Happy #TBUthursday! We were devastated to hear the news of Anna Burrell, one of our favorite Food Network stars, passing away, and we dedicate this episode to her and her loved ones. Nika has us create our dream food tour with our favorite chefs and cuisine. WOTD: Sleuth- a person who investigates crimes; a detective Question: When are you more likely to be a super sleuth. Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify play...
Jun 26, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 7Ep. 21
Happy #TBUthursday! We all have been in a season of grieving in one shape or form, and Wes leaves the floor open to discuss the different ways we have learned to process it. WOTD: Transparent- easy to perceive or detect Question: What do people need to be more transparent about? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show! New music: India Shawn- “Kill ...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 16 min•Season 7Ep. 20
Happy #TBUthursday! Life has been doing a number on all of us, but we are happy to be back to you this week with a brand new exclusive audio-only episode. So much uncertainty has been in the air, and Frenchie takes the time to ask us what tools we use to ground us during these uncertain times. WOTD: Volume- quantity or power of sound; degree of loudness. Question: Summer is around the corner. What song will you be blasting at full volume? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/i...
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 19
Happy #TBUthursday! Hear ye, hear ye! Each host from TBU is throwing a ball on the same day, and we want to know which one you would attend. Nika has us use our creativity and imagination to dream up the ball of the year. WOTD: Random- made, done, happening, or chosen without method of conscious decision. Question: What is a random thought you’ve had recently? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is u...
May 29, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 18
Happy #TBUthursday! Do you have a green thumb? Wes has us all acknowledge the growth we’ve made in our lives. It’s so easy to get swept up in the responsibilities of life, but it is always nice to look back and acknowledge how you’ve grown over time. WOTD: Sequel- a published, broadcast, or recorded work that continues that story or develops the theme of an earlier one. Question: What is a movie you believe would have a great sequel? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite...
May 22, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 7Ep. 17
Happy #TBUthursday! Summer is almost here, and Frenchie wants to know what we have planned :). We talk about all we hope to do this summer. WOTD: Unpopular- not liked or popular Question: What’s your unpopular opinion? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show! New music: Josh Levi ft. BEAM- “FEEL THE BA$$ (Extendo)” Tyla- “Bliss” Mya- “Face to Face” ...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 16
Happy #TBUthursday! We are so happy to be back this week with a new episode for y’all. Do you know what a birthday time capsule is? Nika has us make our own birthday time capsules this weeks, Under Our Umbrella. We also discuss new music, the MET, and more. WOTD: Time- the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole. Question: What would you do if you could freeze time? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/r...
May 08, 2025•1 hr 49 min•Season 7Ep. 15
Happy #TBUthursday! We have been coming at you a little heavy with the Under Our Umbrella segments these past few weeks, so Wes decided to lighten it up this week, asking us a series of hypotheticals for us to answer :). WOTD: Vinyl- synthetic resin or plastic consisting of polyvinyl chloride or a related polymer, used for wallpaper and other covering materials and for records. Question: What’s an album that’s been released in the past few years that made you buy the vinyl? Join our Discord and ...
Apr 24, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 7Ep. 14
Happy #TBUthursday! This week Frenchie takes on a conversation regarding the weight of Understanding. She asses our importance in feeling understood vs. others understanding us. WOTD: Easter- the most important and oldest festival of the Christian Church, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Question: What was your favorite part about Easter growing up? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 42 min•Season 7Ep. 13
Happy #TBUthursday! NIka gives us a crash course on crashing out and we share some stories of our own. Do you have any crash our stories? WOTD: Slap- hit or strike with the palm of the hand or a flat object. Question: Who is a celebrity you’d love to slap for an easy five million dollars? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show! New music: Ari Lenno...
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 7Ep. 12
Happy #TBUthursday! Do you remember the first time you were disappointed? Wes brings the topic of disappointment to the table for this week's under our umbrella. We discuss the difference in feeling from being the "disapointee" to the "disapointer". Let us know how you handle disappointment in the comments. WOTD: Return- come or go back to a place or person Question: If 106 & park were to return who would be the hosts Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ ...
