Wake Up With WURD 2024 Playlist

Marc Lamont Hill is a City University of New York Presidential Professor and host of BET News, TheGrio, and Al Jazeera UpFront. He is the owner of Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books in Philadelphia and joins us to talk about the forced resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay.

Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones 1.3.24 - Marc Lamont Hill

New elected Mayor Cherelle Parker joins the show. One day after being sworn into office, Mayor Parker thanks Philadelphia voters and gives a message on what you can expect from her and what she expects from you.

Wake Up With WURD with Solomon Jones 1.3.24 - Mayor Cherelle Parker

State Sen. Art Haywood joins us to talk about his ethics complaint against Sen. Doug Mastriano, who participated in the January 6th insurrection.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.4.3 - State Senator Art Haywood

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner joins the show. He speaks to us about his fight to challenge ACT 40. The newly signed state law allows the city to put in place a special prosecutor, to handle crimes on or near SEPTA

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.10.24 - Philadelphia D.A. Larry Krasner

Senator Bob Casey joins the show. While we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King at Girard College, Senator Casey discusses what Dr. King's Legacy means to him. As well as the importance of Pennsylvania voters for the upcoming election

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.15.24 - Senator Bob Casey

Linn Washington Jr., is a Professor of Journalism at Temple, where he is a co-founder of the award-winning Multimedia Urban Reporting Lab. In addition to his Temple degrees, Washington holds a law degree from Yale University. We discuss Nikki Haley, who is the latest politician of color to say America is not a racist country

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.17.24 - Linn Washington

Melanie Burney joins the show. Melanie is a reporter with the Philadelphia Inquirer. She joins us to discuss her latest story on sexual abuse allegations against a prominent member of the Camden School Board.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.17.24 - Melanie Burney

Philadelphia City Council member Isaiah Thomas joins the show. As the chair of the education committee, he talks to us about the state of Philadelphia's public schools, when it comes to the budget, safety, and infrastructure.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.23.24 Isaiah Thomas

Roxanne Jones joins the show. She is a former VP at ESPN, a CNN opinion writer, Emmy-nominated producer, co-author of "Say It Loud: An Illustrated History of the Black Athlete" and CEO of the Push Marketing Group, a media strategy firm. She discusses
Nikki Haley trailing Donald Trump in what has become a two-person race for the Republican presidential nomination. As well as Fani Willis being the latest Black woman to find herself in the crosshairs of Trump and his followers.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.23.24 - Roxanne Jones

Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald are board-certified physicians and they are twins. They join the Show to discuss Dr. Wardlaw, Dexter King, the youngest son of Martin Luther King who died at 62 from prostate cancer. As well as a groundbreaking study from neuroscientists at Columbia has found that children learn better on paper than they do on tablets.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.23.24 - The Twin Docs

Dr. Keith Leaphart of Jefferson University joins the show. He speaks to us on the legacy of oncologist and cancer researcher Dr. Edith Mitchell, after her unexpected passing.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.24.24 - Dr. Keith Leaphart

Dr. Nikia Owens joins the show. She is President and CEO of “Campaign For Working Families” (CWF) and provides the overall leadership and strategic direction and planning for the organization. The Philly nonprofit seeks to help 30,000 residents get bigger tax refunds.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.24.24 -  Dr. Nikia Owens

Ryan Smith joins the show. He is a sports anchor for ESPN’s SportsCenter and Outside the Lines. He also serves as a legal analyst and correspondent for ESPN and ABC News. Ryan promotes his new project, ‘Bad Romance’, An ABC News’ ‘20/20’  eight-episode limited series

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.26.24 - Ryan Smith

Forensic Psychologist Dr. Allan M. Tepper joins the show. He conducts psychological assessments in civil, malpractice, and criminal cases. As an expert witness, he renders in-court testimony in state and federal matters. Dr. Tepper talks to us about what might be happening to the mindset of criminals, causing them to commit crimes without regard for consequences

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.29.24 - Dr. Allan M. Tepper

Sharon Vargas joins the show to talk about her journey with the United States Army. Starting as a teenager and lasting for 20 years. She recalls opportunities for women being limited at the time she joined. Nevertheless, she worked in support and administration before becoming a groundbreaking recruiter in the Philadelphia region. Sharon Vargas is the creator of "I AM A VETERAN: MY STORY" - A Journal Notebook for Veterans

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.31.24 - Sharon Vargas

Mercedes Carnethon, PhD,  joins the show. She is the Vice Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lung Health Cohort Principal Investigator. Dr. Mercedes Carnethon talks to us about the American Lung Association’s first-ever large-scale lung health study.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 1.31.24 - Dr. Mercedes Carnethon Mixdown

Deputy Police Commissioner Pedro Rosario joins the show. He speaks to us about his vision to clean up Kensington, as it has become nationally known for its open-air drug use. Commissioner Rosario also comments on the recent fatal shooting of Alexander Spencer after a "stop and frisk" interaction with local police.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 2.1.24 - Deputy Commissioner Pedro Rosario

WURD membership manager Janelle Sanchez joins the show for "What's Hot". we discuss whether men are expected to cover the check if a woman invites her friends to tag along for date night. What is Benevolent sexism? And are gender roles a thing of the past?

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 2.1.24- What's Hot? w/ Janelle Sanchez

Michèle Stephenson joins the show to talk about "Black Girls Play.” An ESPN acclaimed short film, that is included on the Academy Awards shortlist for Best Short Documentary. It chronicles the origins of the “hand games” that young Black girls have played for generations and their influence on music, dance, and community across the American creative landscape.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 2.2.24 - Michele Stephenson

Councilmember Quetcy Lozada joins the show. She represents the 7th Councilmanic District, which includes Kensington. With so much focus on cleaning up the controversial open drug area, Councilmember Lozada talks about her plans to address nuisance businesses in the area.

Wake Up With WURD w/ Solomon Jones 2.2.24 - Councilmember Quetcy Lozada

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