| KDRT 95.7FM Davis

About Us

KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.) DMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

OUR PROGRAMS

That's Life

Lois Richter’s format fro "That’s Life" is mostly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music -- from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii to golden oldies rock-n-roll -- but mostly we just talk.

If you want to suggestion a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Thursday 11am-12pm

Replays Saturday 7-8am

DJ(s):

Lois Richter

Davis Garden Show

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.

Live Thursday 12-1pm

Replays Saturday 9-10am

DJ(s):

Lois Richter, Don Shor

Homepage URL:

Davis Garden Show on the Web

Celtic Songlines

Each week on Celtic Songlines, join host David A. Reynolds and explore the timeless sound of traditional, ancient and contemporary music from around the Celtic world, featuring artists celebrating the traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and other Celtic lands.

Live Tuesday from 11:00 am to Noon

Replays Monday 11pm-12am, Thursday 6-7pm, Sunday 4-5pm

Tune in at KDRT 95.7 fm or stream at KDRT.org

Live Tuesday 11am-12pm

Replays Monday 11pm-Tuesday 12am, Thursday 6-7pm, Sunday 4-5pm

DJ(s):

David A. Reynolds

Album of the Week

With a rotating cast of hosts and in-depth exploration of entire albums, Album of the Week brings a fantastically fun hour to the airwaves.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm

Replays Sunday 9-10pm

DJ(s):

Don Shor, Pieter Pastoor, David A. Reynolds, Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Darrick, Nancy Flagg, Wayne Hagen, Alison B

Dinner Bell Roundup

Join DJ Cliff and friends for Dinner Bell Roundup’s tasty plateful of swinging country, western, and Americana music. Come and get it!

Live Saturday 4-6pm

DJ(s):

Cliff Gamble

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Davisville, April 12, 2021: Andy Jones talks about teaching one of UC Davis’ few in-person classes this spring

Mon, 04/12/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Weekday morning outdoors at UC Davis during the pandemic

A small fraction of UC Davis classes—about 100—are meeting in person this spring. What’s the return to in-person learning like, a year after the Covid-19 pandemic forced the switch to remote education? Today we talk with instructor Dr. Andy Jones, whose outdoor writing course is one of the 100, about how he’s conducting the class, what students are telling him, some changes that might outlast the pandemic, and other insights from the past year.

Jones has taught at UC Davis since 1990. He’s also a leader in academic tech on campus, plus you might know him as the quizmaster at de Vere’s Irish Pub in Davis (temporarily closed because of the pandemic) and as a former Davis poet laureate.

Davis Garden Show April 08 2021: Talking tomatoes, Part 1

Thu, 04/08/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Let's talk about tomatoes: Part 1. Plus landscape coefficients and watering: Part 2. April is designated Tomato Month on the Davis Garden Show - this episode is one of four that will feature a wide variety and depth of information about one of the Central Valley's favorite crops. Is it a fruit or vegetable? Is it a native or import? A true vine? An annual or perennial and more will be discussed. For the past 15 years, the Davis Garden Show airs Thursdays noon - 1 PM, and Saturday morning 9 - 10 AM.

The Folk Brothers for April 7, 2021: The Dreamer

Wed, 04/07/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Che Apalache's song "The Dreamer" was inspired by the stories of undocumented immigrants living in North Carolina. Also this week: New music from Rachel Baiman, who will perform on April 9 as part of The Sofia's series of "Six Feet Apart" virtual concerts, and tracks from Barbaro, Swap, Eddi Reader, Ian Carr, Charlie Haden, Ollabelle, and more.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 04/07/2021

Jazz After Dark April 06 2021

Tue, 04/06/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark! Featured artist: Billy Taylor. Also playing Earl "Fatha" Hines with Bill Pemberton, Jimmy Rushing, Budd Johnson & Oliver Jackson. Ernie Royal with Billy Taylor, Oscar Pettiford, James Moody & Kenny Clarke. Coleman Hawkins, the Billy Taylor Trio, Bill Evans with Eddie Costa, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Ramsey Lewis & Billy Taylor, Abbey Lincoln, Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan, and Wynton Marsalis. Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA. Replays Wednesday at 3 p.m. and Thursday at 11 p.m.

COVID-19 Community Report, April 6, 2021: Heather Caswell, downtown Davis business owner for 34 years

Tue, 04/06/2021 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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This month I’m touching base with folks in a few key sectors - business, local government and nonprofit - to talk about what’s next as we begin to emerge from the pandemic. My guest today is Heather Caswell, who’s celebrating 34 years operating The Wardrobe in Downtown Davis. We’ll talk about business during a pandemic, what she’s learned in more than three decades of operating a small business in Davis, and what her work is centering on now, including the Davis Community Vision Alliance.

A Constant Grin for April 2, 2021: Indie rock with an echo

Fri, 04/02/2021 - 2:30pm | Chris Mussen

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Each week DJ Chris creates a "poem-sentence" that contains pieces of all the song titles played in the half-hour indie rock music mini-tour. This week's is "January spirit took a swing at the western blue day drop." This week's image is from the band "Hello Echo," whose song featured today is "A Drop Is An Ocean." The band was LA-based, genre alt-folk-rock, and this album "Echo" is their second, released in 2014. Illustration by band member Andy Sarno. "A Constant Grin" airs live Friday afternoon 2-2:30 PM and Chris has produced over 500 episodes. Check out today's 7-song playlist below.

A Constant Grin playlist for 04/02/2021

Davis Garden Show April 01 2021 -- Landscape Coefficients and ET rates

Thu, 04/01/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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For a scholarly approach to "Making Sense of ET Adjustment Factors for Budgeting and Managing Landscape Irrigation" , see https://ucanr.edu/sites/UrbanHort/files/217692.pdf For a simpler, real-world explanation of all that, listen to this episode of Davis Garden Show. In addition to water use coefficients for landscape shrubs, Don Shor and Lois Richter talk about selecting vines and (as always!) when to plant tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables.

The Folk Brothers for March 31, 2021: Doddie's Dream for a cure

Wed, 03/31/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Fiddler and Blazin' Fiddles' frontman Bruce MacGregor has written a beautiful tune, which has been turned into a fundraiser for Scottish Rugby legend Doddie Weir's foundation: "My Name's Doddie," which seeks a cure for Motor Neuron Disease. Also on today's show: the story behind San Sweeney's "Unfinished Violin," new music from The Trials Of Cato, Maya De Vitry, John Smith, Rhiannon Giddens, and so much more!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 03/31/2021

Jazz After Dark March 30 2021

Tue, 03/30/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark! Major Glenn Miller & The American Band Of The Allied Expeditionary Force, Harry James, Artie Shaw, Ella Fitzgerald, Erroll Garner, Nat "King" Cole, Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith, Stan Getz, The Anthony Wilson Trio, Dianne Reeves.

Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Wednesday at 3 p.m. and Thursday at 11 p.m.

COVID-19 Community Report, March 30, 2021: Davis Enterprise reporter, Anne-Ternus-Bellamy

Tue, 03/30/2021 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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This past year, Anne Ternus-Bellamy and I have sent each other occasional notes of encouragement as we've both covered the pandemic and its impact here in Yolo County. I talk to people about their experiences, while Anne has been deeply immersed reporting on the phenomenal rate of daily information generated by public health agencies and local government.

Anne grew up in San Anselmo, CA, where she first started writing for newspapers. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and afterwards headed to Sacramento to work for a legal newspaper covering the state Capitol and courts. She took a long break from working full time — about 10 years — to stay home with her kids, though she still freelanced for the Enterprise and other publications and spent many years volunteering with Davis schools.

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