The Recess Bell

Justin gives his personal history with DVDs, and discusses why they aren't around anymore. And should we *all* be collecting them at this point?

Justin discusses the morality (or lack thereof) of putting dead actors into new movies.

Audio from August 23rd, 2024's episode of 'WHPC Sports Talk' on 90.3 FM. After some hiccups earlier in the month, the Mets and Yankees both appear to be back on track. How will each team's season end, though? Additionally, Joshua closes the show out with 'The Week's Headlines', featuring news on the Seattle Mariners, Atlanta Falcons, KC Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, and Noah Lyles.

Audio from August 23rd, 2024's episode of 'WHPC Sports Talk' on 90.3 FM. Joshua sets up a preview of the Jets & Giants' annual preseason finale & gives an update on some of the storylines that have followed each team this summer.

Audio from August 16th, 2024's episode of 'WHPC Sports Talk' on 90.3 FM -- Inspired by the New York Mets inviting Ms. "Hawk Tuah" herself, Hailey Welch, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch earlier in the week, Joshua and Kory engaged in a very random and lively debate over why she should or shouldn't have been there, with Kory's argument involving... 50 Cent?

Joshua, Kory, Justin, and Erik present to you segments on segments on segments. Joshua issues his "Sha-boing-boing of the Week" to THREE winners. Kory David then takes the case of Noah Lyles and his COVID-laden 200m Final in "Defense Attorney David". Lastly, we debut our newest game show: BLACK OR WHITE? Joshua quizzes the guys with 6 US Olympic champions' names and they try to deduce whether the...

Joshua, Kory, Justin, and Erik each give their "Bests Of The Week", which includes a momentous career-advancement moment for Erik. Then -- au revoir, Paris! The guys discuss USA Basketball's suspense-filled medal round at the 2024 Olympics, including Steph Curry's historic flurry to close the gold medal match vs France. Also, inspired by Steph, LeBron, KD, and this year's USA Basketball superteam,...

INTRO: The Boys S1 Soundtrack: TAKE YOU DOWN - Daniel Pemberton. Joshua, Destany, Justin and Kory linked back up to talk S4 in entirety (now that Des officially finished the season). Which "supe" power would we each like to have? Which scenes were fire and which scenes weren't it at all? Wha't's to come in S5? Which character is the hottest??

THE BOYS: Season 4 has come and gone, and Joshua, Destany, Justin, Kory and guest John Freitas got together to discuss all that happened throughout the season in great detail. Only one problem: Des only made it to the halfway point of the season at the time of this recording. Who wound up being the asshole that spoiled the season finale for her first?

Joshua, Destany, Justin, and Kory get together to formally welcome Kamala Harris to the 2024 Presidential race as the 2024 nominee. They go on discuss her chances against Trump leading up to November. Also, we plead with you: in this age of misinformation... DO YOUR RESEARCH! 

Justin presents a great conversation with acclaimed film & television writer Flint Dille -- discussing Flint's work on 'Transformers', working with Jimmy Stewart & Steven Spielberg, and... classic Rock & Roll.

In an episode inspired by Hans Zimmer's 'Remember', as featured on 'The Lion King', Justin is joined by good friend Gina Santillo in a discussion about Disney, Disney villains, and, yes... the hottest Disney characters ever.

INTRO: 'Rick Rubin shares his secrets for creativity.' -- via Glo YT channel. The Recess Bell welcomes the "enigma", Ethan Hoffman back to the network. Ethan (ethanhoff5 on Instagram), the artist and fashion designer, has been busy: the NY native and the now-Miami, FL resident celebrated the launch of his S-Corp, 'EMH Designs Corp' (EMHdesignscorp) in 2023 and has carried that success into 2024. J...

Justin Greenberg is joined by friend Zac Turkel as they have a half-hour long conversation on children's television & its evolution over time. Also, which shows belong on the 'Mount Rushmore' of kids' TV?

Joshua, Justin, Kory, and Erik discuss the summer of Jaylen Brown: winning Finals MVP, dating Kysre Gondrezick, and... shading Bronny James, Nike, and USA Basketball? The quartet end the pod discussing ESPN's controversial (of course) ranking of the 100 greatest athletes of the 21st century. In between, the guys talked about the Brunson/Knicks extension and a whole lot else.

Welcome to The Recess Bell's News Report, where we welcome you to lend an ear to our opinions on the state of the United States of America. Please note: do not hold any allegations or satire in this podcast against The Recess Bell; It would be a waste of your time & emotions. Hosted by Joshua Umahi, Justin Greenberg, Kory David, and Erik Williams.

On Friday, July 12th, 90.3 WHPC's "Sports Talk" broadcasted live from Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City, NY. Joshua and Kory, alongside WHPC's Devin O'Shea & Matt Leonard discussed a MYRIAD of topics, including: Copa America & Messi's chance to stamp his GOAT case, and Team USA Basketball's roster construction controversy involving Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, and Joel Embiid. Also: the...

Justin is joined by friends Joshua Umahi and Kory David on the 20th episode of Film Real -- they are all big fans of Prime Video's "The Boys", so the three have a discussion about the 4th & current season of the show, 5 episodes in. Also, Joshua and Justin give their thoughts on "Inside Out 2", and what the sequel's resounding success means for the future of the series AND Pixar. Justin and Ko...

Joshua, Justin, and Kory discuss the first debate of the 2024 presidential election season between Donald Trump and Joe Biden & wonder how exactly America's gotten to the point it's at right now.

Joshua, Kory, and Justin get together to bring in the 'Hoelympics', as relationships are breaking up over Chris Brown meet-and greets for the price of $1,100, twitter likes are now non-viewable, professional athletes are running off on sex workers without paying & are getting caught on video doing it. Is narcissism at an all-time high in relationships? Is 40-years-old too old to be talking abo...

Justin discusses if it's necessary to cast big-name celebrities in voice acting roles, and why Chris Pratt is the wrong man to voice Garfield in 2024's "The Garfield Movie".

Joshua, Kory, and Erik discuss the return of two of the hottest shows on TV this month: STARZ' "Power Book II: Ghost" and PRIME VIDEO's "The Boys". The guys then discuss the legacy of HBO's "The Wire", which leads to Kory telling the room some insane stories about a member from the 'Wire' cast and.... Busta Rhymes? Shoutout Roosevelt.

Joshua, Kory, and Erik kick off this episode discussing the 2nd pandemic: plastic surgery and appearance enhancements in the world of sports. Then they move on to other pressing topics, such as: the latest with Lamelo, Lonzo, LiAngelo, Lavar & the Ball family, Joshua's... affinity for Cam Brink, Draymond being a nasty hater on cable television, Anthony Edwards' Adidas ad drawing Cam'ron's ire,...

Joshua, Kory, and Erik discuss Trump becoming the first president in American history to draw 34 felonies as a result of his "hush money" trial involving pornstar Stormy Daniels. In addition, Kory tells us all about the Stormy Daniels research he did before the show. The three also get into a range of topics, including Lamelo Ball allegedly running over a kid's foot with his car, Joshua refusing t...

Justin reviews Robocop (1987), what exactly makes the movie stand the test of time, and what makes it his favorite action movie EVER made.