Roshini shares her Top 9 Insights from hosting REAL Talk with Roshini for 9 years. Listen for some shout-outs to former guests and find out about two of her talk show host inspirations.

Hot topics with this media panel of Minnesota journalist celebrities. WCCO TV anchor Heather Brown gets into back-to-school headlines with masks and vaccination requirements. KARE 11 anchor Rena Sarigianopoulos talks about unemployment vs. job openings. KSTP’s chief political reporter Tom Hauser brings us up to date on the Minnesota governor’s race. These three have joined Roshini multiple times over nine years and have some questions for her on this final show.

Minnesota’s political landscape has changed in the past decade. Roshini’s regular political contributor Brian McClung and regular legal contributor Steve Silton break down the trends and what they mean for Minnesota's future.

Elizabeth and Kelcey are busy working moms you see on TV five days a week. Kelcey has run 32 marathons, including the Boston marathon seven times. Elizabeth features family, planting, and cooking in her Best to the Nest podcast. Both are together on this final REAL Talk with Roshini on WCCO Radio to share inspiration for all of life’s journeys.

Congressman Tom Emmer has been coming on REAL Talk with Roshini since he ran for office in 2014. Always one to speak his mind, whether or not Roshini or listeners agree with him. He gives us an update from Washington DC about what Minnesotans need to know when it comes to their jobs, COVID aid and restrictions, plus the latest hit the Republican party has taken in Minnesota.

Rogers native and former KARE TV reporter, Joe Fryer anchors Morning News Now on NBC News Now online and is a correspondent for The Today Show, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC. A longtime friend of Roshini's since both worked as reporters at WTVF in Nashville, Joe previews 9-11 Anniversary coverage and Broadway reopening.

Ali Kaplan of Twin Cities Business, Frank Vascellaro of WCCO TV, and Courtney Godfrey of Fox 9 cover how real people take in real headlines. Guests on REAL Talk with Roshini individually over the years, they're together here for the first time and give a reality check about covering news in a polarized society, how COVID impacts their work, and where to look for hope. Plus, their favorite cocktails, what they'd be doing if not newsies, and some final messages for Roshini.

Former Viking and Super Bowl Champ Matt Birk is turning his attention to mental health and kids. With a daily average of 5400 teen suicide attempts in the US, Matt says “kids are hurting, and this is a critical opportunity” to help them. Pursuit Academy will bring a mental health tool to kids in 4th grade. He shares how this 5-minute-a-day tool can be added to any curriculum. Matt also gives Roshini his thoughts about her winding down the show.

The Shakopee Mdewakaton Sioux Community will be the first tribal government to have an exhibit at the MN State Fair. Learn more as Roshini talks with Rebecca Crooks-Stratton, Secretary Treasurer of the Shakopee Mdewakaton Sioux Community.

International Overdose Awareness Day is Aug. 31. The city of Hastings is hosting a citywide event recognizing this day on Aug. 30. Roshini talks with Bridgette Norring and Rep. David Baker who each lost a child to a drug overdose.