40 Minutes of Funk

Blues/funk/jam guitarist, composer, and collaborator Joe Marcinek returns to discuss playing music with his idols, groove sessions, live accidents, Wayne's World transitions, Zen philosophies, getting lost in the sauce, amp malfunctions, inversions, and more!

Check out Joe Marcinek!

Website: https://www.joemarcinekband.com/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/joemarcinekband

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/joemarcinekband/ | https://www.facebook.com/JoeMarcinekBand/

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave...

Happy holidays from the 40 Minutes of Funk podcast! We're taking a two-week break and will return with all-new, weekly episodes on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. If you need more 40 Minutes of Funk to hold you over until then, please check out some past episodes from previous seasons.

Thanks for supporting the podcast, and see you in the New Year. Cheers!

Send me a text, yo!

Support the show

Australian cinematic soul and funk outfit Temporary Blessings founder and trumpeter Liam McGorry and I talk Korean fish divers, giallo soundtracks, bugles, overnight recordings, community record shops, broken tympanies, sinister sounds, and more!

Check out Temporary Blessings!

Websites: https://temporaryblessings.bandcamp.com/ | https://www.coleminerecords.com/products/temporary-blessings-sumbisori-release-date-11-14-2025

Social: https://www.instagram.com/temporaryblessings/

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: h...

Bay Area, California-based multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, live performer, collaborator, and studio and label owner Chris Lujan returns to the podcast to discuss Wu-Tang beats, shaking goat toes, letting the dog in and out, the healthy benefits of mustard, instrument piles, cassette tapes, Michelle Yeoh, childhood books, Icelandic DJs, and, of course, PIZZA, because Chris.

Check out Chris Lujan!

Website: https://chrislujanelectricbutter.bandcamp.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/crlujan/ | https://www.instagram.com/cafelujan/

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen...

Nick DeVan from G.E.D. Soul Records, DEVANDO, and Magic in Threes joins me for a chat about Erykah Badu lyrics, Deep Funk, mix tapes, radio shows, train whistles, cassette recorders, library music, and more!

Check out G.E.D. Soul Records!

Websites: https://gedsoulrecords.com/ | https://gedsoulrecords.bandcamp.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/gedsoul/ | https://www.instagram.com/derobertandthehalftruths/ | https://www.instagram.com/devandomusic/ |  https://www.instagram.com/magic.in.threes/

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on...

Members of Seattle-based psych-funk octet Cytrus and I chat about synth-offs, storage unit jams, stolen street signs, long-format songs, jam band hacks, renegade jams, ambulance travel, and more!

Check out Cytrus!

Websites: https://www.cytrusband.com/ | https://cytrus.bandcamp.com/

Socials: https://www.instagram.com/cytrusmusic/ | https://www.facebook.com/cytrusmusic

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUpnkt7R2dhl4rpOYi8ndPQ

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave fee...

Nashville/Austin/New Orleans funk collective Toyesauce band leader and guitarist Leon Toye returns to the podcast to share tunes from his new live album, plus we talk about fated holiday parties, whiskey influences, musical notation emojis, chicken funk, musical German Shepherds, symmetrical shirts, and more! 

Check out Toyesauce!

Website: https://www.toyesauce.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/toyesaucemusic/

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. F...

Eric Foss from Minneapolis-based independent label Secret Stash Records joins me for a fun talk about record assembly parties, Afro-Peruvian folk recordings, Zippo record jackets, library music, and professional whistlers, plus we geek out about vinyl records (like, a lot)!

Check out Secret Stash Records!

Website: https://secretstashrecords.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/secret_stash_records/

Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3AmTgm5FeBkYsa5HOsEehQ?si=32d2b4df108c4c8c&nd=1&dlsi=e0d51a4c08b54a72

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast f...

Addison and Michael from Miami-based guitar trio Fat Produce stop by to talk live studio recordings, soul jazz tributes, upright funkateer bassists, breaking trumpets, motorcycle culture, and more!

Check out Fat Produce!

Websites: https://www.fspotrecords.com/collections/fat-produce | https://fatproduce.bandcamp.com/album/soulful-days

Social: https://www.instagram.com/fatproduce_/ | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaYirS2YYLLlipluAGQesdA

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on so...

