40 Minutes of Funk

Organist Ray Paczkowski from Vermont-based trio LaMP joins me for a fun talk about fan-made stickers, band manager intuition, improvisation, silver pygmy goats, the Cosmic Pickle, and more! Check out LaMP! Websites: https://www.ilikelamp.com/ | https://lampband.bandcamp.com/ Social: https://www.instagram.com/lamp_trio Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7yZaTWLkHSifvKDtDCpJ1j?si=UXHS59JIQJi_Iscainsz9w&nd=1&dlsi=8180f6c3bc054d0b 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview po...

NOLA fusion-funksters Slugger and I talk about numerous musical collaborations, green room basslines, Jamba Juice jams, Vermont connections, nicknames (and avoiding them), honoring New Orleans spirits, historic venues, and more! Check out Slugger! Website: https://sluggernola.com/ Socials: https://www.instagram.com/sluggernola | https://www.facebook.com/sluggernola 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music. Listen on all pod...

Dutch drummer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Phil Martin (AKA Timothy van der Holst) and I discuss pen names, space themes, bad instructors, running numerous musical outfits, working with Joel Sarakula, Shawn Lee, and Dr. Lonnie Smith, yacht rock projects, selling restaurants, and more! Check out Phil Martin! Website: https://www.socialbeats.com/product-category/phil-martin/ Socials: https://www.instagram.com/philmartin1972 | https://www.facebook.com/phil.martin.927 40 Minutes of Funk i...

Luke Hodgson, bass player and co-founder of Melbourne, Australia-based vintage funk/R&B outfit Mondo Freaks, and I discuss Joe Bonamassa cruises, fake books, positive body images, vintage gear, keytars, awkward Todd Rundgren autographs, secret tracks, and more! Check out Mondo Freaks! Website: https://everystarrecords.bandcamp.com/ Socials: https://www.instagram.com/mondo_freaks/ | https://www.facebook.com/mondofreaks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MondoFreaksMusic 40 Minutes of F...

The Olympians mastermind Toby Pazner and I talk musical revivals, James Bond movies, California themes, bedroom albums, fever dreams, the Temple of Sound, javelin throwing, and more! Check out The Olympians! Websites: https://daptonerecords.com/artists/the-olympians/ | https://theolympians.bandcamp.com/album/in-search-of-a-revival Socials: https://www.instagram.com/theolympians__/ | https://www.facebook.com/theolympiansband 40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on 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 i...

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 ...

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...

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....

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 fo...

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 practitioner...

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=32d2b4df1...

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 ...

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 practiti...

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://redtenba...

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, an...

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/...

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 p...

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 s...