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The Black Umbrella
by The Black Umbrella
Hosts Frenchie, Nika, and Wes cater to what their generation wants to hear while being considered the “oddballs” of the bunch. They're unafraid to speak their truths how they see fit. Tackling topics that push the envelope is their bread and butter and they offer listeners a seat at the table. They are not your usual cup of tea nor are they here to be, but you can't resist taking a sip.
Episodes
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Don’t Rely On AI
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie discusses porcelain throne pictures on dating apps & Toby McGuire officiating his recent ex-wife's wedding in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us new music from Young Nudy, Teezo Touchdown, Jade Novah, Nippa, Dawn Richard, and Joyce…
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The Evolution of Happiness
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie discusses ComplexCoon, tariffs on tomatoes, and Rick Ross’s “fresh out” Italian meal in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us new music from earthsignchels, Lil Nas X, Sasha Keable, Meshell Ndegochello, and Victoria Monét in this week's...
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Mohawk of Misogyny
In today’s episode, Frenchie discusses Lucky Daye and his “manhawk” and asks us about our favorite fall activities in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us new music from Jean Deux, Bree Runway, Zyah Bell, Yseult, Maeta, Jae Stephens, Re Lxuise, Tinashe, and more in this week's Gust of...
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Hazardous Hydrox
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie discusses hazardous hydrox, KWN, and how straying away from what you know could cost you a friend or two in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us new music from Adam Oh, GAWD, AZ Chike, Chaka Khan, Miley Cyrus, and MNEK in this week's…
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Daylight
In today’s episode, Frenchie discusses the fall of AZIZAM in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us new music from John Legend, Tinashe, Victoria Monét, Miley Cyrus, LAYA, Natanya, & Jhené Aiko in this week's Gust of Wind. Wes takes over this week’s under our umbrella, bringing a...
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Two Doors Down
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie discusses Daejon Love’s 49ers fantasy and bringing limos back to the road in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Trim, AZ Chike, MIisha, Ogi & Anoop (sunandmooon), Sy’Rai, Majid Jordan, Dhai, Erykah Badu & The...
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The Declaration of Satin Pants
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie discusses the man in the satin pants, Donell Jones & Joe versus, and Mamdani's valiant leadership as mayor of NYC in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Girlfriend, Sinead Harnett, Coco Jones, Mariah Carey & Rochelle...
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Challenge Accepted
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie asks us about our favorite snacks from back in the day that are no longer in production & the Camp Flog Gnaw lineup in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Laila!, Parisalexa, Tinashe, SiR, Quavo, Ayra Starr, and…
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Respectability Politics
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie talks about her own ideas for what should get a presidential ban within Los Angeles, stealing folks' food right off their doorstep, and movie etiquette in this week’s For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Genia, Fana Hues, Ravyn...
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Martha’s ‘Merica
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie talks about the DJ Fucky Butt (DJ Envy) not washing his crack until he was a grown man, a baby shower beatdown, how being a yapper can ruin a bag, and The Odyssey in the For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Cardi B, Natanya, Ari...
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Friend or Foe?
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie talks about the 40+ years of tradition behind mooning an Amtrak train and the Eagle love triangle rocking the nation in the For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Flo Milli, Victoria Monét, Rico Nasty WILLOW, and Tyla in this…
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Put Some Respect On My Name
Happy #TBUthursday In today’s episode, Frenchie talks about Spain winning the World Cup, Trinity and Bryce winning Love Island, Doo-Doo Lettuce, and the SZA blues in the For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Saucy Santana, Coco Jones, Tinashe, Steve Lacy, Syd, Ambré, Masego…
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Sparks Fly
Happy #TBUthursday & Happy Pride! In today’s episode, Frenchie talks about the B2K & Pretty Ricky Verzuz, folks recording at the function, and a remarkable soloist who is the definition of one band one sound in the For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Muni Long, Steve Lacey,...
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Ending the "What If..."
Happy #TBUthursday & Happy Pride! In today’s episode, Frenchie talks about folks' inappropriate behavior during Juneteenth celebrations in the For The Birds segment. Wes brings us some new music from Glenn Lewis, Key Glock, Chloe, MNEK, and more to your ears in this week's Gust of Wind. Wes...
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New York's One Wish Willow
Happy #TBUthursday & Happy Pride! In today’s episode, Frenchie talks about the New York Knicks winning the 2026 NBA Championship & inventions we love in the For The Birds segment. Wes takes a small trip to Love Island and brings some new music from Infinity Song, Olivia Rodrigo, THE-DREAM, and…
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Pecan Island
Happy #TBUthursday & Happy Pride! In today’s episode, Frenchie talks about bringing kissing in the club back, unwanted guests in dreams, dogs having no home training, and unhinged men in the For The Birds segment. Wes visits the nut farm to check on Kelly Pecan Price and brings some new music to...
