Joshua Umahi - The Recess Bell

The Recess Bell

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Joshua Umahi's personality-rich "The Recess Bell: The Network for Creatives" discusses the most relevant topics in the worlds of sports, music, popular culture, mental health and beyond. With roots in journalism, sociology and storytelling, The Recess Bell features the podcasts 'mentality' for mental health and wellness 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.

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: www.therecessbell.com

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Joshua Umahi - The Recess Bell

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Society

Podcast website

www.therecessbell.com

Latest episode

Oct 15, 2026

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Episodes

News Report: Cornell takes controversial action, James Dolan switches sides on Hochul/Blakeman, RJ Mitte's death (10/14/26) 15.10.2026

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 week's News Report has Joshua, Kory, and Erik provide updates on the "rape culture" controversy on Cornell University's campus for the third consecutive week. This week's update: Cornell's ban on fraternity parties and social events for the...

TRB Game Picks: 2026 NFL Season, Week 5 08.10.2026

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.

A loaded sports October means a loaded Sports Report (10/7/26, Hour 2) 08.10.2026

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. Joshua and Kory embark on TRB's most massive Sports Report ever. Including: the Yankees' mess of miscues in their ALDS matchup vs division rival Tampa Bay, the wild results from NFL's Week 4, the Saints' domecoming embarassment, Deshaun Watson'...

Newsday's Steve Popper on Knicks/KAT contract drama, News Report with Cornell updates (10/7/26, Hour 1) 08.10.2026

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 and Kory band together and welcome back a friend of the show: Newsday Sports columnist Steve Popper. On Monday, Knicks star big Karl-Anthony Towns went public with his discontent regarding contract extension talks that haven't gone as smoot...

Cowboys After The Bell: Ep. 1, Erik on Week 4's thrilling win at Houston (10/5/26) 05.10.2026

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 Prescott and Ceedee Lamb have largely lived up to preseason's billing. Cowboys superfan Erik welcomes you to Cowboys After The Bell: breakdown and analysis of the Dallas Cowboys' week-to-week journey and always-present storylines. In Episode...

TRB Game Picks: 2026 NFL Season, Week 4 01.10.2026

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 3-0 Raiders, the 2-1 Broncos vs the undefeated 49ers, the Lone Star State battle between the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans, and more.

TRB's struggles with stress, the story of 'Outstanding' becoming the washed athlete anthem (9/30/26, Hour 2) 01.10.2026

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, NikiMarie, Lay and Kory host their own group therapy session about the stress they've encountered in their lives and how they go about handling it; healthy and unhealthy ways. Outside of that conversation, Joshua and Kory have a debate about...

Dr. Umahi, stress reliever, Joshua's issues with frats, News Report on Cornell 7 (9/30/26, Hour 1) 01.10.2026

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 and Kory briefly discuss the theme of the show which is stress relief and management. Before getting to the evening's News Report, Joshua sounds off on why he feels fraternities and sororities are dumb before reporting on rape culture on Cor...

Favorite content creators, Around the NFL: Week 2 (9/23/26, Hour 2) 24.09.2026

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, Kory and Niki engage in some recess foolishness to start the second hour, discussing topics like white women, athletes dating athletes, and who some of the group's favorite content creators are. Following that: NFL talk, as the group recaps...

The Gen Z Conversation, NikiMarie returns! (9/23/26, Hour 1) 24.09.2026

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 welcomes Kory and NikiMarie to the show; the latter of whom makes their return to TRBOA after a long while. Joshua kicks off the show by discussing The Recess Bell's three-part campaign for Suicide Prevention Awareness Month throughout Septem...

Kash Patel: champion of bestiality, the Lindsay Clancy discussion (9/16/26, Hour 2) 18.09.2026

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 hour with the latest insane chapter produced by the Trump administration: FBI Director Kash Patel removing bestiality as an automatic disqualifier for bureau applicants. Then, dicussion of the case that's swept the nation in its aftermath: Lind...

Mid-September: The 25th anniversary of 9/11 and return of the NFL, News Report (9/16/26, Hour 1) 18.09.2026

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 discussing a busy week, as the 25th anniversary of 9/11 was this past Friday and the 1-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk's shocking death was this past Thursday. Also, as is the case every September: the NFL is back! Erik's Cowboys went to war wit...

