The Recess Bell
By Joshua Umahi - The Recess Bell
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Joshua Umahi's personality-rich "The Recess Bell" discusses the most relevant topics in Sports, Music, Popular Culture and Mental Health. The Recess Bell features the podcasts "mentality" for mental health conversation, "TRB Sports/The BackYard" for sports-related content, and "Creator Chats", an interview-style podcast meant to give aspiring creatives a platform to share their work and their creative vision.
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TRB Mailbag: Unpopular Opinions, Gen Z trends, Sports Report on historically dominant Knicks run (5/6/26, Hour 2)
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May 07, 2026 |
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TRBOA vs Inconveniently Placed Work Trucks, Joshua reads Lay a birthday poem (5/6/26, Hour 1)
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May 07, 2026 |
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Mentality Monday: The People-Pleasing Project, Ep. 2 - Joshua and Niki on 'Freeze and Fawn'
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May 04, 2026 |
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Meleny's Chronically Online update: Meg, Klay and the Michael Jackson Movie, TRB Court debates monogamy (4/29/26, Hour 2)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Meg & Klay are no more, Show and Tell: Lay stays poetic and Kory's moving healthier (4/29/26, Hour 1)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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A Power Hour: Sports Report on the NY Sports toxicity, News Report on d4vd's long-awaited arrest (4/22/26)
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Mentality Monday: Joshua & Niki launch the People-Pleasing Project
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Meleny's 'Chronically Online' Update on Euphoria S3, Hectic Hoops on the Sports Report, another Poem by Lay (4/15/26, Hour 2)
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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New York vs Everybody, Kory's social media habits put on trial (4/15/26, Hour 1)
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Full Show: Poor Leadership Pandemic, Lay's Poetic Flo, return of 'The Boys', the Vrabel/Russini affair (4/8/26)
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Recess Roundtable on Nick Cannon, TLC's Chilli's controversies & J. Cole's legacy, A Madness filled Sports Report! (4/1/26, Hour 2)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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The April Fools Episode, TRB's Citi Field Outing, Druski and the state of comedy (4/1/26, Hour 1)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Creator Chats: BxPolar
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Full Show: White Women Wednesday, Niki's surprise Recess Rundown! (3/18/26)
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Gavin Newsom's "Sha Boing Boing" move, Niki's Recess Rundown on Charlie Kirk banner, NBA's "Magic City Monday" controversy (3/4/26, Hour 2)
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Women's History Month, Gen Z's stark differences in opinion from past gens by the numbers (3/4/26, Hour 1)
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Celebrating Black Creatives 2026: Max Ragusa, Founder of Grey Area NYSee Clothing, Dreamers N' Doers Creative Director (2/25/26)
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Mar 01, 2026 |
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Finstas, food grievances, Sports Report on NBA All-Star, the KD files, Stefon Diggs' legal woes (2/18/26, Hour 2)
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Celebrating Black Creatives 2026: Robert Provilus and Gabrielle Narcisse: Curators of BLACK STARS (2/18/26)
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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Consequences are class-based, Kory's Stories: another Slept-On Moment In Black History, RIP Jesse Jackson (2/18/26, Hour 1)
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Feb 22, 2026 |
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James Pearce Jr's arrest, Kory's Stories: Slept-On Black History, Valentine's Versus (2/11/26, Hour 2)
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Celebrating Black Creatives 2026: Interview with Nia: Founder of Eban Noire (2/11/26)
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Valentine's plans, Pam Bondi's disastrous hearing, Meleny on Bad Bunny's Halftime Show (2/11/26, Hour 1)
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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turntables: Debbie and Nessa on the Grammys, Bad Bunny's upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Feb 08, 2026 |
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A Rapid Recess Roundtable: Grammys, Super Bowl LX, Bad Bunny's Halftime, NBA Trade Chaos (2/4/26, Hour 2)
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Celebrating Black Creatives 2026: Interview with Cole of Dreamers N' Doers (2/4/26)
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Black History Month, tip-toeing around the Epstein Files like everyone else (2/4/26, Hour 1)
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Ilhan Omar attacked by MAGA psycho, Kanye's apology letter, MAGA Minaj, Sports Report on Super Bowl, Giannis (1/28/26, Hour 2)
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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ICE moving and murdering with "absolute immunity", TRB News Report (1/28/26, Hour 1)
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Feeling bad for bad people, TRB Game Picks on the NFL & Knicks, Shenanigans! (1/21/26)
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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TRB Game Picks tackles NFL Divisional Round, Niki's Recess Rundown on Teyana Taylor (1/14/26)
