The Recess Bell

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 joined by NikiMarie, Lay, Meleny and Kory as they dive headfirst into the week's biggest news. President Donald Trump and Erika Kirk spoke at Charlie Kirk's memorial service at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Kash Patel continues to drive hi...

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 discusses her campaign & her goals for the overall betterment of Nassau County, which is currently in -- as Nicks calls it -- one of the most consequential moments in its history. Election Day is Tuesday, November 4, 2025. Early voting...

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 as a Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Queens Homicide Bureau. She discusses her campaign against the current Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly (R) while outlining the ways in which the current DA's office hasn't met Nass...

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 North Hempstead, first as a Town Councilmember and then serving two terms as the Town Clerk. Wayne is also a Hofstra graduate and has a law degree from St. John’s.  Wayne’s Lightning Round answers: Best Nassau Bagel: Pop Up Bagels in Roslyn...

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 Town of Hempstead Supervisor seat. In addition to discussing his campaign's priorties, he also expounds on his major problems with his opponent, John Ferretti (R), who is the incumbent Supervisor. On August 25th, Scianablo filed a lawsuit...

Liam Flynn and Joshua Umahi have a conversation with Seth Koslow: father, baseball coach, lifelong Nassau County resident, current Nassau County legislator in the 5th District and the Democratic candidate for the Nassau County Executive seat, running against the incumbent Bruce Blakeman. Koslow shares his vision for a better Nassau County: putting an end to wasteful spending, high taxes, governmen...

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 Kawhi Leonard receiving a $28+ million "no-show" job from the environmental company Aspiration. The now-defunct company, which was funded by Clippers owner Steve Ballmer, serves toward the belief of potential salary cap circumvention, which...

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. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay & Meleny discuss the bombshell report from The Athletic's Pablo Torre on Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers' alleged circumvention of the NBA's salary cap by way of shadow LLCs and side money from Clippers' owner Steve Bal...

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 NikiMarie, Lay & Meleny as they celebrate the return of pro football season, following along with the Cowboys/Eagles opener on their in-studio TV. To augment the occasion, Joshua sits down with Newsday NFL Columnist Tom Rock to discuss a...

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 co-hosts NikiMarie, Lay and new co-host Meleny (!) welcome Newsday Education Reporter Dandan Zou to the program as she answers questions about her latest article on Newsday detailing how the 2025-26 school year on Long Island will be an unpre...

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 from NikiMarie, Lay, Kory and Gina how his birthday. The newsflash segment discusses one of Eric Adams' advisers getting suspended from his campaign for sneaking cash to journalists and Target's CEO stepping down due to slumping sales. Then...

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 by NikiMarie, Lay and Kory as they prepare to discuss the main topic of the show, which is R&B star Ari Lennox's firestarting comments about her getting offended at jokes from specials and shows decades-past from Martin Lawrence and Berni...

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 trend of neon green sex toys being thrown onto WNBA courts over the past few weeks (the conversation is about as wild as you're imagining beforehand). Then, a brief Sports Report, where Joshua gives updates on the Mets, Yankees, NFL training...

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 give news updates on the Trump White House's Epstein saga and the Midtown shooting two weeks ago. The update on the Midtown shooter -- the now deceased 27-year-old Las Vegas resident Shane Tamura -- prompts a conversation about mental health...

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, given latest social media discourse about the generation's... interesting behavior at times. Is the Gen Z stare a real thing? Millennials and Boomers weren't safe either. Following that, the Sports Report -- featuring the Mets and Yankees' vibe...

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 littered with a rash of Epstein File updates. They also discuss the unsettling and unfortunate rash of deaths this past week, including Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Ozzy Osborne and Hulk Hogan.

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, Niki discusses the Nicki Minaj/SZA social media exchange this past week, while Joshua gives a pertinent take about the present and future of artificial intelligence. Then: the Sports Report, where Joshua gives updates on the MLB All-Star Game,...

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 Trump's wishes, the crew is still discussing Epstein. Why can't they just trust what the government is telling them? 

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 to discuss the 'Dreamers N Doers' event this coming Sunday (July 13th) in Brooklyn, NY -- what the event is about and how people can tap in and pull up. Then, the group discusses how best to go about conflict resolution, especially when it c...

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, Lay and ErikSincere discuss the sudden news of Jeffrey Epstein's client list apparently not existing and Trump's reaction to being questioned about it. Then, for the first time -- Co-Sha Boing Boing of the Week award winners! Former NY Govern...

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 movie, 'Jurassic World Rebirth' with Justin Greenberg as he calls up to give his review on it. Then, the conversation shifts to how everyone in the room would manage dating an actor/actress with all they sex scenes you'd have to digest. Then -...

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 and deal with some holiday fireworks (literally) popping off throughout the show. In the news hour, they discussed NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani dealing with smear tactics from both NYC Mayor Eric Adams and President Donald Trump, an...

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 new topic where they spin the wheel and whoever the wheel lands on picks what the topic is. What could go wrong? And then: the Sports Report! The NBA Finals is going to a Game 7, the Knicks get set to begin their head coaching interviews, th...

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 full house of co-hosts to celebrate Juneteenth! They discuss why Nassau County (still) doesn't observe Juneteenth as an official holiday, and also -- Tyler Perry was sued for over $260 milion in Los Angeles Superior Court for sexual misconduc...

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 retrospective! The group had a roundtable discussion about some of the WILDEST pop culture moments in American history (there's a lot to choose from). Then, the Sports Report, where Joshua and Kory discuss the Knicks' polarizing firing of coach...