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KDRT 95.7 FM is grassroots radio from Davis, CA, airing an eclectic mix of music and public-affairs programming. A project of nonprofit Davis Media Access, KDRT streams worldwide via KDRT.org.

 

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Jazz After Dark

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Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie-woogie, blues, and ragtime through traditional and straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more. 

Live Tuesday 8-9pm
Replays Wednesday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Jazz After Dark on the Web (blog with playlists)
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Silver Nine Volt Heart

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Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass.  Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart  you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound ... just click it on and let the music start. 

Live Tuesday 7-9am
Replays Saturday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
Rodriguez
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A Mix of Music

DJ Dave Reynolds takes you on a journey through the world of music.  

Live Friday 1-2pm
DJ(s): 
DJ Dave
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The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am
Replays Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rocky Outcrop
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Davis Garden Show

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Nursery pro Don Shor has been gardening and selling plants in Davis for more than three decades.

Join Don and co-host Lois Richter as they discuss and answer your questions on all things for the garden.

Submit a question (or a brag!) to DavisGardenShow@gmail.com 

Live Thursday 12-1pm
Replays Saturday 9-10am
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter, Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Davis Garden Show on the Web
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KDRT's 21st birthday FUNdraiser – thank YOU!

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 12:00am | Jess Goddésse

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Thank you many times over for your generous support of KDRT’s 21st birthday FUNdraiser – your support keeps us going and growing strong, with the shows you love and new programs to explore. If you haven’t had the chance to give yet, there’s still time: just visit KDRT.org/donate. THANK YOU!

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IMPLOSION – 8 October 2025

Wed, 10/08/2025 - 3:30pm | Nick Saloman

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IMPLOSION with Nick Saloman brings you a slew of tunes this evening from groups like the Buzzcocks, the Freak Scene, the Glass Menagerie, the Good Time Losers, the Magic Mushrooms, and the Majic Ship. Listen up at 8p Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org – listen anytime via the web and the podcasts!

 

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Jazz After Dark, Oct. 7, 2025

Tue, 10/07/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Arnett Cobb with Bobby Timmons, Sam Jones, Art Taylor & Buck Clark, Walkin'
  • Al Hirt, Tin Roof Blues
  • Lou Donaldson, Polka Dots and Moonbeams
  • Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, The Preacher
  • Hank Mobley, Soul Station
  • Gerry Mulligan, Venus de Milo
  • Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo, Mongo Santamaria & The Eddie Cano Big Band, Key Largo
  • Shirley Scott, 411 West
  • Herbie Hancock, Watermelon Man
  • Howard Roberts, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
  • Boogaloo Joe Jones, The Beat Goes On
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Davisville, Oct. 6, 2025: When you’re feeling stressed, amber light can help you feel better

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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With all the anxiety loose in the land, this is a timely and practical discovery: Amber lighting reduces your stress.

That’s the gist of recent research at the University of California at Davis that touches on psychology as well as lighting and design, and today on Davisville we talk with two of the people involved in the work: Sreenivasan Meyyappan, an assistant project scientist in the Center for Mind and Brain who ran the relevant experiment at The Color Lab, and Psychology and Neurology Distinguished Prof. Ron Mangun, co-director of the center.

The experiment put volunteers into conditions that evoked everyday stress, then measured the effect of different lighting on their stress. Red, green and blue didn't help, but amber did. We talk about why, as well as the practical value of understanding how lighting affects people. UC Davis' Greg Watry wrote about the research in “The Color Lab Uncovers the Soothing Effect of Lights.”

The image, taken from a UC Davis video about the research, includes Sreenivasan Meyyappan on the left.

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Replay of The Folk Brothers from Dec. 8, 2021: Remembering Bill Staines

Mon, 10/06/2025 - 3:00pm | Jim Buchanan

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Bill Staines wrote choruses that people wanted to sing. Many of us remember his annual visits to a certain old barn in South Davis, where we sat and sang along to his songs like "Roseville Fair," "River," "Crossing The Water" and "A Place In The Choir." After 22 albums and a half-century of touring across this country from his native New Hampshire home, Bill Staines passed away on Dec. 5 at the age of 74.

Also on today's show: tracks from Jackie Oates, Dave Curley, Seth Lakeman, Foghorn Stringband, I See Hawks In LA. And lots of Bill Staines!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 12/08/2021
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Hello Awkward on Listening Lyrics, Oct. 3, 2025

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week on KDRT!

In 2021, three middle-schoolers from Davis came together to form a band — and Hello Awkward was born! Fast-forward to today, and these young musicians are making serious noise. Meet Benjamin Brothers on lead guitar and vocals, Andrew Whang on percussion, and Atticus Yum on bass. In the KDRT studio this week on Listening Lyrics, they shine not just as rising musical talents, but as thoughtful, funny, and grounded young people with a clear sense of purpose.

Their love of music and life fills the airwaves, making this hour one you won’t want to miss. Tune in to KDRT for an unforgettable session with Hello Awkward — where youth, talent, and heart take center stage!

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Divine Compost Heap – birthday fundraiser edition

Fri, 10/03/2025 - 11:00am | Jess Goddésse

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Coming to you live from Sudwerk Brewing – Friday, Oct. 3, 6 p.m. – Jess Goddésse & Dug Deep bring you a Compostable version of Divine Intervention to kick off the live broadcast of KDRT’s 21st Birthday Bash with live music from The Cantaliers. Please tune in, come on down to the party if you can, and support grassroots radio KDRT. Thank you!

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Davis Garden Show, Oct. 2, 2025

Thu, 10/02/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: Early Girl tomato issues, berries for this area, a backyard soil issue, Carolina reaper in a pot, Holodiscus in the valley, pruning a cotoneaster, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 1 October 2025

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 3:30pm | Nick Saloman

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Get ready for IMPLOSION with the amazing Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond, bringing you the best in psych-tinged sounds to the airwaves, with tracks from Autosalvage, Goldie, John Otway, Major Lance, Mercy and more! Listen up at 8 p.m. PT here on KDRT 95.7 + KDRT.org – thereafter via the web and the podcasts! Love this show? Please support KDRT!

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 30, 2025

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Griff Williams and His Orchestra, Saturday Night In Central Park
  • Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, Moten Swing
  • Duke Ellington, Satin Doll
  • Glenn Miller Sound, In the Mood
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra, Taxi War Dance
  • Nat King Cole, Baby, Baby All the Time
  • Peggy Lee, Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
  • Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, Tuxedo Junction
  • Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra, Annie's Dance
  • Frank Sinatra, Come dance with me
  • Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges, Exactly Like You
  • Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra, Stardust
  • Sergio Mendes, Oba-la-la
  • Billy Taylor, Capricious
  • Zoot Sims, Someone to Watch Over Me
  • Dorothy Donegan, Time After Time
  • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Maddest Kind of Love
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