Todd Anthony is a Philadelphia native who is an actor, writer, producer, director, and singer. He is one of the brightest rising artists in entertainment. He is currently starring in a one-man show that he also wrote, called RED. This production details the life and legacy of legendary civil rights activist, Malcolm X. This show is also directed by Emmy®-nominated actor Crystal Lee Brown — marking her directorial debut. Following eight sold-out performances across two Los Angeles runs, the multimedia stage production RED comes to Philadelphia for

a special engagement on July 10 and July 11 at the Independence Seaport Museum.

Todd joins the show to talk about his role in RED, and to discuss the significance of the life and legacy of Malcolm X.

Ben Tinsley is a French teacher based in Colombia, South America. A teacher of almost 2 decades and a lifelong student, Ben has dedicated his professional and personal life to the pursuit of substantive diversity, equity, and belonging in education. In the classroom, he has had the opportunity to work with teachers and schools around the world to develop curricula that center Black Indigenous Communities of Color and other historically marginalized peoples.

Ben joins the show to continue teaching WURD listeners about small French words and phrases.

Del Matthews is the Senior Vice President of Baseball Development at Major League Baseball, where he oversees operations that impact the game at every level. He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his MLB Career, the HBCU Swingman Classic, and MLB’s All-Star Weekend happening in Philadelphia in July.

Kirstin Cornnell is the Director of Family Support for the Pennsylvania Prison Society. Late last year, the Pennsylvania Prison Society joined Evening WURDs to discuss their bus program allowing those that need transit to see their incarcerated loved ones. Kirstin Cornnell joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the possibility of the Pennsylvania Prison Society's bus program coming to an end if they do not meet their goal of raising $600,000 to keep the program running.

Alli Lee is an education innovator and strategic leader who has forged new paths in learning and literacy for over 15 years.

As Vice President of Program at Book Trust, Alli Lee leads national initiatives that ensures every child can experience the joy and power of reading through book choice and ownership.

As an early literacy non-profit, Book Trust has supported more than 75,000 Philadelphia students choosing and owning over 1.1 Million books.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss Book Trust’s programs, reading ecosystem and their work in Philadelphia.

In this episode, Tech Life Steph talks about small businesses and the AI that they should be implementing to make workflow more seamless. Steph sits down with a Google AI expert, Nick Burns, to explain what new features have been added to Google. The second guest is Darlene Jennings of TRISPIRE LLC to explain the usefulness of ai and small businesses.

Host Ernest Owens sits down with Chief Defender Keisha Hudson of the Defender Association of Philadelphia to discuss Mayor Parker's founding decisions for the public defenders association.

Chris Norwood joined Dr. Peterson to discuss Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeating Senator John Cornyn in the Senate primary runoff, and the republican push back on Donald Trump.

Dr. Alycia Marshall is the 7th President of Community College of Philadelphia bringing outstanding leadership, expertise, and dedication to student success required for the city's college. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss Rhythm and Rise, the 60th anniversary of Community College of Philadelphia.

Lindsay Smiling is Wilma Theater's Co-Artistic Director. Eric Marsh is the Co-Founder of Fathering Circle, the partnering company of The Wilma Theater that is committed to community-driven storytelling.

They joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the thought-provoking production of "The America Play" by Pulitzer Prize-Winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, which is currently running until Sunday, May 31st.