Moscow-based The Diasonics and I talk about bird culture, the Russian funk scene, Soviet tube factories, Tetris music, and clutchy bass sounds, plus, we speak the universal language of Funk, and more!

Check out The Diasonics!

Website: https://thediasonics.bandcamp.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/thediasonics/ | https://www.facebook.com/thediasonics | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjiTnKmYgFlFwTdihYykkaQ

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on so...

Stefan Redtenbacher from Redtenbacher's Funkestra RETURNS for a new segment: 40 Minutes of Funk FURTHER, to discuss the latest news and info since his first visit to the show (Season One: Episode 9)! This time, we talk about Redtenbacher's Funkestra's 30-year anniversary, a new album release, funky flamingos, remixing Herb Alpert, shuttlecocks, and we laugh a whole lot, too!

Check out Stefan Redtenbacher and Redtenbacher's Funkestra!

Websites: https://funkifylife.com/en-us | https://redtenbachersfunkestra.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/stefanredtenbacher/ | https://www.instagram.com/funkestra/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/33n6SLIMke1...

Ben and Art from Polyrhythmics catch up with me about vibroslaps, the Northwest funk scene, space-echoed flute, kung fu imagery, baritone flutes, Go-Go music, and more!

Check out Polyrhythmics!

Websites: https://www.polyrhythmics.com/ | https://polyrhythmics.bandcamp.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/polyrhythmics/

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support...

Pianist Joe Alterman and bassist/producer Mocean Worker and I discuss a shared love of music and stories from funky soul jazz pianist Les McCann, plus Cinderella mice, meat skin restaurants, bluegrass festivals, three-ring circuses, gospel funk, and more! And we drop names like rain!

Check out Joe Alterman and Mocean Worker!

Websites: https://joealterman.bandcamp.com/ | https://moceanworker.bandcamp.com

Social: https://www.instagram.com/joealterman/ | https://www.instagram.com/moceanworker/

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all...

Paula and Dave from The Freedom Affair stop by to discuss Disney parodies, Isaac Hayes' car, the smell of old studio stuff, jazz lineages, iWatch commercials, Stevie Wonder's disapproval, and more!

Check out The Freedom Affair!

Website: https://thefreedomaffair.bandcamp.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/thefreedomaffair/ | https://www.facebook.com/thefreedomaffair/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefreedomaffair

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Fo...

Skies of Venus front man Matt and I chat about punk bands, noodling at home, science fiction, one-chord vamps, Spotify warehouses, bossa nova grooves, and more!

Check out Skies of Venus!

Website: https://skiesofvenus.bandcamp.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/skiesofvenus/

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5...

Season Three's opening episode flips the script and features host and producer Michael B in the hot seat! Special guest interviewer Stefan Redtenbacher (Redtenbacher's Funkestra) and Michael discuss Solid Gold dancing, marching band, the Funk Bomb, his funk journey and outlets, and what he did on his two-year vacation (from podcasting). Tune in for a bonus, secret, unreleased funk tune, too!

Check out Michael B!

Websites: http://www.40minutesoffunk.com | http://www.funkygrooveshow.com | http://www.artbymichaelb.com | http://www.instagram.com/eventidesband 

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk p...

Season Three of the 40 Minutes of Funk podcast drops Thursday, September 4th, 2025! It's been more than TWO YEARS, but we are heading back SOON with all-new interviews and music from all over the globe. Catch up on past episodes from Seasons One and Two TODAY, and be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram @40minutesoffunk to make sure you’re updated with the latest news. Join our team and support the show at www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk to get access to exclusive content RIGHT NOW, for only $5 a month. Be sure to tell your friends that 40 Minutes of Fu...

Season Two is a wrap! Thanks so much to my Patreon supporters, interview guests, and to YOU for listening. We'll be back for Season Three this fall - in the meantime, please help support the show by listening to past episodes, telling your friends and family about the 40 Minutes of Funk podcast, or joining as a monthly Patreon supporter today. Thanks again, and see you in Season Three!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for...

