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
A'Jay Love gets World Star Hip Hop Post Removed
Rodney Hinton, Jr. Say His Name.

Kim Burrell & Jamal Bryant Viral Video, Re-Living Single Podcast Launch, and Rodney Hinton, Jr.

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.

The Liberation Blueprint: Money, Mantras & Meaningful Love with Nicole Glass

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

Turning Audacity Into Headlines with Award Winning Journalist Ernest Owens

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_

Bridging the Gap: Unpacking the Philly At Risk Youth Crisis with Ashley Sampson

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

Mayor Parker Cuts DEI Quotas, Quinta Brings Field Trips to Philly, BMEN w Co-Founder Sterling Grimes

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

Trash Pick Up, Porch Pirating & Race Based Discrimination in Healthcare with Dr. Jazmin Evans

Friday Dec 19, 2025 UnPacking Live on WURD 96.1 FM/900 AM
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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; Boyfriend arrested, but mother was not even though present during the incident.

20:23 Lola from Jenkintown calls in

25:58 Icebreaker with Marquise

27:24 UnPacking Keepin’ it a Bean Podcast, Leroy’s Blend and Due Diligence with Marquise

28:11 Roz from North Philly calls in

Affordable Housing, RIP Key'Monnie Bean, UnPacking Podcasting and Branding with Marquise Richards

Friday Jan 2, 2026
UnPacking
LIVE on WURD 96.1 FM & 900 AM
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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 unpacks immigration injustice and the lived experiences of immigrants in Philadelphia- the impacts to the workforce and schools

08:51 Immigrants access and rights to an attorney

11:29 Misconceptions about the immigrant community and the harm it perpetuates

15:17 Rachel unpacks her most influential moments working with immigrant children and families

17:04 What can we do as a community, advocates and allies to support Project Libertad and immigrant families

Immigration Myths, Legal Rights, and Project Libertad with Attorney Rachel Rutter

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 Don Lemon, Georgia Fort arrested


25:39 Are the proud boys now ICE?

Democracy on Trial: Epstein Files, Don Lemon, and ICE occupation with Miracle Jones and Chris Rabb

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 gay is not a choice

19:04 trump calls to nationalize voting

24:28 epstein files got us feeling like we’re living in a simulation

Unmuted: Hollywood Silence, Collective Liberation and Epstein Files with Donovan Thompson

Miracle Jones is the Director of Advocacy at 1Hood Media. She joined Eric Cole on Unpacking to discuss what the Save America Act, who does it negatively impact, and chime in on Eric's new segment "UnPack THIS", where Eric and Miracle highlight a couple posts from Threads and share their thoughts.  

Miracle Jones on the Save America Act - Unpacking 2.20.26

The Hung Up Podcast, hosted and produced by Wellness Coach and WURD Radio personality Eric Cole, M.Ed., spotlights wellness, culture, and society through a bold Black Queer lens. 

Each episode brings honest conversations with educators, professionals, entertainers, and creatives from every corner of life. Unpacking pop culture moments, personal and professional growth, powerful storytelling, and the collective resilience that keeps us moving forward.

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Kim Burrell & Jamal Bryant Viral Video, Re-Living Single Podcast Launch, and Rodney Hinton, Jr.

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