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Hung Up Podcast
by Eric Cole
From mental health check-ins and local Philly happenings to listener confessions, artist interviews, and unapologetic hot takes-the Hung Up Podcast blends soulful reflection with sharp commentary. Whether you're tuning in for the vibes, the voice memos, or the village it creates, this show invites you to slow down, speak up, and sort through the mess of the moment together. Created by Wellness & Social Impact Leadership Coach, WURD Radio Personality, 2024 Philly Black Pride Legend Eric Cole, M.Ed.https://linktr.ee/[email protected]
Episodes
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Revisit Your Graves with Award Winning Author and Activist George M. Johnson
George M. Johnson dials into the Hung Up Podcast this week for a personal conversation about HIV, advocacy, grief, healing, censorship, and the journey to becoming your most authentic self. We unpack what led George to tell this next chapter of their story in And If I Die Before I Wake, how they...
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GAYmer Mode Activated with Rosko Scott
☎️ This week I'm hung up on past guest Dr. Shanea Thomas and the Nolan Wells cell phone forensic report that Ben Crump just released. What happens when gaming, HIV advocacy, queer youth, and community collide? This week on the Hung Up Podcast, we’re getting into the REAL work behind creating…
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SZA Heard Her: Hopeless in Men feat. AINJO
Ainjo sits down with Hung Up to unpack the wild full-circle moment of going from covering SZA’s “Good Days” in 2021 to having SZA share her own song, “If Pretty Was a Contest,” years later. We get real about Ainjo’s journey from military service to independent R&B artist, the radical honesty…
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Kaepernick, Fat Joe & Philly Black Pride Shows Up for Community
This week on Hung Up, we’re unpacking: Ten years after Colin Kaepernick took a knee, we look at what his protest changed and what it cost him. A decade later, is America finally honest about what that moment was really about? Then, a shoutout to Philly Black Pride for showing up for unhoused…
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Healing The Queer Healers with Dr. Shanéa Thomas
☎️ A new podcast episode featuring Dr. Shanéa Thomas LICSW, CSE @drshaneathomas @drkchocolatnoir drops TODAY on @youtube and all podcast platforms. 📌Episode Topics: 😷COVID and tele-health transformed mental healthcare. The pros and cons 🏢Organizational accountability and protecting…
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The Legends Are Leaving Us & America’s Reckoning with Kellen Myers
Full episode also on YouTube ☎️ This week we’re giving flowers while people can still smell them. We’re talking about the LGBTQ+ community, the icons and legends we’ve lost, and why it’s so important to celebrate the people who helped shape our culture and our lives while they’re still here. We...
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Drunk Black History with Brandon Collins
Brandon Collins founder and creator of Drunk Black History and High Black History dials in this week to talk about some upcoming Philly shows. But not before I do my own version of Drunk Black History. @officialdrunkblackhistory drunkblackhistory.com/upcoming-shows
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Quiet on the Creek: Unpacking DL Culture, Shame & Visibility with Theo Smith
Full Video on YouTube! This week we unpack Saucy Santana’s trending hit “Quiet on the Creek” and use it as a jumping-off point for a bigger conversation about DL culture. Why is it still thriving? How does the LGBTQ+ community contribute to it? And the controversial question: should DL men be...
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VENOM: Beyond the Persona. The Man, The Adult Entertainer & The Community Advocate
This week, we’re getting into the life, career, and evolution of a man who became legendary in adult entertainment before bringing that same visibility and lived experience into LGBTQ+ health, HIV prevention, housing, and community work. Kevin Mines aka VENOM. We’re talking about the person…
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The Category Is: PRIDE with Dr. Terrell J.A. Winder
This Week I’m Hung Up On: 02:06 Hoe Responsibly hosted at Indy Hall 03:45 We won’t stop talking about Nolan Wells until justice is served! — Black House and Ballroom has been around since the late 60’s. Dr. Terrell J.A. Winder and I never ventured into Ballroom or House life within the LGBTQ+...
