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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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Grist for the Chill

dave mccasey

Dave serves up a truly interesting mix of music with a focus on fingerstyle guitar and percussive groove as it relates to roots,  world fusion, jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music, and more.  

Live Thursday 11am-12pm
Replays Saturday 11pm-Sunday 12am
DJ(s): 
Dave Mcasey
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Big Picture Science

Big Picture Science KDRT

Through smart, intellectual, and engaging storytelling, Big Picture Science discusses today’s biggest scientific stories and breakthroughs by interviewing leading researchers and scientists. The program delivers the information in unorthodox yet clever ways, proving that science radio doesn’t have to be dry, even if the humor is. 

Live Wednesday 5-6pm
Replays Thursday 11pm-Friday 12am
Homepage URL: 
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Sea Change Radio

Sea Change KDRT

Sea Change Radio is a nationally syndicated program that covers the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

Live Friday 2:30-3pm
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E-Town

eTown KDRT

E-Town, taped before a live audience in Boulder, Colorado, features today’s top folk and Americana artists, along with information and discussions on the environment and conservation. Host Nick Forster nimbly walks the line between musician and radio journalist, playing guitar, mandolin, or lap steel with musical guests and then switching gears to engage artists in conversation. Co-host Helen Forster lends her voice to both the spoken and musical portions of the show.

Live Saturday 10-11am
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Song of Dinosaurs

Sound of Dinosaurs

Songs of Dinosaurs presents songs from the prehistoric era: reptilian rhythms, lizard lyrics, triassic tones, and mammoth melodies with Professor A.

Live Friday 8-10pm
Replays Sunday 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
Professor A
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IMPLOSION - 10 December 2025

Wed, 12/10/2025 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Hey, hey! IMPLOSION comes your way this evening with tracks from Bedlam, Colosseum, Deadwood, Griffin, the Pink Fairies and more! Join your host Nick Saloman at 8 p.m. Pacific, right here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen anytime via the web and the podcasts!

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Jazz After Dark, Dec. 9, 2025

Tue, 12/09/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Hoagy Carmichael, Stardust
  • The Little Red Blount Quartet & Helen O'Connell, Tangerine
  • Miles Davis Nonet, Boplicity
  • John Lewis, Easy Living
  • Anita O'Day, A Lover Is Blue
  • Kai Winding, Black Coffee
  • Kai Winding, Sidewinder
  • The Ella Fitzgerald Quartet, Body and Soul
  • Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith, This Can't Be Love
  • Urbie Green, Please Send Me Someone to Love
  • Toots Thielemans, Joe Pass, and Niels-Henning Orsted Pedesen, Someday My Prince Will Come
  • Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, Maids of Cadiz
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Divine Intervention – Dec. 5, 2025

Fri, 12/05/2025 - 4:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes this evening with a bevy of recent releases from the likes of Bar Italia, Courtney Barnett, Dick Move, Glyders, Glitterer... a back-by-popular-demand Vinyl Vespers pick... and a new goddess to celebrate a new month. Tune in at 6 p.m. Pacific here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen at your leisure via the web and the podcasts. 

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A hint of techno, on Listening Lyrics, Dec. 5, 2025

Fri, 12/05/2025 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week on the show, we’re stirring things up with a playlist that carries just a hint of techno. Not a full dive into the club scene—more like the perfect recipe where a pinch of something unexpected transforms the whole dish. A subtle pulse here, a shimmering synth there… just enough to wake up your senses without stealing the spotlight.

So settle in, get comfortable, and let these rhythms sneak up on you in the best possible way. It’s a little familiar, a little futuristic, and absolutely worth the ride. Enjoy the mix.

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Dashboard Diaries -- Dec. 4, 2025

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK has the defroster on high with tunes designed to warm your cockles: Bonnie Raitt, Chuck Berry, James McMurtry, and the recently departed Jimmy Cliff and Steve Cropper. So hop in and turn on your seat warmer, we’re burning daylight! Tune in Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org  or anytime

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Davis Garden Show, Dec. 4, 2025

Thu, 12/04/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: fall in the garden, saffron crocus, fireblight continued, a weeping olive tree, oxalis continued, Cotton Candy grape, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 3 December 2025

Wed, 12/03/2025 - 3:30pm | Nick Saloman

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Known for stellar psychedelic sounds, Nick Saloman is also a discriminating consumer and curator of progressive rock, with a strong aversion to its latter-day bloat. Tune in for IMPLOSION on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. PT for a purposeful presentation of only premium prog – right here on your favorite community radio station, KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Listen on demand via the web and the podcast apps!

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Jazz After Dark, Dec. 2, 2025

Tue, 12/02/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Jazz from 1928 to 1941 tonight:

  • Louis Armstrong, West End Blues
  • The Mills Brothers, Tiger Rag
  • Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Moonglow
  • Ozzie Nelson, Dream a Little Dream of Me
  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, You Are My Lucky Star
  • Billie Holiday & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra, Carelessly
  • Billie Holiday, I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues
  • Ivie Anderson, It Don't Mean a Thing if It ain't Got That Swing
  • Fred Astaire & Johnny Green and His Orchestra, A Fine Romance (A Sarcastic Love Song)
  • Rex Stewart & His 52nd Street Stompers & Duke Ellington, Sugar Hill Shim Sham
  • Fats Waller & His Rhythm, Music, Maestro Please
  • Fats Waller, Two Sleepy People
  • Sidney Bechet with Trixie Smith, Freight Train Blues
  • Sidney Bechet, Muskrat Ramble
  • Coleman Hawkins, One O'Clock Jump
  • Coleman Hawkins, Bugle Call Rag
  • Anita O'Day, Let Me Off Uptown
  • Gene Krupa, Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge, Amour
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Davisville, Dec. 1, 2025: The silver lining is the public’s response

Mon, 12/01/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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It’s been a strange year for food relief, marked most recently by the sporadic suspension of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aid during the federal government shutdown this fall. Today on Davisville we talk with two people deeply involved in different areas of Davis food relief: Liane Moody, executive director of the Short Term Emergency Aid Committee, and Max Morgan from the Davis Night Market. They talk about what they’ve seen this year, the growing demand for food assistance, underlying causes, and short- and long-term ideas that could reduce the problem.

We talk about prospects for 2026. “The skeptic in me says, oh, this is going to keep getting worse,” Morgan says. “The one big optimistic point, which Liane [talks] about too, is the way the community has stepped up support as things have hit a whole another nadir. It’s really impressive.”

The photo shows food and gifts collected and given away during STEAC’s holiday program in 2021.

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Andy Schmidt presents a journey of a playlist, on Listening Lyrics, Nov. 28, 2025

Fri, 11/28/2025 - 5:40pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week on Listening Lyrics, Andy Schmidt joined me in the KDRT studio to share a playlist that mirrors his life built on movement, curiosity, and craft.

Andy is a journey all by himself. An accomplished bassist, entrepreneur, avid bicyclist, master handyman, sail maker, kayak builder, storyteller—you name it, he’s probably done it, made it, or fixed it. Stepping into Andy’s world is like walking into a friendly windstorm: You just keep moving, lean into the energy, and enjoy the ride.

His playlist reflects that whirlwind spirit. Each track takes us somewhere new, offering a glimpse into the rhythm and momentum that fuel Andy’s life. If you’d like to see another side of his creativity, check out his custom bicycle basket and frame bags at Lords Luggage.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 11/28/2025
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