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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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Big Picture Science

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Through smart, intellectual, and engaging storytelling, Big Picture Science discusses today’s biggest scientific stories and breakthroughs by interviewing leading researchers and scientists. The program delivers the information in unorthodox yet clever ways, proving that science radio doesn’t have to be dry, even if the humor is. 

Live Wednesday 5-6pm
Replays Thursday 11pm-Friday 12am
Homepage URL: 
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Democracy Now!

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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: 
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The Cerealist

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The Cerealist curates chilling broadcasts of loud + bizarre soundscapes from an ancient cave bellowing death metal from around the globe, with smoky stage lights on music from American, Swedish, and Norwegian shredders. Tune in every week for 30 brutal minutes of blast-beat heaven!

Live Wednesday 7:30-8pm
Replays Sunday 10-10:30pm
DJ(s): 
The Cerealist
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Taste, Talk and Whine: All about Wines

Taste Talk & Whine

Tune in for weekly discussions on topics related to wine making and wine enjoyment — plus occasional guests and engagement with listeners. Topics will span the spectrum from technical growing, making, and tasting to what we're drinking to the best places to find a bottle locally.

Live Tuesday 5:30-6pm
Replays Wednesday 11-11:30pm
DJ(s): 
Nicole Salengo Lee, Tree Kilpatrick
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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: 
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Divine Intervention – Dec. 5, 2025

Fri, 12/05/2025 - 4:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes this evening with a bevy of recent releases from the likes of Bar Italia, Courtney Barnett, Dick Move, Glyders, Glitterer... a back-by-popular-demand Vinyl Vespers pick... and a new goddess to celebrate a new month. Tune in at 6p Pacific here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen at your leisure via the web and the podcasts. 

 

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Dashboard Diaries -- Dec. 4, 2025

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK has the defroster on high with tunes designed to warm your cockles: Bonnie Raitt, Chuck Berry, James McMurtry, and the recently departed Jimmy Cliff and Steve Cropper. So hop in and turn on your seat warmer, we’re burning daylight! Tune in Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org  or anytime

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Davis Garden Show, Dec. 4, 2025

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: fall in the garden, saffron crocus, fireblight continued, a weeping olive tree, oxalis continued, Cotton Candy grape, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 3 December 2025

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 3:30pm | Nick Saloman

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Known for stellar psychedelic sounds, Nick Saloman is also a discriminating consumer and curator of progressive rock, with a strong aversion to its latter-day bloat. Tune in for IMPLOSION on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. PT for a purposeful presentation of only premium prog – right here on your favorite community radio station, KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen on demand via the web and the podcast apps!

 

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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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