40 Minutes of Funk
40 Minutes of Funk is an interview podcast focusing on Funk practitioners, their philosophies, and their music.
Episodes
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
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!
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, 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: htt...
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/@th...
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 podc...
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!<...
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.c...
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 intervi...
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/MichaelW...
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/2ikgGTRH...
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/6dURjucmKAZJh...
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
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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/62dZcs...
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 focu...
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...
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
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....
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/ | h...
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
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