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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.

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

Democracy Now!

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

Homepage URL:

Democracy Now! on the Web

E-Town

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

Homepage URL:

E-Town on the Web

This Way Out

This Way Out is an award-winning nationally syndicated show that gives voice to the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender movement. Fighting for LGBT equality and rights since 1988, the program shows no signs of slowing down!

Live Tuesday 11:30pm-Wednesday 12am

Homepage URL:

This Way Out on the Web

That California Sound!

That California Sound! Local + Regional Music from The Golden State ... From Then ... To Now features local, regional, and small touring bands throughout California while highlighting the history and culture of California musicians, venues, teachers, recording studios, promoters, festivals, and general resources that enrich our community.

Live Monday 6-8pm

Replays Thursday 7-9am

DJ(s):

JonEmery, Scott Schiller

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MyDavisCalifornia on Listening Lyrics, Aug. 29, 2025

Fri, 08/29/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Heads up: This live recording comes with a few “authentic” technical hiccups (let’s call it character, not static). Luckily, the enthusiasm more than makes up for it—it practically jumps through the speakers.

In the studio with me are Richard Jia and Gray Eby of MyDavisCalifornia, chatting—sometimes loosely, sometimes wildly off-track—about their website and the quirky little town we all love, Davis.

Now, this isn’t your average “local blog where someone posts about their cat and favorite burrito joint.” Nope. MyDavisCalifornia is a full-on content playground: stories, visuals, collaborations, insider tips—the works. Born in 2021 out of sheer enthusiasm (and possibly too much coffee), it’s become the digital buddy you didn’t know you needed for exploring Davis.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 08/29/2025

Davis Garden Show, Aug. 28, 2025

Thu, 08/28/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: more on Brussels sprouts and other brassicas, redhumped caterpillar on redbud, tomato sunscald, plants with fragrant foliage, morning glories, and more.

Join us for live music at Suds & Sounds – August 27!

Wed, 08/27/2025 - 3:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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You are cordially invited to join KDRT volunteers, friends, and fans for Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music, 207 F St. in downtown Davis, on Wednesday, August 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. Grab K-DiRT stickers and swag, enjoy live music with Christopher Cassels, procure your beverage of choice from the Bootleg Bar... This gathering repeats every month on the last Wednesday — mark your calendars!

Jazz After Dark, Aug. 26, 2025

Tue, 08/26/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, The Man I Love
Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, Nona
Buck Clayton, Buck's Bon Voyage
Red Garland, Stompin' At the Savoy (feat. Paul Chambers & Art Taylor)
Ahmad Jamal, Old Devil Moon
Ahmad Jamal, No Greater Love (Live)
Yusef Lateef, Oboe Blues
Ahmad Jamal, Rhumba No 2
Gil Evans, Chant of the Weed
Helen Merrill with Gil Evans, People will say we're in love
The Mills Brothers, Cab Driver
Chet Baker, Line for Lyons (Live)
Ahmad Jamal & Yusef Lateef, I Remember Italy (Live)

Davisville, Aug. 25, 2025: About 7 percent of rentals in Davis are vacant, says broker, who sees lower rents in '26

Mon, 08/25/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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About 7 percent, and maybe as much as 10 percent, of rentals in Davis are currently vacant, says Davis real estate broker and manager Kit Boschken on this week’s Davisville. That's highly unusual for Davis, especially in August. The rate was under 1 percent a few years ago.

Why is the rate this high now? Kit lists several reasons on today’s program, where she’s joined by her husband Steve and their son James Boschken — they are a family of real estate professionals in Davis — to discuss Davis’ current real estate market. We also talk about home sales — prices and inventory are up from last year — the local impact of interest rates, the effect of the Trump administration’s cuts in research on demand for rentals and commercial space, the increase in student housing this decade, and even the allure of living in midtown Sacramento for Davis upper-division students who only need to be on the UC Davis campus a couple of days per week.

Kit Boschken believes rents will come down in Davis next year. She said she doesn’t know how much. “I think it’ll be a slow progression downward to a point. I don’t think we’re going to go from $1,000 a bedroom to $700 a bedroom. It’s not going to be that big of a drop,” she said. “But owners are going to have to be more realistic on what they want for rent, and are going to have to put some money into the properties.”

Radio Days! The Audio Ecotone for Aug. 22, 2025

Fri, 08/22/2025 - 9:29am | Eddy Owt

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Truetone Radio. Image from wikipedia.org

This past Wednesday was National Radio Day, the annual celebration of radio broadcasting. The date commemorates the first daily broadcast by the station 8MK in Detroit. Set up in the Detroit News building and operating under an amateur radio license, 8MK's daily "Detroit News Radiophone" broadcast news interspersed with music from phonograph records. Early broadcasts also included updates of the Jack Dempsey/Billy Miske heavyweight boxing match and play-by-play updates of the 1920 World Series. 8MK eventually received a commerical license with the call letters WBL and then WWJ, under which it broadcasts to this day.

On this week's Audio Ecotone, we celebrate our favorite broadcast medium with selections from Joy Division, The Blasters, Steve Early, the Southern Mountain Boys, Raphael Saadiq and more! Tune in live Friday @ 3 p.m. Pacific on 95.7 FM in Davis or kdrt.org online. Replays on Saturdays 6-7 p.m. and Tuesdays 7-8 a.m.

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Aug. 21, 2025

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 4:00pm | Russ Tolman

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This week on The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, it's our First Anniversary Special. Yes, time it do fly so quickly, don't it?! Hear tracks from Big Star, Lambchop, Nick Drake, Nick Lowe, Van Morrison, and more! Tune at 9 p.m. PT on KDRT 95.FM + KDRT.org + thereafter on the podcast apps.

Davis Garden Show, Aug. 21, 2025

Thu, 08/21/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: Brussels sprouts, comparing new tomato varieties for flavor, our winter climate and subtropicals, Don’s grass seed blend, grassy plants under trees, virus and thrips, getting rid of bamboo, and more.

In the Key of Folk, Aug. 20, 2025

Wed, 08/20/2025 - 12:00pm | Karen Leyse

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It's getting close to In the Key of Folk time, so tune in your radio or rev up your electronic device and tune in. Today we'll be featuring some new tracks by Sam Robbins, a Grammy-nominated folk musician. We'll also be playing tracks by Patrick Street, The Milk Carton Kids, Richard Thompson, Robert Earl Keen, and even more! So tune in today at 2 p.m. PST on KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis, or KDRT.org worldwide. Then sit back, relax, and enjoy.