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BONUS EPISODE: Road to (Philly) Pride
I am on a short mid-season break but I wanted to drop the audio to this years Road to Pride a collaboration with Philly Black Pride and PhillyCAM. Thank you to each and every person who made this live podcast event possible: Marquise Richards, Jacen Bowman, Le Thomas, Deborah Johnson, Landis...
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Inside Sev7en Taylor's Celebrity Soul Sessions
This week Eric is HUNG UP on the BET awards Icon Award Teyana Taylor & Janet Jackson Soul Sessions with Sev7en (08:01) Chris Rock (15:02) Nicki Minaj (18:27) Astro realm vs Dreams (21:31) Michael Jackson (24:19) King Von (26:43) Marilyn Monroe (34:25) Protecting Your Energy (44:34) Aaliyah…
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A Love Letter to Self with Philly Soul Artist April Moi
This week I am so Hung Up on Kallen Allen (03:09) Who is April Moi Icebreaker (07:15) April’s new single To, The Girl (28:16) How Philly culture influences April’s music (38:20) April Moi @_aprilmoi Up to $825 IMPACT research study link bit.ly/ATNHUP
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Lessons in Love: What We Learned & What We Didn’t But Still Showing Up feat. Queen Ceshia & Rev. B
We will not tolerate disrespect to First Lady Michelle Obama or any Black woman on this platform! Guests: Ceshia aka "Queen Phierce" @queenphierce Poet, Organizer, Reproductive Justice Advocate Reverend B @blackivybp Ordained Minister, Chaplin Educator After the couple themed icebreaker (21:24)…
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Lessons Learned and The Lessons We're Still Learning Feat. Sterling Grimes
The homie Sterling Grimes swings by this week and we unpack friendship, Ray J getting knocked out, dating lessons learned or not learned and we end with what we are Hung Up on for the week. Sterling Grimes, Co-Founder of Black Mens Educator Network @sterlyg Up to $825 IMPACT research study link...
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Documenting a Changing Philadelphia with Conrad Benner of Streets Dept
After a quick check-in on some local civic engagement and my thoughts on the new Is God Is movie, Conrad Benner founder of Streets Dept. joins me unpacking everything Philly cultural arts and public space scene- the past present and where he sees the future of the Philly cultural arts scene…
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Black Queer Identity, Politics & Viral Controversy with Dr. Jon Paul Higgins
Dr. Jon Paul Higgins joins Eric this week to unpack what it means to live boldly at the intersections of Blackness, fatness, and femininity—and why joy, audacity, and self-definition are acts of resistance. From therapy and self-worth to breaking free from desirability politics, this is a...
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KevOnStage Doubles Down on LGBTQ+ & PVR Check-In with Friends
KevOnStage Doubles Down on LGBTQ+ & PVR Check-In with Friends by Eric Cole
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Hung Up Podcast x One Take Wonder Podcast
Enjoy this conversation I had with Alexia aka hotweirdg0rl on Instagram who is the host of One Take Wonder Podcast
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VIRR: The Process, The Pressure, The Payoff
Unpacking from Jacksonville Florida to San Diego California- and the evolution of ViRR's music and artistry. We also get into the personal story behind his last project 'Formless' and what’s next in music. https://www.youtube.com/@virr_official_
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Reimagining Aging and Retirement feat. Black Gay and Retired Podcast
The HIV/AIDS crisis disrupted how many people envisioned their future, making it difficult to see aging and retirement as a reality. Now, there’s an opportunity to reimagine retirement as freedom, possibility, and self-definition. This conversation unpacks the realities and data around retirement...