Nashville-based studio and live music photographer Michael Weintrob talks with me about his critically-acclaimed photography book series, "Instrumenthead," capturing vs. creating, seeing and hearing art in the same space, funk flare, hanging instruments (and photographers), and much more!

Check out Michael Weintrob!

Website: http://www.instrumenthead.com

Social: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelWeintrobPhotography/ | https://www.facebook.com/InstrumentHeadLive | https://www.instagram.com/michaelweintrob/ | https://www.instagram.com/instrumentheadlive/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mweinphoto

CBS This Morning interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zaz1pVoFtjw

40 Minutes...

Members of British funk/soul/pop outfit Supergiant chat with me about vintage telephones, subliminal song lyrics, magically appearing keyboardists, funky reprises, El Duende, the blues, and more!

Check out Supergiant!

Website: https://supergiant1.bandcamp.com

Social: https://www.facebook.com/northern.funk/ | https://www.instagram.com/supergiantuk/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ikgGTRHEwsRQRbx6stjLF?si=urmQrym3TDqS24t6P5ZvXA

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave...

Nashville pop/funk/soul band The It City chats with me about spontaneous screams, session work, empathy, swagger, clavinet vibes, and more! Plus, we hear TWO all-new tracks before they drop to the public.

Check out The It City!

Website: https://www.theit.city

Social: https://www.facebook.com/itcityband/ | https://www.instagram.com/itcityband/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6dURjucmKAZJhxgZh8T6Yb?si=uqAKuuVrTzWIvVBqffap9Q

"Your Inner Child Is An Idiot" Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/your-inner-child-is-an-idiot/id957660267

40 Minutes of Funk is an...

New Orleans "future funk" band Water Seed joins me for a fun talk about comic books, stadium anthems, mythology, virtual reality, and more!

Check out Water Seed!

Website: https://www.waterseedmusic.com/

Social: https://www.facebook.com/waterseedmusic/ | https://www.instagram.com/waterseedmusic

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6q5VDUQTPZPaNS9Fm2hUVQ?si=m4SscJNRQg-3nFmBxsv9Hw

Video for "Face in the Crowd": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqBhk6UBkH0

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their...

Finnish soul/funk outfit Chicken Grass bassist and manager Janne Valppu chats with me about swamp soul, New Orleans connections, magical forests, animal voices, and more!

Check out Chicken Grass!

Website:https://www.willwork4funk.com/portfolio/chicken-grass

Social: https://www.facebook.com/chickengrassofficial/ | https://www.instagram.com/chickengrassofficial/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/62dZcsuvZ9JL4ADVL9l4xM?si=d_gDSxjPR_OMOC-yvdY7vQ

Video for "Trading Bullets": https://youtu.be/dCd-sq5E7YE

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their...

Australian alt-pop duo JUNO joins me from their touring car to chat about miming musicians, baby names, a love for ramen, and more!

Check out JUNO!

Website: https://www.junoisaband.com

Social: https://www.facebook.com/juno.aus | https:/www.instagram.com/juno.aus

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5rxsXE7ZCWfW3ft7Dc5eyu?si=rX_B8db6SaqZlhaNR2dpfA

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback...

Bassist extraordinaire Rustee Allen and I discuss his past with Sly & The Family Stone, Bobby Womack, and others, plus we talk symphonic bass, pencil mustaches, flying with George Clinton, and more!

Check out Rustee Allen!

Website: http://www.rusteeallen.com

Social: https://www.instagram.com/rustee.allen/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1DNNLOqdIrEOZt947UrjrW?si=Bso9gzitRdqKM8NpqH8UeA&nd=1

The Rustee Allen YouTube Show: https://www.youtube.com/@therusteeallenyoutubeshow6986

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music...

German trumpet master Michael Treetop Voss, former member of the Poets of Rhythm, joins me for a lighthearted talk about his new band, Feed LA, improvisational songwriting, Bavarian brass bands, playing dual trumpets, and more!

Check out Treetop's projects!

Websites: https://waxthematique.com/collections/feed-la
https://www.hhv.de/shop/en/item/feed-la-feed-la-994727
https://katzulhu.com/doping-the-void

Social: https://www.instagram.com/feed_l_a/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/76irM3Pt8Yp5CXa6wvwNMN?si=e3X0oSCqRRmPNVTorplykA

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast...

