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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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)

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

Air date: December 27, last show of the year, no fanfare, just a long ramble up top...20 minutes in, the music starts. Songs for the season,..."Moving On," "A Clean Break," "New Day," plus some show announcements, birthdays etc. AM is live very Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

From Dec 20th: songs about winter, cold, sun, Christmas, daylight - music for the season...from "We Love You" to "Glad Tidings" with some birthdays & show announcements thrown in as well. "It's Going to Be a Cold Winter" so snuggle up, babies. Aural Medication is live very Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

Air date - December 13th: we're "Looking the World Over" for the "Music of the Earth"...following that "Old Dirt Road" to the "Moving Sound"..."Wheel Me Out" of "This Empty Place," and whatever happens, "I Blame the Government." Catch Aural Medication LIVE every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

From Dec. 6: days are short, the "Silent Sun" makes for a "Dismal Day"..... in 1969 Genesis sounded like the Bee Gees, whoa! LCD Soundsystem are the hardest working band in the biz now...oh baby to oh honey....if you pay attention it all makes sense. AM is live on Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

Air date: 11-22-24 thoughts on things coming full circle, on rain & the figurative filling of our reservoirs of joy & acceptance...music from Brazil, South Africa, Jamaica, Guadeloupe...some classics in there as well; come do a little rain dance with me. Aural Medication streams live on Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

Air date: November 15th: last week for post-election political commenary - for NOW...Flock of Seagulls, Frida (from ABBA) Greg Foat...some 'X' bands - YOU know why -- X-Teens, Generations X, Nona Hendryx...Osibisa, Bobby Keys...a hodge-podge. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

November 8 - the post-election edition: Can you stomach it? Give it a shot. Lots of great tunes - a trip back to the 80's, a more innocent time...if you don't like the commentary skip the first 20 or so. There's a comedy routine in there about the orange man...check it out. AM is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org

From November 1st: the Day of the Dead, All Saints Day & all that jazz - playing some of the artists who died in 2024, previews of some upcoming shows...post-Halloween, pre-election - the vibes are varied & far-reaching... AM is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM Eastern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org