Kevin Shird is a three-time published author, activist, and lecturer to students. He lectures students on issues, such as substance abuse prevention, education, public health policy, mass incarceration and re-entry after incarceration. Mr. Shird is currently an Associate at the Center for Medical Humanities and Social Medicine at John Hopkins University, where he teaches a class titled “Life and Death in Charm City: Histories of Public Health in Baltimore, 1750 to the present."

He has just released his new book - “A Life for a Life: Poor Choices and Unresolved Trauma Is Killing America," and he joins Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss his new book, and mental health & trauma as they relate to violence.

Dr. Emily Gee is the Senior Vice President of Inclusive Growth at the Center for American Progress, where she oversees economic policy, health policy and the Women’s Initiative. Emily Gee guides the department’s research, policy development and advocacy to support equitable economic growth and improve health and well-being.

Some of Ms. Gee’s expertise are in health care costs, coverage & access, and building an economy for all. She joins Dr. Peterson to discuss Trump’s sweeping tariffs, and their impact on the economy.

Julia Cadwallender is the Managing Director at Read By 4th. With her work at Read By 4th, Julia is leading Philadelphia’s early literacy movement as being champions to strengthen Philly’s early literacy ecosystem through the lenses of families, communities and systems.

Julia joins Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs's new segment Philly Reads to discuss what Read By 4th is, it's mini-grant program, the PA Literacy Summit & Black Literacy Matter conference, and the early literacy crisis.

Daniel Hornung joins the show. He's formerly on the National Economic Council in the Obama and Biden administrations, U.S. Courts of Appeals, and OMB during the Obama administration. Daniel talks to us about the fall out of President Trump's tariffs and its affect on the stock market.

Councilmember Isaiah Thomas joins the show. He is the Education Committee Chair Isaiah and D-At Large. Friday that City Council will try to move the city’s millage rate to 56.5% this budget cycle.

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald join the show. They are board certified physicians and they are twins.

The Doctors talk to us about the number of invasive group A strep infections, which more than doubled from 2013 to 2022, according to a CDC study. What is group A strep, what can it do to the body, and how can we avoid getting it?

Mazzie Casher is the co-founder & executive director of the Philly Truce Foundation: an organization whose mission is to empower African American men with the tools, resources, and support they need to achieve Sustainable Manhood.

Mazzie joins the show with some of his colleagues at Philly Truce to talk about the initiative of Philly Truce, the motive for creating it, the services it offers to the community, and to discuss the overall importance of achieving sustainable manhood among Black men in Philadelphia.

Patricia A. King is the manager of community engagement for PECO (Philadelphia Electric Company). In that capacity, Patricia is responsible for all of PECO’s community outreach efforts for the LMI community.

Patricia joins the show to talk about the cuts for PECO’s LIHEAP Program (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program), and what it means for PECO customers.

George Dines is the host of the podcast, "The Common Sense Millionaire": a podcast that gives listeners financial tips on how to be smarter from a financial and investment perspective.

George joins the show to further discuss the impact that Donald Trump's recent tariffs are having on the US Economy, especially as it pertains to the stock market.

Sophie Lanzkron MD, MHS is a professor of medicine for the Cardeza Foundation for Hematologic Research at Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Dr. Lanzkron is internationally recognized for her pioneering research on the optimal care and management of patients with sickle cell disease.

Dr. Lanzkron joins the show to talk about a possible cure for Sickle Cell Disease, after a patient from Long Island, NY, Sebastien Beauzile, has been cured of sickle cell anemia after battling it for 21 years.