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Funky Friday – Episode 72: Freedom
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.

Noah McDonough
Jun 147 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 67: Taurus Sonic
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.

Noah McDonough
May 145 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 66: Funkin' Mother's Day
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.

Noah McDonough
May 75 min read


Funky Friday – Episode 63: Funk The Tax man
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.

Noah McDonough
Apr 145 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 30, 20256 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 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 31: VirgoSonic
Air Date & time: 9.5.25 - 9am Pacific Time Funky Friday Episode 31: VirgoSonic takes funk to the stars with a zodiac-charged mix of classics and cosmic grooves. From Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” to Roy Ayers’ timeless “Everybody Loves the Sunshine,” this set honors Virgo season with precision, balance, and serious funk fire.

Noah McDonough
Sep 3, 20253 min read
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