TRB Mailbag: Unpopular Opinions, Gen Z trends, Sports Report on historically dominant Knicks run (5/6/26, Hour 2)

Knicks parade projections, James Dolan won't quit, Meleny's Love Island Update (6/17/26, Hour 2)

Audio from Hour 2 of June 17, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua, Kory, Meleny and Lay discuss their (potential) plans for the Knicks championship parade, while Joshua makes history with his presitgious 'Sha Boin Boing of the Week' award.  0:00 TRB's Knicks title celebration and prospective plans for parade 31:50 Sha Boing Boing OTW — James Dolan (again) 49:54 Meleny's Chronically Online Update — Love Island S8

Newsday Sports' Steve Popper on historic Knicks championship + what's to come this summer (6/17/26, Hour 1)

Audio from June 17, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Joshua welcomes longtime Newsday sports columnist Steve Popper back to TRB. The Knicks have won their first championship in 53 years, and the fans are getting set to party like it's 1973 — especially at the Canyon of Heroes ticker tape parade. Joshua and Steve chat about whether there is a historical precedent for the run the Knicks just went on, James Dolan's extremely recent comments about his unwillingness to go into the second apron, Mike Brown's success story, where Jalen Brunson now ranks among New York Sports greats, KAT's pending extension, and where OG Anunoby's legendary game-winning tip-in ranks among the greatest sports plays/moments in New York history. 0:00 Knicks Finals highlight montage 3:33 Steve Popper joins, recaps fresh James Dolan radio appearance 8:07 Is there a precedent for the run NYK just went on? 11:11 How Mike Brown found success with this group 13:59 Jalen Brunson's leap into superstardom + rarefied air 18:39 KAT's next NYK contract 22:48 Has narrative now changed on James Dolan as an owner? 27:46 Is OG Anunoby's tip-in the greatest New York sports moment ever?

TRB Sports: Erik on the Knicks' incredible NBA Finals performance to win the chip

They've done it! The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs by the score of 94-90 in Game 5 of the 2026 NBA Finals to win the franchise's first championship since 1973, with Knicks captain Jalen Brunson winning Finals MVP. Erik reacts to everything that this incredible Finals brought us: the Knicks' repetitive comeback efforts in literally every single game of the series, what the championship means for NYC, and where the Spurs go from here. Also, does Erik have any regrets for leaving the Knicks for the Phoenix Suns as a fan a decade ago? And will he really pull up to Thursday's parade?? 0:00 Intro  3:23 Yes, the Knicks are your 2026 NBA Champions! 25:30 Where do the Spurs go from here?

Meleny's Chronically Online Update: the wonderful eventfulness of Love Island S8

Audio from June 10, 2026's episode of 'The Recess Bell: On Air', airing live every Wednesday from 6-8pm on 90.3 WHPC-FM. Season 8 of Love Island is in full swing, and you know the 'Chronically Online' queen, Meleny, is very much locked in. Mel with Love Island fans Joshua and Lay discuss all that's happened in Fiji thus far: Sincere and Melanie's tumultous (and highly entertaining) relationship, which relationship is the most legitimate, and who will be next to depart the villa?

TRB Sports: Erik reacts to the Knicks' HUGE and historic Game 4 comeback

The latest development in what has already become a classic NBA Finals: the Knicks overcoming a 29-point deficit to pull off an incredible and impossible win, marking the largest single-game comeback in Finals history. Was the game truly more about the Spurs choking it away? Erik reacts to Wemby's lacking performance in the clutch in this series, if the Spurs can mentally recover from such a devastating loss, and how the Knicks pieced together an all-time "walk-down." 0:00 Intro, is Erik valid at a Knicks parade? 3:07 Is it fair to question Wemby in big moments? 5:53 How can the Spurs bounce back? 9:56 Overall reaction to Game 4