This week, Funky Friday heads back to the junkyard, where jazz and funk collide. Hear legendary recordings from Quincy Jones, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, George Duke, The Blackbyrds, and more as we explore the artists who built jazz-funk from the ground up.

Celebrate the July 17 anniversary of James Brown's Papa's Got a Brand New Bag, the landmark 1965 song that helped launch the funk movement. Episode 76 of Funky Friday traces its influence through soul, jazz, and fusion with artist insights, Renegade Notes, and Funk Facts.

This week's Funky Friday celebrates the legacy of Redwood City's legendary Record Man with a hand-picked collection of unforgettable funk, soul, jazz, and rock discoveries.

Episode 73 of Funky Friday celebrates the first full week of summer with SummerSonic—a soundtrack of jazz-funk, soul, and timeless grooves designed for coastal drives, warm evenings, and turning the radio up just a little louder.

Juneteenth commemorates freedom delayed, but not denied. This week on Funky Friday, we explore freedom through the music that has carried generations forward. From The Isley Brothers, Curtis Mayfield, and Sly & The Family Stone to Parliament, Earth, Wind & Fire, The O'Jays, The Gap Band, and Stevie Wonder, Episode 72 follows the many ways artists have expressed freedom through groove, community, perseverance, self-expression, and joy. Turn it up. Move on up.

What exactly is Acid Funk? Episode 71 began with that question. The deeper we dug, the less interested we became in finding a perfect definition. One artist led to another, one groove led to another, and somewhere between Liquid Soul, The Brand New Heavies, Galactic, Soulive, and The Motet, Acid Funk became less of a genre and more of an experiment.

A special Funky Friday tribute to Rod, told through the songs and stories that shaped his life. From road trips and parking-lot concerts to fishing trips and family memories, Episode 70: The Drive Home follows one man's journey through music, ending with a simple reminder from his son: "Make the memories while you can."

The groove does not stand still. It moves forward and looks back at the same time. Funky Friday Episode 69: Front to Back pairs classic and modern funk track by track to trace the line between influence and evolution. From People Get Up and Drive Your Funky Soul to Funk You Muthafunka and beyond, each selection answers the one before it. Old school. New school. Morning to night. Front to back. Keep the signal alive.

A century after Miles Davis was born, the signal still travels. Episode 68: 100 Miles moves through electric jazz, fusion, Bay Area brass, and late-night groove architecture — tracing the pathways Miles helped open across modern music.

Funky Friday Episode 67. Pressure systems. Resource wars. Groove economics. Funky Friday Episode 67: Taurus Sonic moves through energy anxiety, economic instability, and social tension without losing the groove. From Tower of Power and Marvin Gaye to Parliament and Gil Scott-Heron, this week’s transmission explores what happens when the world shakes but the rhythm holds.

Funky Friday Episode 66 transforms Mother’s Day into a warm late-night soul transmission — women-led grooves, family rhythms, and the soundtrack of home drifting through a vintage kitchen radio after dark.instability will push through tension, hold the groove under pressure, and find its way back to control without losing momentum. This set leans into the moment where everything starts to slip and the only option is to keep the transmission alive.

Funky Friday Episode 65 will open in distress and stay inside the signal. What begins as impact and instability will push through tension, hold the groove under pressure, and find its way back to control without losing momentum. This set leans into the moment where everything starts to slip and the only option is to keep the transmission alive.

Funky Friday Episode 64 moves beneath the surface of funk. Past the hooks and into the engine room, where rhythm is built through timing, space, and control.

Mid-April brings pressure, deadlines, and systems that do not ask how you feel. Episode 63 moves through it with groove, turning money, motion, and momentum into something that carries.

unky Friday Episode 62 will honor Tuxedo Jones, a black and white, curly-haired Lhasa Apso whose presence defined every room he entered. This set will move through groove, soul, and memory, closing with a signature that reminds us some energy never fades.

Funky Friday Episode 61: Funky Bunny starts with the bounce and stays there, blending smooth lounge grooves with deep, rhythm-driven funk.

Funky Friday Episode 60 will air on March 27th with a cinematic concept guiding the hour. This broadcast will move like a film, where each track builds a scene and every transition carries intention. Some of these songs were used in Quentin Tarantino films. Others simply feel like they belong. The difference will not always be obvious, and that is the point.

Funky Friday Episode 59 explores how groove travels across genres and geography. From deep funk foundations to Irish soul and rhythm, the pocket remains the constant. St. Paddy’s Funk follows the groove from its roots to a final moment of celebration.

Funky Friday Episode 58 explores the deep pocket of funk, where rhythm sections lock into grooves that move the room without ever rushing the beat. From James Brown’s disciplined funk architecture to the elastic fusion groove of Herbie Hancock, this episode traces the musicians who understand that the pocket is where the magic lives.

A birthday dedication opens this week’s Funky Friday. Episode 57 moves from reflection to deep groove before landing in pure celebration.