TRB Sports: Erik's recap of Week 1's biggest game: Cowboys/Giants 16.09.2026

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 Metlife Stadium, with the New York Giants hosting the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football. Despite the Cowboys' recent dominance over the Giants over the past decade, Big Blue turned the tide thanks to a dominant performance in the trenches an...

Keefe D self snitches, NYC public schools ban AI usage, Joshua's jealous over AIPAC money (9/2/26, Hour 2) 03.09.2026

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 News Report, with the usual amount of hoopla. Hilarity ensues when discussing the millions of dollars some politicians have received from Israeli AIPAC donors, which leads to Joshua going overboard.

Daejon Love: Fake 49er, celebrating Jalen Brunson's birthday, From Summer to September (9/2/26, Hour 1) 03.09.2026

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 discuss "scamming culture" in the air with not only Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers getting punished by the NBA due to cap circumvention violations, but also with the most ridiculous romance scam we've seen in some time: Daejon Love and his...

Full Show: Erik and Kory's Evening Drive (8/12/26) 13.08.2026

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 this week's edition of TRBOA, joined by Kory. The two explore a range of topics on their adventure together, including the recent conclusion of the streets' hottest spinoff, Raising Kanan, Larry June, Big Sean and Jhene Aiko's love triangle,...

Sports Report on LeBron joining Philly, Tatum/Brown drama, Mets/Yankees, NFL camps open (7/29/26, Hour 2) 30.07.2026

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 Report on LeBron James' decision to join a stacked 76ers roster, causing hype and/or speculation on how well this All-Star laden experiment will work. LeBron joins another new Sixer, Jaylen Brown, who caught some verbal shots from his former...

A house of cards won't last, News Report on Trump shenanigans at Lindsey Graham's funeral (7/29/26, Hour 1) 30.07.2026

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 solo exhibition on this week's TRBOA, as he expands on TRB's latest project: an article Joshua penned to therecessbell.com on Tuesday titled: 'A House of Cards Will Never Stand and Last', stressing the importance of a strong foundation in cr...

The William Person Interview: Team USA bobsledder turned CTE activist discusses his mission (7/15/26, Hour 2) 16.07.2026

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 of 'NikiMarie Radio' who helped conduct the interview welcomes the audience to William Person: a former Team USA bobsledder who now has taken up one of the most powerful missions around: helping potential CTE patients while raising awarenes...

Joshua on keeping good news lowkey, Jay-Z concert chaos, News Report on Graham/McConnell and "dookie lettuce" (7/15/26, Hour 1) 15.07.2026

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 ever on TRBOA, is riding solo in the studio, as he discusses the events of the past week: his time in Philadelphia right in the middle of this summer's MLB's All-Star festivities, the good news in his life that he's choosing to keep lowkey...

Full Show: Joshua and Ny on the complexity of anger, News Report on the Mitch McConnell mystery (7/8/26) 09.07.2026

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 anger; why it's a very multifaceted and complex emotion and whether people should look to shy away from anger as a whole or instead embrace anger more in some areas of their lives. After Ny opines on everyone else's troubling opinions regard...

Sports Report: WILD NBA offseason, more athlete gambling arrests, Mets/Yankees futility (7/1/26, Hour 2) 02.07.2026

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 Sports Report in TRBOA history, covering the madness of the NBA offseason thus far, with LeBron leaving the Lakers, Kawhi Leonard going back to Toronto, Jaylen Brown getting dealt to Philadelphia, Mitchell Robinson departing the champion Knic...

Valuing the human element of life, NBA summer heating up, Lay and Kory's Show and Tell (7/1/26, Hour 1) 02.07.2026

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 theme, which is the deterioration of people's value of the human element of life, highlighted by the reckless fashion in which people discuss sports/atheltes, entertainers, and celebrities overall, among other subjects. Joshua and Kory discu...

TRB Sports: Erik on the NBA Draft and Brandon Aiyuk/49ers drama 29.06.2026

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 Dybantsa selected at #1 overall by the Washington Wizards and Darryn Peterson taken at #2 overall by the Utah Jazz, and so on and so forth. What about all the other potential future stars and big trades that were made around the draft, with wha...

Trash Can Bandit identified, Big Booty Lightskins, Go-Thru-That-Phone gameplans (6/24/26, Hour 2) 25.06.2026

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 Report on Angie Baez, the now-fired JPMorgan exec who bizarrely emptied a Knicks-themed trash can onto the Manhattan streets and walked off with it. Joshua then introduces Erik, Meleny, Lay and Ny to an unhinged Tubi show segment involving...

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