Freedom Journeys is a bold, yearlong initiative from WURD Radio celebrating 250 extraordinary Black Philadelphians—past and present—as America approaches its 250th anniversary. New audio and video stories air throughout the day on WURD Radio and across our digital platforms.

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Matt Mizenko is the General Manager of Nomorobo, the nation’s leading robocall-blocking app and a trusted provider of consumer protection and telecom intelligence. With over a decade of experience in the call protection space, Matt has held senior leadership roles at industry pioneers including Caller ID Reputation, Robokiller, and Hiya, driving innovation across both B2C and B2B products.

Matt joins the show to talk about the newest tax scams targeting residents right now.

Bishop Dwayne Royster is Executive Director of Faith In Action. He joins us with a report from Minneapolis in the wake of the shooting death of another American citizen at the hands of ICE.

Dr. Timothy Golden is a visiting Professor of Philosophy at Whitman College. For 20 years, he was a criminal defense attorney in Philadelphia and in the federal courts.

Michael Coard is the leader of the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, a criminal defense attorney, WURD host, and the angriest Black man in America.

Host David Barnes sits with WURD radio host Karen Taylor-Bass, who has a three-decade career as a PR powerhouse includes launching and breaking artists like Jill Scott, D’Angelo, Digable Planets, Musiq, and Kindred. Karen's progrom "Soulful Sunrise" is a morning show focused on positive affirmation, spirituality and yoga. Together they discuss what inspired Karen to create her show, Karen's Jamaican roots and her long career working in the entertainment industry.

This episode of Life & Tech w/ Tech Life Steph, hosted by Stephanie Humphrey they discuss the many forms that scams take whether they are from emails, phone messages or even ai voice calls that mimic a loved on's voice. Joining Techlife Steph is Dr. Aunshul Rege a is a professor and director of the Cybersecurity in Application, Research, and Education (CARE) Lab at Temple University. Her work focuses on the human, behavioral, and social side of cyberattacks and cybersecurity. Together they discuss how to spot and avoid these online scams.

Ernest Owens sits down with Chief Defender Keisha Hudson, whose had a 22-year long career as a public defender with the Defender Association of Philadelphia and continued with the Federal Defender’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Hudson Sits down with Host Ernest Owens to discuss who the Defender Association are, and immigration procceedings as it relates to ICE.

Members of Feet First Philly's Public Space Enhancement Program, Sally Hect of the Clean Air Council, the Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health, and other community partners joined P.O.C. on ecoWURD. They all joined to talk about awarding 16 community-led projects that are transforming neighborhoods, improving walkability, strengthening safety, and investing in greener, healthier, people-centered public spaces across Philadelphia.

Zoraida Cordero is the Executive Director of The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia, and Alex Cupo is the Senior Manager of Climate Resilience. They both join the show to talk about building a greener, more resilient Philadelphia. The conversation explored climate accountability, sustainable business practices, and how local leadership is driving environmental justice, economic opportunity, and community-centered solutions across the city.