The Recess Bell

Audio from Wednesday, November 4, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua and Kory examine the loud results of the midterm elections — a postmortem examination of the Republicans following the dominant House and Senate takeover from the Democrats. Seats turned blue that hadn't ever turned blue before, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed claimed victory in Michigan over Republican challenger Mike Rogers despite Haley Stevens' viral shenanigans, and, of course: AIPAC money is at the center of American political controversy. On the sports side of things, Joshua and Kory discuss NY sports as well as the NBA's storylines from the first couple of weeks of the season, including the incredible sustained success of 38-year-old Steph Curry.

The beauty of college is knowledge — and how those with that knowledge pass it down to the next generation. This episode's guest, Michael Cohen, embodies just that. Cohen has worked for popular networks such as NBC, ABC, FOX, FOX and ESPN as a television producer, and has worked major events such as Super Bowls, World Cups, Olympic Games and more. He's won a multitude of Emmy awards for his work. He is currently a professor at his alma mater, Queens College, where The Recess Bell's Meleny is taking his course: Introduction to Sports Television. Meleny joins Joshua for this chat with Prof. Cohen, discussing Cohen's early days as a producing intern, his biggest mentors and connections made along his career, what separates a good producer from a great producer, the launching his own production company and much more.

Audio from Wednesday, October 29, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the weekly live radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua and Kory open the show by discussing dystopian methods of aggressive advertising (or peddling) of generative AI, gambling/sports betting/prediction markets, and even sex performance pills using bombshells like Megan Fox or Sydney Sweeney to do it. For the evening's News Report, they discuss Trump's recent trend of obssessing over the male figure. The Sports Report discusses the Knicks first win of the season, Pat McAfee's overt sensitivity, and other shenanigans.

Audio from Hour 2 of October 21, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua plays substitute teacher on NikiMarie's Recess Rundown as he and Kory delve into the top trending headlines of the week, including a gun-in-locker-room incident in the NFL, Jay-Z choosing himself as this season's Super Bowl halftime performer, and a stunning altercation involving Hot 97's Funk Flex at Madison Square Garden following the Knicks' season opener. The Sports Report features an edition of TRB Game Picks, picking high-leverage games in the NFL, NBA, WNBA and MLB.

Audio from Hour 1 of October 21, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua and Kory discuss opening day in the NBA: including the marquee matchup of the evening that saw the Knicks receive their championship rings and send their 2025-26 banner to the rafters before losing to LeBron and the Philadelphia 76ers. Then, the News Report covers a different type of hoopla — a historic and insane love rectangle between ex-Good Morning America hosts TJ Holmes and Amy Robach and their ex-spouses, Andrew Shue and Marilee Fiebig.

Audio from Wednesday, October 14, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. This week's News Report has Joshua, Kory, and Erik provide updates on the "rape culture" controversy on Cornell University's campus for the third consecutive week. This week's update: Cornell's ban on fraternity parties and social events for the remainder of the semester and the release of text messages between the complainant, Jane Doe, and two members of the Chi Phi frat accused of gang rape. Also in this news report: the first and only debate in the NY Governor race between incumbent candidate and Democrat Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman, and a high-profile change of allegiance in the race made by Knicks owner James Dolan. Lastly, the trio discusses 'Breaking Bad' RJ Mitte's shocking death and the heartbreaking circumstances surrounding it.

Joshua and Kory pick the NFL's Week 5 slate of games. In very unusual fashion for them, they agreed on most of the picks.

Audio from Hour 2 of October 7, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information about the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua and Kory embark on TRB's most massive Sports Report ever. Including: the Yankees' mess of miscues in their ALDS matchup vs division rival Tampa Bay, the wild results from NFL's Week 4, the Saints' domecoming embarassment, Deshaun Watson's media-manufactured redemption tour and disappointment for Caitlin Clark and the Fever in the WNBA playoffs, and much more.

Audio from Hour 1 of October 7, 2026's episode of The Recess Bell: On Air — for more information on the live weekly radio show, visit therecessbell.com. Joshua and Kory band together and welcome back a friend of the show: Newsday Sports columnist Steve Popper. On Monday, Knicks star big Karl-Anthony Towns went public with his discontent regarding contract extension talks that haven't gone as smoothly as planned for both sides. Popper gives his read on the KAT situation, owner James Dolan's second apron spending mandate and how it might affect the Knicks' other extension-eligible players in Josh Hart and Deuce McBride, and how the Knicks are working to prevent any signs of a championship holdover. In the second portion of the hour, Joshua and Kory issue this week's News Report, which featured a continuation of last week's report on the 'Cornell 7.'

Through 4 weeks, the NFL's most star-studded franchise sits at 2-2 in the 2026 season. Despite the defense's struggles, the Dallas Cowboys' offense led by Dak Prescott and Ceedee Lamb have largely lived up to preseason's billing. Cowboys superfan Erik welcomes you to Cowboys After The Bell: breakdown and analysis of the Dallas Cowboys' week-to-week journey and always-present storylines. In Episode 1, Erik recaps Dallas' dramatic victory in the battle of the Lone Star State vs the Texans and why it's not all good despite Lamb's historic heroics, discusses whether or not the Cowboys' highly-criticized defense is already showing signs of improvement, and issues an opinion of the team through four games.

0:00 - Opening thoughts
3:28 - Negative Cowboys takeaways from DAL/HOU
10:39 - Is Dallas' defense improving?
19:16 - What does Erik make of this Cowboys team through 4 weeks?