For the fourth and final 'TRB: On Air' interview for The Recess Bell's 'Celebrating Black Creatives' campaign for 2026, Joshua Umahi sits down with Brooklyn-born Max Ragusa: a true multihyphenate creative in every sense of the term. The owner and founder of his own clothing brand, a music producer and the creative director of one of the more powerful annual movements in Brooklyn, Max discusses all of his talents in-depth and details his many inspirations while growing up as a young Black man in today's day and age.

Audio from Hour 2 of February, 18, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. A discussion about Kevin Durant's twitter burner leak turns into a convo on the crew's history of using "finstas" (Instagram burners). After the crew grills Joshua on his lack of snack-providing, Joshua issues this week's Sports Report – a recap of NBA All-Star Weekend from Inglewood, CA and an update on Stefom Diggs' felony strangulation, assault, and battery charges following his first appearance in Massachusetts court.

Audio from February 18, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua and the team welcome artists and event curators Robert Provilus (robertprovilus, Instagram) and Gabrielle Narcisse (gabriellenarcisse, Instagram) to the program for TRB's third radio interview for 'Celebrating Black Creatives' 2026. On Sunday, February 15, the BLACK STARS BHM Art Exhibition opened to the public. A two-week event that runs through the final day of Black History Month (Sat, 2.28); BLACK STARS is a living historical archive of sleected works from 16 Black New York-based artists, housed at Make Manifest on Tompkins Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Robert and Gabrielle curated this event, and they discuss their inspirations and motivations for said event, as well as their accomplishments and overall journeys as multidisciplinary creatives.

Audio from Hour 1 of February 18, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes Meleny, Lay and Kory to this week's program, as Joshua opens with some thoughts on the ramifications (or lack thereof) for the world's elite after the latest explosive batch of the Epstein Files. Then, after discussing problems for two pro sports stars – Kevin Durant and Stefon Diggs – Kory presents this week's "Moments In Black History Nobody Really Talks About" featuring an underdiscussed Ike and Tina Turner story. Joshua also teases a 'Celebrating Black Creatives' nterview with the two curators of a powerful event in BedStuy, Brooklyn that he attended over the weekend.

Audio from Hour 2 of February 11, 2025's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Kory and Joshua discuss the crazy, harrowing details of Atlanta Falcons defensive star James Pearce Jr., following his alleged stalking and vehicular assault of his ex-girlfriend, WNBA star Rickea Jackson. Kory goes on to give his weekly "Black History That Nobody Really Talks About" story — focusing on Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston's crazy story of love. To close, Joshua, Kory and Lay do their first ever TRB 'Versus', going love song for love song ahead of Valentine's Day. Which co-host played the best record?

Audio from February 11, 2026's epsiode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. During each February, The Recess Bell's Black History Month campaign, 'Celebrating Black Creatives', takes center stage. In the second of 4 radio interviews this month, TRBOA welcomes Nia (iamnia._ on Instagram) to the program. Nia, an NYU alum and a skilled business strategist, discusses her agency Eban Noire; self-described as a consulting agency for the creative. Nia also expands on how her personal journey through life, the boroughs of NYC, and the creative sphere has shaped Eban Noire and its overall mission.

Audio from Hour 1 of February 11, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air, airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua and his co-hosts Kory and Lay react to Valentine's Day being mere days away, and also give their Super Bowl LX takeaways from the past weekend. Meleny then calls into the show to discuss her range of reactions to Bad Bunny's halftime show; more specifically her piece on Substack reflecting on the performance from a deeper scope and lens as a Dominican-American and hispanic woman.

turntables; The Recess Bell's music hub, is quarterbacked by Nessa (no pun intended on Super Bowl Sunday). The music review maven welcomes her guest co-host Debbie to the pod to discuss the wild world of the music industry at an extremely eventful time: days after the 2026 Grammy Awards and HOURS before tonight's Super Bowl LX (60) from Santa Clara, CA – and hours before Bad Bunny's highly-anticipated, much-discussed, and somehow controversial halftime show performance. Additionally, the girls give their takes on who had the best Grammys red carpet looks, and react to Kendrick Lamar, the aforementioned Bad Bunny, Leon Thomas, Justin Bieber, and others' viral moments and award wins from the Grammys.

Audio from February 4, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Following their Celebrating Black Creatives interview, Joshua, Meleny, Kory and Lay embark on a rapid Recess Roundtable, discussing piping hot topics: everyone's highlights from the 2026 Grammys over the weekend, picks for Super Bowl 60 on Sunday between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots and anticipation for Bad Bunny's halftime show, and the flurry of high-impact deals taking place just before the NBA trade deadline.

Audio from February 4, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. During each February since the platform's inception, The Recess Bell dedicates itself to highlighting Black excellence with the annual 'Celebrating Black Creatives' campaign – website features, social media shoutouts, and... media interviews! TRB: On Air welcomes Cole (ice.coleyy on IG) to the show to discuss his journey as a creative, his identity as a Black man, and the increidble success of his yearly Dreamers N' Doers basketball tournament – as he even announces the tentative dates for 2026's tourney!