The Black Umbrella

We are so happy to kick off Season 6 talking about the personal and collective goals we have for the new year :) We also talk about the strange connection between relationships, oranges, and U-Hauls in the For The Birds segment. WOTD: Kiss- touch with the lips as a sign of love or desire  Check out the links below for all the things we talked about in this week's episode :).  New music: The Jo...

WOTD: Horror- Painful and intense fear, dread, or dismay.  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  The Keith Lee Experience  https://x.com/itsnellzz/status/1719259238659158165?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   https://x.com/ashleyshymiller/status/1719143216669204485?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   & The Home Of The Brave https://x.com/phil_lewis_/status/1718780761870864629?s=46&t=2NkbQaiu...

WOTD: Warm- having or giving out heat to a moderate or adequate  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Since You Got Your Degree & Everything  https://x.com/momjeanofficial/status/1714640023348224108?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   What The Cluck? https://x.com/somakazima/status/1716484576724345233?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Monkey-N-Da-Pot https://x.com/butterflyykuu/status/17147902...

WOTD: Spooky- Strange or unsettling  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  WWYD? https://x.com/TheWapplehouse/status/1712451852116152788?s=20  Bikini Bottom https://x.com/MotorCityVIXEN/status/1712183769916944530?s=20  Wanna Get Away https://x.com/BeingTerryJane/status/1712098855762731383?s=20  Wes’s new music of the week! Jordin Sparks- “Call My Name” DESTIN CONRAD- “LUV N DEVOTION”  Gaidaa- “Someth...

WOTD: Media- A medium of communication that is designed to reach the mass of media  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Dating Dollars https://x.com/msjazzybelle/status/1709966605810029055?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Turn Up Tia https://x.com/tiamowry/status/1710654138864861468?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   J Hud Sings… https://x.com/beylegion/status/1711382468358521047?s=46&t=2Nk...

WOTD: Activity- The quality or state of being active Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  IFHY https://x.com/_phoenixblvck/status/1709091226971234713?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Not Everything is a Joke https://x.com/thebaddestmitch/status/1707779939095687587?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   The Kids Are Not Alright https://x.com/genesisgulley/status/1705211519066071048?s=46&t=2NkbQai...

WOTD: Strategy- A careful plan or method. Hello TBU Family!  Shayne & Jerrica (Monay) from Season 2 of ABC’s show Claim To Fame join us in-studio today to tell us all about their experience on the show and what they have in the works for the future!  Guests Instagram:  @shayneaudra_  @j.monay21 @shayneandjerrica Click the link below to check out our Spotify playlist. It is updated weekly with...

WOTD: Airplane- A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings from which it derives most of its lift Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Pantry Pinchin’ https://x.com/fatfabfeminist/status/1702455670040084498?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Jonathan the Defender https://x.com/heymisskam/status/1702445682278236561?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   https://x.com/popbase/status/1702385298...

WOTD: Favorite- One that is treated or regarded with special favor or likeness. Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Cash App Glitch Poo Poo Plane Tabi Swindler https://x.com/boymolish/status/1697852150787809342?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   https://x.com/boymolish/status/1698046956717699203?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Wes’s new music of the week! Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion- “Bo...

WOTD: Mute- Unable to speak. Lacking the power to speak Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  We discuss our experience at Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour Wes’s new music of the week! Bella, Gaidaa- “As You Are”  Doja Cat- “Demons”  Nicki Minaj- “Last Time I Saw You”  Teezo Touchdown ft. Janelle Monáe- “You Thought” Jorja Smith- “Falling or flying”  LAYA- Bet That Click the link below to check out o...

WOTD: Show- To present as a public spectacle; perform Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Happy Un-Birthday https://x.com/writtenbyhanna/status/1695129187210699142?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   #FYREGate https://x.com/popcrave/status/1693811240840392883?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   You Are SO Fired! https://x.com/ashstrology/status/1696225241653989614?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g...

WOTD: Shock- A state of being so disturbed  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Wedding Snub https://x.com/sabss_a/status/1692838694598607248?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Ok…And? https://x.com/imthelastqueen/status/1692988273520501173?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Cubicle Cuttin Up https://x.com/itskary_/status/1692592570570809419?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Wes’s new music of...

WOTD: Watch- to be attentive or vigilant. Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Cake Face https://twitter.com/Fiyasohollywood/status/1690421836365131776?s=20 Jamaican Clay Rafting Boats & Buttholes https://twitter.com/SixBrownChicks/status/1690914608800735232?s=20   Wes’s new music of the week! Miguel ft. Lil Yachty- “Number 9”  LAYA- “Need 2 Know”  Ré Lxuise- “FTB” Click the link below to check...

