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Councilwoman Dr. Nina Ahmad holds one of the 7 At-Large seats on City Council, and is currently the Chair of the City’s Health Services. The City of Philadelphia’s Health Department released a notification about potential measles exposure at the South Philadelphia Health & Literacy Center, and at CHOP’s Emergency Department. She joins Dr. Peterson to talk about the measles outbreak here in America, and a possible outbreak in Philadelphia.

Chris Norwood joins Dr. Peterson for the Critical Commentary with Cousin Chris segment on Evening WURDs. They both listened and reacted to a clip from NBC affiliate WESH2 about Mary McLeod Bethune's work and impact in honor of women's history month.

DJ Jazzy Jeff is a legendary DJ from West Philadelphia. He created the Sonic ID for next year’s FIFA World Cup 2026, which will be one of the theme songs featured during broadcasts, in stadiums, at FIFA Fan Festivals, and across digital platforms throughout the tournament! He joins Dr. Peterson on Evening WURDs to discuss the Sonic ID he just created, FIFA World Cup 2026, and more.

Senator Anthony Williams represents District 8, which includes parts of Delaware County and Philadelphia County. He joins Dr. Peterson to discuss University of Pennsylvania’s rollback on DEI.

Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Nicholas O'Rourke joins Dr. Peterson to discuss their thoughts on the Mayor's budget address, tax proposals, vision for the future and more.

Earlier this week, Dr. Peterson had the honor and privilege to interview CeCe Winans, who has had an illustrious career marked by an impressive 17 GRAMMY Awards, 31 Dove Awards, and 16 Stellar Awards. CeCe Winans is the best-selling and most-awarded female gospel artist of all time and has firmly established herself as one of the most accomplished and celebrated women in modern music history.

Dr. Peterson talked to Ms. Winans about her Grammy award winning album and tour - “More Than This” and much more.

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.

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.

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.

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.