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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 BellRECESS REPORT | Joseph Scianablo: Democratic Candidate for Town of Hempstead Supervisor
Liam Flynn and Joshua Umahi have a chat with Joe Scianablo: the Marine combat veteran, former NYPD officer and prosecutor who is the Democratic candidate for…
The Recess BellRECESS REPORT | Seth Koslow: Nassau County Legislator, Democratic Candidate for Nassau County Executive
Liam Flynn and Joshua Umahi have a conversation with Seth Koslow: father, baseball coach, lifelong Nassau County resident, current Nassau County legislator in…
The Recess BellRECESS REPORT | Liam and Joshua on the reported Kawhi/Ballmer/LA Clippers scandal and fraud
It's Clipped? On Wednesday, September 3rd, Pablo Torre and his award-winning podcast, 'Pablo Torre Finds Out', published a NBA-shaking report on Clippers star…
The Recess BellFILM REAL | The Sheriff Reviews Ernest Movies
Justin's friend THE SHERIFF joins the show to discuss his favorite films and cause chaos.
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Reaction to Kawhi/LA Clippers "salary cap circumvention" controversy (9/4/25)
Audio from Hour 2 of September 4th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM in New York…
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Newsday NFL Columnist Tom Rock discusses NFL Kickoff, the Parsons trade, what constitutes success for the Giants & Jets this season (9/4/25)
Audio from Hour 1 of September 4th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes…
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FILM REAL | JAWS Review
Why is JAWS a perfect movie? Lets take a deep dive and find out why Steven Spielberg's classic has stood the test of time and is one of the most iconic films…
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Newsday Education Reporter Dandan Zou on the challenges NY schools may face with enforcing cellphone ban, Trump WH legislation, AI (8/28/25)
Audio from August 28th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs every Thursday from 8pm to 10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM in New York. Joshua Umahi and…
The Recess BellWHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 7: Kory & Justin on Raja Jackson, AEW Forbidden Door, NXT Heatwave, Clash at the Castle update, wasted potential
Kory welcomes Justin as a guest co-host as they discuss matters in the world of pro wrestling. 4:40: British Bulldog wasted potential 9:08: Raja Jackson Knox…
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FILM REAL | UNHAPPY Gilmore 2
Breaking down one of the WORST movies ever created, Happy Gilmore 2.
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Joshua's Birthday Episode, a trip down Nostalgia Lane, does Trump have a shot at heaven? (8/21/25)
Audio from August 21, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Thursday from 8-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua gets a multitude of surprises…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 6: Triplemania, AEW Forbidden Door Preview, Mid-Season Awards
Kory and Corn are feeling MEXICAN as they cover Lucha Libre 'Triplemanía' and CMLL as well as the G1 Climax. Then, they go over the preview the AEW Forbidden…
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The "refrigerating ketchup" debate, Ari Lennox's comments on Martin & Bernie Mac, Sports Report (8/14/25)
Audio from August 14th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' -- airing live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM in New York. Joshua is joined…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 5: Current headlines, This Or That: Wrestling Edition
Kory and Corn take a STEEL CHAIR to current wrestling headlines, including Brock Lesnar's return and the news of WWE making a deal to air its PLE's exclusively…
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'Green Dildo Bandit' terrorizes the WNBA, Sports Report (8/7/25)
Audio from August 7th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' -- airing live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew discusses the insane…
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The News Hour, A Mental Health / Family Convo (8/7/25)
Audio from August 7th, 2025's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air -- airing live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay and Kory…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 4: Hulk Hogan's death and convoluted legacy
In shocking news, Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea passed away at the age of 71 this past week. But do we honor his work in the world of pro wrestling or should we…
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The Gen Z Stare, Sports Report (7/24/25, Hour 2)
Hour 2 of July 24th, 2025's episode -- TRB: On Air airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua hosts a nuanced conversation about Gen Z…
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Yup... More Epstein Talk, Legends Lost (7/24/25, Hour 1)
Hout 1 of July 24th, 2025's episode -- TRB: On Air airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew tackles a wild week of the news cycle…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 3: Slammiversary 2025
On this episode of WHEN THE BELL RINGS: Kory and Corn take a trip down to UBS Arena to catch the TNA Slammiversary, and discuss & review all of the past…
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Nasty Nicki Minaj, The Truth About AI, Sports Report (7/17/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of July 17th, 2025's episode -- TRB: On Air airs live every Thursday from 8pm -10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. During the 'Wheel of Topics' segment…
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Yes, We're Still Talking About Epstein (7/17/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of July 17th, 2025's episode -- TRB: On Air airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. For some reason, despite President…
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 2: Kory & Corn on a wild pro wrestling weekend
Kory and Corn are back to review a wild weekend of Wrestling! Including AEW All In, WWE SNME, NXT GAB and Evolution 2. Did WWE's plans backfire? That and more…
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Dreamers N Doers, Conflict Resolution, Sports Report (7/10/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of July 10th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Gina joins the show…
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No More Epstein List, Twitter/X Misconduct (7/10/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of July 10th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 8pm-10pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie…
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Dating actors is stressful, Sports Report! (7/3/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of July 3rd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay and Kory discuss the latest Jurassic Park…
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A Big, Beautiful Hour (7/3/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of July 3rd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air' on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay and Kory make some TRB company announcements…
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FILM REAL | Stacy Wars
Stacy Raine and her kids Henry and Nick, along with her husband Keith, join the show to talk Star Wars! — Justin Greenberg
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WHEN THE BELL RINGS | Ep. 1: Kory and Corn talk pro wrestling
The Recess Bell presents: WHEN THE BELL RINGS, bringing updates and reactions to the world of pro wrestling's biggest matches, most heated feuds, and all of…
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FILM REAL | Top 10 Greatest Movies Of All Time (Part 2)
Jonny Brumit of Art Of Heaven and film maker David Tan join Justin to discuss their top 10 greatest movies of all time.
