Roxanne Jones is a former VP at ESPN. She is a CNN opinion writer, Emmy-nominated producer, co-author of "Say It Loud: An Illustrated History of the Black Athlete" and CEO of the Push Marketing Group, a media strategy firm. Roxanne talks to us about how Black women are regrouping, and realigning their purpose in 2025

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 Philly's Independence Park being hit by national park layoffs, how a new real estate deal will preserve some of Philly's murals, 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 further discuss the Oscar's Awards as it pertains to its overall influence, and what people should take from it.

Randall Goosby is a rising American violinist known for his technical prowess and passion for music. Goosby made his professional debut at the age of 13 with the New York Philharmonic, and his career has flourished ever since. He has been an advocate for performing music by composers of color throughout his career on the stage.

Randall joins the show to talk about his upcoming performance of Mendelssohn's violin concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra, how he got started playing the violin, and more.

George Wallace is an American comedian and actor. Wallace was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2013 Soul Train/Centric Comedy All-Star Awards; and won Best Stand-Up Comedian at the prestigious American Comedy Awards after four consecutive nominations.

George joins the show to talk about a new comedy TV series he is apart of on Amazon Prime Video called, “Clean Slate”. This series follows Desiree (played by Laverne Cox), a trans woman who returns to her small Alabama hometown after her art gallery in New York City closes. She moves in with her father, Harry Slate (George Wallace), a traditional car wash owner who is surprised by his child's transition but strives to mend their strained relationship.

Desiree Riley joins the show. She is Executive Director of Project phoenix.. looking to connect young people 16-30 with a variety of opportunities through their trauma healing and violence prevention programs.

In a moment where protest is necessary, African studies professor and author Gloria Browne-Marshall shares her new book, A Protest History of the United States.

Temple journalism professor Linn Washington joins the show. He breaks down Trump’s speech, his attacks on Black issues, and what it all means for us

Rutgers University professor Alex Zamalin joins the show. In his new book, Counterculture: The Story of America from Bohemia to Hip-Hop, he traces the activists and artists from--Emma Goldman, Billy Holiday and Allen Ginsberg to Amiri Baraka, Audre Lorde and Jean-Michael Basquiat--who opposed mainstream norms and fought for revolutionary freedom

Lois Williams is apart of a coalition called the “Clean Philly Now” campaign: a growing alliance of community organizations and independent groups from all over Philadelphia committed to keeping their communities clean. The mission of the Campaign is to end dumping in Philadelphia forever by 2028 through a four-part strategy, including prevention, abatement, enforcement, and education.

Lois joins the show to further discuss the initiative of Clean Philly Now, talk about what Philadelphia needs to improve at to keep the city cleaner, and to further emphasize what she believes needs to be the main point of emphasis to make Philadelphia a cleaner and greener city by 2028.