Guitarist and master collaborator Leon Toye of Nashville/NOLA/Austin mashup funk monster Toyesauce and I talk about paradiddles with Stanton Moore, kung fu grand masters, country music stylings, chopping down pawn shop guitars, and more!

Check out Toyesauce!

Website: https://www.toyesauce.com

Social: https://www.facebook.com/toyesauce | https://www.instagram.com/toyesaucemusic/

Bandcamp: https://toyesauce.bandcamp.com/album/toyesauce

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6s60H6j3ZBYdTJA4Kixkxw?si=HX5QlCQUSneWOOItDQ-w1A

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk...

Organ giant Robert Walter takes a moment from his tour with Pink Floyd's Roger Waters to discuss his bands the 20th Congress and The Greyboy Allstars, old skool jazz/funk records, retro rap/hip-hop, funk as a language, and more!

Check out Robert Walter!

Website: https://www.robertwalter.com/ | https://royalpotatofamily.com/artists/robert-walters-20th-congress/

Social: https://www.facebook.com/20thCongress/ | https://www.instagram.com/robertwalter/ | https://twitter.com/b3robertwalter

Bandcamp: https://robertwalter.bandcamp.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4vqJywDSqxaNITMBlTRGER?si=iHPfhCIdR1CEh67m-jSNkg

40...

Guitarist, composer, collaborator, and educator Ari Joshua and I discuss South African decorative bongs, vibration and frequency, basketball dreams, psychedelic trips, and more!

Check out Ari Joshua!

Website: https://arijoshua.com/home

Social: https://www.facebook.com/arijoshua | https://www.instagram.com/arijoshualovesyou/ | https://twitter.com/arijoshuamusic

Bandcamp: https://arijoshua.bandcamp.com

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3C9Z1YhnRr08CKRSZ7nEuV?si=b7JRHTm6SiCyRuWi29UHZA

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all...

Italian musician and Instagram sensation Giacomo Turra and I chat about music/social media balance, spreading positive energy, multiple video takes, custom gear, funk pedals, and more!

Check out Giacomo Turra!

Social: https://www.instagram.com/giacomoturra | https://www.facebook.com/giacomoturramusic

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/giacomoturra

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7FZ7QjjU3oULdlzZr6GJCw?si=LgrWAiYuR1eVvDQZwPy5Tw

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and...

Australian/British singer/songwriter/producer Joel Sarakula and I chat about vintage furniture, yacht rock, dystopias, computer games, the Indonesian soul scene, and more!

Check out Joel Sarakula!

Website: http://www.joelsarakula.com

Social: https://www.facebook.com/JoelSarakula | https://www.instagram.com/joelsarakula/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4g6I8YJ0bKAXysiV6oz4yV?si=ajU-scaYRF6BDLXkpfdfOQ

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the...

1970s Salsoul Records disco pioneers Double Exposure and I discuss 1950s doo-wop, fancy threads, 12-in. singles, past shenanigans, disco cruises, and more, in this super fun and funny interview.

Check out Double Exposure!

Website: https://www.doubleexposuremusic.com/

Social: https://www.facebook.com/DoubleExposure4Philly | https://www.instagram.com/double_exposure4/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ycdPM6Y4ioJzcmZRlp4Db?si=h9KX0NRbSbqIh1P6k_C4jQ&nd=1

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all...

"Stone Head Funk" rockers Grease Dealer and I talk band poaching, pre-Columbian Mesoamerican art, BBQ, band mascots, and more!

Check out Grease Dealer!

Website: https://greasedealer.com/

Social: https://www.facebook.com/greasedealerfunk | https://www.instagram.com/greasedealerfunk/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@greasedealerfunk

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0007eJwvR9ngtjwlgVIurX?si=T47SlcbGSIGWe_5iGa_teA&nd=1

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for...

Object Heavy members and I discuss wood paneling, costume contests, improvisation, writing with intention, and more!

Check out Object Heavy!

Website: https://objectheavymusic.com/

Social:https://www.facebook.com/objectheavy | https://www.instagram.com/objectheavy

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0FA1mTRe9hRA5I8AenWUaq

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40...

