Roshini Rajkumar

What's a Capsule Wardrobe?  How is one set up?  Queen Anna House of Fashion owner Nicole Jennings and her husband, Super Bowl-winning wide receiver Greg Jennings, explain what goes into it.  They also describe what their family is doing to get through this unforeseen pandemic.

The University of Minnesota President recaps her first year on the job.  She also looks ahead to how the school, and its students, could be affected by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

How do you create a Capsule Wardrobe?  To start hour three of the Mommapalooza, Roshini finds out the answer from power couple Greg & Nicole Jennings.  Later, WCCO-TV's Amelia Santaniello talks about working with her husband on the anchor desk, how being a Mom has influenced her news philosophy, and how the family is dealing with COVID-19.

During this middle hour of the Mommapalooza special, Uof M president Joan Gabel provides her plan for students and programs as the school continues to deal with COVID-19.  Twin Cities Business Magazine executive editor Adam Platt explains why misinformation is hurting businesses and consumers during this pandemic.  The Lynhall owner Anne Spaeth describes her company's planned expansion.

It's Roshini's annual Mommapalooza special.  In this hour, she talks with MN First Lady Gwen Walz about how her family is coping with the Coronavirus outbreak.  Then, INGCO International CEO Ingrid Christensen explains how being a language translator can have some difficulties during the pandemic.

Senator Melisa Franzen joins Roshini at the top of the hour for two segments. Republicans in the House say they’ll block the bonding bill if Governor Walz doesn’t end his Executive Orders. Senator Franzen shares her take on what’s next in this fight and the near-term.

Only 40% of US adults have a will and less than 60% have life insurance. COVID-19 has really put death front and center. Chris Bentley is a certified financial planner and he has advice for protecting your family. Erik Therwanger is the founder of Think Great, he follows Chris and shares how he is using skills from his past life as a Marine and his current life as a speaker and coach to help navigate through his life during this time. He shares some tips that may help you navigate through your life too. Sleep specialist Sarah Moe joins at the bottom of the hour. “Sleep is a tool in the fight against a pandemic,” says Sarah. The immune system is fortified during sleep, and the current WFH climate provides new stressors on the sleep cycle.  

Senator Melisa Franzen joins Roshini at the top of the hour for two segments. Republicans in the House say they’ll block the bonding bill if Governor Walz doesn’t end his Executive Orders. Senator Franzen shares her take on what’s next in this fight and the near-term. Roshini also opens up the phones throughout the hour and takes your calls.

Roshini starts the show with this weeks top headlines. Later in the hour Bill English of Accurate Home Care. The current climate has really taxed nurses and Bill joins to share how his company is offering a $3,000 bonus to nurses who were laid off due to COVID-19. Roshini opens up the phone lines at the end of the hour.

Patti Soskin who owns the restaurants YUM joins Roshini to share stories of customers & employees that tug at the heart strings and what makes her want to forge on.

Senator Paul Gazelka joins Roshini to share the latest in COVID-19 testing and also, why he isn't always in agreement with Governor Walz in next steps for Minnesota.

Azure Davis joins to discuss adopting pets during this COVID time. Sommelier Jason Kallsen shares how his business changed overnight due to the Coronavirus. Yet, his business is growing globally and he shares tips on how to make wine fun. Roshini also opens up the phone lines throughout the hour. 

Majority Leader Senator Paul Gazelka joins Roshini to share the latest in COVID-19 testing and also, why he's not always in agreement with Governor Walz about next steps for Minnesota. NBC News Correspondent Joe Fryer joins to share the realities of covering current events during the COVID-19 times. Dr. Courtney Boechler of the Minneapolis Heart Institute follows Joe to address the rumors that heart attacks and strokes are down which is leading people to not go to see their doctors for serious problems. 

In the first hour of the show, Patti Soskin who owns the restaurants YUM joins Roshini to share stories of customers & employees that tug at the heart strings and what makes her want to forge on. More than 26 million people in the United States have applied for Unemployment. Show contributor Professor Johnston shares the effects on the state, our pocketbooks and jobs. The AUSM Conference goes virtual. Ellie Wilson from the Autism Society of Minnesota joins the show to talk about this important information.. 

Senior VP of Business Development & Marketing at the Mall of America Jill Renslow chats with Roshini. When will MOA re-open? What might that look like? Jill shares real impact on hospitality and retail.

Political Reporter Tom Hauser joins at the top of the hour to discuss some confusion over the governments orders and clashes between health and politics. After Tom, Tane Danger joins to tell you how improv can help you cope with the COVID-19 situation. The last guest of the show is WCCO's own Cory Hepola. He has a new podcast on WCCO called Hey! Let's Build It He joins Roshini to tell us about his new podcast with Lindus Construction and how it can help us during COVID and beyond.

Congresswoman Angie Craig joins at the top of the hour to discuss congressional leaders pushing for more paycheck protec!ion money for small businesses. Senior VP of Business Development & Marketing at the Mall of America Jill Renslow chats with Roshini. When will MOA re-open? What might that look like? Jill shares real impact on hospitality and retail. Then Trend Editor Liz Fedor joins to talk about the new regional reactions by West Coast, East Coast, Midwestern states to create regional responses to re-opening their states.

The first hour, Roshini talks about this weeks biggest stories. She also joined by the President of TSI Inc. TSI is involved in three respiratory protection program that can happen over the next months to help MN hospitals prepare for a second wave plus, their role in disinfec!ion of masks for reuse. Steve Silton also joins the program to discuss the latest news in sports.

Roshini is joined by Expert Stylist Lori Anne who says don't touch those clippers, don't cut or dye your own hair. You may not realize, but you could be causing major damage to your hair that will last a lot longer than you think. Lori shares some tips and tricks for men and women to take care of their hair during this time.