Dayton, Ohio became one of America’s great funk capitals. Funky Friday Episode 83: The Land of Funk explores the city and its extraordinary musical legacy through the Ohio Players, Slave, Lakeside, Zapp, Faze-O, Sun, Aurra, Steve Arrington, and more.

Funky Friday Episode 81: This Day in Funk turns the calendar back to August 21 for a journey through funk history featuring Wild Cherry, Ohio Players, James Brown, Bootsy Collins, Parliament, Sister Sledge, Santana, and more.

Celebrate another trip around the sun with eleven legendary funk classics from Earth, Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder, The Brothers Johnson, Parliament, Quincy Jones, War, and more. Discover the stories, musicians, and timeless grooves behind Episode 78 of Funky Friday.

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 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.

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.

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.