Renee Washington is a National Sports Anchor and analyst with FIFA, ESPN & NBC. She is also a Professional Speaker, Former Three-Time All-American & Soccer Hall of Famer.

She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss Jared McCain's return to Philadelphia since getting traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the current state of the 76ers, and the recent Philadelphia Eagles free agency signings and trade.

Melissa Scott is the Chief Information Officer for the City of Philadelphia's Office of Innovation and Technology. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss the Power Up Philly: Community Tech Expo happening this Saturday, along with details and it's mission.

Kyle Ross is the Senior Policy Analyst for Economic Policy at Center for American Progress. He has previous experience at Bloomberg Government, where he assisted in summarizing legislation.

He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Center for American Progress segment to discuss his sobering new analysis on how the One Big Beautiful Bill expanded SNAP work requirements could result in tens of thousands of avoidable deaths.

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 teach WURD listeners small words and phrases in the French language.

Darien Headen is the associate head of school at Greene Street Friends School, a Quaker-based school in Philadelphia whose mission it to prepare their students to be world changers and seekers of knowledge, equity, and social justice. Nicole Fisher is the Director of Auxiliary Programming.

Greene Street Friends recently announced the launch of Greene Street Summer Friends, a new Early Childhood Summer Camp serving children ages 3 to 5. The program will run from June 15 through August 7, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and is the first GSFS-run summer camp designed specifically for rising Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten students. Camp registration is currently open.

The camp will be open to current, new, and prospective families. Children will engage in weekly themed experiences, hands-on enrichment activities, outdoor play, and age-appropriate routines that support social-emotional growth, curiosity, and continued learning throughout the summer months. The program is grounded in GSFS values and designed to feel both joyful and intentional, making it an ideal first camp experience for young learners.

Darien and Nicole join the show to talk about the launch of Greene Street Summer Friends, a new Early Childhood Summer Camp.

Dr. Bridgette Peteet is a Professor of Psychology at Loma Linda University, and a California Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Peteet brings over 20 years of experience to conversations about women’s mental health, culture, and strength.

Dr. Peteet studies differences in health and substance use through a community-based, culturally aware approach, values that match the goals of World Social Work Day. Her upcoming book, (dis)Honor Thy Mother: Daughterhood, Dysfunction, and Deliverance (Wiley, 2025), blends personal story, clinical insight, and research to explore mother-daughter pain and trauma, an often overlooked issue in women’s mental health.

Dr. Peteet joins the show to o talk about her book, and the dynamics related to complicated mother-daughter relationships and childhood trauma, and how to navigate it.

Thomas Young is the CEO of World Trade Center Greater Philadelphia, an organization that is dedicated to helping businesses in Southeast Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey connect to global opportunities.

From April 19th-22nd, The World Trade Center Association will be hosting their annual Global Business Forum: an annual gathering that brings business leaders from 90+ countries/territories to Philadelphia to meet with local companies, investors, and partners. This year’s program includes a fireside chat with Julius “Dr. J” Erving, moderated by Forbes senior writer Jabari Young, a keynote from Governor Josh Shapiro, and curated B2B meetings designed to connect companies looking to expand internationally.

Thomas joins the show to further discuss the World Trade Center Association's Global Business Forum: the World Trade Centers Association’s annual gathering.

conversations with our Cuban cuzzins' with Sulia Paez of the Cuban Consolate

On this episode of Life& Tech with Tech Life Steph, host Stephanie Humphrey discusses all things AI, including generative ai, machine learning, algorithms and hallucination. To help explain all the terms Tech Life Steph is joined by Nica Montford of Synthesized Futures to discuss all the things that users should not tell their ai programs.

This episode of On The Record with Ernest Owens focuses on the host Ernest, speaking with callers about the recent budget address given by Mayor Parker, the recent comments made by Dr. Ala Stanford regarding the genocide in Gaza, and recent Philadelphia school closures.