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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
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Recess Roundtable on Nick Cannon, TLC's Chilli's controversies & J. Cole's legacy, A Madness filled Sports Report! (4/1/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of April 1, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' — airing live every Wednesday at 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Meleny, Lay and Kory…
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The April Fools Episode, TRB's Citi Field Outing, Druski and the state of comedy (4/1/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of April 1, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' — airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes Meleny, Lay…
The Recess BellWHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 22: The Road to WrestleMania
Kory and Corn shoot on everything going on in AEW as well as the build to WrestleMania; good and bad.
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 21: Wrestling's Comp for Bam's 83 pt game?
Kory and corn discuss last nights AEW Dynamite, and also preview AEW Revolution this Saturday along with all the wild things happening in the WWE.
The Recess BellCREATOR CHATS | BxPolar
Audio from March 11, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua and friends welcome BxPolar to…
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Full Show: White Women Wednesday, Niki's surprise Recess Rundown! (3/18/26)
Audio from March 18, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air,' airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes in a full house of…
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Gavin Newsom's "Sha Boing Boing" move, Niki's Recess Rundown on Charlie Kirk banner, NBA's "Magic City Monday" controversy (3/4/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of March 4, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua kicks off the hour…
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Women's History Month, Gen Z's stark differences in opinion from past gens by the numbers (3/4/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of March 4, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Meleny, Lay and Kory…
The Recess BellCELEBRATING BLACK CREATIVES '26 | Max Ragusa, Founder of Grey Area NYSee Clothing, Dreamers N' Doers Creative Director (2/25/26)
For the fourth and final 'TRB: On Air' interview for The Recess Bell's 'Celebrating Black Creatives' campaign for 2026, Joshua Umahi sits down with…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 20: Elimination Chamber
Kory Corn and guest co-host Josue discuss WWR Elimination Chamber this Saturday, along with the events of the past; AEW dynamite as well as a preview of NPJW…
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Finstas, food grievances, Sports Report on NBA All-Star, the KD files, Stefon Diggs' legal woes (2/18/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of February, 18, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. A discussion about Kevin…
The Recess BellCELEBRATING BLACK CREATIVES '26 | Robert Provilus and Gabrielle Narcisse: Curators of BLACK STARS (2/18/26)
Audio from February 18, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua and the team welcome artists…
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Consequences are class-based, Kory's Stories: another Slept-On Moment In Black History, RIP Jesse Jackson (2/18/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of February 18, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes Meleny…
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James Pearce Jr's arrest, Kory's Stories: Slept-On Black History, Valentine's Versus (2/11/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of February 11, 2025's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Kory and Joshua discuss…
The Recess BellCELEBRATING BLACK CREATIVES '26 | Interview with Nia: Founder of Eban Noire (2/11/26)
Audio from February 11, 2026's epsiode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. During each February, The Recess…
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Valentine's plans, Pam Bondi's disastrous hearing, Meleny on Bad Bunny's Halftime Show (2/11/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of February 11, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua and his co-hosts…
The Recess Bellturntables | Debbie and Nessa on the Grammys, Bad Bunny's upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show
turntables; The Recess Bell's music hub, is quarterbacked by Nessa (no pun intended on Super Bowl Sunday). The music review maven welcomes her guest co-host…
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A Rapid Recess Roundtable: Grammys, Super Bowl LX, Bad Bunny's Halftime, NBA Trade Chaos (2/4/26, Hour 2)
Audio from February 4, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Following their Celebrating Black…
The Recess BellCELEBRATING BLACK CREATIVES '26 | Interview with Cole of Dreamers N' Doers (2/4/26)
Audio from February 4, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. During each February since the…
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Black History Month, tip-toeing around the Epstein Files like everyone else (2/4/26, Hour 1)
Audio from February 4, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes Meleny, Lay and…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 19: The Rumble
Kory and Corn give a preview of the Royal Rumble and Tommaso Ciampa debuts in AEW.
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Ilhan Omar attacked by MAGA psycho, Kanye's apology letter, MAGA Minaj, Sports Report on Super Bowl, Giannis (1/28/26, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of January 28, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Meleny, Lay…
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ICE moving and murdering with "absolute immunity", TRB News Report (1/28/26, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of January 28, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes Meleny…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 18: TNA Impact AMC = Disaster
Kory and Corn talk about the TNA AMC debut, as all the new talent AEW and WWE has recently signed. Additionally, as always: a discussion on everything going in…
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Feeling bad for bad people, TRB Game Picks on the NFL & Knicks, Shenanigans! (1/21/26)
Audio from January 21, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live eveery Wednesday from 6pm-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes Meleny, Lay and…
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TRB Game Picks tackles NFL Divisional Round, Niki's Recess Rundown on Teyana Taylor (1/14/26)
Audio from January 14th, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes in Meleny, Lay…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 17: Wrestle Kingdom
Kory and Corn take a look at the recent events of the weekend with the Ace Hiroshi Tanahashi retiring, along with everything happening in WWE and AEW.
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End-Of-Year Awards Show, TRB Game Picks tackles huge NFL Week 18 (12/31/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of December 31st, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Kory, and…
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New Year, Same TRB On Air (12/31/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of December 31, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm om 90.3 WHPC-FM. Happy New Year!…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 16: New Year, New Bells
As Kory and Corn close out the year, they talk about AEW World's End and give their predictions for Pro Wrrestling in 2026.
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 15: Cena's Farewell
Kory & Corn talk Saturday night's main event, along with a huge AEW return and more.