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ANTM, the SAVE Act and Trending Visalia High School Photo with Miracle Jones
Friday, February 20, 2026 UnPacking LIVE WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM Guest: Miracle Jones Director of Advocacy and Policy at 1Hood Media @miujizammilagro 00:48 This week’s shoutouts: Peerspace and Philly Black Pride Chocolate Mixer 06:26 ANTM: Where’s the accountability? 11:58 Breaking down the SAVE…
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UnPacking Philly School Closures, Bad Bunny & Surya Bonaly with Dr. Jazmin Evans and D'Angelo Virgo
Friday, February 13, 2026 UnPacking LIVE WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM Guests: Dr. Jazmin Evans Scholar and Health Advocate @imnotjaze D'Angelo Virgo Education and Community Advocate @dangelovirgo 02:04 Philly School Closures: What happens to Black children and Black communities? 05:47 Closing schools is...
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Unmuted: Hollywood Silence, Collective Liberation and Epstein Files with Donovan Thompson
Friday, February 6, 2026 UnPacking LIVE WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM Donovan Thompson @i_am_donovan 06:35 Silence equals complicity- Donovan unpacks how he lost opportunities when he spoke up about Palestine 10:09 Is presence and representation enough? We unpack Beyonce & Arthur Ash 12:56 Your activism…
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Democracy on Trial: Epstein Files, Don Lemon, and ICE occupation with Miracle Jones and Chris Rabb
Friday, January 30, 2026 UnPacking LIVE WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM Miracle Jones @1hoodmedia Chris Rabb @chrisrabb 02:07 Chris Rabb talks about how he has used his platform to inform and activate community 07:30 Miracle Jones unpacks QBURG article: No One Is Safe In A Police State 10:23 Journalists…
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Drunk Black History, Life Covered, Policy Talk with Brandon Collins & Gary Jones
Friday, January 23, 2026 UnPacking LIVE WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM 00:33 Drunk Black History with Creator Brandon Collins 07:01 RIP Boom Balenciaga & Charles Fitzpatrick 08:12 Unpacking life insurance with Financial Advisor Gary Jones 22:26 trump administration demands list of Jewish students…
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Parasocial Relationships, Druski Sketch, Mike Epps & Iyanala Viral Moments with Dr. Jazmin Evans
Friday, Jan 16, 2026 UnPacking LIVE WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM Professor, Health Advocate and Kidney Transplant Survivor Dr. Jazmin Evans Jazminevans.com @jaemedia.llc 06:53 Rapid Fire with Dr. Jazmin Evans 12:05 Druski got the people hot! 15:30 Philly Headline: Khyon Smith-Tate found dead in Chipotle...
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Credit, Banking and Budgeting for 2026 with Financial Educator Rachael Hanible
Friday, Jan 9, 2026 UnPacking LIVE WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM Rachael Hanible Best Selling Author National Financial Educator of the Year rachaelhanible.com 02:36 Financial Wellness icebreaker- the lies we have been told! 06:56 How Rachael became debt free with a perfect credit score 09:50 What people...
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Immigration Myths, Legal Rights, and Project Libertad with Attorney Rachel Rutter
Friday Jan 2, 2026 UnPacking LIVE on WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM wurdradio.com/shows/unpacking-with-eric-cole/ Rachel Rutter, Esq. Founder of ProjectLibertad.org 01:22 Rachel Rutter’s origin at an immigration attorney and why she created Project Libertad, and the power peer to peer support 05:30 Rachel...
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Affordable Housing, RIP Key'Monnie Bean, UnPacking Podcasting and Branding with Marquise Richards
Friday Dec 19, 2025 UnPacking Live on WURD 96.1 FM/900 AM wurdradio.com/shows/unpacking-with-eric-cole/ 07:44 Philadelphia Housing Authority brings affordable housing to center city and pushback from community. TRIGGER WARNING 16:12 2 Year Old Key'Monnie Bean unalived in South Philadelphia;...
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Trash Pick Up, Porch Pirating & Race Based Discrimination in Healthcare with Dr. Jazmin Evans
Friday Dec 12, 2025 UnPacking Live on WURD 96.1 FM/900 AM wurdradio.com/shows/unpacking-with-eric-cole/ 03:00 2x a week trash pickup extends to North Philly on January 5th 13:37 Porch Pirating is up 6%! 18:11 Icebreaker; Unpacking race based discrimination in algorithms and why calling out...
