George Matysik joins the show. He is the Executive Director of the Share Food Program. Georges talks to us about food insecurity due to cuts at the federal level.

Attorney Damon Tyner is a former Atlantic County Prosecutor and former Superior Court Judge. He is currently Managing Member of The Law Offices of Damon G. Tyner, LLC, an Atlantic County based law practice.

Pennsylvania State Senator Anthony Williams joins the show. Pennsylvania still does not have a state budget and Senator Williams tells us where are we in the process?

Chantay Love is the Co-Founder and President of EMIR Healing Center, where their dedicated team upholds the mission to provide services and support to family members and friends who have been affected by homicide because Every Murder Is Real!

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss EMIR’s Day Of Hope and all of the work they do in the city of Philadelphia.

Nicholas 'Sixx' King is an independent filmmaker. He is the creator of the film, Jonesing: When Love is a Habit, a heartfelt exploration of Black love, identity, and relationships. This romantic dramedy, starring Khalil Kain, Kamaj Nixon Myers, Aaria Charman, and a stellar cast, serves as a spiritual successor to the 1996 classic Love Jones while celebrating the complexities of modern Black Gen Z romance.

Sixx joins the show to further discuss the context of his film.

Solomon Jones is an award-winning journalist, and the host of WURD’s morning drive show, Wake Up With WURD. He joins The Midday Break Room to talk about the significance of WURD's Founder’s Day event that honors WURD's founder, Dr. Walter P. Lomax Jr. MD. Solomon is the recipient of an award at WURD's founder's day event, and he talks about what that recognition from the award means to him.

Peter H. Reynolds is the president and creative director of the award-winning educational media developer and publisher FableVision. He produces award-winning children’s broadcast programming, educational videos, and multimedia applications. Peter is also the creator of “International Dot Day”: a global celebration of creativity, courage, and collaboration that takes place every year on September 15 (or around that date).

Peter joins the show to further talk about International Dot Day, its significance, and his work as an illustrator.

Chris Norwood joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Critical Commentary segment to discuss the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party, and Trump canceling his meeting with Democratic leaders ahead of the government shutdown deadline.

Carol Riddick is a singer and songwriter who has graced stages in her hometown of Philadelphia, and across the globe. She will be performing live with Gerald Veasley next Friday, October 3rd at this year’s WURD Radio Founders Day.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the music of Nina Simone that she will be performing with Gerald Veasley at WURD Radio’s Founders Day, and being a keynote speaker at Lupus: The Unknown Disease event as a Lupus caregiver and advocate, this Saturday, September 27th at the Hope Partnership Education Center from 11 AM - 3 PM.

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald are board certified physicians and they are twins. The Twin Sister Docs join us to talk about what science says about Tylenol after the president's announcement for pregnant women.