Roshini Rajkumar

Professor at Minneapolis College Todd Mulliken joins Roshini to discuss trauma mind vs. forgiveness mind. Todd is a family counselor and psychology professor. He teaches how the "hurt" or "trauma mind" is mildly paranoid and very protective. The "forgiveness mind" is more reasonable. He shares how understanding these differences might help the country come together and increase forgiveness and grace across differences. The University of Minnesota Board of Regents voted in October of 2020 to cut Men’s Tennis after the 2020-2021 season. John Phillips joins Roshini later in the hour to share how he, along with other Baseline Club tennis boosters say the money is there to save Gopher Men’s Tennis, but the Board of Regents won’t take it. John Phillips shares why the club is making a last-ditch effort ahead of the February 10th Regents Meeting.

The hour starts out with a bang! Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Lt. Bob Kroll joins Roshini for an exclusive interview. Lt. Kroll will leave the Minneapolis Police Department and his Union leadership role at the end of January. This is the first time you’ll hear his take on Mayor Jacob Frey’s reaction to that news; his reaction to the US Capitol riot; his take on bolstered safety before the inauguration; effects on his family; and what he’ll do in retirement. This is one of Lt. Kroll's last public interviews. He tells Roshini, once he retires, he will no longer give interviews and will disappear from the media. Film Critic Paul McGuire Grimes follows Lt. Kroll. Paul talks about his chat with Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot, and shares picks for best presidential movies. He gets into hot new movies: One Night in Miami and News of the World. Plus, the best news ever (in the host’s opinion): HBO Max will revive Sex and the City. 

CEO of Sunrise Banks David Reiling kicks off the hour with Roshini. A new round of PPP loans are going just as some business owners are working on getting round one forgiven. New COVID relief is on the table. Mr. Reiling breaks it down and answers questions. Joe Fryer is a Minnesota native and NBC News Correspondent for NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, and MSNBC. He just marked the 3-month anniversary of his new show on the new streaming service, NBC News Now. Joe takes us inside Morning News Now and the race for eyes on streaming platforms later in the hour.

This week's Winning Moment, Dr. Artika Tyner. Dr. Tyner is a Law Professor and Justice Fighter. She talks about her work to stop the "school to prison" pipeline for all kids and how this work will be featured on Martin Luther King Day by Comcast NBC Universal Social Justice Series. At the bottom of the hour, Minnesota House District 55B Representative Tony Albright joins Real Talk with Roshini. Representative Albright discusses tightened security at the Minnesota and US Capitols ahead of the inauguration. Plus, his plans for this Minnesota Legislative session, his take on future emergency orders and COVID relief.

Minnesota House District 55B Representative Tony Albright joins Real Talk with Roshini. Representative Albright discusses tightened security at the Minnesota and US Capitols ahead of the inauguration. Plus, his plans for this Minnesota Legislative session, his take on future emergency orders and COVID relief.

Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Bob Kroll joins Roshini for an exclusive interview. Lt. Kroll will leave the Minneapolis Police Department and his Union leadership role at the end of January. This is the first time you’ll hear his take on Mayor Jacob Frey’s reaction to that news; his reaction to the US Capitol riot; his take on bolstered safety before the inauguration; effects on his family; and what he’ll do in retirement. This is one of Lt. Kroll's last public interviews. He tells Roshini, once he retires, he will no longer give interviews and will disappear from the media. 

Minnesota's 49th district senator Melisa Franzen joins Real Talk at the bottom of the hour. Less than a week into the new Minnesota legislature session, what’s in store for taxes, COVID relief, and safety? Senator Franzen shares her take on Governor Walz’s emergency powers, statewide shutdowns, and mask mandates.

This week's Winning Moment is with poet, songwriter and author, Dessa. Dessa previews her new project IDES. The first single drops January 15th. A new song will get released each month during the first half of 2021.

Justin Barrett is the CEO of Eyesafe, he joins to discuss blue light safety. American adults average 13 hours a day of screen time according to a recent study. Eyesafe is a device from a local company in phones, laptops, TVs meant to minimize the harmful range of blue light. Justin Barrett tells us how Eyesafe is changing the healthcare and tech industries. Plus, he shares a preview of the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas, which runs January 11th through the 14th and is completely virtual for the first time. This week's Winning Moment is poet, songwriter and author, Dessa. Dessa previews her new project IDES. The first single drops January 15th. A new song will get released each month during the first half of 2021.

Joe Dutton is a former police officer and "use of force" expert. Joe joins Roshini to discuss use of force by police. Between the riot at the US Capitol and officers vs suspects exchanging gunfire, Joe takes use through when and why force is used. He also shares why the head of the Capitol Police resigned after the January 6th riot. Author of Hired, George Murray joins to tell us how to get a job. George's two major job transitions went into writing the quintessential book on getting hired. He stresses choosing a value proposition over an elevator pitch to get that job quicker with less stress.

