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Sameera Fazili is the former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council in the Biden-Harris administration. In that role, she led the Biden-Harris administration’s work on U.S. competitiveness, industrial policy, supply chains, and regional economic development, and the administration’s response to numerous supply chain crises.

Sameera joins the show to speak on the state of clean energy in the US, the impact of Trump’s tariffs, as well as the cancellation of EV battery factory production.

Angelique Hinton, Executive Director of PA Youth Vote. In 2020, Ms. Hinton became a Regional Organizer for “My School Votes”, a part of Michelle Obama’s organization “When We All Vote”, whose mission is to reduce the age and race gap in voting. During the 2020 election cycle, she worked with students across Pennsylvania to help register eligible voters and get them ready for the presidential election.

Angelique Hinton is currently co-leading PA Youth Vote, a nonpartisan collaboration of students, educators, and organizations working to elevate student voices and empower Pennsylvania youth as civic actors.

She joins to discuss civic engagement within the Black community, and young adults.

Tess Hart is the Co-Founder & CEO of Triple Bottom Brewing, who has been a pioneer in inclusive hiring. Triple Bottom employs a Fair Chance workforce, partnering with local nonprofits to support individuals who face barriers to employment.

Tess believes in building businesses where everyone has a seat at the table, and a stake in success. She joins to talk about Triple Bottom Brewing’s participation in the Fair Chance workforce, and the accessibility of employment for those that face challenges.

CAP segment with Casey Peeks, the Senior Director for Early Childhood Policy at the Center for American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, Peek served as a professional staff member focused on early childhood and child welfare under Rep. Bobby Scott from Virginia, where she drafted legislation related to affordable child care and universal preschool.

She joins Dr. Peterson to discuss Head Start and what it has to offer.

Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras J. Baraka. Under Mayor Baraka’s leadership, Newark achieved a 60-year low in crime, and once facing a $90million deficit, Newark now thrives with unprecedented economic growth.

He joins Dr. Peterson to discuss about the issue with the disparity in Maternal Mortality in New Jersey, his management of ICE detaining people in his city, campaigning to be the next Governor of New Jersey, and more.

Connor Descheemaker is the Statewide Campaign Manager for “Transit For All PA!”: a statewide coalition of transit riders, transit workers, and transit-supportive organizations and businesses, whose mission is to expand Pennsylvania’s public transit systems to grow the economy, and connect more Pennsylvanians to jobs, healthcare, and essential needs.

Connor joins the show to talk about the decrease in ridership on SEPTA, the raise in SEPTA fares, potential curfews on SEPTA transit vehicles, and more.

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 talk about if Donald Trump's tariffs will lead to a recession, and if so, how it will affect the pockets of Americans.

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which was formerly The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about the upcoming NFL Draft that is taking place on April 24th. He talks about what NFL teams he thinks high profile players like Shedeur Sanders and Jalen Milore will end up. He also talks about Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver, AJ Brown, and the incident he was recently in where his car was stolen.

Kenyatta James from The Economy League joined Dr. Peterson to discuss more about The Economy League and it's Fair City Challenge event.

Bailey Wallace from Own the Block joined Dr. Peterson to discuss more about his organization and the Fair City Challenge event.