WOTD: Sabbatical- A break or change from a normal routine. Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  ManDog https://twitter.com/nojumper/status/1685481156647567360?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Que-cologist https://twitter.com/thegentledyke/status/1686999377917648897?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   https://twitter.com/sauvamemte/status/1687205149763325955?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Ala...

WOTD: Society- A voluntary association of individuals for interest  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Blocking Blessings? https://twitter.com/Blackmillions_/status/1685342818598825985?s=20   Green Acres https://twitter.com/grindfacetv/status/1685695229951959040?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g Dog Dinner https://twitter.com/mlu__n2/status/1685465036578242564?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g Wes...

WOTD: Leave- To go away from. To depart  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  100 Ways to Get Rid of Your Man https://twitter.com/andyne1a/status/1683504340676354048?s=20   Lil’ Miss Delulu https://twitter.com/SaintBazzi/status/1682080907086143492?s=20   Crack is Wack They Cloned Tyrone Wes’s new music of the week! A$AP Rocky & Pharrell- “RIOT”  Stormzy & RAYE- “The Weekend”  Tinashe- “Talk...

WOTD: Frozen- Treated, affected, or crystalized by freezing Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Put That P on Pause https://twitter.com/wenotsocks/status/1678936114965389312?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Is That Weird? https://twitter.com/aleshiatweets/status/1678821020185030673?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Things I Don’t Understand  https://twitter.com/bklynb4by/status/167909403723036...

WOTD: Travel- to go as if by travel  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Miami-Fest Destiny  August Interview Today our special guest August is under our umbrella to discuss all your travel do’s and don'ts. August is a professional world traveler who has currently been to twenty-six states and thirty-two countries. He shares his experience as a world traveler and gives us tips and tricks on how...

WOTD: Summer- The warmer half of the year Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Essence Fest spat https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8epR9pA/   WWYD? https://twitter.com/somakazima/status/1675813511195230208?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Wes’s new music of the week! Flo- 3 of US  Jay Rock & Kal Banx- “Eastside”  Tone Stith- “Girls Like You”  Young Thug- Business Is Business Lil Uzi Vert- Pink Tape...

WOTD: Reality- The quality or state of being real Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Crowd Control https://twitter.com/dailyloud/status/1670780829906132992?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   https://twitter.com/popcrave/status/1673684500776099840?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Wrong Vibes https://twitter.com/__jsol/status/1673435316168929284?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Wig Snatchin’...

WOTD: Hang out - A favorite place for spending time Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  The Big DON’T https://twitter.com/quelsee/status/1669820569481560065?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Peacock Place??? Nostalgia TV https://twitter.com/heeeresej/status/1670583541170835456?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Wes’s new music of the week! Asiahn- “Do Bad”  YG & Tyga- “PLATINUM”  Victoria Mo...

WOTD: Excite- To arouse by appropriate stimuli  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Big Bully https://twitter.com/MrsBundrige/status/1668420354195308544?s=20   Delusional Diana https://twitter.com/mahhsza/status/1667708216808210432?s=20   TLM Supremacy https://twitter.com/FilmUpdates/status/1668643751902822401?s=20   https://twitter.com/HaveTheRange/status/1666979346442067968?s=20   Trashy TV  The...

WOTD: Tour- A journey for business, pleasure, or education.  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Food Wars https://twitter.com/bossbratbimbo/status/1664989271101505538?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   https://twitter.com/jwimys/status/1666180109022183425?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Wedding Woes https://twitter.com/africanglo/status/1665032795750555648?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g  ...

WOTD: Toy- an object for a child to play with, typically a model or miniature replica of something Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  It’s Okay to be Older https://twitter.com/phuckintiara/status/1662154846865334272?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   For the Tip https://twitter.com/bornakang/status/1661890415081955328?s=46&t=2NkbQaiumSHOhPht43867g   Wes’s new music of the week! Jade Novah- “L...

WOTD: Lost- to take away or be no longer visible.  Frenchie’s For The Birds Segment:  Prom Police https://twitter.com/TherealCANDIACE/status/1660304019930202114?s=20   To The Food Court?! https://twitter.com/riptatum081/status/1660018427350642694?s=20   Dastardly Dentist https://twitter.com/allhailtinasnow/status/165885920236472729 Wes’s new music of the week! Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar- “AMERICA...