Dr. Anthony Watkins is the Enterprise Lead for Kidney Transplant at Jefferson Health. Professor Dr. Horace DeLisser is Professor of Medicine in the Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division of the Department of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine. He is also from the Penn Medicine. Dr. Dan Taylor is the Founder of Cap4Kids, a web-based Children's Advocacy Project.

They joined Dr. Peterson for the National Doctors Day special to discuss what lead them to become who they are now, and how they are sustaining their passion and commitment to their patients and profession in today's evolving healthcare environment.

Dr. Joanne Brice is a Physician and Chief Medical Officer at Spectrum Health. Dr. Chidi Nwakanma is Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Penn Medicine and "Doc On Your Block", where she partners with community-based organizations to answer health-related questions within community spaces. Dr. Delana Wardlaw is a family medicine physician. Dr. Elana McDonald is a Physician.

They all joined Dr. Peterson for the National Doctors Day special on Evening WURDs to discuss why they became Physicians, and how they are sustaining their passion and commitment to their patients and profession in today's evolving healthcare environment.

The Cost of Healing: A National Doctors Day special was sponsored in part by Jefferson Health, honoring physicians who serve our community. Dr. James Peterson was joined by Dr. Joanne Brice, Dr. Chidi Nwakanma, Dr. Delana Wardlaw, Dr. Elana McDonald, Dr. Anthony Watkins, Professor Dr. Horace DeLisser, and Dr. Dan Taylor to discuss why they became physicians, and how they sustain their passion and commitment to their patients and profession in today's evolving healthcare environment.

Pastor Dr. Gregory Edwards is from POWER Interfaith, a multi-racial people’s movement committed to racial justice and economic justice and a more livable planet. POWER represents over 50 unique congregations in Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania, has 4 regional chapters and people of faith committed to the work to bring justice here and now.

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss POWER's mission and work.

Senator Cory Booker is the senior United States senator of New Jersey, a seat he has held since 2013. He's the first African-American U.S. senator from New Jersey, and prior to that was the 38th mayor of Newark from 2006-20213.

He joined Dr. Peterson to discuss his new book STAND, his candidacy for president in 2024 and if he is running now, his work as a senator, what is happening in the Senate, and why Congress is dysfunctional.

Rashied Amon is the owner and curator behind SOOK Vinyl and Vintage, a Mount Airy based record and vintage shop focused on rare vinyl, music ephemera, and culturally significant apparel. Through SOOK, Rashied specializes in jazz records and archival music artifacts while creating retail and pop-up experiences that connect collectors, listeners and the broader music community.

He joined Dr. Peterson for Ready, Set, Grow’s “Door Front to Storefront” series to discuss his curation process, community-building and cultural programs, and strategies he is implementing to draw in visitors.

In the wake of the No Kings protests, lawyer and critical race theorist Dr. Timothy Golden breaks down the legal maneuvers the Trump administration is using to convict left wing protesters.

Counterterrorism expert and military analyst Malcolm Nance joins the show. He talks to us about the prospects of a ground war in Iran.

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 to teach WURD listeners about basic words and phrases of the French language.

Bola Sokunbi is a self-made Black woman millionaire, 6x bestselling author, and founder of Clever Girl Finance, one of the largest personal finance education platforms for women in the U.S. Her work has been featured across major media outlets, including TIME, CNBC, Forbes, Essence, ABC News, Good Morning America, and BBC, and she has over half a million followers across her social media platforms.

Bola joins the show to speak about the liberating power of financial education and how it can (and should) benefit Black women and girls in particular.