Aural Medication

A weekly infusion of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers...musical remedies both natural & synthetic, some locally sourced, some internationally imported. From Cleveland to the Congo, from Bushwick to Brazil. LIVE on Fridays 11 AM - 1PM only on RadioFreeBrooklyn.com

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Aural Medication #369: The American Metaphysica...
Wahoo - from the 4th of July!! Hoppy beer day USA! Playing 100% American music - so much fun...some classic r&r, some wild, wacky stuff - Zappa, Fugs, Eugene McDaniels, Lord Buckley - all squozed in. Celebrate & enjoy! Aural Medication streams out live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #368: She Called Me Baby
From way back - June 20th: HAPPY SUMMER!! Thank God we didn't get embroiled in a war! But this was before we knew it was to be brief...soooo - tunes to usher in the season! Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #367: Singing Another Song
Air -date: June 13, 2025: Sly & Brian, Brian & Sly - two legends in one week, what a blow.. Playing them both & interweaving them with those influenced by them, plus covers & others. Your summer starts here. Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #366: Ballad of the Leningrad ...
Show # 366 from 6/6/25: a first set loosley inspired by a recent viewing of the movie'Leningrad Cowboys Go America;' some show preveiws, birthdays, new finds etc. Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBriooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #365: I Don't Live Here Anymore
From May 30: While those in power always lie for one reason or another, let's not lie to ourselves, if we can help it. "Respect Yourself" stop "Living a Lie" when "The Thrill is Gone"...yeah that's the vibe. But some fun in there as well, promise. Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #364: Social Fools
Air date - May 23, 2025: some notes on the barrage of undigestible news...music from Africa - Benin, Angola, Nigeria, Guinea-Bissau...then a mix of punk, prog, classic indie, a couple new releases & such like. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #363: Goin' Back to My Roots
From May 16th: Happy 10th Anniversary to Radio Free Brooklyn! This was a special 3-hour long episode...last hour hear is a little quieter than the first 2...some of my musical loves & guilty pleasures - disco, 60's garage rock, Brazilan samba, tropicalia etc. Had a blast! AM is live on Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
178 min
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Aural medication #362: Lipstick Vogue
From May 9th: notes on the Met Gala & the Pope selection - and songs to go with it! Randy Newman takes off his Pants & you can't stop him! Christopher Cross will New Be the Same...and more... Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
118 min
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Aural Medication #361: Come Along
From the palindrome day of 5-2-25: Come Along on this Magical Mystery Tour because God Gave Rock & Roll to You, Don't Be on the Outside, Humor Me - it's All for the Love of Rock & Roll. Yeah - all that <-- and Count Basie too. Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #360: Hesitation Blues
From April 25th: salute to old tech or analog or whatever you wanna call it - phones, typewriters, cameras & whatnot...didn't bring in any vinyl for it though...some throwbacks, some comedy, some funky jazz or jazzy funk. Funky Bunky too! RIP AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #359: Thorn in Her Pride
From 4/18/25 - some commentary at the start - about 15 minutes worth...then some thematic music from all over the genres -- from the Nervous Eaters & KIng Khan to Al Green & Syl Johnson to Walt Dickerson & the Meters...all o'that & more. Aural Medication streams live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #358: The Boy With the Ooh LaLa
From April 11, 2025: circles, cycles, spirals, windmills - what the heck am I talking about?? A little stream of consciousness before we get in to it: from Shirley Bassey to Blondie to Frank Black. - also Kinks, Lemon Twigs,, Devo, Roches, Pointer Sisters... AM is live Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #357: Electric Man
From April 4, 2025: We are blessed and fortunate to BE ALIVE let's celebrate it. A little rock, a little r&b plus electric men: Iggy (indirectly) Angus, Dwight, Gruff, Cosmo, Muddy plus music from Ghana, Nigeria, Japan, Norway & one song in Welsh. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #356: Shut the Door
From March 28th: chat leaks inspired our first set...then some new music, the beef between Sparks & Moz, some Sassy, some ska & we're out. What does it all mean? Tune in to find out. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
113 min
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Aural Medication #355: First Sign of Spring
From March 21, 2025: Happy Spring everyone! Songs to usher in the season + concert previews, birthdays and a set dedicated to you-know-who 👈 Aural Medication streams live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #354: Hymn to Mother Earth
From March 14: all things green - Spring, St. Paddy's, the Green slush fund...little green men, Greenland - and of course - the green $tuff...some weirdo music from Can, Demon Fuzz, Tuxedomoon, the Red Krayola...happy spring, y'all! AM is live on Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medicaiton #353: Somebody Buy Me a Drink
From March 7th: A little bit of everything here - including lots of songs from this decade! You don't hear that a lot on this show...blues, Brazilian, French, funk, punk and David Johanssen <3...whole lotta shakin' goin' on. AM is live on Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #352: Chanchullo
From Feb. 28, 2025: Some classic salsa + music from Haiti, South Africa, France...saying good-bye to Roberta Flack, a set dedicated to the movies (when they were actually good...) and thassit! AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #351: Looking For a Kiss
The Valentine's Day show - this was a lot of fun; love songs old & new, funky, funny & sweet, to inspire, to light fires and all that corny stuff; sending love to all: MWAH! Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #350: Ain't No Such Thing as S...
From Feb 7th: mostly 70's & 80's - so what else is new? Funky, soul, blues a smattering of indie pop & punk..but kinda laid back this week....a bit of a late night vibe. Maybe I need a new time slot? Listen to Aural Medication live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eatsern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org Find me at rina@radiofreebrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #349: Sometime In Winter
From January 31st: fresh from the news of the passing of Marianne Faithful, we brought you some tunes by her & for her as well as other stuff, old & new, Brazil, France & Peru... you can't always get what you want, but maybe you need this... Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #348: Stop On By
From January 24th: A little recap of the transition from the old (the very old) to the new (ish)...a few things from 50 years ago this week (since that show is on hiatus at the moment) then some punk, some Brazilian, some soul, and pop from 1980 & that's all she wrote. Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org -- stop on by!
119 min
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Aural Medication #347: Diamonds, Fur Coat, Cham...
The show from January 17th: with fresh news of the passing of David Lynch - a set directly & loosely inspired by same...some obvious selections, others not so much. ...some great old soul singles (RIP Sam Moore, HBD Barbara Lynn & Bettye Lavette...) Tune in live every week on Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern to AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #346: Saviour Machine
From January 10th: Special guest in the studio: El Americano Cosmico! We had a blast chewin' the fat, as they say, talking about free speech, Elvis, radio, Mike's show & whatever. So fun, we might have to do it again. Lots of tunes in there too! This was a fun one. Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org (rebroadcast Wed. 1:00 AM)
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Aural Medication #345: There's a New Day Coming
From January 3rd: HAPPY NEW YEAR babies! It's gonna be a cool one...exciting things ahead...hopefully...it's a BRAND NEW DAY but there's WORK TO DO...'coz it's A CHANGE OF THE GUARD...time to RE-MAKE / RE-MODEL yourself... AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min