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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.

 

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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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Na Mele O Hawai'i

Flower at Moanikeala

Join host Beth Post as she features the unique sounds of Hawaiian music — from early icons of island music to today's innovators — exploring styles, the history of the genre, and revered songs and performers.

Live Thursday 1-3pm
Replays Saturday 11am-1pm
DJ(s): 
Beth Post
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Listening Lyrics

Listening Lyrics, Kurt.org, community radio

Welcome to an hour of Listening Lyrics, right here on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, California.

No musical passports required. Folk can sit next to funk, jazz can dance with rock, and a singer-songwriter might end up sharing a park bench with a reggae band. Listening Lyrics is your invitation to escape the noise of the day and enter a world of elaborate sounds, unexpected discoveries, and songs that have something to say.

This is the kind of journey only commercial-free community radio can provide.

So close your eyes. Open your ears. Relax your mind. Join me, Pieter Pastoor, as we send color to your ears and wander through the vast landscape of music and lyrics—the grand meeting place of rhythm, imagination, and the remarkable human ability to create art. Whether it's a whisper, a roar, a groove, or a melody you've never heard before, it all belongs here.

Remember: Real Music. Real Community. Real Good Music.

Live Friday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
Homepage URL: 
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The Awesome Patrol Show

Listen to The Awesome Patrol Show (TAPS) for fresh tunes to boost your spirits with your host Sara TAPS. 

Live Wednesday 6-7:30pm
Replays Saturday 7:30-9pm
DJ(s): 
Sara TAPS
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In the Key of Folk

In the Key of Folk with Karen Leyse offers music that will keep you humming or dancing along — perhaps both! The focus is on traditional and current folk music, Americana, and bluegrass, with Celtic, Nordic, and Spanish infusions — wherever Karen's travels and interests take her. In addition, the music of contra dance, an American Folk tradition that came with English and other settlers, will often be threaded through the hour. Don’t know it? Check it out.

Live Wednesday 2-3pm
Replays Tuesday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Karen Leyse
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The Epstein files plus music on Listening Lyrics – Feb. 20, 2026

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 3:20pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week's Listening Lyrics is a musical journey through scandal and excess — inspired by the cultural undercurrents reflected in the Epstein files. The show is not about the documents themselves but about the atmosphere they reveal — wealth, temptation, secrecy, exploitation — and how artists have long warned us about these very forces.

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Sonic Rehab Disco Special! – Feb. 23, 2026

Fri, 02/20/2026 - 2:00am | Jojo Johanssen

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Join DJ Jojo Johanssen on Monday, February 23, from 1 to 3 p.m. for the Sonic Rehab Disco Special! Disco songs of all sizes and shapes will be played, all of them among Jojo's faves. Word has it that some newer disco tracks might be involved as well! Watch for amazing music from Candido, Dexter Wansell, Goody Goody, First Choice, and more! What else will turn up? Tune in and find out while blissing out to two hours of disco joy on KDRT!

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Dashboard Diaries – Feb. 19, 2026

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK rummages through the glove box and scores big with a mix of the Rascals, Los Lobos, Tom Tom Club and a ton of other great cuts. Not to mention a long-lost Slim Jim. Should be a heck of a ride! Tune in Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org or stream shows anytime at Dashboard Diaries. 

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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 19, 2026

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: lemon tree and redbud problems, drainage questions, arborvitae issues, blood oranges, and more.

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ICYMI: KC Bowman on The Monday Morning Show – Feb. 16, 2026

Thu, 02/19/2026 - 8:53am | Ned

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KC Bowman came by the Jeff Shaw Studio to goof around with Ned on The Monday Morning Show.  They talked about Rainbow Summer, playing in the band Lawsuit, Neil Diamond, and KC's upcoming album release with The Corner Laughers.  KC also brought his guitar and played a couple of songs live – it ended up being a very entertaining two hours! Stream at your will via KDRT.org!

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IMPLOSION – 18 February 2026

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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This week on the world of IMPLOSION, groovy tunes from B.B. King, Oscar Boyd, Savoy Brown ... even Iron Butterfly! Join your fine host Nick Saloman this evening – Wednesday, Feb. 28 – at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org worldwide! Listen anytime via the web or the podcasts!

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Davis Phoenix Coalition documents our heritage on Hello Davis! – Feb. 18, 2026

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 3:20pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week on Hello Davis!, Anoosk Jorjorian, chair of the Davis Phoenix Coalition, and Sareena Crawford, a PhD history student at UC Davis, have a lively conversation about the power—and pure joy—of bringing history to life. Sareena shares her research into a circa 1900 choir group in nearby Woodland, uncovering the rich and surprising story behind it. Together, they explore how local history connects us to the people, voices, and communities that shaped our region.

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In the Key of Folk, Feb. 18, 2026

Wed, 02/18/2026 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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Today on In the Key of Folk, we'll catch up on some recent releases that have been coming out in this new year, including music by Hana Zara, Kevin Neidig, Sara Thomsen, Kray Van Kirk, and others.  Are these names new to you? Me too, so join in and be surprised. I'm also including tracks from Celtic lands in honor of Scotsman Jim Malcolm's upcoming concert here in Davis this Saturday afternoon. So stay tuned, it's Wednesday and it's not long until 2 p.m. when it all begins!

KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, Ca  | KDRT.org for repeats, podcasts and so much more online.

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Jazz After Dark, Feb. 17, 2026

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Fletcher Henderson, Hot and Anxious
  • Benny Goodman, Moon Glow
  •  Laurindo Almeida - Jazz West Coast, Speak Low
  • Benny Carter, June in January
  • Gigi Gryce Quartet, It Don't Mean A Thing
  • Buddy Greco, Something's Gotta Give
  • Tiny Grimes, Frankie and Johnny (feat. Jerome Richardson)
  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra & Dodo Marmarosa, The Moose
  • Chet Baker, It Never Entered My Mind
  • Ella Fitzgerald, You're My Thrill
  • Erroll Garner, That Amsterdam Swing
  • Chris Barber, I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
  • Cornell Dupree, 'Round Midnight
  • Diane Lines, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
  • Dick Wellstood, Red Sails in the Sunset
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Replay of The Folk Brothers from Feb. 2, 2022: Remembering Norma Waterson (1939-2012)

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 11:00am | Jim Buchanan

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The Watersons -- Norma, her sister Lal, brother Mike, cousin John Harrison, and (later) Norma's husband Martin Carthy -- defined the English trad-folk revival of the 1960s. In the '90s, Norma Martin and their daughter Eliza Carthy, morphed into Waterson:Carthy. Even in ill health, Norma was recording until a few years ago. Her contributions to -- and influence on -- English folk music cannot be overstated.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 02/02/2022
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