Apr 03, 2025•1 hr 54 min•Season 7Ep. 11
Happy #TBUthursday! When we know better, do we truly do better? Frenchie explores this in this week's under our umbrella. WOTD: Tribute- an act, statement, or gift intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration. Question: Who is an artist you would love to see give a tribute? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show! New music: Shamea- “Neva Had”...
Mar 27, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Season 7Ep. 10
Happy #TBUthursday! Nika leads this week's Under Our Umbrella with some mental and physical spring cleaning. Clutter is a normal thing that happens in our lives and we must take the time to declutter our minds and space to prepare for what’s to come. This year, we are participating in Podcasthon, the global charity podcast event! We have teamed up with @podcasthon and hundreds of podcasts worldwide to support our favorite charity. This episode is dedicated to Teach My Kid To Read, a charity fo...
Mar 20, 2025•1 hr 44 min•Season 7Ep. 9
Happy #TBUthursday! Wes leads this week's under our umbrella by analyzing the “build you up to break you down” narrative attached to celebrity culture. WOTD: Collaborate- work jointly on an activity, especially to produce or create something Question: What is a collaboration that probably hasn’t happened but makes sense in your head? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the musi...
Mar 13, 2025•1 hr 41 min•Season 7Ep. 8
Happy #TBUthursday! Do you believe in the phrase “You are what you consume”? Frenchie explores our thoughts surrounding embodying messaging across media in our daily lives. WOTD: lip sync- the act of imitating the lip movements of a singer or speaker while making a recording of your own voice. Question: What would you lip sync for your life? Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with ...
Mar 06, 2025•1 hr 34 min•Season 7Ep. 7
Happy Black History Month & #TBUthursday! This week’s BHM Highlight celebrates Augusta Christine Fells Savage. Nika encourages us to use our imagination for this week's Under Our Umbrella by having us create our own Black Television Network. WOTD: Phrase- a group of words that work together in a sentence but don't form a complete sentence. Question: What is a phrase you don’t like hearing Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check ...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 7Ep. 6
Happy Black History Month & #TBUthursday! This week’s BHM Highlight celebrates the Black Panther’s free medical clinics (1969-1975). Wes leads this week under our umbrella where we discuss some of our favorite on-screen couples. WOTD: Item- An individual article or unit, especially one that is part of a list, collection, or set. Question: What is an item your parents had that you’ve always wanted but by the time you grew up it wasn’t in production anymore? Join our Discord and chat n with us...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Season 7Ep. 5
Happy Black History Month & #TBUthursday! This week’s BHM Highlight celebrates the Negro Actors Guild of America est. 1937. Black actors founded it to eliminate African Americans' stereotyping in theatrical and cinematic performances. Frenchie leads this week’s under our umbrella. WOTD: Partner- either member of a married couple or of an established unmarried couple. Question: What would it take for you to be a fake partner for someone during the holiday? Join our Discord and chat n with us!...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 42 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Happy Black History Month! We had to hit y’all with a special surprise episode dedicated to the city of Compton and Kendrick Lamar’s REVOLUTIONARY Super Bowl Halftime show performance. Follow Us: @tbupodcast Email Us: theblackumbrellapc@gmail.com Join our Discord and chat with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ
Feb 10, 2025•42 min
Happy Black History Month & #TBUthursday! This week’s BHM Highlight celebrates the first integrated hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, The Moulin Rouge (1955). NIka identifies ways we can find pockets of joy in this time of political strife. WOTD: Vixen- a spirited or fierce woman, especially one seen as sexually attractive. Question: Who would be a video vixen in your music video? Join our Discord and hop into discussion with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check...
Feb 06, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Happy #TBUthursday! Wes leads us in an under our umbrella that takes us back in time as we explore how our music taste has evolved throughout the years and the people/ things in our lives that had a hand in shaping our music likes and dislikes. WOTD: Ransack- to search through a place or receptacle to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage. Question: If you could ransack one where would it be? Join our Discord and hop into discussion with us!: https://discord.co...
