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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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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
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Divine Intervention (1st/3rd week) – The Electric Compost Heap (2nd/4th week)

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The Electric Compost Heap with Dug Deep fertilizes the airwaves every 2nd & 4th Friday, digging through the delightful detritus of psych, soul, reggae, rock, country, funk, punk, junk, jazz, and more, to concoct a rich, nutrient-dense musical humus. If there's a 5th Friday, Dug takes a spin. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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The Audio Ecotone

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Join Eddy Owt as he explores the rich genre diversity, cross-breeding, and hybridizing in the back waters and tributaries of the past 100 years of music: rock, jazz, pop, r&b, soul, country, ska, electronica, J-Pop/C-Pop/K-Pop, afrobeat, and much more.

"We have a tropical situation where there are thousands of 'species' of music around and they're all constantly cross-breeding and hybridizing. It's very exciting, but you can't keep up with it easily." -- Brian Eno

Live Friday 3-4pm
Replays Thursday 10-11am, Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
Eddy Owt
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The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am
Replays Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rocky Outcrop
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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
DJ(s): 
Nicole Salengo Lee, Tree Kilpatrick
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Davis Garden Show, June 11, 2026

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 11:05pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: hot weather issues, sharpshooter update, pruning a phlox, dealing with a sudden sun increase, lavender, and more.

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Restaurants in Davis: What does It take? on Hello Davis!, June 10, 2026

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 5:30pm | Cyclrn

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This week's guest, Clay Nutting, talks about restaurants in the Davis area with host Brett Lee of the Davis Downtown Business Association. (In the photo, Clay is on the left.)

Clay is a Sacramento hospitality entrepreneur and community leader. He owns the Michelin Guide-recognized restaurant Canon, founded Franquette and Cantina Pedregal, and co-founded Family Meal, a pandemic-era initiative that has provided more than 750,000 meals while supporting local restaurants and workers.

With a background in nonprofit and arts leadership, he helped launch DBA Arts, Sacramento Electronic Music Festival, TBD Fest, and M5 Arts. He also co-founded Restron, an online restaurant ordering platform; is board chair of Valley Vision; and is an executive committee and board member of the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce.

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In the Key of Folk -- June 10, 2026

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 1:12pm | Karen Leyse

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This week on In the Key of Folk,  we're celebrating the arrival of new music, classic music, and traveling the Nordic lands for some new discoveries. Join in to hear the Haas sisters, Väsen, Østerlide, Wil Maring, Laurie Lewis, and more! What more can we say? The phrase for this week, and always, is "Make new friends, but keep the old." Join in and keep your ears open!

Today: 2 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM or stream at KDRT.org. 

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Jazz After Dark, June 9, 2026

Tue, 06/09/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight: Doris Day, Herbie Mann, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Pepper, Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan, the Harold Mabern Trio, and Geri Allen.

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Start your week with some Sonic Rehab, Monday, June 8, 1-3 p.m.

Sat, 06/06/2026 - 3:01am | Jojo Johanssen

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DJ Jojo Johanssen is ready to gear you up for another week with a wild half hour where (almost) all the songs have the EXACT SAME TITLE. He'll also be dropping some tremendous Masters at Work remixes, a mini tribute to Dexter Wansel, who sadly passed away recently, as well as another track off the new Brian Jackson album. Not enough to get you to tune in? How bout some Olivia Newton-John, Kinks, and Thundercat? How about a special guest MC? Now he's got you! Tune in for the eclectic ride through excellent music this coming Monday, June 8, from 1-3 p.m. on 95.7 fm or on kdrt.org. If you can't listen live, check out the Sonic Rehab archive for shows from the last couple weeks!

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Divine Intervention -- June 5, 2026

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 5:08pm | Jess Goddésse

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Hold on to your hats, kids. This week on Divine Intervention, we've got enough new music to set your head a-spinnin'. Listen up as we skip across genres to new tracks from the Bug Club, Car Seat Headrest, Corey Harris, Girl Trouble(!), Gun Outfit, Iceage, Lila Downs, Mexican Institue of Sound y Meridian Brothers, Russ Tolman... We'll also introduce our new Goddess of the Month, examine a challenging Vinyl Vespers, visit Critter Corner (Saturday is free-adoption day!), spin a sweet little set of tunes from 1980, and pay a sincere tribute to the dearly departed Tony Head. Join Jess Goddésse at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Listen anytime via the web + the podcasts!

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Dashboard Diaries – June 4, 2026

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, DJ RayK fills the land yacht with hi-test, gets it running on at least seven cylinders and throws a dart at the map. It’s a random road trip with the likes of Leon Russell, Wild Belle, Van Morrison, Diana Ross, The Mermen, The Spinners … if it was released on 8-track, we’ve got it covered. Grab a road soda and crank it up!  Thursday, 3-5 p.m., on 95.7fm and KDRT.org.  

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Davis Garden Show, June 4, 2026

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: watering, struggling maple tree, more on upright trees, June flowers, and more.

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In the Key of Folk, June 3, 2026

Wed, 06/03/2026 - 12:16pm | Karen Leyse

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Today In the Key of Folk does some reminiscing on time recently spent out in the singing peace of nature, with tracks by Rita Hosking, Laurie Lewis, Molly Tuttle, and others. Then DJ Karen moves into a mix of favorites and  a try at comparison (curious?). The hour finishes with a Scandi tune or two. Coming up soon!

Tune today at 2 p.m. Pacific at KDRT 95.7 FM or stream at KDRT.org.  

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Jazz After Dark, June 2, 2026

Tue, 06/02/2026 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight: Dinah Washington, Lennie Tristano Sextet, Charlie Singleton, The Jimmy Giuffre 3, Jerome Richardson, Etta Jones, Wes Montgomery, Hank Mobley, Gerry Mulligan, Ella Fitzgerald, The L.A. Four, and Etta Jones with Houston Person.

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