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Mayor Parker Cuts DEI Quotas, Quinta Brings Field Trips to Philly, BMEN w Co-Founder Sterling Grimes
Friday Dec 5, 2025 UnPacking Live on WURD 96.1FM/900AM https://wurdradio.com/shows/unpacking-with-eric-cole/ - 01:24 Mayor Cherelle Parker Cuts DEI Contract Quotas 11:19 Quinta Brunson Wants Philly Kids to Have Free Field Trips 17:00 Guest: Sterling Grimes, Co-Founder of Black Men Education…
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From Crisis to Care: The Bebashi Blueprint with Sebrina Tate
This week on the Hung Up Podcast, we sit down with Bebashi – Transition to Hope’s CEO Sebrina Tate to unpack how one of Philadelphia’s most vital community organizations is tackling HIV, food insecurity, and health disparities head-on. From leading the nation in viral suppression rates to feeding...
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Bridging the Gap: Unpacking the Philly At Risk Youth Crisis with Ashley Sampson
This week on the Hung Up Podcast, we take a hard look at the realities facing at-risk youth in Philadelphia: what’s missing, why too many young people are slipping through the cracks, and how community nonprofits life Prosper and Grow created by guest Ashley Sampson are stepping up. Ashley shares...
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Turning Audacity Into Headlines with Award Winning Journalist Ernest Owens
What does it take to break away from the traditional lane and build something of your own? In this episode, award-winning journalist, author and radio show host Ernest Owens unpacks how audacity fueled his career, why he launched his own journalist association called Philadelphia Association of...
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The Liberation Blueprint: Money, Mantras & Meaningful Love with Nicole Glass
Liberation comes in layers: financial, emotional, and relational. In this episode of the Hung Up Podcast Real Estate Mogul, Food-Travel-Fitness Content Creator and Creator of Affirmations for Black Men @affirmationsforblackmen Nicole Glass @nicolejglass unpacks how real estate can liberate you...
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The Gospel According to Kellen Myers
From breaking out of the boxes that never fit, to serving up the holy spirit and soul in and out of his pop up restaurant business— Kellen Myers @thegr8tkellen joins me to talk faith without fear, brotherhood without boundaries, and why it’s giving liberation. And of course we had to unpack his...
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Bad Queers: Reclaiming OUR time!
Full episode streaming on YouTube! This week Kris and Shana aka our favorite bad Queers unpack how Queer people are breaking molds and stereotypes by reclaiming culture and demanding representation not only in pop culture but also in mainstream media. In pop culture we unpack: Tyler Perry, Online...
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The Voice Ain't Free: Art, Resistance & Range with Vocal Coach Twyla Joy
This week on the Hung Up Podcast is Artist and Vocal Coach Twyla Joy @twilightjoi This episode is centered around what it means to connect your outer voice to your inner voice, Twyla says this is where the magic happens! -- We unpack Twyla's journey as a Black woman artist and singer navigating...
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Victor Nasir Terry Unpacking Queer Advocacy in Black Greek Fraternities, and Attacks on DEI
This week on the Hung Up Podcast is Victor Nasir Terry, Education Leadership and Belonging Coach, Founder of Necessary Means Consulting and Coaching, and member of the Divine Nine! We unpack our introduction to social impact leadership coaching,, what Queer advocacy looks like from the inside of...
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Hollywood Actor Milan Carter Unpacking Hit Netflix Series FUBAR, Growing Up In Philly, and Being a Black Actor
🎙️ Philly, Stand Up! Produced by Marquise Richards @marquisedavon The Hung Up Podcast welcomes West Philly’s own Actor Milan Carter @milanbcarter back to the city as he promotes his hit Netflix series FUBAR! 💥 From growing up in the 215 to starring alongside @schwarzenegger Arnold…
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Unpacking AI in Therapy and Curating Nontraditional Healing Spaces with Natasha Mosby, LCSW
This week on Hung Up Pod, we’re talking therapy—but not the Instagram version. I’m joined by Natasha Mosby, LCSW @healthandwellness_nsmlcsw—clinical expert, therapist, and founder of Health, Wellness and Integrated Care—for a deep and refreshing conversation on how therapy is evolving in today’s...