Jan 30, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Happy #TBUthursday! Welcome back TBU family. We are so excited to bring you season 7 of The Black Umbrella and have so much in store for you this season so stay locked in under our umbrella. WOTD: Farewell- used to express good wishes on parting. Question: What did you say farewell to in 2024? Join our Discord and hop into discussion with us!: https://discord.com/invite/rX9yCksxaJ Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with the music we discuss on the show! ...
Jan 23, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Happy #TBUthursday! Join us for our Season 6 finale where Frenchie leads a discussion on some of our favorite moments, music, and more from this season. Thank you all so much for listening and watching Season 6 of The Black Umbrella. We will be taking a break until January, so be sure to stay connected with us on socials and join the discussion group to keep talking to us in the off-season. We love you! WOTD: Haunt- a place frequented by a specified person or group of people Question: What would...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 6Ep. 40
Happy #TBUthursday! Join us for our first & last interview of the season with Rapper Chasen Day. Chasen Day, Affectionately known as 808Chachi, hails from the City of Compton. His use of trippy 808 beats and somber lyrics conjures up all your feels, but stands to remind you just who and what you were before the heartbreak. This dichotomy of sentiment leaves listeners vexed, but intrigued nonetheless. His 2019 debut project is just an archetype of all he has to offer. It leaves listeners crav...
Oct 24, 2024•58 min•Season 6Ep. 39
Happy #TBUthursday! Join us in a fun conversation led by Wes where we discuss “space” in out lives when it comes to our interpersonal relationships. WOTD: Vampire- A reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of a person asleep. Question: If your lover was a vampire would you let them change you so you could be together for all of time or would you let them go on without you? Check out the links below for everything we discussed in this week's ep...
Oct 17, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 6Ep. 38
Happy #TBUthursday! Join us in a fun conversation led by Nika where we discuss color psychology and some of the ways colors can garner a positive influence on our mental health. WOTD: Paraphernalia- miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity. Question: If you had a room strictly for paraphernalia what would you have in there? Check out the links below for everything we discussed in this week's episode :). New music: Kiana Lede- “Natural” & “Space & ...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 37
Happy #TBUthursday! Join us in a conversation led by Frenchie where she teaches us what it means to be in a parasocial relationship with someone and how it can lead to dangerous actions like trolling and doxxing. WOTD: Celebrity- the state of being famous or celebrated, or a famous or celebrated person Question: What celebrity/celebrities would you want to get you through a haunted house? Check out the links below for everything we discussed in this week's episode :). New music: India Shawn- “Th...
Oct 03, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 6Ep. 36
Happy #TBUthursday! Join us in a conversation led by Wes where we just take a load off and talk about what’s on my mind. WOTD: Movie- a story or event by a camera as a set of moving images shown in a theater or television Question: if you could choose an album to be made into a movie, what would it be? Check out the links below for everything we discussed in this week's episode :). New music: Lisa Page-Brooks- “The Grateful Chant” Glorilla- “Hollon” Jordan Ward & Joony- “Jealousy” J’onn- Boy...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 35
Happy #TBUthursday! Join us in a conversation led by Nika where she highlights the difference between trauma bonding and peer bonding. WOTD: Theme Song- a song or melody strongly associated with someone or something. Question: “What theme song went #1 on your Theme Song Hot 100?!” -Nick @creat1ve on Twitter Check out the links below for everything we discussed in this week's episode :). New music: Monaleo ft. Stunna 4 Vegas- “passenger princess” Leon Thomas- “Far Fetched” Joey Bada$$- “TELL ME” ...
Sep 19, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 6Ep. 34
Happy #TBUthursday! Join us in a conversation led by Frechie where she talks all about living in a scarcity mindset and shares tips on how to combat it. WOTD: Menu- a list of dishes available in a restaurant Question: If you were to have a menu item named after you what would it be? Check out the links below for everything we discussed in this week's episode :). New music: Flo Milli ft. coop&gg- “Wet Dreams” Xenia Manassah- “Bad Side” Samoht- “I Win” Essosa- Essie’s World LARA’ - Luvology Pa...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 6Ep. 33
