WURD Radio

WURD Radio

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WURD Radio episodes

  • Julia Cadwallender - Evening WURDs 4.7.25
    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.
    24 min
  • Daniel Hornung - 4.8.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones
    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.
    17 min
  • Twin Sister Docs - 4.8.25 Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon jones
    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?
    15 min
  • Mazzie Casher | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.7.25
    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.
    23 min
  • Patricia King | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.7.25
    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.
    13 min
  • George Dines | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.7.25
    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.
    20 min
  • Dr. Sophie Lanzkron | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.7.25
    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.
    13 min
  • Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.7.25
    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 formerly was The Undefeated.
    Michael joins the show to talk about the UConn (University of Connecticut) Women's basketball team winning the national NCAA championship, the 76ers 11 game losing streak, the Philadelphia Phillies breaking the LA Dodgers winning streak, and more.
    17 min

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WURD Radio is the only African-American owned and operated talk radio station in Pennsylvania, and one of few in the country. Taking a multimedia approach – on-air, online and in the community – WURD…