Christian McBride is a 9-time Grammy award winner and Newport Jazz Festival Artistic Director. He has succeeded in various genres of music, including straight ahead, experimental and free-leaning jazz; funk, soul, Latin, hip-hop and rhythm and blues.

Forming celebrated groups throughout the years, Mr. McBride now brings the music world his new band - Ursa Major, who just released the song “More Is” and is currently on tour…including stops at Artyard in Frenchtown, NJ Sunday, March 16th, and at Philadelphia’s City Winery next Monday, March 17th.

He joins Dr. Peterson to discuss his tour with Ursa Major, his own cruise in January 2026 with various guests, his newly released released song "More Is," and more.

Brandi Hudson is a Happiness Coach and Motivational Speaker. With almost twenty years in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries, she has honed her leadership skills, including roles like Vice President of Sales, overseeing revenues exceeding $250 million.

Brandi joins the show to further discuss how people can find happiness when going through tough times in life.

Isaac Avilucea is a reporter for Axios Philadelphia and a frequent contributor to the show, where he gives WURD listeners pertinent updates on trending news stories.

Isaac joins the show to talk about alleged anti-Semitism from certain Philadelphia Schools, a new Philadelphia police arbitration, and more.

Kathia Woods is a regular entertainment correspondent on Reality Check. She is a Philadelphia Tribune contributor, and an entertainment reporter with her own show, "Cup of Soul Show" on YouTube.

Kathia joins the show to talk about some of the most popular shows that are currently on Netflix.

Emmy Award-winning producer/director and investigative journalist Andrew Goldberg is the founder and owner of “So Much Film” in New York City. For more than 15 years, he has Executive Produced and Directed documentary films, non-fiction television, news, reality TV, and development deals for such outlets as PBS, ABC News, CBS, National Public Radio, and more.

Andre joins the show to further discuss his film, "White With Fear". This production is an explosive deep dive into the decades-long quest by America’s conservative political machine to amass power by exploiting racial fault lines and stoking narratives of White victimization.

Lori Thomson is the owner of Vera Doyle. She returns to Evening WURDs to talk to Dr. Peterson about her entrepreneurial journey and to discuss her upcoming events celebrating the 2nd anniversary of Vera Doyle.

In the anniversary month, Vera Doyle is having a Tarot Reading event on Friday, March 21st; and the next day on Saturday, March 22nd, having a film screening of “Build The Table: The Daily Dressings Brand Story”, executive produced by Emmy Award winning Not Jax Productions.

At the end of the month, Lori Thomson will have Tracey L. Rogers for a “create your own horoscope” event on Friday, March 28th.

Vera Doyle is located at 7118 Germantown Avenue; Philadelphia, 19119. More info can be found at veradoyle.com

Dr. Erin Chapman is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at George Washington University. She is a scholar of race and sexuality in U.S. culture and a historian of gender politics in the 20-century black freedom moment. She joins Dr. Peterson for the Tuesday teach-in segment to discuss her research on Loraine Hansberry and the AFAM History Survey course she teaches.

Professor Rachel Barkow is the author of the newly released book "Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration." She is also Professor of Law at NYU School of Law, and has written numerous books and articles regarding criminal law and policy, including her 2019 release Prisoner of Politics: Breaking the Cycle of Mass Incarceration.

She joins Dr. Peterson to discuss her new book "Justice Abandoned," why America incarcerates citizens more than any other country and the Supreme Court’s role in mass incarceration.

Junior Brainard and Rainah Chambliss, Co-Presidents of AFT Local 2026 representing staff and faculty at CCP announce their upcoming vote to authorize a strike in their 14-month negotiations for better wages and supports for students.

Tamika D. Mallory is a trailblazing social justice leader, movement strategist, globally recognized civil rights activist, cofounder of Until Freedom and the historic Women’s March, and author of “I Lived to Tell the Story”. This memoir is a powerful reflection on her life and activism. The book details her journey as a leading social justice advocate, covering her experiences growing up in New York City, her involvement in movements like Black Lives Matter, and her fight for racial and gender equality.

Tamika joins the show to further talk about eh context behind her memoir.