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For Our Pride
Happy #TBUthursday & Happy Pride! All LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals have a place here in the #TBUfamily. Wes has us go back and identify some of our first memories of pride. WOTD: Erase- to nullify the effect or force of Question: What is something you would erase from the world forever? GUTS…
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Let Go With Love
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie gives us glowing reviews of the new movies I Love Boosters and Is God Is in this week's For The Birds segment. Wes gives us new music from Tiffany, kwn, Tyga, and 6LACK in this week's Gust of Wind segment. Frenchie encourages us to let go of things that no longer…
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Political Decline
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie speaks on the breakup of Chelsea and Kwame from the Netflix show Love Is Blind in this week's FTB segment. Nika does a much-needed political check-in with us, and we share our thoughts about where this administration is headed. WOTD: Elevate- to raise in rank or…
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Cursive Kisser
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie’s FTB segment includes a Cirque Poop Parlay that leads right to getting late-night Taco Bell. WOTD: Skill- the ability to use one's knowledge effectively and readily in execution or performance Question: What is a skill you would like to master? GUTS OF WIND: New…
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Live For Your Dream
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie’s FTB segment allows us to reminisce about early 2000s nostalgia, Men being Megan Thee Stallion’s nuggets haters, and Robert Glasper’s disdain for folks hopping into pictures they know they don’t belong in. Frenchie also leads this week's Under Our Umbrella segment by...
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Sashay Away Klay
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie’s FTB segment talks all about pool party etiquette, the new Michael biopic, and letting Klay know to sashay away. Nika presents some jobs from the Victorian Era to us, and we talk about which ones we could see ourselves doing this week’s under our umbrella. WOTD:...
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No Question Left Unanswered
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie’s FTB segment talks all about cake in the face, Coach Stormy being in some low vibrational trouble with the FTC, and Ice Spice’s scuffle in the McDonald’s. This week's under our umbrella focuses on society's overconsumption of entertainment media and the burnout that...
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Being In The Know
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie’s FTB segment talks all about AI dating, shady friends, and lack of etiquette when it comes to returning clothes. This week's under our umbrella focuses on society's overconsumption of entertainment media and the burnout that comes with it. WOTD: Rewatch - to watch...
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Up All Night
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie’s FTB segment talks all about the drama between AKAs and Trick Daddy, Deontay Wilder’s less-than-smart comments, and Kristi Noem’s hot air balloon! Having trouble sleeping? Nika has some tips for you to help enhance your quality of sleep. We give our thoughts on them...
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Life’s What You Make It
Happy #TBUthursday! Life has its ups and downs, and sometimes it can be hard to press on when you’re in low spirits or feel like you are hitting a wall at every turn. Wes leads this week’s under our umbrella with a little encouragement in letting us all know life is still what we make it as long…
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That’s Not My Name
Happy #TBUthursday! Sometimes you just need to have faith and step into your purpose. Frenchie talks to us about our growth in the year and how sometimes we can get in our own way in order to stay surrounded by what’s familiar. However, what’s familiar won’t help you grow. WOTD: Pretend- to give…
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Take Two!
Happy #TBUthursday! Mercury is in retrograde, and the technology is on the fritz! Join us as Frenchie gives us the dos and don'ts of decorating the bathroom & her thoughts on Jack Harlow’s identity crisis. Nika challenges us to create our own 2026 Bingo Card in this week's under our umbrella...
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Accountability Is Love
Happy #TBUthursday! Have you ever had to hold a friend's hand and tell them they are wrong? That’s the question Wes asks us in this week's Under Our Umbrella Segment. Also, Frenchie highlights the danger in the ongoing erasure of older forms of multimedia (DVDs, VCRs, CDs. etc.) WOTD: Pet- a...
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Too Late to Apologize
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie opens up this week's Under Our Umbrella on the topic of forgiveness. What do you consider to be an efficient apology? We’ve all been hurt at some point in our lives and have had to be on the receiving end of an apology. We highlight what things attribute to an…
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Angel Numbers
Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight Fredrick McKinley Jones, a prolific African American inventor who patented over sixty devices, most notably the first successful mobile refrigeration system for trucks. Nika educates us on angel numbers in this week’s Under Our Umbrella. WOTD:...
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America’s Next “Top” Model
Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight Brenda Lee Banks, one of the first African American women to work as a professional animator. She worked on shows like The Simpsons, Looney Tunes, and King of the Hill. We watched the Netflix documentary Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top...