True Loves funk/soul/blues guitar giant Jimmy James and I chat about Oompa Loompas, garbage guitars, neighborhood chickens, the blues, and more!

Check out Jimmy James and True Loves!

Website: https://www.truelovesband.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/jimmyscratchjames/ | https://www.instagram.com/truelovesband/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1IlKHxSbOJDx10sotxhk4Z?si=ek9ss5s9TX2nVUPIMlM_WA

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave...

David M. Celia, founder of independent funk/soul label F-Spot Records and band The Bombillas, joins me for a fun talk about Afrobeat, composing music for children's TV, lightbulbs, Egyptian princes, and more. Plus, hear a Night Owls tune that hasn't been released yet! F-Spot is also home to funky acts such as Mestizo Beat, Jungle Fire, The White Blinds, and Rhythm Roots Allstars - an all-star lineup you don't want to miss!

Check out F-Spot Records!

Website: https://www.fspotrecords.com/ | https://fspotrecords.bandcamp.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/fspotrecords/ | https...

Shira Elias (Super Sonic Shorties, Cool Cool Cool, Turkuaz) and I talk about faceplants and wardrobe malfunctions, maintaining positivity, staying in the groove, solar photography, and more!

Check out Shira Elias!

Website: https://www.shiraelias.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/shirashirabangbang/ | https://www.facebook.com/shiraeliasgoods

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7oFLqsm4xnhxx9IWS56rKQ?si=Q2HcXTCmTui6vsIsaOIjBA

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback...

Marta Román from Barcelona-based The Blaxound and I discuss Black action film music, Flamenco chords, hard-core and punk, the South American mafia, and more!

Check out The Blaxound!

Website: https://linktr.ee/Theblaxound

Social: https://www.instagram.com/theblaxound/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GzIm8kkafH9CEWi1VXDES?si=1UiWTmmiSXOB6Wz-iofIBg

Bandcamp: https://blaxound.bandcamp.com

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for t...

Pat Petrillo and I talk about tracking at Power Station and Abbey Road studios, avoiding the hokey-pokey, marshmallow shoes, candy bars, and more!

Check out Pat Petrillo!

Website: https://patpdrummer.com

Social: https://www.instagram.com/patpdrummer/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4ISYCjb7vrMauepH7FniIF?si=TRGXhBbRQI2ZfiuYxnFKig

"Brooklyn Phunk" song: https://patpetrillomusic.bandcamp.com/

One-take drum solo on "Runnin'": https://www.instagram.com/reel/CkLYcoXAdxm/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and...

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! Thanks for supporting this podcast by listening each week, spreading the word to your friends and family, and checking out the artists I host. Special thanks to my Patreon supporters who give each month and participate on the show, and to my weekly guests. We'll be back next week for another interview - just know how much I appreciate you! Best wishes for a safe and warm holiday.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and...

Colemine Records founder and funk maestro Terry Cole and I discuss flipping 78s, tiger tales, hammer dulcimers, Whitney Houston, Cincinnati chili, trash can music, plus he spills what's coming soon to the label, and more!

Check out Colemine Records!

Websites: https://www.coleminerecords.com/ | https://www.plaidroomrecords.com

Social: https://www.facebook.com/Colemine45 | https://www.instagram.com/coleminerecords/

Spotify (Colemine): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28mXNP3AFnquH9rR9aG3a0?si=0d6b409d7da14988

Spotify (Leroi Conroy): https://open.spotify.com/artist/2PByfnZrAVQUWdsUwZDQUw?si=kfS62UbzRJGIf2I51...

Belgian funk band Alpacas Collective members Stan and Frederik and I chat about Peruvian flutists, science fiction artwork, Ethiopian scales, night clubs, fighting dances, and more!

Check out Alpacas Collective!

Bandcamp: https://alpacascollective.bandcamp.com

Social: https://www.facebook.com/alpacascollective | https://www.instagram.com/alpacascollective/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5jEJtNiHHNsqsGxPh9KmvY?si=4u1zfMGqRPSONpFjR2baXg

Belgian label Sdban Records released some great compilations of 1970s Belgian funk worth checking out (they're on Spotify, too)!
http://www.sdbanrecords.com/node/135
http://www.sdbanrecords.com/node/140<...

