Genevieve LaMarr LeMee is the Deputy Director of Environmental Justice, and Winn Costantini & Alexis Schulman are project partners from the Academy of Natural Sciences. They all join the show to discuss how their organizations are working to improve environmental sustainability in Philadelphia.

Theresa Spencer joins the show. She is CEO, Founder and Owner of Vintage Green Communications. Theresa talks to us about how to "boss up" and tell us about her fitness journey.

Eric "Fitman" Brown joins the show. He is CEO of Fitman Performance & Physique Center. Eric talks to us about how to rebuild your routine after the holidays

Meg Berlin of Indivisible joins the show. Meg talks to us about the "NO ICE for GOOD" protests that took place in Philadelphia. One of many protest happening across the country in response to ICE tactics.

Anna O joins the show. she shares with us a report from Minneapolis, where ICE agents killed Renee Good amid protests of the Trump administration’s policies

Cristian Salazar is a journalist and communications professional known for his work covering urban issues, housing and social equity. He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Citizen WURD segment to discuss his recent Philadelphia Citizen article, “Keep Philly Rents from Drowning in Junk Fees”.

Article link: https://thephiladelphiacitizen.org/ideas-we-should-steal-protect-renters-from-junk-fees/

Sam Rise is the Director of Community Engagement at the Freedom Side School. Terrell Woolfolk is the Director of Community and Family Partnerships. The Freedom Side School provides free K-5 education to children impacted by incarceration, and whose mission is to be a place where they teach love, learn freedom and practice healing justice.

They joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Tuesday teach-in segment to discuss what the Freedom Side School is, and their programs.

LaTonya McCurry is a Licensed Professional and Nationally Certified Counselor. She has almost a decade of experience supporting individuals through emotional transitions, trauma, and relationship challenges. She helps audiences recognize the signs of codependency, and most importantly, show them how to begin breaking the cycle.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss National Codependency Awareness month.

On this edition of "Ready Set Grow" an initiative to help small businesses profit in 2026, we talk to Ann Turner. She is a lifelong resident of Philadelphia with over twenty-five years of experience in the cosmetology industry. Ann is the founder and President of Hair Du Jour Salon in Philadelphia, as well as Integrity Hair Care Systems. Ann offers her natural products to her loyal clients in her hair salon as well as to the millions of female consumers of beauty and hair products online.

Dr. Katherine Hempstead is the Senior Policy Adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She works on health care issues, mostly those related to health insurance, costs, and access to care. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss ways to afford healthcare coverage, and the current open enrollment period closing this Thursday, January 15th.