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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End-Of-Year Awards Show, TRB Game Picks tackles huge NFL Week 18 (12/31/25, Hour 2)
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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New Year, Same TRB On Air (12/31/25, Hour 1)
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Diddy's reckoning, the GRIFTING widow, The Umahi Files (12/10/25)
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Mentality Monday: Joshua and Niki on cognitive dissonance
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Druski's hairline skit, NY's Giant failures, Niki's Recess Rundown covers 50's Diddy documentary (12/3/25)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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NFL's heating up, Why You Mad: Trump and the Epstein emails (11/12/25)
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Mentality Monday: Joshua and Niki on narcissism, NPD
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Insane NBA/Mafia gambling arrests, Niki's Recess Rundown, Joshua's Sports Report on the great sports month of October (10/23/25, Hour 2)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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TRB Game Picks, News Flashes, Everybody Hates Josh (10/23/25, Hour 1)
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Weekly White House absurdity, 'choosing your battles wisely', Niki's Recess Rundown and Joshua's Sports Report (10/16/25)
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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Mentality Monday: Joshua and Niki on impostor syndrome
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Niki's Recess Rundown on Drake's 'Not Like Us' lawsuit getting tossed, Joshua defends Bad Bunny, Sports Report (10/9/25, Hour 2)
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Niki's spider fearing, Pam Bondi's hearing, Mark Sanchez's stabbing (10/9/25, Hour 1)
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Oct 11, 2025 |
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Recess Report | Dr. Joylette Williams, Democratic Candidate for Nassau County Clerk
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Mentality Monday: Joshua and Niki on FOMO (fear of missing out), Ayesha Curry's recent viral comments
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Niki's Recess Rundown on Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj, Joshua's love for TV dating shows, Sports Report (10/2/25, Hour 2)
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Bad Bunny to the Super Bowl, Government Shutdown/Epstein Files, another Eric Adams scandal, the Mets' expensive failure (10/2/25, Hour 1)
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Oct 04, 2025 |
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Mentality Monday: Joshua and Niki on the double-sided concept of loneliness
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Niki's Recess Rundown, NFL, MLB, NBA updates on the Sports Report (9/25/25, Hour 2)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Charlie Kirk's memorial, Kimmel's back on TV -- because money talks (9/25/25, Hour 1)
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Recess Report | Olena Nicks on her campaign for Nassau County Legislator
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Recess Report | Nicole Aloise, Democratic Candidate for Nassau County District Attorney
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Recess Report | Wayne Wink: Democratic Candidate for Nassau County Comptroller
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Recess Report | Joseph Scianablo: Democratic Candidate for Town of Hempstead Supervisor
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Recess Report | Seth Koslow: Nassau County Legislator, Democratic Candidate for Nassau County Executive
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Recess Report | Liam and Joshua on the reported Kawhi/Ballmer/LA Clippers scandal and fraud
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Reaction to Kawhi/LA Clippers "salary cap circumvention" controversy (9/4/25)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Newsday NFL Columnist Tom Rock discusses NFL Kickoff, the Parsons trade, what constitutes success for the Giants & Jets this season (9/4/25)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Newsday Education Reporter Dandan Zou on the challenges NY schools may face with enforcing cellphone ban, Trump WH legislation, AI (8/28/25)
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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The Birthday Episode, a trip down Nostalgia Lane, does Trump have a shot at heaven? (8/21/25)
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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The "refrigerating ketchup" debate, Ari Lennox's comments on Martin & Bernie Mac, Sports Report (8/14/25)
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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'Green Dildo Bandit' terrorizes the WNBA, Sports Report (8/7/25)
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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The News Hour, A Mental Health / Family Convo (8/7/25)
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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The Gen Z Stare, Sports Report (7/24/25, Hour 2)
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Yup... More Epstein Talk, Legends Lost (7/24/25, Hour 1)
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Nasty Nicki Minaj, The Truth About AI, Sports Report (7/17/25, Hour 2)
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Yes, We're Still Talking About Epstein (7/17/25, Hour 1)
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Dreamers N Doers, Conflict Resolution, Sports Report (7/10/25, Hour 2)
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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No More Epstein List, Twitter/X Misconduct (7/10/25, Hour 1)
