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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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Dashboard Diaries

Hop in for a trip through ever-changing musical landscapes, from familiar highways to roads less travelled. Dashboard Diaries host Ray K loves to share hand-picked tunes spanning broad styles of music, with a nod to the real, organic disc jockey-driven radio of his youth. It's all about the journey...

Live Thursday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
RayK
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E-Town

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E-Town, taped before a live audience in Boulder, Colorado, features today’s top folk and Americana artists, along with information and discussions on the environment and conservation. Host Nick Forster nimbly walks the line between musician and radio journalist, playing guitar, mandolin, or lap steel with musical guests and then switching gears to engage artists in conversation. Co-host Helen Forster lends her voice to both the spoken and musical portions of the show.

Live Saturday 10-11am
Homepage URL: 
E-Town on the Web
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Classical Excursions

Greg LaTraille

Classical radio programs often focus on well-known light classics and ignore challenging and imaginative masterworks, especially from the rich repertoire of 20th century music, which is very diverse. This results in listeners who are unaware of many wonderful works. Excursions will present short and longer works by famous as well as less known composers, with insightful commentary by a composer with years of experience in radio, classical marketing, and music education.

Live on the first, third and occasional fifth Friday of the month.  

Live Friday 11am-1pm
Replays Sunday 9-11am
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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That California Sound!

That California Sound!

That California Sound! Local + Regional  Music from The Golden State ... From Then ... To Now  features local, regional, and small touring bands throughout California while highlighting the history and culture of California musicians, venues, teachers, recording studios, promoters, festivals, and general resources that enrich our community.

Live Monday 6-8pm
Replays Thursday 7-9am
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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3rd Streaming

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Coined in 1957 by Brandeis University professor Gunther Schuller, “Third Stream” is a term used to describe the synthesis of classical and jazz. Join DJ Gary Chew to discover some Third Stream sounds for yourself. 

Live Monday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
Gary Chew
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Jazz After Dark, Dec. 2, 2025

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Jazz from 1928 to 1941 tonight:

  • Louis Armstrong, West End Blues
  • The Mills Brothers, Tiger Rag
  • Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Moonglow
  • Ozzie Nelson, Dream a Little Dream of Me
  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, You Are My Lucky Star
  • Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, Carelessly
  • Billie Holiday, I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
  • Ivie Anderson, It Don't Mean a Thing if It ain't Got That Swing
  • Fred Astaire & Johnny Green and His Orchestra, A Fine Romance (A Sarcastic Love Song)
  • Rex Stewart & His 52nd Street Stompers & Duke Ellington, Sugar Hill Shim Sham
  • Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Music, Maestro Please
  • Fats Waller, Two Sleepy People
  • Sidney Bechet with Trixie Smith, Freight Train Blues
  • Sidney Bechet, Muskrat Ramble
  • Coleman Hawkins, One O'Clock Jump
  • Coleman Hawkins, Bugle Call Rag
  • Anita O'Day, Let Me Off Uptown
  • Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge, Amour
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Davisville, Dec. 1, 2025: The silver lining is the public’s response

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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It’s been a strange year for food relief, marked most recently by the sporadic suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aid during the federal government shutdown this fall. Today on Davisville we talk with two people deeply involved in different areas of Davis food relief: Liane Moody, executive director of the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, and Max Morgan from the Davis Night Market. They talk about what they’ve seen this year, the growing demand for food assistance, underlying causes, and short- and long-term ideas that could reduce the problem.

We talk about prospects for 2026. “The skeptic in me says, oh, this is going to keep getting worse,” Morgan says. “The one big optimistic point, which Liane [talks] about too, is the way the community has stepped up support as things have hit a whole another nadir. It’s really impressive.”

The photo shows food and gifts collected and given away during STEAC’s holiday program in 2021.

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Andy Schmidt presents a journey of a playlist, on Listening Lyrics, Nov. 28, 2025

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 5:40pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week on Listening Lyrics, Andy Schmidt joined me in the KDRT studio to share a playlist that mirrors his life built on movement, curiosity, and craft.

