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Funky Friday – Episode 56: Funk De Fuego II - Tribute to Willie Colón
Funk De Fuego II will honor Willie Colón through brass, rhythm, and lineage, tracing the connection between Afro-Caribbean salsa, boogaloo, and horn-driven funk before closing with warmth and range.

Noah McDonough
7 days ago6 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 55: Club Pisces - Liquid Funk
Funky Friday Episode 55: Club Pisces Liquid Funk will air February 20, bringing a submerged, bass-forward listening session to KDOG at 9AM PT and KCSM HD2 at 9PM PT. This episode will move like tide instead of thunder, exploring jazz-funk foundations, neo-soul depth, and modern liquid groove built for intentional listening.

Noah McDonough
Feb 196 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 54: My Funky Valentine
Funky Friday Episode 54: My Funky Valentine will air on Friday the 13th, continuing a throughline that has existed since the earliest days of Funky Friday. This is not a Valentine’s Day episode built on novelty or sentiment. It is a set about confidence, connection, and timing, where funk does what it has always done best. Stay present. Hold the pocket. Let the groove speak.

Noah McDonough
Feb 96 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 53: Funk Is Black History
Funk did not emerge as a trend or a reaction. It developed from earlier Black musical traditions and carried them forward through rhythm, repetition, and collective performance. Episode 53 traces funk as living history, not nostalgia.

Noah McDonough
Feb 26 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 52: First Anniversary
Funky Friday Episode 52 marks the one-year anniversary with a set focused on endurance over nostalgia, resistance without posture, and funk as a signal that holds.

Noah McDonough
Jan 296 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 51: CinemaSonic
Episode 50 doesn’t look back — it locks in. From thin air to signal fire, this Funky Friday broadcast delivers a bangers-only funk set built on momentum, recognition, and discipline. No retrospectives. No reruns. Just the signal, fully lit and moving forward.

Noah McDonough
Jan 187 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 50: From Thin Air To Signal Fire
Episode 50 doesn’t look back — it locks in. From thin air to signal fire, this Funky Friday broadcast delivers a bangers-only funk set built on momentum, recognition, and discipline. No retrospectives. No reruns. Just the signal, fully lit and moving forward.

Noah McDonough
Jan 126 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 49: CapriSonic
Episode 49: CapriSonic channels Capricorn season energy into deep, disciplined funk — momentum over noise, pressure over flash.

Noah McDonough
Jan 65 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 48: Moving into 2026
Episode 48 marks a quiet transition into 2026 — no countdown, no confetti, just forward motion. This is Funky Friday staying the course: disciplined grooves, steady momentum, and funk that knows when not to flinch.

Noah McDonough
Dec 29, 20256 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 47: Funkin' Christmas
Santa’s bringing his bass — straight on the ONE. Funkin’ Christmas delivers holiday soul, deep funk, and winter-night groove without the novelty.

Noah McDonough
Dec 21, 20255 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 46: Winter Soulstice
The longest night of the year calls for a different kind of groove.
Winter Soulstice is a Funky Friday set built on effortless glide — warm standards, steady momentum, and soul and funk that move with the season instead of fighting it. No holiday noise. No cold shock. Just timeless records carving clean lines through the longest night.

Noah McDonough
Dec 16, 20255 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 45: Snow Grooves
Episode 45 drifts into the quiet of mid-December with Snow Grooves — a winter set built on smooth basslines, frosted synths, and the soft hush of falling funk. No sleigh bells, no sweaters… just snowfall soul carved straight into the season.

Noah McDonough
Dec 10, 20254 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 44: Cold Funk
This week on Funky Friday, we step into the Winter Semester of the School of Funk — a frosty, razor-clean hour where the grooves get colder, the basslines get meaner, and the funk cuts like ice. From James Brown’s “Cold Sweat” to Curtis Mayfield’s chilling “Hard Times,” Episode 44 serves up cold-blooded classics, icy grooves, and sub-zero swagger straight from Signal Fire Studio. Bundle up… the funk just dropped below freezing.

Noah McDonough
Dec 3, 20254 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 43: Jive Turkey
🦃 Episode 43: JIVE TURKEY
Where the guest of honor has no idea he is the entrée.
This week, Funky Friday serves up a full Funksgiving feast — warm grooves, family-energy soul, kitchen-table disco, and a smooth-talking Tom Turkey presiding over the meal like he isn’t the main course. From New Orleans struts to late-night fusion glides, this set cooks low and slow: playful, funky, grateful, and golden-brown around the edges.
Grab a plate. Bring a friend.
And don’t tell the

Noah McDonough
Nov 23, 20256 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 42: Beam of a Titan
This week, Oakland lost a Titan. Funky Friday Episode 42 is dedicated to Coach John Beam — a mentor, a leader, and a cornerstone of Bay Area communities. Through soul, funk, and Bay Area rhythm, this tribute moves from grief to uplift, honoring a man who spent his life lifting others. Beam of a Titan is a memorial in sound for a coach who taught generations to rise.

Noah McDonough
Nov 19, 20257 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 41: ScorpioSonic
This week on Funky Friday, we turn up the heat for Scorpio season — a one-hour dive into funk that stings back. From Betty Davis to Morris Day, it’s a journey through attitude, transformation, and the magnetic pull of the groove. Hosted by Renegade Chronicles & KDOG Radio, where the rhythm gets deep and the funk gets dangerous.

Noah McDonough
Nov 12, 20255 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 40: Funk XL — Extra-Large Funk for a Milestone Moment
Forty shows deep and still the real deal. FUNK XL celebrates the full spectrum of groove — from the spark of “Comencemos” to the swagger of Johnny Guitar Watson, blending reflection, joy, and fire in true Renegade fashion. From Signal Fire to Jungle Fire… let’s get started.

Noah McDonough
Nov 3, 20255 min read


Funky Friday Radio Show – Episode 38: Funky Goes To Hollywood
Funky Friday Episode 38 – Funky Goes to Hollywood celebrates the greatest funk and soul tracks ever featured in movies and TV soundtracks, including “Theme from Shaft,” “Car Wash,” “Give Up the Funk,” and “Soul Bossa Nova.”

Noah McDonough
Oct 18, 20255 min read


Funky Friday Radio Show – Episode 37: Funk In The House
Funky Friday steps through the front door for Episode 37 — Funk in the House. From the grit of the garage to the heat of the kitchen and the soul of the living room, every space hums with rhythm. Featuring Wolfman Washington, Soulive, the Budos Band, and Sly & the Family Stone, this set celebrates the sound of homegrown groove — where every wall shakes, and every floorboard dances.

Noah McDonough
Oct 15, 20254 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 36: Funk Around The World
🌍 Funky Friday Episode 36: Funk Around the World
From New Orleans to Nigeria, Milan to Melbourne — this week’s Funky Friday is a one-hour passport through the global groove. Trombone Shorty lights the fuse, and the beat travels across continents, picking up new flavors at every stop. Ten countries, ten rhythms, one universal language: funk.
🎧 A Renegade Chronicles Production — now airing Fridays at 9AM on KDOG and 9PM on KCSM HD2.

Noah McDonough
Oct 9, 20254 min read
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