Joe Hertler and I discuss Pokémon Go, feudal Japanese folk tales, anthropomorphic Death incarnations, yeti costumes, Super Smash Bros, and tons more!

Check out Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers!

Website: https://joehertler.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/joehertler/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bqcjvd6ETkqubaQnx3OtS?si=WFCEB33BQhGy0B-bHiYdIg

Watch more in their meet the band video: https://vimeo.com/745197960/1871303bc0.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and p...

Ghost Funk Orchestra mastermind and front man Seth Applebaum and I talk about open space, family poetry, shapeshifting songs, flower lore, film music, and more!

Check out Ghost Funk Orchestra!

Website: https://www.ghostfunkorchestra.com/

Social: https://www.facebook.com/ghostfunkorchestra | https://www.instagram.com/ghostfunkorchestra/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5gZWu16OAMVGmfLFNj0NCT?si=3NJkXv8MSf2R7kD_JK5h1w

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and...

On The Spot Trio members and I talk about tablas and sitars, Balinese Gamelan, monkey chanting, magnet poetry, and basically we just fangirl about how great Alan Evans is!

Check out On the Spot Trio!

Social: https://www.facebook.com/otstrio | https://www.instagram.com/otstrio/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7KRs1Y2DESLNaIpQqiHukM?si=3BqF9rtzSP209Uc7Ocnigg

"Shag" recording sessions documentary: https://youtu.be/VnwcY4LiWV4

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast...

Italian funk band C'ammafunk's drummer and founder Matteo De Vito and I discuss large Mexican plants, music as vocabulary, American pizza, and more!

Check out C'ammafunk!

Social: https://www.facebook.com/CammafunkOfficial | https://www.instagram.com/cammafunk/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7sFeVknaUWaTgih9OLYJuZ?si=lHh021Q2SECoLAi8vmmSoQ

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https...

Cloudchord and I discuss bloombap, chill-hop vs. lofi, golden yesses, Marvel themes, musical foreplay, and more!

Check out Cloudchord!

Website: https://www.cloudchord.net/

Social: https://www.facebook.com/cloudchord | https://www.instagram.com/cloudchord/ | https://twitter.com/cloudchord/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5EjKjFGvMmVUGCfAyDY2lG?si=gKcqWa-9TMe5I-CjKaon0A&nd=1

Fundraising help for Cloudchord's mother: https://bit.ly/HelpCloudchordsMom

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJTEKxa5JsIMO6cmwqNmAsw

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and...

Instagram influencer Waxvillain and I dish about classic soul, funk evangelism, sentimental albums, and basically fanboy over collecting vinyl records.

Check out Waxvillain !

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waxvillain/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWzUSX8ppkUX9KSoc5aBK2g

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or...

Anomalie and I talk about EDM circuits, disturbing the neighbors, camping trips, phrase prioritization, synth patches, and more!

Check out Anomalie !

Website: https://anomaliebeats.com/

Social: https://www.instagram.com/anomaliebeats/ | https://www.facebook.com/anomaliebeats

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ev6Cd0yJVCcpf2zezEQ8Z?si=kh6OV7SqQMCXvIKUYNbioA

Synth Sounds: https://merch.anomaliebeats.com/collections/synthsounds

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback...

Mark Lettieri and I chat about Van Halen, internships, kerning, duck music, Italian flowers, and more!

Check out Mark Lettieri!

Website: https://www.marklettieri.com

Social: https://www.instagram.com/mjlettieri/ | https://www.facebook.com/mjlettieri

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3USL7r0FYOWUiTPQGz3HpP?si=TRKeQ5kbTw6VOjl6MUNmAQ

PRS Guitar Fiore: https://prsguitars.com/electrics/model/fiore_2021

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave...

Scone Cash Players organist and front man Adam Scone and I talk about Brazilian neighborhoods, basement recordings, organ personalities, studio spontaneity, and metallurgy, of course!

Check out Scone Cash Players!

