J. BONNER, SCOTT ABELS & JIMMY CLIFF'S REBIRTH is the focus of our final episode of 2025. On this Episode 115 hosted by Junor Francis and produced by Eric Kohler, J. and Scott reflect on recording and performing with Jimmy as part of his ENGINE ROOM backing band led by TIM ARMSTRONG. This seminal album, Rebirth, won a Grammy Award in 2012, and deservedly so.

J.'s credits include JANDISC RECORDS, STUDIO ONE, THE AGGROLITES, THE VESSELS, BLACK EMERALDS, and DUB STREET ROCKERS. 

Scott's credits include HEPCAT, THE AGGROLITES, LARS FREDERIKSEN & THE BASTARDS, THEE HURRICANES, WESTERN STANDARD TIME, JR. THOMAS & THE VOLCANOS, LET'S GO BOWLING, and CYPRESS HILL.

On this Reggae Got Soul - Part 1 episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three soulful and groovy guys on the scene - Dan Ubick (The Lions, Night Owls, Mad Geezers, Connie Price & The Keystones, Breakestra), Tony Greene (The Trojanites, The Decisions, The Revivers, The Debonaires), and Obi Fernandez (Westbound Train).

Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with two veterans on the San Diego ska scene - John Roy and Steve Kader, who represent (either together or individually) such bands as Gangbusters, The Big Express, Unsteady, Colorblind, Spy Kids, Citizen X, and Smoke & Mirrors Soundsystem.

On this Celebrating the '90s: Part 2 episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three veterans on the ska punk scene - Scott Klopfenstein (Reel Big Fish, The Littlest Man Band, Knuckle Brothers, The Scholars), Mike Berault (Bite Me Bambi, My Superhero), and Bill Meadows (Mealticket).

Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three well-respected California-based deejays - "Young Royal" Corey Poluk, "Boss Selektah" Diana Hernandez, and "DJ Kilabeat" Ernesto Arce - in Part 4 of this Boss DJs Roundtable series.

Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with Chris Dowd, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of veteran group, Fishbone.

Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler preview The Rude Girl Riot Ska Festival with singers Karen Roberts of Chase Long Beach and Erin Smith-Norrick of The Step Daughters. Presented by Stiff Dog and Steady Beat, The Rude Girl Riot Ska Festival takes place at The Sardine in San Pedro, CA on October 18, 2025.

Host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with the talented power trio known as Reggae Workers of the World - Vic Ruggiero (The Slackers, The Mooks), Jesse Wagner (The Aggrolites, Western Standard Time), and Nico Leonard (The Moon Invaders, The Utopians, Badasonic Records).

On this Supernova Ska Festival Preview episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with veteran musician/bandleader "Rocksteady" Freddie Reiter (New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble), singer Kelly Di Filippo (The Loving Paupers), and co-founder of Supernova, Tim Receveur.

Supernova takes place September 12-14, 2025 at Fort Monroe in Hampton, VA.

On this Bay Area Ska episode, host Junor Francis and producer Eric Kohler talk with three veterans on the scene - singer/guitarist Eric Din (The Uptones), singer/guitarist Curtis Meacham (Monkey), and singer Adam Davis (Omnigone, Link 80, In Defense of Ska Podcast).