Hung Up Podcast

Friday Dec 12, 2025 UnPacking Live on WURD 96.1 FM/900 AM

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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 institutions is an important part of advocacy for Dr. Evans @imnotjaze

Friday Dec 5, 2025 UnPacking Live on WURD 96.1FM/900AM https://wurdradio.com/shows/unpacking-with-eric-cole/

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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 Network @sterlyg UnPacking the 2025 Black Men Convening in Philly

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 thousands through their FoodFirst Pantry, Bebashi is rewriting what culturally relevant community care looks like. Eric explores the blueprint that takes people from crisis to care—and ultimately, to hope. IG @philly.bebashi

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 her firsthand experience running a youth-centered nonprofit that’s changing lives with mentorship, resources, and safe spaces. We unpack the challenges, the barriers, and most importantly, the solutions that are giving Philly’s youth a fighting chance at wellness, stability, and a future worth believing in. IG @prosperandgrow_

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 Black Journalist, and some the gems you will find in his latest book The Case for Cancel Culture. IG @mrernestowens

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 financially, why she created Affirmations for Black Men and what healthy boundaries look like for her while dating. Please subscribe, rate and comment.

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 tiktok viral moment. This is The Gospel According to Kellen.

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 Dating, Bathhouses, and Poppers. Follow Kris and Shana @BadQueersPodcast

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!

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We unpack Twyla's journey as a Black woman artist and singer navigating creativity, building legacy, and cultural resistance. This is an intimate and spirited conversation about what it really means to OWN your voice in a society that wants to profit from it but rarely protects it.

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 the Divine Nine, and how the attacks on DEI are impacting our communities, organizations as a collective, but also on a personal level.

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Please subscribe, rate, and review! You can find Victor on Instagram @victorious_mindset_360