Website: https://www.sconecashplayers.com

Social: http://instagram.com/sconcashplayers

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3GMruM6YOWc69pzKC74qK5?si=juChv9EWQWm5j4Rl7eIcUg

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on...

St. Paul Peterson (keyboardist for Prince's The Time & The Family) and I discuss orange suits, the Minneapolis sound, Ninja Turtles, running shoes, and more!

Check out St. Paul Peterson!

Website: https://www.paulpeterson.com

Social: http://instagram.com/stpaulpeterson | https://www.facebook.com/StPaulFanPage/ | https://www.facebook.com/MplsFunkAllStars

Music on the Run Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/music-on-the-run/id1487709849

Funk Friday YouTube Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTrC7Nf40T4&list=PLIG3cWVVGlpf8U1Wg0IasEuQpFuYD3IXH

40 Minutes of Funk is an...

Season Two is nearly here! Tune in Sept. 1 for the first episode. Wanna go behind the scenes and enjoy exclusive bonus perks, including ways to interact with future guests? Please support the 40 Minutes of Funk podcast TODAY, starting at only $5 a month, at www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk and join the growing league of funk fans like yourself who make this podcast possible. Thanks so much!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow...

Thanks so much for helping make Season One of the 40 Minutes of Funk podcast a success! Season Two is just around the corner...

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!<...

Shirley Davis and Edu Martinez of The Silverbacks talk with me about their teamwork songwriting approach, music as a choice, Egyptian dreams, overcoming health obstacles, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at...

Kelly Finnigan and I talk about lucky genes, shadowing DJs, the importance of a good record education, fatherly advice and influence, Christmas music, thematic albums, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info...

The Jazztronauts pack the studio and we discuss improvisational performing and recording, melting pot leadership, psychic connections, greasy fingers, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

...

YORK and I discuss adding nontraditional instruments to jazz music, yoga bass playing, hooligan sax sounds, performing with Stevie Wonder in a hotel bar, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http...

Dave Bourla and I discuss band lore, musical storytelling, organized chaos, rockabilly bass, drum circles, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

Listen to my weekly...

Joe Marcinek and I talk about rotating live musicians, vacuum cleaner music, guitar heroes, befriending and working with Bernie Worrell, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!
<...

Chris Lujan and I discuss Meters restaurant gigs, loaning drums to Charlie Hunter, repurposing musical ideas, time-traveling sounds, extreme sports music, trendy eyewear, and other stories of failure!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info...

Tim Felten, Jesse Audelo, and I chat about flaming saxophones, Afrofunk, punk records, community jam sessions, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

Listen to my...

Piya Malik (Say She She) and I talk about working with El Michels Affair and touring with Chicano Batman, Turkish and Bollywood Funk, Indian and Mexican cultural similarities, el cuco, Guerrilla Girls, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check...

C Lei. Boss Lady, Saint Day, Lady Bass, and I talk health and fitness, sexuality, jazz arrogance, balance coaching, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

...

Björn Wagner and I discuss donuts, steel drums, breakdance battles, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

Listen to my weekly funk radio show, Tonic: T...

Funkmistress Nikki Glaspie (Super Sonic Shorties, The Nth Power, Dumpstaphunk) and I talk spirituality, hanging with and learning from Funk legends, auditioning for Beyoncé, covering Nirvana, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info a...

Lance Ferguson and I discuss Star Trek references, editing songs for DJs, the rise of internet music, recording under pseudonyms, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!
<...

Alex, Danilo, Giorgia, Pete, and I discuss bridge performances, police disturbances, a mutual love of Afrobeat, street funk, movie soundtrack revivals, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!<...

Delvon Lamarr and I talk about spontaneous songs, keyboard collection quotas, and groove sub-genres, I quiz him on classic organists, and Jimmy James gets his fair share of verbal abuse!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for...

Maqs Rossi and I talk about covering James Brown and playing with "Pee Wee" Ellis, positive energy, optical illusions, a watermelon named Frank, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40...

Bryan Burkhart and I talk Star Wars decor, intentional positivity, and bayou skinny dipping, plus he drops a brand-new recording from the band's future EP!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40...

Ed Durocher and I chat about Canadian manners, prog rock, sci-fi tats, Victor Wooten's "The Music Lesson," three-stringed guitars, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

...

