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The Recess Bell
Joshua Umahi and friends' personality-rich "The Recess Bell" discusses the most relevant topics in the worlds of sports, music, popular culture, mental health and beyond. With roots in journalism and sociology, The Recess Bell features the podcasts 'mentality' for mental health conversation, 'TRB Sports' for sports-related content, and 'Creator Chats', an interview-style podcast meant to give aspiring and thriving creatives a platform to share their work and their creative vision.
Episodes
The Recess BellTRB INTERVIEWS | Michael Cohen: Emmy award-winning producer and Queens College alum
The beauty of college is knowledge — and how those with that knowledge pass it down to the next generation. This episode's guest, Michael Cohen, embodies just…
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Dystopian AI/gambling advertising, a homoerotic and glitchy Trump, Sports Report (10/28/26)
Audio from Wednesday, October 29, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the weekly live radio show, visit therecessbell.com…
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News Report: Cornell takes controversial action, James Dolan switches sides on Hochul/Blakeman, RJ Mitte's death (10/14/26)
Audio from Wednesday, October 14, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. This…
The Recess BellTRB SPORTS | Game Picks: 2026 NFL Season, Week 5
Joshua and Kory pick the NFL's Week 5 slate of games. In very unusual fashion for them, they agreed on most of the picks.
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A loaded sports October means a loaded Sports Report (10/7/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of October 7, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information about the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com…
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Newsday's Steve Popper on Knicks/KAT contract drama, News Report with Cornell updates (10/7/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of October 7, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua…
The Recess BellCOWBOYS AFTER THE BELL | Ep. 1: Erik on Week 4's thrilling win at Houston (10/5/26)
Through 4 weeks, the NFL's most star-studded franchise sits at 2-2 in the 2026 season. Despite the defense's struggles, the Dallas Cowboys' offense led by Dak…
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TRB SPORTS | Game Picks: 2026 NFL Season, Week 4
Audio from September 30, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air.' Joshua and Kory pick Week 4's NFL slate, with premier games like the 3-0 Chiefs vs the…
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TRB's struggles with stress, the story of 'Outstanding' becoming the washed athlete anthem (9/30/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of September 30, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' — for more information on the live radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua…
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Dr. Umahi, stress reliever, Joshua's issues with frats, News Report on Cornell 7 (9/30/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of September 30, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay…
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Favorite content creators, Around the NFL: Week 2 (9/23/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of September 23, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' — for more information on the live radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua…
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The Gen Z Conversation, NikiMarie returns! (9/23/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of September 23, 2026's live episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' — for more information on the radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua…
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Kash Patel: champion of bestiality, the Lindsay Clancy discussion (9/16/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of September 16, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air,' airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua opens up the…
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Mid-September: The 25th anniversary of 9/11 and return of the NFL, News Report (9/16/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of September 16, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew opens by…
The Recess BellTRB SPORTS | Erik's recap of Week 1's biggest game: Cowboys/Giants
The NFL returned in historic fashion this past week, producing the highest scoring Week 1 in NFL history. The penultimate game of the week took place at…
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Keefe D self snitches, NYC public schools ban AI usage, Joshua's jealous over AIPAC money (9/2/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of September 2, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua issues the TRB…
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Daejon Love: Fake 49er, celebrating Jalen Brunson's birthday, From Summer to September (9/2/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of September 2, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Kory and Lay…
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Full Show: Erik and Kory's Evening Drive (8/12/26)
Audio from August 12, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Erik steps in for Joshua to host…
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Sports Report on LeBron joining Philly, Tatum/Brown drama, Mets/Yankees, NFL camps open (7/29/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of July 29, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua issues his Sports…
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A house of cards won't last, News Report on Trump shenanigans at Lindsey Graham's funeral (7/29/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of July 29, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua embarks on another…
The Recess BellTRB INTERVIEWS | William Person: Team USA bobsledder turned CTE and brain trauma activist (7/15/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of July 15, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, alongside NikiMarie…
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Joshua on keeping good news lowkey, Jay-Z concert chaos, News Report on Graham/McConnell and "dookie lettuce" (7/15/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of July 15, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell - On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, for the first time…
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Full Show: Joshua and Ny on the complexity of anger, News Report on the Mitch McConnell mystery (7/8/26)
Audio from July 8, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua and Ny discuss the emotion of…
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Sports Report: WILD NBA offseason, more athlete gambling arrests, Mets/Yankees futility (7/1/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of July 1, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua issues the longest…
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Valuing the human element of life, NBA summer heating up, Lay and Kory's Show and Tell (7/1/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of July 1, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua introduces the show…
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TRB SPORTS | Erik on the NBA Draft and Brandon Aiyuk/49ers drama
TRB Sports: restoring the feeling of REAL sports media. Erik recaps what experts claim to be the most talent-rich NBA drafts in years — a draft that saw AJ…
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Trash Can Bandit identified, Big Booty Lightskins, Go-Thru-That-Phone gameplans (6/24/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of June 24, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua issues his TRB News…
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TRB Origins, Knicks celebration come-down, the start of Summer '26 (6/24/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of June 24, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes Erik, Lay…
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Knicks parade projections, James Dolan won't quit, Meleny's Love Island Update (6/17/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of June 17, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Kory, Meleny and Lay…
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Newsday Sports' Steve Popper on historic Knicks championship + what's to come this summer (6/17/26, Hour 1)
Audio from June 17, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes longtime Newsday…
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TRB SPORTS | Erik on the Knicks' incredible NBA Finals performance to win the chip
They've done it! The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs by the score of 94-90 in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals to win the franchise's first…
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Meleny's Chronically Online Update: the wonderful eventfulness of Love Island S8
Audio from June 10, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Season 8 of Love Island is in full…
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TRB SPORTS | Erik reacts to the Knicks' HUGE and historic Game 4 comeback
The latest development in what has already become a classic NBA Finals: the Knicks overcoming a 29-point deficit to pull off an incredible and impossible win…
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Full Show: State of the Knicks/NBA Finals, Gen Z's dating pool, Joshua takes Kory to friendship court (6/10/26)
Audio from June 10, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Meleny, Lay, Erik and Kory…
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TRB SPORTS | Erik on Knicks/Spurs G3, Wemby and Castle's elite performances, officiating drama + more
Unfortunately, one of the most anticipated NBA Finals in years has been dominated by ref talk in each of the first three games — getting progressively louder…
The Recess BellTRB SPORTS | Joshua on NYK's "calm within the circus" mentality amid historic 13-game win streak
The Knicks, if you haven't heard, are up 2-0 in the NBA Finals over the San Antonio Spurs, and have done so by winning a historic 13 straight games in the…
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TRB SPORTS | Erik on the Knicks' 2-0 Finals lead; can the Spurs come back?
