Hung Up Podcast

☎️ I sit down with Priya Sarathy Jones, Co-Executive Director of the Fines and Fees Justice Center, to unpack the systems that monitor, penalize, and financially burden everyday people. 💸 From court fines and fees that push people deeper into poverty to Flock cameras and the growing reach of mass surveillance, we explore how these systems impact our money, privacy, civil liberties, and everyday lives. 💭 Who benefits from these systems? Who pays the price? And how much of our freedom are we willing to give up? 🎧Tracked & Fined: The Surveillance Economy. https://finesandfeesjusticecenter.org/about/our-team/priya-sarathy-jones/ #pod #hungup #fines #fees #justice

Voters Aren’t Buying It. Is Donald Trump’s strategy to disrupt and undermine confidence in the midterm elections actually working? A new poll suggests voters aren’t convinced and the resistance isn’t coming from Democrats alone 👀 On this episode, we’re joined by Ben Raderstorf, Writer and Policy Strategist at Protect Democracy, to unpack the findings behind a recent poll, why voters including Republicans strongly oppose election disruption and denial, and what this could mean for the upcoming midterms. https://www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/new-poll-donald-trumps-midterm-deception

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 staffs the National Task Force on Election Crises. She also launched Democracy Atlas, a series of eight anti-authoritarian lessons drawn from interviews with democracy leaders in dozens of countries. Protect Democracy is a nonpartisan nonprofit working to keep American elections free and fair. protectdemocracy.org

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 has shaped their advocacy and voice. From the realities we don’t always say out loud to the resilience and joy that keep us moving forward, George gets vulnerable about what it means to survive, evolve, and keep telling your story unapologetically. instagram.com/iamgmjohnson https://l1nq.com/81mf0km

☎️ 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 one year on the Philly Black Pride Board, and unpack his connection to the growing Queer gamer community. It’s a conversation about visibility and what it really means to show up for your people. instagram.com/roskos.modernlife Bloomsbury: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/accountable-care-and-identity-camaraderie-for-transgender-and-queer-service-providers-9781666961423/