Rusty Belicek, Frank Cueto, and I dig deep into the history of dance music and dance genres, opening for James Brown, and word processor skills, plus we check out some of their recent solo projects!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk...

Nick Etwell and I discuss art deco wallpaper, crate digging, phonographs, TV and film music, the '60s aesthetic, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

...

Happy holidays from 40 Minutes of Funk! Thanks so much for listening each week. Tune in here for a quick holiday announcement, and we'll catch you in early 2022 for more episodes.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for...

The guys and I talk about doing splits, playing the rests, characters in the soultiverse, pop-up jams, and video shoots, plus, the fellas turn the tables and interview me for a spell!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the...

Multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire Shawn Lee and I talk about creative chaos, the Midwest Funk bed, recording exercise music, making MySpace connections, hunting the elusive Clutchy Hopkins, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at...

Alan Evans (Soulive, the Alan Evans Trio) and I discuss soundtracks for movies that don't exist, brotherly competition, songwriting as a multi-instrumentalist, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk...

Funk/soul veteran DJ Larry Grogan and I discuss funk evangelism, radio station allegiance, and sunshine pop, plus, he schools us on geographical funk and soul!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http...

Grammy Award-winning musician Shaun Martin and I discuss Funk in the church, Snarky Puppy prep, and emoting on the voice box, plus, I throw a keyboardist lightning round at him for good measure! 

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out t...

JD, Mike, and I discuss fedoras, roller coasters, wrestling for stage time, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

Listen to my weekly funk radio show...

Tom O'Grady and I fanboy over Herbie Hancock, collecting vinyl, and collecting keyboards, plus we discuss picking "go home" songs for live gigs, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40...

Greg Gonzalez, Beto “Bigtoe” Martinez, and I discuss how to "reset" the Funk, playing pool with the Wu-Tang Clan, and covering Ozzy, of course!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com...

Dan West, Ivan Khatchoyan, and Jake Mason and I tell tales of how the Funk survived playing on the dance floor, laying on the dance floor, and smoking on the dance floor, plus the "funk face," covering Metallica, and more!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at...

Stefan Redtenbacher and I discuss funky folk music, setting copy machines on fire, teaching at Hogwarts, and selling technology to the Chinese government.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!<...

Adam Volsen, Roy Spencer, and I discuss the cut and paste aesthetic, the "no snitching" policy among DJs, and Roy gives us a 72-second history of the evolution of funk.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for...

Jake Mason and I talk about the "sh*tty is pretty" approach to recording, the Melbourne funk and soul scenes, the “funk web,” plus, we play Cookin' on 3 Burners' brand new single, which dropped Sept. 2021!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Chec...

Leigh Gracie and I discuss British Deep Funk, the 90's funk gulf, and the antics of backing up funk and soul legends like Martha High and Eddie Bo.

Send me a text, yo!

Support the show

Funk veteran Gilbert Rivera and I talk about talent shows, flying saucers, getting robbed in Oklahoma City, upstaging James Brown, and the beginnings of funk.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40...

Seven sweaty men cram into a small room to discuss corn dogs, Eddie Murphy, Dragon Ball Z, and the simplicities of democratic band leadership. Bonus content for Patreon members!

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more...

Tomer George Cohen and I talk about composing for cartoons, teaching saxophone online, and the intersections of multicultural funk.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http://www.40minutesoffunk.com!

Listen to...

Mike DeConzo, John Lynch, and I talk about playing in an organ trio without a set organist, getting greasy, and staying in the pocket.

Send me a text, yo!

Support the show

The Big Ol' Nasty Getdown's John Heintz and I talk about reuniting the New Power Generation, NASA t-shirts, and the fun challenges of managing 250 band members.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more info at http...

The 40 Minutes of Funk Podcast is coming to a podcast outlet near you! Listen in for some quick details about the show and where you can find out more.

40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all podcast networks and please subscribe, rate, and leave feedback for the show. Follow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/40minutesoffunk | https://instagram.com/40minutesoffunk.

Support at only $5/month or more and receive exclusive perks at https://www.patreon.com/40minutesoffunk. Check out the website for more...