The New York Knicks have taken a super-commanding 2-games-to-none lead in the 2026 NBA Finals, doing so by winning both games on San Antonio's home floor. No…
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Full Show: Previewing the Knicks in the Finals, Love Island season premiere, Summer Flings (6/3/26)
Audio from June 3, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. It's NBA Finals Day! As the Knicks get…
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TRB SPORTS | Erik on the Spurs/Knicks NBA Finals and recent blockbuster NFL trades
RECORDED 6/2/26 — Erik welcomes you for another TRB Sports pod, where he discusses a crazy start to the month of June in the sports world. The Knicks and the…
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News Report on Jaxson Dart/Abdul Carter, Kevin Hart defends roast, Trump/MSG | The War on Drake (5/27/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of May 27, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' , airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua issues the…
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Knicks in the NBA Finals, NCC Class of '26 Valedictorian Ny Staley joins the show! (5/27/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of May 27, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew welcomes an old…
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TRB SPORTS | Erik on the Knicks' historic blitz to the Finals
Erik (erik.sincere) gets his collection of thoughts and takes off on the Knicks' historic 11-game playoff win streak through the Eastern Conference and to the…
The Recess BellMENTALITY | The People-Pleasing Project, Ep. 3 - Joshua and Niki on Survival Mode
Mentality Monday on a Tuesday! (we took Memorial Day off like everyone else.) Joshua and Niki get together once again for a mental health conversation — this…
The Recess BellWHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 25: AEW Double Or Nothing
Kory, Corn and Josue discuss the upcoming AEW PPV held in New York that they'll be attending. Also: a discussion on how bad the WWE product has been coming…
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News Report on LIRR strike + AIPAC money + horny landlords and more, Sports Report on the fiery-hot Knicks (5/20/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of May 20, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The hoopla-filled TRB News…
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A competition conversation and a silly lil Show & Tell yapfest (5/20/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of May 20, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, alongside Kory, Lay…
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Sha Boing Boing of the Week: Bad Bunny FCC Complainers, Show and Tell, The Hating Debate (5/13/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of May 13, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Erik and Lay kick off…
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Newsday Sports' Barbara Barker on the 2026 Knicks' historic run to the ECF (5/13/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of May 13, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Erik and Lay welcome…
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TRB Mailbag: Unpopular Opinions, Gen Z trends, Sports Report on historically dominant Knicks run (5/6/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of May 6, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Over the past week, Meleny…
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TRBOA vs Inconveniently Placed Work Trucks, Joshua reads Lay a birthday poem (5/6/26, Hour 1)
Audio is from Hour 1 of May 6, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Meleny, Lay, Erik…
The Recess BellMENTALITY | The People-Pleasing Project, Ep. 2 - Joshua and Niki on 'Freeze and Fawn'
As part of TRB's latest mental health project, 'The People-Pleasing Project' — Mentality Monday co-hosts Joshua and NikiMarie discuss trauma responses under…
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Meleny's Chronically Online update: Meg, Klay and the Michael Jackson Movie, TRB Court debates monogamy (4/29/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of April 29, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew continues with the…
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Meg & Klay are no more, Show and Tell: Lay stays poetic and Kory's moving healthier (4/29/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of April 29, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua intros this week's…
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A Power Hour: Sports Report on the NY Sports toxicity, News Report on d4vd's long-awaited arrest (4/22/26)
Audio from April 22, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. (This show, TRBOA was only on from…
The Recess BellMENTALITY | Joshua & Niki launch the People-Pleasing Project
Joshua and Niki reunite at last to end the hiatus for Mentality Monday with the launch of a new project: The People-Pleasing Project. "People-pleasing" is…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 24: Mania Week
Corn and Kory discuss the aftermath of AEW Dynasty along with Dynamite — they also focus on WrestleMania this weekend! They preview the matches along with how…
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Meleny's 'Chronically Online' Update on Euphoria S3, Hectic Hoops on the Sports Report, another Poem by Lay (4/15/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of April 15, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Meleny debuts her new…
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New York vs Everybody, Kory's social media habits put on trial (4/15/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of April 15, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua opens the show by…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 23: WTF TKO
Kory and Corn discuss TKO ruining the build-up for WrestleMania, as they also talk AEW and the PPV dynasty this Sunday.
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Full Show: Poor Leadership Pandemic, Lay's Poetic Flo, return of 'The Boys', the Vrabel/Russini affair (4/8/26)
Audio from April 8, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Lay, and Kory kick off the…