Roshini opens up the show with this past weeks top stories and headlines. Including the riot at the US Capitol building. Are you worried some of your rights as a US citizen are being taken away? Roshini opens up the phone lines and responds to your calls and texts. Minnesota's 49th district senator Melisa Franzen joins Real Talk at the bottom of the hour. Less than a week into the new Minnesota legislature session, what’s in store for taxes, COVID relief, and safety? Senator Franzen shares her take on Governor Walz’s emergency powers, statewide shutdowns, and mask mandates.  

Want cooking lessons from critically acclaimed and James Beard winning chef? Chef Gavin Kaysen shares his GK at Home Winter Series. He also talks about the latest pivots by his restaurants due to COVID-19.

Firefighters are in danger. Minnesota Firefighter George Esbensen joins Roshini to discuss just that. 2020 was one of the most deadly for firefighters. Cardiac, emotional trauma, and cancer are the three most common problems firefighters face. MNFire just received a $400K grant to train Minnesota’s 22,000 firefighters to become more aware of their occupational risks as they work to protect the rest of us from harm.

Owner of Spoon and Stable and critically acclaimed chef Gavin Kaysen kicks off the 11AM hour with Roshini. Want cooking lessons from a James Beard winning chef? Chef Gavin Kaysen shares his GK at Home Winter Series. He also talks about the latest pivots by his restaurants due to COVID-19. This week's Winning Moment is with CEO of Be the Match, Amy Ronneberg. Amy shares the life-saving and life-changing work Be the Match is doing in the difficult world of bone marrow and cord blood transplants in pandemic times.

Travel analyst Tony Rangaard joins Roshini to discuss the odd state the airline industry could be left in with the upcoming spring travel season. Tony says the spring travel season is shaping up as airline purgatory. He shares where there might be some deals as well as how COVID-19 will factor into consumer decisions. Author at Twin Cities Business magazine, Liz Fedor joins Real Talk with Roshini. The trend editor and reporter shares which industries are looking good for 2021 and which will take a couple years to bounce back from COVID-19.

It's a new year and the first Real Talk with Roshini of 2021. Does the new year give you a new sense of hope and optimism? Roshini open's the show with her commentary and responds to her listeners comments. Firefighters are in danger. Minnesota Firefighter George Esbensen joins Roshini to discuss just that. 2020 was one of the most deadly for firefighters. Cardiac, emotional trauma, and cancer are the three most common problems firefighters face. MNFire just received a $400K grant to train Minnesota’s 22,000 firefighters to become more aware of their occupational risks as they work to protect the rest of us from harm.  

Mike Veeck is this week's Winning Moment recipient. Mike is known for his creative marketing and Fun is Good culture. He shares what it took to create a historic partnership with the Minnesota Twins. The Saints become the Twins’ Triple-A affiliate. Mike explains what it means that the Saints players are now minor leaguers for the Twins. He shares what fans can expect and how this collaboration brings Minneapolis and St Paul together through baseball.

This week's show is a shortened show but Roshini makes sure to get this week's Winning Moment in. Saint Paul Saints President, Mike Veeck is this week's Winning Moment recipient. Mike is known for his creative marketing and Fun is Good culture. He shares what it took to create a historic partnership with the Minnesota Twins. The Saints become the Twins’ Triple-A affiliate. Mike explains what it means that the Saints players are now minor leaguers for the Twins. He shares what fans can expect and how this collaboration brings Minneapolis and St Paul together through baseball.

Tane Danger is the Director of the Westminster Town Hall Forum. Tane shares insight about whether audiences will come back to music, theater, and sports gatherings. What might make people get back to gathering and what could prevent it? Intuitive Laurie Wondra joins Roshini at the bottom of the hour. 2021 will bring productive changes. The year will be influenced by Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter the planet of luck and expansion. Saturn is about rules, restrictions, control. Intuitive Laurie Wondra explains these energy fields and how to use them in the New Year. CEO of Bolder Options, Darrell Thompson follows Laurie. Darrell shares how the new world order is affecting and will affect philanthropy in 2021 and makes the case for why mentors are needed for young people now more than ever.

Roshini starts the show off with this week's top stories. With this being the last show of 2020, Roshini really looks forward to the future this week. Sports reporter Eric Nelson is the first guest this week. The Vikings are out and the NHL starts in January. Plus, the Men's Gophers basketball team had a huge win over Iowa this past week. Eric shares what to expect in pro and college sports in 2021.