Hung Up Podcast

This week I am hung up on: 35th Philly Film Festival- Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother with Mahershala Ali and 14th Documentary by Ava DuVernay. This week's Guest is Emily Rodriguez the Strategic Communications Lead, Free and Fair Elections at Protect Democracy. Emily leads election communications at Protect Democracy, focusing on election security, litigation, and state-level strategy. She sta...

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 transformed grief and loss into hope, and how being the author of one of America’s most banned books ha...

☎️ 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 safer, more connected spaces for LGBTQ+ people. Rosko shares his HIV advocacy work journey, we celebrate on...

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 behind her music, and the love, heartbreak, healing, and self-discovery fueling her upcoming project, HIM (...

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 LGBTQ+ youth and putting community care into action this past weekend. Because Pride isn’t just about a par...

☎️ 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 practitioners 🏳️‍🌈Shared identity can sometimes create emotional burdens 🖤Rest in power Nolan Wells and more! in...

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 also take a moment to remember Nolan Wells and reflect on the impact people leave behind. And then… 🇺🇸 I...

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

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 included in the LGBTQ+ community? No easy answers—just an honest conversation about secrecy, identity, sha...

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 behind the persona—sex, fame, family, stigma, reinvention, and what it means to walk into a room as your who...

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+ community. But we wonder (34:42) what life would have been like if we did. Dr. Winder’s book, shameless th...

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 Osborne and PhillyCAM.

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 (52:48) What Sev7en has learned about grief in his sessions (1:02:00) @Sev7enTaylor https://linktr.ee/Sev7enT...

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

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) we unpack: Learning yourself inside a system that often doesn't consider or protect Black women and how...

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 bit.ly/ATNHUP

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 going. @streetsdept $$ IMPACT research study link bit.ly/ATNHUP

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 conversation about choosing yourself in a world that constantly tells you not to. www.doctorjonpaul.com @docto...

KevOnStage Doubles Down on LGBTQ+ & PVR Check-In with Friends by Eric Cole

Enjoy this conversation I had with Alexia aka hotweirdg0rl on Instagram who is the host of One Take Wonder Podcast

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_

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 for Black and Black queer communities, while asking deeper questions: Where do you want to live? Where...

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 Act and implications for voters 29:28 Unpacking the timeline

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 not the solution- investing in sustainable spaces that enrich our youth is! 09:57 How school closures...

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 is void if it doesn’t consider the LGBTQ+ community 16:55 Homophobia only serves white supremacy; being...