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

Noah McDonough
Apr 25 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 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 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 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 – Episode 35: LibraSonic
Funky Friday explodes onto two stations with Episode 35: LibraSonic — now airing every Friday at 9PM on KCSM HD2 and KDOG Radio. This cosmic funk journey tips the scales between chaos and control, from Miles Davis and James Brown to Prince, George Duke, and Weather Report. As promised: this episode is gonna blow your wigs off.

Noah McDonough
Oct 2, 20252 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 34: Miles And Miles
Next week on Funky Friday, Episode 34: Miles and Miles honors the genius of Miles Davis — from cool jazz to funk fusion, and the generations he inspired. A one-hour tribute weaving classics like So What, Miles Runs the Voodoo Down, and Tutu with the funk-fueled grooves of Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, Marcus Miller, and Parliament.

Noah McDonough
Sep 20, 20253 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 32: The Junk Yard
Airdate: 9.5.25 - 9am Pacific Time. Welcome to Episode 32: The Junk Yard — where jazz scraps meet funk steel and sparks fly. From Quincy Jones’ Street Beater to horn-heavy grooves and raw funk classics, this set proves funk can be forged from anything — even the junk pile.

Noah McDonough
Sep 6, 20253 min read
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