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Dating actors is stressful, Sports Report! (7/3/25, Hour 2)
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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A Big, Beautiful Hour (7/3/25, Hour 1)
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Jul 05, 2025 |
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Wheel! Of! Topics!, Sports Report (6/19/25, Hour 2)
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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The Juneteenth Episode! (6/19/25, Hour 1)
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Wild pop culture moments in history, Knicks oust Thibs (6/5/25, Hour 2)
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Elon/Trump social media spat (6/5/25, Hour 1)
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Faking STD test results (?), Knicks stay alive (5/29/25, Hour 2)
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May 31, 2025 |
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The Diddy trial & media literacy (5/29/25, Hour 1)
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May 31, 2025 |
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Impostor syndrome, Caitlin vs Angel again (5/22/25, Hour 2)
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May 23, 2025 |
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The Week's News, Knicks Group Therapy (5/22/25, Hour 1)
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May 23, 2025 |
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Newsday's Keshia Clukey on school phone ban, AI, NYS Budget (5/8/25)
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May 12, 2025 |
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Detailing 73-year-old Belichick & 24-year-old GF's awkward interview (5/1/25)
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May 02, 2025 |
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Shannon Sharpe's got allegations, a busy Sports Report! (4/24/25)
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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RFK Jr's autism comments, R&B Mount Rushmore, technical difficulties (4/17/25)
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Tariffs, Tomfoolery, 'Black or White' -- Fired Coach Edition (4/10/25)
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Eric Adams' Charges Dropped, Cory Booker's Marathon Speech, Ex Etiquette (4/3/25)
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Joshua rants on DoD's Jackie Robinson removal, convo on 'The Breakfast Club' drama (3/20/25)
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Newsday's Maura McDermott discusses Dept. of Ed layoffs, Separating Art from Artist (3/13/25)
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Trump's Eventful Week, Gen Z's Dating Issues, LeBron and Steph; old but gold (3/6/25)
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Eric Adams Crashes Out, Networking Skillfully, Sports Report (2/27/25)
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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A$AP beats the case, Trump celebrates Black History Month (2/20/25)
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Super Bowl Recap, Kendrick's Historic Show, Sports Report (2/13/25)
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Grammys History, Marcus Jordan arrested, a crazy Sports Report (2/6/25)
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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D.C. Dereliction, "DEI", Sports Report (1/30/25)
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Creator Chats, Ep. 9 | Elliot AKA YOUNG N3SS
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Trump's inauguration on MLK Day, SexyyRed & AI, Sports Report (1/23/25)
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Wendy Williams resurfaces, Newsday's Tiffany Cusaac-Smith on TikTok "ban" (1/16/25)
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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California Wildfires, Freaky FS1 Suit, Sports Report (1/9/25)
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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TRB SPORTS | Sports Talk Snippets: KAT's resounding return to Minnesota
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Holiday Tunes, Perfectionism/Echo Chambers, Sports Report (12/19/24)
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Luigi Mangione arrested in PA in connection to UnitedHealthcare CEO slaying
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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TRB SPORTS | Sports Talk Snippets: NFL Week 14 Preview, Game Picks!
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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Drake wins something, Sports Report, WHY YOU MAD? (12/5/24)
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Newsday crime writer Tony DeStefano on UnitedHealthcare CEO murder (12/5/24)
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Politickin' | Trump's back -- what's coming with that?
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Sha Boing Boing of the Week: Shameik Moore
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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turntables: KAYTRANADA Appreciation Pod!
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Curry tells Klay 'Night Night', the people need more smoke in sports
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Election reaction, baby mama drama, Why You Mad? (11/7/24)
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Age differences in dating, Special Ed, crushes on schoolteachers, Bests of The Week
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Newsday's Steve Popper talks Knicks, KAT trade, DiVincenzo vs Thibs & Rick Brunson, Mitchell Robinson's future
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Sports Talk Snippets | Jets conspiracies, Giants underrated? and WHPC Game Picks, Week 6!
