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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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Blue LIght Central

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Every week, the big blue train we call the Blue Light Central rumbles out of the station for an hour-long ride through a landscape of blues, classic R&B, soul, gospel, zydeco, and low-down boogie. Mark Drnek is your ticket agent, porter, engineer, brakeman, and conductor on a weekly excursion through the vast music landscape.

Live Thursday 9-10pm
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Exploration with Michio Kaku

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An hour long radio program on science, technology, politics, and the environment. Topics covered include black holes, time travel, higher dimensions, string theory, wormholes, search for extra-terrestial life, dark matter and dark energy, the future of space travel, genetic engineering, the aging process, the future of medicine, the human body shop, artificial intelligence, the future of computers and robots, as well as topics from science fiction. Hosted by Michio Kaku.

Live Thursday 11pm-Friday 12am
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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
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Education Beat

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KDRT is proud to air EdSource’s program Education Beat: Getting to the heart of California schools. From EdSource: "Join us each week as we cover everything from preschool to college, bringing you the personal stories behind the headlines.   We want you to hear the voices that are too often drowned out in the broader conversation: parents, teachers, and the students themselves."

Live Monday 5:10-5:30pm
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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
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Lois Richter, Don Shor
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The 15th annual Constant Grin Halloween special

Fri, 10/28/2022 - 2:30pm | Chris Mussen

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Thirty minutes of spooky surf rock, macabre metal, ghoulish gothic country, frightening folk, and eerie electronica ... oh my!

A Constant Grin playlist for 10/28/2022
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Live Tracks, Oct. 27, 2022: Songs, stories, and outreach from beyond

Thu, 10/27/2022 - 9:10pm | Jim Buchanan

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We all know what's lurking just ahead ... and tonight's Live Tracks has tales and tunes to match the calendar, including Beat the Reaper, a tale from Heidi, and a visit from the Ghost of Halloween Future.

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Davis Garden Show, Oct. 27, 2022

Thu, 10/27/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: November garden activities, growing hibiscus for tea, onions, asparagus, rhubarb, houseplant issues, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for Oct. 26, 2022: Folk Songs of Black British Experience

Wed, 10/26/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Angeline Morrison, daughter of a Jamacian father and Scottish mother, has just released a landmark album, The Sorrow Songs: Folk Songs of Black British Experience. Each track features the story of an African -- mainly brought to Britain enslaved in the 18th century -- whose life stories were poignantly resurrected through Morrison's extensive research.

This morning, we played "Black John" about John Ystumilyn, who was brought to a Welsh estate as a boy in the early 1800s and subsequently became a freeman and a respected horticulturist.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 10/26/2022
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Jazz After Dark, Oct. 25, 2022

Tue, 10/25/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight we'll hear from: Art Pepper, Frank Morgan, Gigi Gryce, Chico Hamilton, Louis Armstrong with Oscar Peterson, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Mel Tormé, Helen Merrill, and Lee Konitz & the Brazilian Band.

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Davisville, Oct. 24, 2022: A new way to deal with all the surplus stuff in Davis

Mon, 10/24/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Old rooftop TV antennas can become shovel handles. Discarded bedframes can be feedstock. Owners of balky vacuum cleaners can learn how to maintain them, instead of trash them. Boomers with a house full of unwanted possessions can get advice on handing them off to new uses. Community Mercantile, a new nonprofit store stocked with re-used items that offers this kind of serious recycling to the town, has its grand opening this Sunday, Oct. 30. Today on Davisville, we talk with co-founders Larry Fisher and Stephanie Koop about what they’re doing, and why.

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A Constant Grin for Oct. 21, 2022

Fri, 10/21/2022 - 2:30pm | Chris Mussen

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My buddy said the disquieting noir hairstyle detached the final dramatic dirigible

A Constant Grin playlist for 10/21/2022
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Davis Garden Show, Oct. 20, 2022

Thu, 10/20/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Caladiums and other summer bulbs, peat moss issues, native shrubs for screening, and more.

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Jazz After Dark, Oct. 18, 2022

Tue, 10/18/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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We have six extended sets tonight:

  • Lionel Hampton Jam Session -- Blues
  • Herbie Hancock -- Watermelon Man
  • Charlie Byrd -- Blues Sonata: Scherzo for an Old Shoe
  • Al Jarreau -- Burst In With the Dawn
  • Chet Baker -- Stella By Starlight
  • Abdullah Ibrahim -- Blues For A Hip King
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Davis Garden Show, Oct. 13, 2022

Thu, 10/13/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Flowers we plant now, how to water new and establishing trees, and much more.

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