Shawn Triggs is the Regional Director of the Pennsylvania Delaware Valley at the Lupus Foundation of America.

Lynnai Jay, who lives with lupus, is a volunteer ambassador, advocate, and support group facilitator for the Pennsylvania Delaware Valley region. She has been volunteering with the Lupus Foundation of America for 13 years.

They joined Dr. Peterson to discuss their local work and upcoming events: Lupus & You Empowerment Conference, and Philadelphia Walk to End Lupus Now.

David Madland is the senior advisor to the American Worker Project at the Center for American Progress, and the author of “Re-Union: How Bold Labor Reforms Can Repair, Revitalize and Reunion the United States” and “Hollowed Out: Why the Economy Doesn’t Work without a Strong Middle Class”.

In advance of Labor Day, the Center for American Progress shared data explaining challenges workers in the United States face today, and how policies to strengthen American’s union rights can help raise wages and build power for working people.

He joined Dr. Peterson for this week's Center for American Progress segment to discuss labor rights in 2026.

Congresswoman LaMonica McIver represents New Jersey’s 10th congressional district, which covers parts of Essex, Hudson and Union counties in New Jersey, and serves on the House Small Business and Homeland Security Committees. She joined Dr. Peterson to discuss her pending federal court case regarding her May 2025 private immigration detention facility visit in Newark, New Jersey.

Dr. Tim Golden is a visiting professor of philosophy at Whitman College. For 20 years, he was a criminal defense attorney in Philadelphia and in the federal courts. He talks to us about Lindsay Clancy who admitted to strangling her three children—ranging in age from 8 months to 5 years. Yet the jury couldn’t determine whether she was guilty after she used postpartum psychosis as a defense.

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel joins the show. He talks to us about the police departments response after teens took over the streets around city hall for two nights this weekend

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald are board certified physicians, and they are twins. They join the show to discuss Lancaster County, which accounts for 227 of Pennsylvania's 497 total measles cases, heavily impacting regions with lower herd immunity. Should we be avoiding Lancaster County at this point?

Tera Hodges is a certified women’s life coach and faith-based empowerment speaker who helps women live boldly and authentically through practical coaching, empowerment, and spiritually rooted tools. She is also the author of the book, I AM: A Little One’s Guide to Affirmations. This book is designed to help young readers develop positive self-talk and is distributed through donations to increase access for children and families.

Through her weekly teleconferences, she reaches 10,000+ people across 30+ countries, and she’s delivered 100+ keynote appearances globally (including events sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Johannesburg and JPMorgan). Her work has been featured in Essence, Yahoo Finance, and Hype Magazine.

Tera joins the show to talk about her book, I AM: A Little One's Guide to Affirmations", and to talk about how mothers can navigate living a busy life as working professionals.

Future Cain is a social-emotional leadership and workplace wellness expert who is the CEO and Founder of Future of SEL and the host of Healing Our Future videocast. She is an international speaker who has been featured in Forbes and the New York Times. Future is a certified culture facilitator, is one of LinkedIn’s Top Black Voices to follow, and a trusted consultant for a variety of organizations.

Future joins the show to talk about parents battling parental stress, guilt, exhaustion, and balancing work and family.

Cherron Perry-Thomas & Dr. Brandi Hester-Harrell are representatives of Black Cannabis Week ( BCW). This is a week-long initiative where policymakers, entrepreneurs, educators, advocates, wellness leaders, creatives, students, and community members gather to exchange ideas, build relationships, and move conversations forward together in regard to the cannabis industry. BCW takes place from Sept. 21st-28th.

Dr. Brandi Hester-Harrell is a nationally recognized scholar-practitioner, strategist, and advocate with over 16 years of experience in education, cannabis reform, and economic equity. She has raised over $400,000 to support nonprofits and small businesses delivering community-based programs and has educated more than 10,000 people through culturally grounded cannabis and public health curricula. Her PhD dissertation, Instructor Perceptions of Ancillary Curricula in Cannabis Studies, is the first of its kind globally, offering the world’s first academic recommendation to establish Cannabis Studies as a formal university department to ensure workforce sustainability and equity. Her research bridges education, policy, and reparation—centering communities historically harmed by the War on Drugs and offering a blueprint for transformative institutional change.

Cherron Perry-Thomas is a transformational leader, sales and marketing strategist, and community advocate dedicated to advancing generational wellness through equitable business practices, education, and social impact. She is the founder of Black Cannabis Week. Inspired by a lifelong commitment to serving others, she has built a career helping mission-driven organizations, entrepreneurs, and plant-based brands grow while creating opportunities for underserved communities.

They both join the show to talk about the importance and relevance behind Black Cannabis Week.

On this episode of Life & Tech with Tech Life Steph, the topic of Virtual CSAM, free speech & protecting children from AI is brought up due to the recent case involving AI-generated CSAM. To help explain the issue, Laura E. Little, James G. Schmidt Professor of Law at Temple University Beasley School of Law, constitutional law, federal courts, and First Amendment expert, joins the program to discuss the dangers and legality of AI.