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Diddy's reckoning, the GRIFTING widow, The Umahi Files (12/10/25)
Audio from December 10th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua starts the show by…
The Recess BellMENTALITY | Joshua and Niki on cognitive dissonance
Mentality Monday returns with a very important and relevant topic: cognitive dissonance. The theory of cognitive dissonance was coined in 1957 by American…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 14: AEW Full Gear
Kory and Corn dive into what took place at AEW Full Gear, along with the recent events of Raw, Smackdown, and everything else in the world of pro wrestling.
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Druski's hairline skit, NY's Giant failures, Niki's Recess Rundown covers 50's Diddy documentary (12/3/25)
Audio from December 3rd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes in co-hosts…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 13: We're Sorry
First things first: Kory makes Corn apologize for missing last week. From there, they touch on AEW's 2025 Blood and Guts, as well as John Cena's FINAL Monday…
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NFL's heating up, Why You Mad: Trump and the Epstein emails (11/12/25)
Audio from November 12th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', live every Wednesday from 6pm-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Kory, and Lay review some of…
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MENTALITY | Joshua and Niki on narcissism, NPD
On the 4th episode of Mentality Monday, Joshua Umahi and NikiMarie tackle the topic of narcissism. In a world where it's become a sort of buzzword, Joshua and…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 12: WrestleDream
Kory and Corn review AEW WrestleDream, in addition to RAW, SmackDown and the current state of WWE booking (or lack thereof).
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Insane NBA/Mafia gambling arrests, Niki's Recess Rundown, Joshua's Sports Report on the great sports month of October (10/23/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of October 23rd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every week on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay, and Kory dive…
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TRB Game Picks, News Flashes, Everybody Hates Josh (10/23/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of October 23rd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes in co-hosts NikiMarie, Lay, and Kory as they…
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Weekly White House absurdity, 'choosing your battles wisely', Niki's Recess Rundown and Joshua's Sports Report (10/16/25)
Audio from Thursday, October 16th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua makes a special show announcement and proceeds to get…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 11: Crown Jewel and Bound For Glory
Kory and Corn discuss Crown Jewel, Bound For Glory, NJPW and everything else going on in wrestling.
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MENTALITY | Joshua and Niki on impostor syndrome
The third episode of 'Mentality Monday' featuring Joshua Umahi and NikiMarie tackles the widespread phenomenon of impostor syndrome, which is defined as "the…
The Recess BellFILM REAL | Tony Danza Interview
Talking TAXI, Boxing, Andy Kaufman, and his Frank Sinatra Tribute Show with the iconic TONY DANZA — Justin Greenberg
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Niki's Recess Rundown on Drake's 'Not Like Us' lawsuit getting tossed, Joshua defends Bad Bunny, Sports Report (10/9/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of October 9th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air'. Niki gets into her weekly 'Recess Rundown', which features the news of Drake's…
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Niki's spider fearing, Pam Bondi's hearing, Mark Sanchez's stabbing (10/9/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of October 9th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air'. Joshua Umahi is joined by NikiMarie, Lay and Meleny, as Niki kicks off the show…
The Recess BellRECESS REPORT | Dr. Joylette Williams, Democratic Candidate for Nassau County Clerk
Liam Flynn and Joshua Umahi welcome Dr. Joylette Williams to the Recess Report! She discusses her current position as a Nassau Community College staff member…
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MENTALITY | Joshua and Niki on FOMO (fear of missing out), Ayesha Curry's recent viral comments
The second installment of Joshua Umahi and NikiMarie's Mentality Monday focuses on FOMO, or the fear of missing out. Niki discusses her personal knowledge of…
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Niki's Recess Rundown on Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj, Joshua's love for TV dating shows, Sports Report (10/2/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of October 2nd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. NikiMarie kicks…
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Bad Bunny to the Super Bowl, Government Shutdown/Epstein Files, another Eric Adams scandal, the Mets' expensive failure (10/2/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of October 2nd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua Umahi…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 10: Save Oba Femi
Kory and Corn discuss the results of NO MERCY and the future of Oba Femi, as well as everything happening in on Raw, Smackdown, and AEW.
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MENTALITY | Joshua and Niki on the double-sided concept of loneliness
Mentality Mondays: where Joshua Umahi and NikiMarie field conversations about various mental health topics and concepts. On this episode, the two discuss what…
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Niki's Recess Rundown, NFL, MLB, NBA updates on the Sports Report (9/25/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of September 25th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Niki kicks off…
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Charlie Kirk's memorial, Kimmel's back on TV -- because money talks (9/25/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of September 25th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua Umahi is…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 9: Wrestlepalooza Flops
Kory and Corn take a look at the big two companies going at it. WWE with Wrestlepalooza and AEW with All Out -- who had the superior product? Also: whose…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 8: Wrestlepalooza Preview
Kory & Corn preview AEW All Out and Wrestlepalooza, as well as AAA Worlds Collide.
The Recess BellRECESS REPORT | Olena Nicks on her campaign for Nassau County Legislator
Liam Flynn and Joshua Umahi welcome Olena Nicks to the Recess Report! Nicks is running an election campaign for legislator in Nassau County's 5th District. She…
The Recess BellRECESS REPORT | Nicole Aloise: Democratic Candidate for Nassau County District Attorney
Liam Flynn and Joshua Umahi welcome Nicole Aloise to the Recess Report. Aloise carries a bevy of legal experience as a prosecutor, having most recently worked…
The Recess BellRECESS REPORT | Wayne Wink: Democratic Candidate for Nassau County Comptroller
Liam Flynn and Joshua Umahi sit down with Wayne H. Wink Jr., the Democrat running for Nassau County Comptroller. Wayne is a native Long Islander who has served…