win over the University of North Dakota this weekend. Luke Mylymok scored the game-winner for the Bulldogs in the 5th overtime period to give UMD the victory over UND 3-2 in what became the longest game in NCAA hockey tournament history.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How will the latest bills in Congress affect real Americans? Representative Tom Emmer has an update and talks about his reintroduction of his Community OutPost Act to help law enforcement improve relationships with residents. Plus, we get a preview of his Town Hall on March 31st. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roshini marks the historic UMD Men's Hockey win in 5 overtimes by opening the phone lines and celebrating the sportsmanship of both teams in the longest game in NCAA Hockey Tourney history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Winning Moment, Minnesota Twins Chief Business Officer Laura Day. Laura Day calls herself an introvert who has no trouble chatting people up. She’s combined her love of business and sport as a trailblazer in Major League Baseball. When she started with the Twins in 1991, she could count on one hand the number of women executives in baseball. We talk work-life integration, amplifying female voices, and her favorite Twins players as we celebrate kick-ass women during Women’s History Month. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Viking & Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page joins Roshini along with Mike McFadden, who sits on the Board of Directors for Our Children MN. Justice Alan Page and Mr. McFadden are advocates for quality public education for all Minnesota children through a constitutional amendment. The House Educational Policy Committee heard it March 8th. Our Children MN starts a Week of Action Monday, March 22nd. Their goal is to get Minnesota Legislature to put the Page Amendment on the November ballot. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Earl Gray is the Attorney for defendant Thomas Lane. Thomas Lane, the former Minneapolis Police Officer is being charged with aiding and abetting both second-degree murder and manslaughter. Mr. Gray watched the Chauvin trial jury selection with even more interest than most of us. Now that 13 jurors have been seated, and Judge Cahill ruled against changing venue and for including May 2019 video, Earl Gray shares how these rulings and this trial’s outcome might affect his client’s trial in August. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rebecca Jarvis is a Chief Business, Economy, & Technology Correspondent for ABC. Rebecca is a Minnesota native and she joins Roshini to discuss her new feature GameStopped. The feature chronicles the game-changing craze over GameStop. It’s streaming on Hulu. Rebecca takes us inside and shares effects on the market and investors.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Johnson is the Executive Director for Can Do Canines. He joins Real Talk alongside Tony, who is a trainer for the organization. Can Do Canines brings former inmates into the raising and training of service dogs for adults and kids with disabilities such as hearing loss, seizure disorders, Type 1 Diabetes, and childhood autism. Jeff and Tony talk about their work and share a preview of a virtual event on May 11th. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Roshini shares thoughts from her perspective as an Asian American and talks with listeners about their observations and experiences. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Cosgrove is a native of North Ireland and wants to make sure you celebrate what he calls the most important holiday of the year, St. Patrick's Day. He shares ways to celebrate with social distance, in-person, and has a free Pub Quiz on St Patrick’s Eve you can join. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pam Borton joins Roshini for this week's Winning Moment. Pam talk's Golden Gophers Basketball, Richard Pitino, his future with the Gopher program, and NCAA March Madness. Plus, how her transition off the court into a new world of coaching led her to write her new book about resilience titled The Crooked Rim. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Parry is a former state and federal prosecutor. George joined REAL Talk with Roshini in September 2020 and shared how he didn’t think any of the officers should be charged in the death of George Floyd. Now that the third-degree murder charge is part of the trial and jury selection is underway, the former Philadelphia prosecutor is back with insight about exculpatory evidence, trial strategy, and juror safety. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.