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Pride, Protest & Petty Queens: A Culture Check with XD
This week on The Hung Up Podcast, Eric is joined by the hilarious and unapologetically insightful XD—podcaster, award winning producer, and cultural critic—for a sharp and hilarious conversation that spans the spectrum of Black queer experience. From the surge of ICE raids and public protests to...
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Tony Purnell on Pride & Pleasure: Summer Dating Vibes
In this Pride Month episode, I'm joined by Black Psychotherapist, Author, and Lightworker Tony Purnell @tonypurnelllightworker for a hilarious and insightful convo around what it means to heal while being Queer, dating with intention (or not), and showing up in the heat of summer dating/hookups.…
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Theo aka PleaseDontIrkMe, a Word for Creators
Theo aka PleaseDontIrkMe Blogger, YouTube Creator, and Podcaster unpacks his journey to being a creator and the motivations that keep him engaging with community.
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Marquise Richards Unpacking Sinners Movie, Mental Health Awareness Month, Children of the Chalk
Marquise Richards Host of Keepin' It A Bean podcast, Owner of Leroy's Coffee Blend, and Co-Host of Due Diligence taps in this week and it is a GOOD time! ——— We unpack some of our favorite scenes from the Sinners movie and how vampirism is used to portray white supremacy. ——— May is Mental Health...
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Kim Burrell & Jamal Bryant Viral Video, Re-Living Single Podcast Launch, and Rodney Hinton, Jr.
The Hung Up Podcast returns with season 7 episode 1 This week's shout out goes to Doechii and Marquise Richards of Keeping It A Bean Podcast. UnPack or Packing it UP: Kim Burrell & Jamal Bryant Viral Video LGBTQ Sanctuary Opens in Pennsylvania Ericka Alexander, Kim Coles Re-Living Single Podcast...
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LIVE: The Audacity Feat. Andre D. Carroll
This week we focus on local Philly politics and community with Andre D. Carroll. Andre is an educator, juvenile justice advocate and he is currently the Democratic Candidate for the 201st Legislative District State House Representative. 🏳️🌈 Carroll would be the second openly Black gay male to...
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LIVE: Demystifying Masculine Affection
Watch this full episode @YouTube This week Eric and Tony talk about affection and bromance between straight men. Why is it so controversial? Why is it harder for men to show affection towards each other? How does this show up in our own community and how is it perpetuated? Hosts: @hunguppod...
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LIVE: 3D Art & Philly Art Entrepreneur feat. Tee Taylor
This week we have 3D artist and owner of Taylored Faces and Balloons Tee Taylor in the studio to talk about her unique 3D art style and how she was able quit her 9 to 5 to focus on art full time. Hosts: @hunguppod @tonypurnelllightworker Production: @marquisedavon Creative Assist: @sterlyg…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
From mental health check-ins and local Philly happenings to listener confessions, artist interviews, and unapologetic hot takes-the Hung Up Podcast blends soulful reflection with sharp commentary. Whether you're tuning in for the vibes, the voice memos, or the village it creates, this show invites you to slow down, speak up, and sort through the mess of the moment together. Created by Wellness & Social Impact Leadership Coach, WURD Radio Personality, 2024 Philly Black Pride Legend Eric Cole, M.Ed.https://linktr.ee/[email protected]
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From mental health check-ins and local Philly happenings to listener confessions, artist interviews, and unapologetic hot takes-the Hung Up Podcast blends soulful reflection with sharp commentary. Whether you're tuning in for the vibes, the voice memos, or the village it creates, this show invites...
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