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ABOUT US

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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

Monday Morning Show

The Monday Morning Show with DJ Ned brings variety to morning drive with a mix of music (depending on Ned's mood), production pieces, discussion of current events, occasional guests, general musings on life in Davis, and Ned goofing off 100% of the time.

Live Monday 7-9am
DJ(s): 
Ned
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The Shortwave Report

The Shortwave Report is a weekly review of global news stories recorded via shortwave radio. 

Live Tuesday 5-5:30pm
Homepage URL: 
The Shortwave Report on the web
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Hello Davis!

Hello Davis!

Hello Davis! spotlights the people and organizations that help define the character of our town. Each week, one of the follow local community organizations hosts the program in rotation, interviewing guests connected to their work — sharing stories, highlighting their programs, and offering a closer look at how they serve Davis. 

Live Wednesday 5:30-6pm
Replays Wednesday 11:30pm-Thursday 12am
DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
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Sounds So Sweet

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

Live Tuesday 1-2pm
Replays Friday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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Cowboy Tracks

Join Nancy around the campfire to hear authentic Western roots music and cowboy poetry. Something deep in your soul will resonate to stories from the early wranglers, Mexican vaqueros, Old West adventurers, Silver Screen buckaroos, Western Swing bands, contemporary real cowboys, and all who appreciate wide open spaces, freedom, and the western lifestyle.

 

Live Wednesday 1-2pm
Replays Sunday 2-3pm
DJ(s): 
Nancy Flagg
Homepage URL: 
Cowboy Tracks
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Davis Garden Show, June 29, 2023

Thu, 06/29/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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This week: How to plant a tree, plus a discussion about fertilizers, drip irrigation terminology and issues, current pest problems, and more.

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Implosion explained: 'You don't want to hear the same old stuff all the time, do you?'

Thu, 06/29/2023 - 8:35am | kdrtradio

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Host Nick Saloman says he has received some feedback for this new show, Implosion. “I’ve had an email saying that, you know, they like it, but it’s a bit obscure. But then, you know, you don’t want to hear the same old stuff all the time, do you?”

We certainly don’t! KDRT exists partly so that we don’t have to hear the same old stuff. And we're not alone.

“We’re going to start, as is my want, with an instrumental," he says at the top of this week's program. "This is by the Syd Dale Orchestra. They did a lot of stuff for TV, and soundtrack stuff in the ‘60s, and Syd Dale was bandleader from York. This is a bit of a stormer for a TV show called The Hell Raisers, which came out in 1966 on the Decca record label.”

To continue this escapade, listen to this week’s Implosion.

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Meraki Radio marks five years of shows about people working 'with soul, creativity or love'

Wed, 06/28/2023 - 9:03am | kdrtradio

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Meraki Radio turns 5 years old this month. This KDRT program, hosted by Alison B, airs each Tuesday at 12:30 p.m., with repeats broadcast on Fridays at 8 a.m. Or you can listen online! Meraki (may-rah-kee) refers to doing something with soul, creativity, or love, and recent episodes display the variety of subjects Meraki Radio typically presents -- check 'em out, or go deeper into the vaults:

• Death rituals

• Gun violence in the context of suicide

• Men's health, focusing on prostate cancer, part 1 and part 2

• Debra McCarthy, on living with HIV since 1986

• Kate returns, and we talk gardening and crafting

• The Women Infants Children supplemental nutrition program, a discussion with professionals and participants

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Jazz After Dark, June 27, 2023

Tue, 06/27/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight’s show: Horace Henderson, Benny Carter with Cootie Williams, Bob Gordon & Jack Montrose, The Jimmy Giuffre 3, Bill Evans with Scott LaFaro & Paul Motian, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Ben Webster, Jimmy McGriff, Count Basie, Jack Sheldon, Gerry Mulligan with Dave Brubeck, Larry McKenna, and Birelli Lagrene.

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Davisville, June 26, 2023: Don Roth, who helped bring major artists to Davis, calls it a career

Mon, 06/26/2023 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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If you’ve enjoyed a performance at the Mondavi — maybe the Beethoven “Sonatathon,” Bo Diddley concert or the Maria Callas hologram with the Sacramento Philharmonic — today’s guest had something to do with that. This August, after 17 years, Don Roth is retiring as executive director of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis. Today on Davisville we talk about choosing performers, the influence of tech, how the Mondavi spent the pandemic, and why pianist Stewart Goodyear’s “Sonatathon” was among Roth's favorite moments.

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Imagining Yolo Davis, June 23, 2023: Cathi Schmidt of Make It Happen for Yolo County talks about this essential organization

Fri, 06/23/2023 - 6:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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You're on your own for the first time when you turn 18 and transition from foster homes to the adult world. This nonprofit stands to help. Executive Director Cathi Schmidt explains how:

Make It Happen for Yolo County provides underserved youth in Yolo County who are transitioning into independent living situations with furniture, household goods and resources to furnish their first apartment or home. We also offer them support and advocacy.

This broadcast is also available as a podcast on Spotify under Imagining Yolo Davis or on Apple Podcasts.

Imagining Yolo Davis playlist for 06/23/2023
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Silver Nine Volt Heart, June 22, 2023 -- 500 hours and counting

Thu, 06/22/2023 - 6:10pm | Rodriguez

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Welcome to the 250th live edition of Silver Nine Volt Heart. In this broadcast you will hear the sounds of Rosanne Cash ("Tennessee Flat Top Box"), Louis Armstrong ("All That Meat & No Potatoes"), The Rolling Stones ("Tops"), and much more.

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Davis Garden Show, June 22, 2023

Thu, 06/22/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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What is Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow plant? Colorful plants for the shade, when to scatter wildflower seeds, dogwood problems, flowers that are fragrant in the evening, and more.

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On Roots, Shoots and Leaves, you get a fast dive straight into the music

Wed, 06/21/2023 - 11:19am | kdrtradio

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Some music shows just dive right into the music, like Tree Kilpatrick's Roots, Shoots and Leaves. After a few words at the start this week, he serves songs straight up to the bottom of the hour.

Turn it on and try it out, from 6 to 8 p.m. every Tuesday. He offers music old and new, known and unknown, plus ... well, this comes from his KDRT bio:

"I have been enjoying music since I can remember, as my mom used to sing me and my brother to sleep each night. I really got into recorded music around 9 or 10 and have been listening to all kinds of it every since those early radio days with Quiet Riot and Kenny Loggins. I think songs can do all kinds of things. Make you think, make you dance, make you cry, and make you happy. I'm just hoping that with music people can connect to something bigger than themselves, as I do on every show."

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Jazz After Dark, June 20, 2023

Tue, 06/20/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show: Benny Goodman (Helen Ward vocals), Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry, Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants, Jazzmen Detroit, The Tommy Flanagan Trio, Billy Taylor, Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, Hubert Laws, and Benny Carter.

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