Dr. Christian Weller is the Senior Fellow for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress, where his expertise includes retirement income security, macroeconomics, money and banking, and international finance. He joined guest host Candace Johnson to discuss how the Iran war has increased borrowing costs.

Tai Christensen (Kris-Chin-Sin) is a nationally recognized personal finance expert with a career dedicated to closing the real estate wealth gap and empowering minority borrowers to build lasting wealth through homeownership.

She is also the founder of Origin & Oak Creative, where she helps organizations develop culturally competent, inclusive financial communication that meets diverse audiences where they are — honoring their voices while equipping them with the knowledge to make confident financial decisions.

Tai joins the show to give her take on whether or not the American Dream is attainable in today's current political and economic landscape.

Oscar Payne is the Managing Director at The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts’ (PCC), an organization whose mission is to celebrate and preserve the legacy of jazz through accessible education for the Greater Philadelphia region, and to support the evolving art form through talent development, programming, and public performance.

The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts (PCC), founded in 1966, was one of the most significant events in the history of Musicians’ Protective Union Local 274, American Federation of Musicians (AFM). During its heyday, it was not unusual to see Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Art Blakely, Dinah Washington, Max Roach and others exchanging artistic ideas in the union hall. The PCC became a haven for jazz musicians and jazz lovers where they relaxed, socialized, and jammed.

Oscar joins the show to talk about the upcoming events at The Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts’ (PCC).

Cheryl Ann Wadlington joins the show. She is a global change agent and leading consultant in the field of personal growth and CEO of The Evoluer House. We talk about her upcoming event, Holistic Me, specifically designed to address the challenges teen girls of color face in the U.S. With escalating rates of sex tracking, teen suicide and the Black girl related school to prison pipeline, programs like ours are more vital than ever

Karen Smith joins the show. She is a Percussionist, Playwright, Director, Producer, and Poet. On today's show we celebrate the healing power of music, the upcoming International Soulful Yoga Day, Father's Day, and Juneteenth with drums to reset the nervous system.

Dr. Shanda McManus is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and author of the forthcoming memoir Brother Epistles (June 2026). A powerful advocate for health equity, she educates medical and community audiences on weathering, narrative medicine, and how to dismantle health disparities.

Her book, Brother Epistles, examines gun violence as a public health crisis through intimate letters to her brother Monir, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in North Philadelphia in 1992. Drawing on both personal grief and her two decades of clinical experience, the book explores the systemic factors that disproportionately affect young men in urban communities.

Dr. Shanda will join the show to further discuss the context of her book. Her book will be released on June 23rd, 2026.

Host of New World View David Barnes and WURD's Roxi Fab team up to host the 2026 Juneteenth Parade and Festival live from Malcom X Park. Hour two features guest: Jennifer Turnage, Philadelphia Water Department. All presented by: The Pennsylvania Lottery, Jefferson Health Plans, Harmelin Media, Dedicated Seniors Medical Center, and the Philadelphia Water Department.

Host of New World View David Barnes and WURD's Roxi Fab team up to host the 2026 Juneteenth Parade and Festival live from Malcom X Park. The first hour has interviews with Felicia Williams,

PAJI Juneteenth Parade event organizer, Dr. Shirlana Dash, CEO of SELF Inc, Kia Durham, and Todd Harrison, Jefferson Health Plans, and Chester Hicks from the Dedicated Senior Medical Center. All presented by: The Pennsylvania Lottery, Jefferson Health Plans, Harmelin Media, Dedicated Seniors Medical Center, and the Philadelphia Water Department.

Tech Life Steph talks new tech headlines and gives tips on how to avoid certain AI-generated scams targeting black users online. Later in the show, Tech Life Steph is joined by Kunbi Tinuoye, CEO of Urban Geeks, to discuss Byron Allen buying Buzzfeed and to predict what this could mean for the tech space.

On this episode of On The Record with Ernest Owens, Sharon Vaughn, the first vice chair of the Philadelphia Democratic City Committee joins the the show.