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Joshua Umahi - The Recess Bell

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.

  1. 4d ago

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

    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 Celtics teammate and co-champion Jayson Tatum. In choosing Philly, LeBron spurned Steph Curry's Golden State Warriors, who swung and missed on each of their superstar targets this summer, fueling thoughts about Curry's future in the Bay. Days away from the trade deadline, the Mets and Yankees have gotten hot, and NFL training camps have opened for a number of teams. Joshua then closes the hour with a new TRB music segment titled 'Songs and Samples'. 0:00 Hour 2 Intro 6:31 Hour 2 music medley 8:21 Sports Report on NBA/MLB/NFL storylines 35:00 Songs and Samples: The Weeknd and The S.O.S. Band 37:25 Show outro

  2. 4d ago

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

    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 creative endeavors and beyond. To close the hour, Joshua issues the weekly TRB News Report, shining a light on President Trump and his administration's uncanny ability to be incredibly entertaining... even at a deceased senator's funeral.  0:00 Intro, opening song 2:54 Joshua explains TRB's 'house of cards' article 17:40 TRB Music Medley 21:47 Joshua's Show and Tell 33:53 News Report: Trump at Lindsey Graham's funeral 45:31 Hour 2 preview

  3. Jul 16

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

    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 awareness on its crippling symptoms and even battling the powers-that-be in a the court of law to do so. CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that gained widespread notoriety through Nigerian-American neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu and his work in studying the disease in diseased pro football players. CTE carries a range of troubling symptoms which include deteriorations in mood/behavior, cognitive function, motor function, and even sleep. Will discusses his personal CTE realization and how trauma from all angles led to him picking up this cause. He discusses a range of topics, including the Midtown shooter (Shane Tamura) and his CTE diagnosis, his work alongside pro athletes Joe Namath, Emmitt Smith and others, the effectiveness of hyperbaric chambers in treating CTE, and even the potential misdiagnosis of one of the world's most notorious stars, Kanye West. 0:00 Joshua previews William Person interview 4:10 William Person (Team USA Bobsledder, CTE activist) interview begins 15:13 Midtown Shooter and his CTE 17:32 Substandard treatment of brain injuries historically 28:00 Niki and Will's back-and-forth on forgiveness, legacy 35:07 Will's biggest CTE misconception 36:59 Will on Kanye West and potential mental health misdiagnosis 40:36 How to connect with Will

  4. Jul 15

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

    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 and why that is, and of course, the major news events of the past week: the madness that ensued at Day 3 of the Jay-Z weekend-long concert event at Yankee Stadium, the sudden death of South Carolina senator Lindsey Graham, the "proof of life" provided by "Mitch McConnell", and the spread of bacteria that's causing bouts of... explosive diarrhea in people by the thousands. 0:00 Open song and intro 3:38 Joshua monologues on his week, summer 16:36 Madness at Yankee Stadium on Day 3 of Jay-Z concert 18:31 Sports Report preview: World Cup, MLB All-Star, NBA summer update 22:56 TRBOA Hour 1 Music Medley 26:42 TRB Clips: Kory and shameless AI excuses 29:18 News Report: Lindsey Graham, Mitch McConnell, diarrhea lettuce 41:27 Preview of Hour 2: William Person interview

  5. Jul 9

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

    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 regarding 'Love Island', Joshua issues the TRB News Report on the latest health mystery on Capitol Hill: the health status of longtime Kentucky senator Mitch McConnell, who was hospitalized three weeks ago with very minimal updates since. With multiple Republican political figureheads vouching for McConnell's well-being with "phone calls", Joshua explains why droves of people are skeptical. 0:00 Intro 5:13 Show theme - the complexity of anger 22:10 Music medley 26:55 Re-join #1, Ny's issues with Love Island discourse 38:50 Phone call on handling anger 46:31 Joshua and Ny on their experiences with anger 51:55 Top-of-hour break 52:50 Re-join #2, Hour 2 preview 57:12 TRB News Report on Mitch McConnell, Erika Kirk 1:18:40 Segment - Why You Mad? 1:32:38 Sports Report 1:38:13 Outro, Goodnight Gotham - Rihanna

  6. Jul 2

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

    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 Knicks for the archrival Celtics and MUCH more, including the recent gambling arrests of multiple notable NBA figures. In addition, the crew discusses the USA's advancement in the World Cup, Serena Williams' stunning return at Wimbledon, and the recent losing stretches from both NY baseball teams that for one team resulted in a managerial firing. 0:00 Re-Join 5:03 Sports Report begins 46:27 today i did good - Gunna

  7. Jul 2

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

    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 discuss the insanity that the NBA offseason has proved to be to this point — and even had a MAJOR blockbuster deal break during the intro. Then: it's Show and Tell time, where Lay tells a story about her old vibrating rocket ship toy and Kory brings some good gambling news to the table. 0:00 Intro, show theme 19:29 Music break begins 24:18 Come Home - Anderson .Paak, André 3000 28:43 Re-Join 33:36 Show and Tell 55:45 What's to come in Hour 2

  8. Jun 29

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

    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 what should be a hectic free agency period looming? Also, as we head into July, we inch one step closer to the start of NFL training camps and preseason. With that, Erik chronicles one of the most diabolical sagas of the offseason: Brandon Aiyuk and the San Francisco 49ers' significantly strained relationship. 0:12 Intro 1:29 NBA Draft winners and losers 30:22 Early NBA offseason reaction 44:42 Brandon Aiyuk/49ers drama

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

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  • Creator
    Joshua Umahi - The Recess Bell
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    196
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © The Recess Bell, LLC.
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