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FILM REAL | Top 10 Greatest Movies Of All Time
Jonny Brumit of Art Of Heaven and film maker David Tan join Justin to discuss their top 10 favorite movies of all time.
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Wheel! Of! Topics! / Sports Report (6/19/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of June 19th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 9-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew introduces a…
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The Juneteenth Episode! (6/19/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of June 19th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 9-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua Umahi hosts a…
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FILM REAL | The Summer Blockbuster
Why did I fall out of love with the Summer Blockbuster? A discussion on my history with the summer movie season.
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Wild pop culture moments in history, Knicks oust Thibs (6/5/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of Thursday, June 5th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 9-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Let's get…
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Elon/Trump social media spat (6/5/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of Thursday, June 5th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 9-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. This week's…
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Faking STD test results (?), Knicks stay alive (5/29/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of Thursday, May 29th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 9-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. A wild…
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The Diddy trial & media literacy (5/29/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of Thursday, May 29th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 9-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. While trying…
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Impostor syndrome, Caitlin vs Angel again (5/22/25, Hour 2)
Audio from Hour 2 of Thursday, May 22nd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs every Thursday from 9-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie…
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The Week's News, Knicks Group Therapy (5/22/25, Hour 1)
Audio from Hour 1 of Thursday, May 22nd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 9-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua gives…
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FILM REAL | Where To Sit In The Theater?
Jonathan joins me on the show to discuss seating arrangements for our movie outing. We also talk about my favorite action movie, ROBOCOP.
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Newsday's Keshia Clukey on school phone ban, AI, NYS Budget (5/8/25)
Audio from May 8th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday from 9pm-11pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes Newsday NYS…
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Detailing 73-year-old Belichick & 24-year-old GF's awkward interview (5/1/25)
Audio from May 1st, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua is joined by NikiMarie, Lay, Ny, and…
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FILM REAL | What Is The Best Adam Sandler Movie?
Jonathan joins Justin Greenberg once again to figure out which Adam Sandler movie reigns supreme.
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Shannon Sharpe's got allegations, a busy Sports Report! (4/24/25)
Audio from Thursday, April 24th, 2025's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, which airs every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 FM. Joshua, Lay, ErikSincere and Kory…
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RFK Jr's autism comments, R&B Mount Rushmore, technical difficulties (4/17/25)
Audio from Thursday, April 17th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay and…
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FILM REAL | Directors of 'Not Just A Goof' -- Eric Kimelton and Christopher Ninness Interview
The directors of the Disney Plus documentary "Not Just A Goof" join Justin Greenberg to discuss the making of their fantastic film!
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Tariffs, Tomfoolery, 'Black or White' -- Fired Coach Edition (4/10/25)
Audio from Thursday, April 10th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay…
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FILM REAL | Kids Say The Darndest Things
Justin Greenberg: Stacy returns to the show -- THIS time with her kids Henry and Nick -- to discuss movies, video games, food, and a whole lot more.
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Eric Adams' Charges Dropped, Cory Booker's Marathon Speech, Ex Etiquette (4/3/25)
Audio from Thursday, April 3rd, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew discusses the…
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Joshua rants on DoD's Jackie Robinson removal, convo on 'The Breakfast Club' drama (3/20/25)
Audio from Thursday, March 20th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. NikiMarie, Lay, and…
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FILM REAL | The Greatest Action Movie Of All Time
Justin Greenberg: Jonathan returns to discuss our top 5 favorite action movies of all time. We also see who would be on the Mount Rushmore of action movie…
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Newsday's Maura McDermott discusses Dept. of Ed layoffs, Separating Art from Artist (3/13/25)
Audio from Thursday, March 13th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday evening at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie…
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FILM REAL | Reviews of Runaway Jury, Flight Risk, and Presence
Justin Greenberg reviews the late, great Gene Hackman's movie, RUNAWAY JURY. Plus, a quick recap of our hatred for Flight Risk and Presence.
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Trump's Eventful Week, Gen Z's Dating Issues, LeBron and Steph; old but gold (3/6/25)
Audio from Thursday, March 6th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay, and Bri…
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Eric Adams Crashes Out, Networking Skillfully, Sports Report (2/27/25)
Audio from Thursday, February 27th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday night at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Lay…
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FILM REAL | Ranking Fast Food Restaurants
Justin Greenberg: Before we talk about movies, Jonathan joins me to discuss our top 5 favorite FAST FOOD spots.
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A$AP beats the case, Trump celebrates Black History Month (2/20/25)
Audio from Thursday, February 20th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay and Erik…
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Super Bowl Recap, Kendrick's Historic Show, Sports Report (2/13/25)
Audio from Thursday, February 13th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 FM. Joshua Umahi and friends NikiMarie…
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Grammys History, Marcus Jordan arrested, a crazy Sports Report (2/6/25)
Audio from Thursday, February 6th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay and…