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Sports Talk Snippets | Yankees return to ALCS, Interview with Newsday Sportswriter Laura Albanese
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Full Show: Mets and Yankees advance, Joshua eats Niki's oreos (10/10/24)
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Newsday White House Correspondent Laura Figueroa Hernandez on VP Debate (10/3/24)
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Always Be Creatin, Episode 8: Destany interviews The Radio Fam's Marie
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Always Be Creatin, Episode 7: Destany interviews Bobby Bones
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Always Be Creatin, Episode 6: Destany interviews LA 102.7 KISS FM's Kayla Thomas
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Politickin' | Trump, Kamala's Debate Battle... Royale?
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Full Show: Interview with Newsday's Matthew Chayes in wake of Eric Adams indictment (9/26/24)
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Sha Boing Boing of the Week: Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Bests of the Week: Joshua, Kory, Erik, and Nico
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Always Be Creatin, Episode 5: Destany interviews B96.5's Ms Bella Rae
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Always Be Creatin, Episode 4: Destany interviews 95.1 WAPE's Barbie T
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Interview with Nassau Lions Football Head Coach Jahleel Oswald
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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BackYard: 'Sports Talk Snippets' -- New York baseball booming?
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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BackYard: 'Sports Talk Snippets' -- Jets, Giants, and the Snoopy Bowl
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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BackYard: 'Sports Talk Snippets: a heated "Hawk Tuah" debate
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Aug 24, 2024 |
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Sha-Boing-Boing Of The Week, Defense Attorney David, BLACK OR WHITE? -- Olympics edition!
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Bests of the week, Joshua's Top 5 USA Basketball Olympic teams of all-time
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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THE BOYS S4 recap, pt. 2: Hughie is a shapeshifter victim, Homelander falls upward
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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THE BOYS S4 recap, pt. 1: resisting the urge to spoil it for Destany
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Welcome to the race, Kamala
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Always Be Creatin, Episode 3: Ethan Hoffman
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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BackYard: Jaylen vs. everybody, Brunson's discount extension, 100 greatest 21st Century athletes
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Trump nearly assassinated, will Biden's candidacy be terminated?
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Jul 20, 2024 |
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BackYard: 'Sports Talk Snippets' -- Live from Roosevelt Field Mall!
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Recapping the "Presidential" debate
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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The 2024 Summer Hoelympics
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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New TV in June: Power: Ghost, The Boys, The Wire talk | Kory's got stories
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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BackYard: The Recess BBL | Dray's hatin' tour, sponsored by "New Media"
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Trump's officially a felon: let's get political
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Kendrick vs. Drake: Rap Wars, Part 3 -- Everybody Hates Drake!
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May 09, 2024 |
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Kendrick vs. Drake: Rap Wars, Part 2
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May 09, 2024 |
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Kendrick vs. Drake: Rap Wars, Part 1
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May 08, 2024 |
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Screen addictions, gambling too... we see you, Jontay Porter!
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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#QuietOnSet Reaction: Pt. 2
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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#QuietOnSet Reaction: Pt. 1
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Feds ran through Diddy's houses like a Tomb Raider
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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BackYard x Film Real: the world of Pro Wrestling, Part 2
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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BackYard x Film Real: the world of Pro Wrestling, Part 1
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Always Be Creatin, Episode 2: Lay
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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The BackYard: Stephen A. Smith vs Pat McAfee & the state of sports media
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Another Diddy lawsuit & Meek Mill's "touched" tweets
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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The BackYard: If Tom Brady can get cheated on...
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Always Be Creatin, Episode 1: Gīnā
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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The BackYard: After Steph and LeBron, who's taking the torch? Anybody...?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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The BackYard: Intro, Recess reminiscin', Mahomes is NFL Jordan?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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The BackYard: Recess!
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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DJ Envious | Wifing OnlyFans girls? | Diddy do it??
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Boolius Randle | Football Fonk | Kory's Kids?
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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Kelce & Taylor Swift, Ring camera cheating, Kory buys OnlyFans
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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KPJ v Kysre | Was Ghost right to cheat on Tasha?
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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The Deion Revolution | Does every parent have a favorite child?
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Is "Jim Trotter" a White name?
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Episode 1.5 Intro: Giants/Jets Disasterclass, Male Pattern Baldness
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Recess Has Commenced
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Sep 17, 2023 |