The Recess Bell

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 "news hour" of TRB: On Air birthed discussions on the NYC Mayoral Democratic Primary, the casino plans at Nassau Coliseum falling through, and Stephen A. Smith returning to SiriusXM sports radio and causing quite the amount of discord in the...

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 conversation between the co-hosts eventually lands on the group learning of people that actually fake sex health test results and them ghost their sex partners afterwards. Then -- following the Knicks' victory in Game 5 of the ECF, a victorious Sp...

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 to stay focused on the Knicks' playoff game, Joshua welcomes NikiMarie, Lay and Erik as they discuss a range of news topics, including Elon Musk's departure from the Trump administration, a snag in the Nassau Coliseum casino plans, Trump's c...

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, Lay and Erik kick off Hour 2 of the show playing some of the wildest soundbytes of the week, starring Charles Barkley and a Diddy trial courthouse heckler. Following that, they have a conversation about how creatives can combat impostor syn...

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 his weekly news flashes before hosting a discussion about the Knicks' brutal collapse at the mercy of their archrival Indiana Pacers during Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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 Capitol Correspondent Keshia Clukey to the program ahead of the state legislature's final deliberations on the $254 billion state budget that will, among other things, restrict smartphone use by students in school from bell-to-bell and also plac...

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 ErikSincere on hour #1 of the program where they tackle their lead story: Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick's off-putting relationship with the 24-year-old former cheerleader Jordon Hudson -- a relationship that is now fully in...

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 discuss the very sticky situation that Pro Football Hall of Famer, 3x Super Bowl champion and media megastar 56-year-old Shannon Sharpe now finds himself after being accused of sexual assault and battery by his alleged victim (who is 19-years-ol...

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 Erik discuss Robert F. Kennedy Jr's controversial comments on the rise of autism diagnoses in children, and later give their opinions on the latest in the Drake vs UMG & Kendrick saga, the Gayle King/Katy Perry-led all-female trip to ou...

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, and Erik discuss the latest developments in Trump's tariff saga. From there? The crew discusses "gas station pills", Erik makes a significant career announcement, and with the recent news of the firings of NBA coaches Taylor Jenkins and Mike M...

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 dismissal of NYC Mayor Eric Adams' corruption charges & NJ Senator Cory Booker's history-making 25+ hour speech in protest of President Donald Trump. Then, they hold an "ex etiqutte" conversation based off of the toxic behavior that industry...

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 ErikSincere join Joshua Umahi on this week's episode, which features a heated reaction from Joshua about the Dept. of Defense's inexcusable removal of American hero Jackie Robinson's army tenure webpage. Later, Bri joins the program to discuss the...

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, ErikSincere, and Ny (making her TRB debut) discuss the stunning news of the Federal Department of Education laying off nearly half their staff with Newsday Investigative Reporter Maura McDermott. Then they get to a commonly discussed topic...

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 discuss an equal parts busy & chaotic week for U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration, which included a voice-raised spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a controversial speech given to a Congress joint sessio...

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, ErikSincere and new co-host Bri discuss NYC Mayor Eric Adam's very unhinged "negroes" comment and the subsequent blowback he faced as a result. Then, a mental health conversation titled 'Process Over Product', centered around how to manage feeli...

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 dive headfirst into an array of headlines on The Recess Bell News Report, including news cycle fixtures Eric Adams, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and A$AP Rocky. Also, they sift through an assortment of tough news on the Sports Report, with updat...

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 discuss Super Bowl 59, where the Eagles beat down the Chiefs and Kendrick Lamar performed a historic Halftime Show. Also: the Recess Rundown featuring the most unhinged pop culture headlines of the past week, the Sports Report, and "Why You Ma...

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 ErikSincere race through a busy stream of content, including the results of the 2025 Grammy Awards, Michael Jordan's son getting arrested for a DUI, Irv Gotti's death, and more. That doesn't even include the Sports Report, which was packed with hu...

Audio from Thursday, January 30th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. The crew discusses two unnerving stories out of Washington D.C. this week: the federal funding freeze that apparently came and went, and the tragic helicopter/plane crash that took place on Wednesday evening. They also discuss Trump's concerning comments following the crash...

For another episode of the recently rebranded 'Creator Chats' (formerly Always Be Creatin') Joshua Umahi sits down with the energetic & charismatic musical hip-hop artist, Long Island native YOUNG N3SS, fresh off the heels of his recently dropped EP, MAMÁ PUEDO VOLAR, on December 16th, 2024 -- discussing his multifaceted journey to becoming the artist he is today.

Audio from Thursday, January 24th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, NikiMarie, Lay and Erik discuss the dichotomy between Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the many controversial events during Trump's second inauguration ceremony. Then, they discuss SexyyRed's reckless use of an AI image that upset MLK Jr's daughter Bernice. Closing ou...

Audio from Thursday, January 16th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua Umahi is joined by NikiMarie and Lay as they discuss Wendy Williams' appearance on POWER 105.1's 'The Breakfast Club', as she discusses her controversial conservatorship situation, in addition to her hilarious reaction to Diddy's recent imprisonment. Then, t...

Audio from Thursday, January 10th, 2025's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua is joined by Niki Marie, Lay, and ErikSincere on this episode of TRB: On Air, where they discuss the extent of the destruction of the Southern California wildfires. Speaking of Southern California, they then take aim at Fox Sports 1 and the wild lawsuit that...

Audio from Friday, December 20th, 2024's episode of 'WHPC Sports Talk' on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua and the guys discuss (through some tangents) Karl-Anthony Towns' & the Knicks' dominant effort in Minnesota in KAT's first game back in his old stomping grounds since the blockbuster offseason trade between the Knicks and Wolves.

Audio from Thursday, December 19th, 2024's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', which airs live every Thursday at 9pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua is joined by Niki & Erik on this episode of TRB: On Air. The trio discusses Christmas and play Christmas-themed music throughout the show. They also delve into the topics of 1) how productive/destructive practicing perfectionism can be, and 2) what an e...