Andy is a journey all by himself. An accomplished bassist, entrepreneur, avid bicyclist, master handyman, sail maker, kayak builder, storyteller—you name it, he’s probably done it, made it, or fixed it. Stepping into Andy’s world is like walking into a friendly windstorm: You just keep moving, lean into the energy, and enjoy the ride.

His playlist reflects that whirlwind spirit. Each track takes us somewhere new, offering a glimpse into the rhythm and momentum that fuel Andy’s life. If you’d like to see another side of his creativity, check out his custom bicycle basket and frame bags at Lords Luggage.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 11/28/2025
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The Electric Compost Heap – Post-Thanksgiving 2025

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 5:30pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight (Friday) at 6 Pacific on The Electric Compost Heap, yer host Dug Deep features tunes for late fall, cold foggy nights, and leftovers in the fridge! Serving it up hot at KDRT.org, community radio for Davis, CA!

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Davis Garden Show, Nov. 27, 2025

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: the plants of Thanksgiving, holiday plant toxicity, a listener’s frost protection box, fireblight, coastal tomatoes, female ginkgoes, and more.

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Dashboard Diaries -- Nov. 27, 2025

Thu, 11/27/2025 - 11:31am | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK gives thanks with a live musical tribute to home, family, bountiful food and, of course, the prevention of grease fires and clogged drains. Joined by a relative or three, Ray will try to fill that quiet void between the parade, dog show, football games and dinner. So pull up a chair and let’s dig in!

Tune in Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org or anytime.

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IMPLOSION – 26 November 2025

Wed, 11/26/2025 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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This week (and every week), we are extremely thankful for Nick Saloman, who brings us yet another new edition of IMPLOSION!  We'll hear psych-tinged tunes from the Attack, Ian & the Zodiacs, the Movement, Odel Brown & the Organ-izers, and more, complemented by commentary from Nick himself. Tune in every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Pacific here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen at your pleasure via the web and the podcast apps. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Jazz After Dark, Nov. 25, 2025

Tue, 11/25/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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All Cole Porter songs tonight:

  • Coleman Hawkins, I Love Paris
  • Maj. Glenn Miller & The American Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force, Begin The Beguine
  • King Cole Trio, 'Deed I Do
  • Frank Sinatra, Don't Fence Me In
  • Charlie Parker, Easy To Love
  • Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson Trio, I Get A Kick Out Of You
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Anything Goes
  • Oscar Peterson, Just One Of Those Things
  • Peggy Lee, I've Got You Under My Skin
  • Anita O'Day, Night and Day
  • Tony Bennett, Time After Time
  • Tony Bennett And The Count Basie Orchestra, Anything Goes
  • Erroll Garner, I Love Paris
  • Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall, I Get A Kick Out Of You
  • Boots Randolph, Dream Dancing
  • Houston Person, You Do Something to Me
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Replay of The Folk Brothers from March 9, 2022: Transatlantic sounds old and new

Mon, 11/24/2025 - 11:00am | Jim Buchanan

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On their debut album in 1968, a group of kids from the suburbs of north London covered a Richard Farina song about a city in Nevada. During the pandemic, a singer-songwriter from Edinburgh teamed up with musicians from Tucson. Sometime in between, a guitarist/mandolinist from Nashville became a founding member of a band of transatlantic musicians who play the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow every winter. Find out who they all are on today's show.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 03/09/2022
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Divine Intervention – Nov. 21, 2025

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 4:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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Who loves ya, baby? Clearly we do, which is why we bring you Divine Intervention this week, featuring new music from Bar Italia, Kittenhead, Last Dinner Party, Mountain Goats, Sunflowers... random tracks from across the decades... a couple of tunes from our Goddess of the Month, Ms. Camille Howard... and Vinyl Vespers, of course! Tune in at 6 p.m. Pacific via KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen anytime on the podcast apps.

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