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Be Our Valentine
Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight Ms. Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz. Her organization focuses on providing services such as hair, makeup, hygiene, and food to those who need them most. Check out b2tz.org to learn more about the organization and how you can…
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Revenge Of The Past Me
Happy Black History Month! This week, we highlight the father of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson. Nika has us reflect on past mistakes we’ve made as children that have helped us grow into the adults we are now in this week's Under Our Umbrella. WOTD: Client- One that is under the…
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The Root of Motivation
Happy #tbuthursday! In this week's Under Our Umbrella, we reflect on what motivated us in the past, how it differs from what motivates us now, and the journey that led us there. WOTD: Rage- A violent and uncontrolled anger Question: Who is an artist you’d rage to? FOR THE BIRDS: -Does it matter…
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Feeling Great In Season 8
Happy #TBUthursday! Welcome back, TBU family. We are thrilled to bring you season 8 of The Black Umbrella and have a lot in store for you this season. WOTD: Interject- to throw in between or among other things. Question: If you overheard someone talking about you, what could they say that would...
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Farewell Season 7
Happy #TBUthursday! Today is a bittersweet moment as we close out our season 7. Thank you all so much for riding with us throughout this season and tuning in every #TBUThursday to get your dose of what we have to talk about. Comment on your favorite moments from Season 7; we would love to hear...
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Burnout Be Gone
Happy #TBUthursday! We are in the throes of the last quarter, and burnout has officially made its presence known. Wes asks Frenchies and Nika about the tools they use to help with burnout. WOTD: Fantasize- to create or develop—imaginative and often fantastic views or ideas. Question: What is...
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Time To Check In
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie keeps it chill in this week's under our umbrella and checks in with us just to see how we are doing on the personal goals we set for the year. WOTD: Date- an appointment to meet at a specified time Question: Would you let your parents set you up on a blind date? Join...
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Underdog Where?!
Happy #TBUthursday! Nika tells us all about what it means to root for an underdog on the heels of Ashley Hollis winning Big Brother 27. WOTD: Bodyguard- a person or group of people hired to escort and protect another person, especially a dignitary. Question: What is a silly way you would protect...
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Where Is My Free Speech?
Happy #TBUthursday! We are now living in a nation where this government's administration views exercising our First Amendment as a privilege and not our constitutional right. We should all be concerned about access to reliable information channels that are not controlled by the government. Today…
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My Friends Say…
Happy #TBUthursday! Frenchie leads us in this week's under our umbrella segment, where we discuss the importance of our friends' opinions on who we date. WOTD: Sport- an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for...
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For The Love Of Film
Happy #TBUthursday! Nika leads us in this week's under our umbrella, where she asks us questions surrounding our favorite moments in cinema. WOTD: Stardom- the status of being famous exceptionally talented perfromer in the world of entertainment or sports. Question: Who do you think is on track…
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Ride The Relationship
Happy #TBUthursday! Wes recently went to see The Roses, a movie that chronicles a couple falling in love with each other to the point where they lose sight of the reason why they fell in love in the first place. That movie inspired him to open up a conversation on the three driving factors that…
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Reunited In Fiji
Happy #TBUthursday! We spent three months following these islanders on their journey to find love, and after one month out of the villa, the time has come for them to reunite and address everything that’s happened both in and outside of the villa. We get together and share our thoughts on this...
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Million Dollar Summer
Happy #TBUthursday! What would you do with half a million dollars this summer? Nika had some fun with us this week, asking us if we had half a million dollars to spend and another half to hide somewhere secluded, where we would hide, and what we would spend the other half on. We only have three...
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I Want To Get Away
Happy #TBUthursday! Want to get away? We discuss the benefits of carving out time to take short trips away from home and simply unplug and relax. WOTD: propaganda- information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view...
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Pass It Down
Happy #TBUthursday! Do you have any heirlooms that have been passed down through generations in your family? Frenchie leads a discussion on traditions and the passing down of “Recipes” within each of our family units and how these things have helped to keep us connected to our roots. WOTD:...
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Date Night!
Happy #TBUthursday! This week, we discuss one of our favorite shows, Big Brother! There is a quirky bunch in the house this season, and we are here to catch you all up on it. WOTD: Household- a house and its occupants regarded as a unity Question: In Big Brother as HOH, you can pick an album to...
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A Fair Fight
Happy #TBUthursday! This week, we discuss whether there is such a thing as a fair fight. The girls were fighting all week on Twitter, and it inspired us to assess what we deem a fair fight. WOTD: Secret- not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others Question: In one of our favorite...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Hosts Frenchie, Nika, and Wes cater to what their generation wants to hear while being considered the “oddballs” of the bunch. They're unafraid to speak their truths how they see fit. Tackling topics that push the envelope is their bread and butter and they offer listeners a seat at the table. They are not your usual cup of tea nor are they here to be, but you can't resist taking a sip.
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The Black Umbrella
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Hosts Frenchie, Nika, and Wes cater to what their generation wants to hear while being considered the “oddballs” of the bunch. They're unafraid to speak their truths how they see fit. Tackling topics that push the envelope is their bread and butter and they offer listeners a seat at the table. They...
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