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 #386: Last Call / Last Tango
From November 28 - the day after - and the songs to go with that -- 'Crawfish Soiree,' 'Pot Likker' & 'That's What Makes My Baby Fat' - you get the gist. Other stuff too - a reggae version of Take Five? Yes please. Aural Medication is live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #381: Yellow Mountain / Autumn...
From October 24: it's a beautiful fall & we're playing songs of the season - old & new from near & far - France, Brazil, Zambia, Jamaica, Pakistan...good stuff. Aural Medication streams live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #385: Back to the Old House
From 11-21-25: the pre-Thanksgiving edition -- songs about going home, driving & listening to the radio, home cookin' & all that jazz. A good time is guaranteed to all. Aural Medication streams live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #384: I Took the L
From 11+14=25..haha...I tried to take the L that morning - and really "took the L" because it wasn't running - hence the shortened show length...bruh. Anyway, lot o' tunes here, old & new, American & not...enter at your own risk. Aural Medicaiton is streamed live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
108 min
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Aural Medication #383: Ill Wind
From Nov. 7: Look what the wind blew in - a great gust of groovy goodness....talk & song of the wind, the space junk, blues - jazz, Latin, Tex-Mex, new-wave, funk - it's all a whirlwind of fun. Tune in to Aural Medication live on Fridays at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #382: Night of the Vampire
From October 31: It's Friday! It's Halloween! So much fun to do this - lots of spooky silliness, songs for the spirit(s) of the season....no costumes? No candy, dammit! Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #380: Everyday Magic
From October 17, 2025: oh the places we go...saying good-bye to celebs & music greats, music from the 60's, 70's - and even a half dozen NEW things...stepping into this century for a change. Started off with songs about morning & finished up with songs about night...yah, lots of little gems in there. Aural Medication streams live every Friday morning at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #379: Mystic Brew
From October 10: If Lennon were alive - he'd be 85...whoa...a mini-tribute of sorts...plus some ambient-jazz-funk-disco, then some rock then some country? Oh yeah, it's like that & that's what that is... Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #378: Unlikely Places
From October 3: starting off with some sounds from the African continent & diaspora - Senegal, Mali, Uganda, South Africa et al...then some poppy pop, 80's and misc other stuff - that's how it usually goes... Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 Am on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org get the FREE APP to listen
119 min
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Aural Medication #377: Dead Silence
From September 19: from Mel Torme to the Motels & Martha & the Muffins...also DEVO, Wire, Pukka Orchestra, the Fleshtones, a mini-tribute to Flo & Eddie...lots more. Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM Eatern on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #376: Invisible Sun
Air date - September 5: songs about shopping, shoplifting, drankin' shootin' & other vices - and that's just the beginning...punk love, Spanish guitars, suns, auroras...all kinds stuff. A veritable potpourri of pop... Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #375: Jocko Homo
From Aug. 29 - a little exposition on art rcok -- do you agree? Music from upcoming shows, some classics some icono-classtics...wha? From David Bowie & Devo to Dorothy Ashby & Dexter Wansell...whoop-de-do.. AM is live on Fridays at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
111 min
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Aural Medication #374: Frivolous Tonight
From July 22: Is there any good 90's music? We throw out a couple....also a few from Africa (Benin, Ghana, Cameroon) and some silly tunes to send off Mr. Lehrer... Aural Medication is a live show that airs every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #373: Horses Through a Rainstorm
Air date: August 8, 2025: a little bit o' politics at the start then some classics, some music from south of the border & the Spanish diaspora, so to speak- East LA, Mexico Puerto Rico, Cuba, Brazil etc. some jazz, some indie-folk...tasty cuts all! Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #372: Café con Bagels
From July 25 - it's a summer-in-the-city mood...what else? Catch Aural Medication live very Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn,.org - downlowd the new & improved, free app
119 min
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Aural Medication #371: Don't Fear the Summer
The July 18th show: some synthy goodness to cool you off at the start...then a hodgepodge, including a club dance version of Don't Fear the Reaper, and some o' that Balkan brass Gypsy grooviness & more, ever more. Aural Medication streams live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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Aural Medication #370: Heat of the Summer
From July 11th: Summer in the city once again & all the toilets are overflowing...what? It's a line from a song, silly. Music from the '60's, '70's, '80's, '90's, 2000's, '10's AND '20's - yah really. Coz that's how I roll. Aural Medication is live every Friday at 11:00 AM on RadioFreeBrooklyn.org
119 min
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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