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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 3-5pm
Replays Wednesday 10am-12pm, Saturday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
RayK
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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

A saloon of songs and sounds from back then, focusing on anything recorded between the 1890s and the 1970s. All forms of jazz, blues, rock, surf, garage, punk, country, folk, film-radio-television samples, speeches, comedy, and anything grabbed from the ages and put to cylinder, wax or tape, colliding on top each other.

Night Train Cocktail Lounge is produced live at WXOX-LP FM in Louisville, KY. All local material is edited, including times and dates, making each episode an evergreen episode. All episodes are FCC compliant.

Live Wednesday 9-10pm
Homepage URL: 
Night Train Cocktail Lounge
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Independent and Local

Independent and Local

Independent and Local is a music program featuring local unsigned artists and bands, including "Moments" — brief interviews with experts in the scientific, health, and artistic communities about interesting topics and current events. The main focus is music, along with a few outside-the-box ideas.

Live Wednesday 8-9pm
Replays Saturday 11pm-Sunday 12am
DJ(s): 
Sam Hawk
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Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader is joined by co-hosts Steve Skrovan and David Feldman for a lively informative hour of interviews with some of the nation’s most influential movers and shakers, and thought provoking discussions of the weeks news.

Live Monday 11pm-Tuesday 12am
Homepage URL: 
Ralph Nader Radio Hour on the web
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Crossing Continents

In this World Music show, Gil covers the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, North Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian sub continent, including traditional and contemporary musical styles. This is not a pop music show!

Live Monday 10am-12pm
Replays Sunday 12-2pm
DJ(s): 
Gil Medovoy
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Dj Jojo Johanssen, laboring hard for YOU, on Sonic Rehab, Sept. 7

Sat, 09/05/2026 - 5:05am | Jojo Johanssen

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Day off? DJ Jojo Johanssen don't need no day off! Bringing tunes to help celebrate Labor Day, he'll be concluding his quest to play all the tracks from the new Brian Jackson album (is it even new anymore?!?), alongside the originals from Gil Scott Heron and Masters at Work. Also watch for some classics from Wings, The Stones, John Coltrane, as well as some different takes on some classics from Martin Denny and Stu Philips.

He'll also having you chillin' poolside with some laid back grooves from Yonderboi, Coco Steel & Lovebomb, with some deep tech house in between for good measure.

Get your dance party on this Monday, 9/7 from 1-3 p.m. Pacific, or check it out later in kdrt archives. Don't let yourself down, make your ears happy and get some Sonic Rehab!

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Three young musicians in Home By 5 3 0 make one big impression, on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 4, 2026

Fri, 09/04/2026 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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The band Home by 5 3 0 is made up of students from Davis High School—young, bright, and overflowing with creativity. That energy and talent spill across the stage when they perform. Today, three members of the band joined me in the studio: Evie Barnett on vocals, Tjin Reusken on guitar, and Andrew Gonzalez on bass. They came to share a few stories and, more importantly, to sing and play.

Simply put, they floored me.

The three cover songs they performed showed a level of musical maturity, confidence, and sensitivity you would expect from musicians with much more experience. Their performances were thoughtful, polished, and full of feeling.

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Indigenous Knowledge applied to our Putah Creek!

Thu, 09/03/2026 - 5:00pm | Jesse Drew

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Yolo Backyard Bulletin

Diana Almendariz, culture-bearer, storyteller, and visual artist and artist/activist Anuj Vaidya talk about indigenous practices of creek and waterways restoration here in Yolo County.

https://kdrt.org/audio/yolo-backyard-bulletin-september-3-2026

 

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Dashboard Diaries -- Sept. 3, 2026

Thu, 09/03/2026 - 10:56am | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, DJ RayK celebrates Labor Day with a salute to the workers of the world, spinning a playlist of great work songs, from Neil Young to Tennessee Ernie Ford to UB40 to Eddie Cochran, the King, the Isley Brothers and oh, so many more. So punch in and tune it to KDRT 95.7 FM and KDRT.org Thursday 3-5 p.m.

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Sue Barnes and the Joy of Travel - September 2, 2026

Thu, 09/03/2026 - 9:23am | Pieter Pastoor

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This week’s host is Maria Lucchesi, Supervisor at the Davis Senior Center. Maria’s guest is Sue Barnes, who joins us to talk about the Davis Travelaires and the opportunities they offer for travel, adventure, and connection.

Sue knows a thing or two about travel. She currently serves as the UC Retirees Travel Coordinator and trip liaison. Before retiring in 2019, Sue spent nearly 25 years with the University of California, holding a variety of administrative positions at UC Davis in housing, campus events, and campus recreation. She later served seven years as director of the UC Davis Retiree Center, followed by three years directing the UCLA Emeriti/Retirees Relations Center.

And when Sue isn’t helping others plan their next adventure, she enjoys traveling herself—along with biking, sewing, crafting, and spending time with family and friends.

So, pack your imaginary suitcase as Maria and Sue introduce us to the Davis Travelaires.

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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 3, 2026

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 11:44pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: late blight followup, growing daphne, flowers for winter, and more.

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In the Key of Folk -- Sept. 2, 2026

Wed, 09/02/2026 - 11:44am | Karen Leyse

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We've been busy as little bees, there's just so much new music & so little time! ...So In the Key of Folk is all about new releases today. We have an album of songs that explore the stories of Kentucky women, all written by Si Kahn and performed by Carla Gover and contemporary female musicians from Kentucky. But there's more!  There are new albums from Ken Pomeroy, Kate Macleod's Mind the Gap, Scott Cook, Eric Stucky, and releases from the worlds of Scottish music and Contra Dance. Some new names, and all great music: join us, we'll be waitin' for you!

Wednesday at 2 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM Davis CA, and at KDRT.org worldwide!

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 1, 2026

Tue, 09/01/2026 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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Featuring Duke Ellington tonight, with his legendary performance featuring an extended solo by Paul Gonsalvez at the Newport festival in 1956; then Lester Young with Teddy Wilson, Art Blakey and Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Booker Little, later studio works by Ellington and from the London Concerts, and Booker Ervin.

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A whole-show mix on Sonic Rehab, Aug. 31, 2026

Sat, 08/29/2026 - 4:01am | Jojo Johanssen

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DJ Jojo Johanssen's all in this Monday, Aug. 31, staying in the mix for the ENTIRE SHOW!! He's ever so excited to bring you tracks from Jazzanova, Mos Def, The Tubes, and more! He'll also be having an unofficial competition for the heaviest bassline in the world. Ever. It will be more exciting than the olympics, and less scandalous than the world cup. Maybe. Tune in to Sonic Rehab this Monday from 1-3 p.m. Pacific to find out! Can't listen live or need to hear it again? Check it out in the KDRT archives for up to 2 weeks after broadcast. Don't miss out!

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Pieter hosts The Electric Compost Heap -- Aug. 28, 2026

Fri, 08/28/2026 - 6:00pm | Dug Deep

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A mix of rock, blues, quirky news, and so much more as Pieter Pastoor fills in for Dug Deep on this week's Electric Compost Heap.

(Photo of Pieter in the studio by Ray Keck)

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