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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

This Way Out

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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
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Grist for the Chill

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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
Homepage URL: 
Grist for the Chill
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The News Cycle

The Davis Senior High School's Blue Devil Hub produce this weekly show for the Davis community. The show dives into issues relevant to students and residents. In addition to KDRT, you can find the show at bluedevilhub.com. It is broadcast on 95.7 KDRT at 8 AM on Mondays and noon on Tuesdays.

Live Monday 5-5:10pm
DJ(s): 
DHS Journalism Class
Homepage URL: 
Davis Hub
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Divine Intervention (1st/3rd week) – The Electric Compost Heap (2nd/4th week)

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The Electric Compost Heap with Dug Deep fertlilizes the airwaves every 2nd & 4th Friday, digging through the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more to concoct a rich, nutrient-dense musical humus. If there's a 5th Friday, Dug's here too. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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Crossing Continents

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
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Davis Garden Show, May 22, 2025

Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today’s show: planting and watering tips, Dietes, Clematis, exploring the rhizosphere, cucumbers, rust on roses, borers on olives, and more.

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In the Key of Folk, May 21, 2025

Wed, 05/21/2025 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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There is something new and different to start off today's program, so join In the Key of Folk at 2 p.m. to check it out. During the hour, we'll feature tracks from newly released albums by Joshua Bonnetta, I'm With Her, and the True North Duo. You'll also hear tracks from Mike Beck, Dave Alvin, Rhiannon Giddens, Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz, along with several regional musicians. So dial in your radio or join us online at KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org. Oh, and the progam repeats at 7 a.m. on Thursday and 10 a.m. on Sunday.

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Jazz After Dark, May 20, 2025

Tue, 05/20/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Miles Davis, S'posin
  • Miles Davis, Saeta
  • Miles Davis, Blue in Green
  • Tommy Flanagan and the Jazzmen Detroit, You Turned the Tables on Me
  • The Tommy Flanagan Trio, In the Blue of the Evening
  • Hank Mobley, This I Dig of You
  • Hank Mobley, Dig Dis
  • Wynton Kelly, Autumn Leaves
  • Wynton Kelly, Gone with the Wind
  • Pepper Adams, Star-Crossed Lovers
  • Pepper Adams, Urban Dreams
  • Note: Paul Chambers on bass on most of the songs
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Divine Intervention – May 16, 2025

Fri, 05/16/2025 - 5:36pm | Jess Goddésse

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Coming up at 6 p.m. Pacific, it's Divine Intervention, featuring the latest releases from the Bug Club, Chime Oblivion, Bill Fox, DeWolff, the Convenience, Mclusky, and more PLUS a tune or two from our Goddess of the Month – Big Maybelle – AND, of course, a Vinyl Vespers pick. Don't miss the fun at KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + the podcast apps!

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The Yolo County Breakdown for May 16, 2025

Thu, 05/15/2025 - 3:30pm | Rocky Outcrop

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This week's installment of The Yolo County Breakdown features another very special guest -- six-time IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year Sierra Hull. Sierra is out on the road now touring with Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Billy Strings as part of the Outlaw Music Festival, and she just released a wonderful new album called A Tip Toe High Wire. She joins host Rocky Outcrop to chat about this and more. If you are a fan of stringed instruments with eight strings, this is an interview you won't want to miss! The program airs Friday at 10 a.m.

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – May 15, 2025

Thu, 05/15/2025 - 3:00pm | Russ Tolman

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Where can you hear music from the Popealopes, the Pretenders, the Psychedelic Furs, Bobby Darin, Bob Mitchum, and more? It's this week's fine edition of The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, coming your way at 9 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + where you get you podcasts!

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Davis Garden Show, May 15, 2025

Thu, 05/15/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's show: early season tomato tips, grapefruit vs. pummelo, earwigs, what bareroot means, gopher cages, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 14 May 2025

Wed, 05/14/2025 - 4:30pm | Nick Saloman

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It's a brand new episode of IMPLOSION  in a brand spanking new time slot – Wednesday at *8 p.m.* Pacific. Join Nick Saloman as the sun sets gently in the spring skies for an array of tunes from Bobby Vee & the Ventures, Faine Jade, the Murgatroyd Band, the Soft Machine, the Toreros, and more – all here on your favorite station, KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + those pesky podcast apps.

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Jazz After Dark, May 13, 2025

Tue, 05/13/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Fats Waller, Honeysuckle Rose
  • Benny Goodman (Helen Ward vocals), Never Say Never
  • Coleman Hawkins, The Bean Stalks Again
  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, I'll Be Seeing You
  • Frank Sinatra, Come Fly with Me
  • Duke Ellington, C Jam Blues
  • Mundell Lowe, You Don't Know What Love Is
  • Hoagy Carmichael, Two Sleepy People
  • John Coltrane, In A Sentimental Mood
  • Billy Taylor, Paraphrase
  • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Panama
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Hello Dolly
  • Big Miller, I Got Rhythm
  • Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan, For an Unfinished Woman
  • Tomas Einarsson, Rumdrum
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Thanks for supporting the KDRT spring FUNdraiser!

Tue, 05/13/2025 - 12:00am | kdrtradio

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We can't thank you enough for contributing to our Spring FUNdraiser! 

As a non-commercial community station, we depend on our volunteers and donors to bring you the local sounds you love. 

We also send thanks to local heroes Armadillo Music and The Big Poppies for their steadfast support. 

If you haven't had a chance to donate yet, of course there's still time: KDRT.org/donate!

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