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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.

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

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour

Russ hoists anchor and sails the sonic seas near and far to discover and recover pleasingly eclectic, genre-defying musical nuggets new and old, fresh and classic. Russ will attempt to amaze with his smooth segues.

Live Thursday 9-10pm

Replays Friday 7-8am

DJ(s):

Russ Tolman

3rd Streaming

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

Sounds So Sweet

Host Wayne Hagen takes a lively look at sweet sounds of jug band music, past and present.

Live Tuesday 1-2pm

Replays Monday 10-11pm, Friday 10-11pm

DJ(s):

Wayne Hagen

Democracy Now!

Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is an award-winning syndicated news program that gives voice to perspectives rarely heard in corporate-sponsored media, including independent journalists, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, independent analysts, and ordinary people from around the world.

Live Friday 9-10am

Homepage URL:

Democracy Now! on the Web

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Dashboard Diaries -- Jan. 15, 2026

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK takes a ride up the road to visit the old neighborhood… it’s changed a bit but there are some old friends still hard at it: Tower of Power, Boz Scaggs, Cold Blood… let’s sit a spell and reminisce. Join us on Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org or anytime at Dashboard Diaries.

Davis Garden Show, Jan.15, 2026

Thu, 01/15/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today we talk about edible plants for a coastal hedge, citrus for cooler climates, quick and simple rose pruning, and more.

Sonic Rehab premieres Monday, Jan. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Wed, 01/14/2026 - 4:30pm | Jojo Johanssen

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Join me, DJ Jojo Johanssen, for the premiere episode of Sonic Rehab! Relax and groove out to some tasty soul/funk/disco/house and everything in between. Only the choicest nuggets will be served! Watch for songs from Ashford & Simpson, Omni Trio, Steve Miller Band, Sade and more!

Davisville, Jan. 12, 2026: With research cuts, ‘this is what you’re giving up’

Wed, 01/14/2026 - 4:00pm | Bill Buchanan

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The Trump administration’s deep cuts to federal spending on university research have prompted Ed Kiggins, who leads communications for the UC Davis College of Letters and Science, to start the Minds Over Matters podcast highlighting research at UC Davis. Every two weeks, he talks with a different UC Davis faculty member about their work and why it matters.

“Think about reducing Alzheimer’s from a death sentence to basically an inconvenience. That’s the kind of work that’s going on here, and that’s what’s on the block right now,” he says today on Davisville. “Those are the things that … the federal government is intent on keeping from you. We don’t really understand why. No one’s really given us a clear answer as to that regard, but our job is not to engage in that battlefield, our job is to say, ‘this is what you’re giving up, if you choose to go down this path.’ “

Dashboard Diaries -- Jan. 8, 2026

Thu, 01/08/2026 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK refuses to ask for directions but finds his way home with a little help from Fleetwood Mac, Link Wray and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. Come get lost for an hour this Thursday, 3-4 p.m., on KDRT.org or anytime at Dashboard Diaries.

Jazz After Dark, Jan. 6, 2026

Tue, 01/06/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

Benny Goodman, Oh! Look At Me Now (feat. Helen Forrest)
The Mills Brothers, Paper Doll (Single)
Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce, Blue Lights
Pérez Prado & His Orchestra, Maria Bonita
Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan with Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans, Airmail Special
Chet Baker, Moonlight Becomes You
Stan Getz, 'Tis Autumn
Clark Terry (Mary Osborne, guitar), Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)
Chico O'Farrill & Clark Terry, Spanish Rice
Clark Terry, Jam Session & Oscar Peterson, Misty
Paul Gonsalves, Clark's Bars
Paul Gonsalves, It's Something That You Ought To Know
Claude Bolling & Alexandre Lagoya, Afriçaine
Diana Krall, Only Trust Your Heart
Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, Samba Triste

Crossing Continents for Jan. 5, 2026

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 5:00pm | Gil Medovoy

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The first hour features some of my favorite recordings for 2025 that have arrived in the last 2 weeks. The second hour features Classical & Folk Music of Azerbaijan & Armenia.

Crossing Continents playlist for 01/05/2026

That California Sound – Jan. 5, 2026

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 4:07pm | JonEmery

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The first That California Sound of 2026 is tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen live as the Chuckleheads recap last week, share some 2025 memories, and declare their walk-up songs entering the new year!

Divine Intervention – Jan. 2, 2026

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 5:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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It's a love trip for certain on Divine Intervention. Tune in this evening for the latest releases from DeWolff, Glitterer, Glyders, Sharp Pins, and more; enjoy the first Goddess of the Month for 2026; revel in a questionable Vinyl Vespers track; and catch our new feature for a new year – "Critter Corner" – featuring adorable adoptable shelter friends, in memory of KDRT's own Diane Crumley. It's all here for you Friday, Jan. 2, at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org – and available thereafter via the web and the podcast apps.

In Memoriam: Diane Crumley

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 8:31am | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Editor's Note: We were bereft to learn about Diane's passing on Dec. 28. She has been an integral part of the DMA and KDRT communities for 20+ years. This obituary was wriiten by Diane's brother-in-law, Bill Buchanan. This is the GoFundMe he references.

UPDATE JAN. 5: A celebration of her life has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, in the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge. More details to come.

Diane Crumley, who saw creativity in nature all around her, earned a PhD in anthropology, and worked or volunteered for several Yolo County nonprofits during more than two decades in Davis, died Dec. 28, 2025 at 68 from cancer.

Born in 1957, Diane earned a bachelor’s in biological anthropology from the University of California Los Angeles in 1986 and her doctorate from the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque in 2000. She was an accomplished grants writer and was a research associate at the UNM Medical School's Cancer Research and Treatment Center.

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