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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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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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Old-Time Radio

Old Time Radio KDRT Davis California

Immerse yourself in programs from radio’s Golden Age.

Live Sunday 10-11:30pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Divine Intervention alt. w/Electric Compost Heap

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

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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Exploration with Michio Kaku

Dr. Kaku

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
Homepage URL: 
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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
Homepage URL: 
Night Train Cocktail Lounge
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Eric Jones talks about music (and then some), on Listening Lyrics, Nov. 21, 2025

Fri, 11/21/2025 - 4:20pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week on Listening Lyrics we welcome Eric Jones, who shares a playlist of the music that inspires him. All but one of the songs today are his selections, and he talks with us about why each one matters to him.

Eric (left, in photo with Pieter) is also a candidate in the race for California’s 4th Congressional District, which includes Davis, Napa, Vacaville, Woodland, and much of the North Bay. The 34-year-old Napa nonprofit leader is running as a Democrat in the 2026 election, challenging longtime incumbent Mike Thompson. Jones has focused his campaign on affordability, child and elder care, and addressing corporate tax loopholes.

This information is provided solely for listener context. The views expressed by any candidate are their own and do not represent those of KDRT.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 11/21/2025
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Dashboard Diaries -- Nov. 20, 2025

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 12:24pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK revs up some deep indie cuts, enticing you with the likes of Cayucas, Tame Impala, Yo La Tengo and Future Islands. Guaranteed to put a tiger in your tank. Tune in Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org  or anytime.

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Davis Garden Show, Nov. 20, 2025

Thu, 11/20/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: November planting, house plant soils, rose pruning, species tulips, winter daphne, wood chips and ISHB, and more

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IMPLOSION – 19 November 2025

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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It's almost time for this week's edition of IMPLOSION, a rowdy hour-long romp through swingin' psychedelic sounds and more, hosted by none other than Nick Saloman of the Bevis Frond. Tune in at 8 p.m. Pacific for the Answers, the Frays, the Mojos, the Syn, and more, all right here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org and anytime on the podcasts.

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In the Key of Folk, for Nov. 19, 2025

Wed, 11/19/2025 - 12:00pm | Karen Leyse

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Good day! Today In the Key of Folk will feature several Scandinavian bands and their offshoots, including the new EP release by Ridvall Mjelva Carr; and also tracks from Dreamer's Circus; La Bottine Souriante (what!?!), and perhaps the Nordic Fiddlers Bloc. We'll also cover some newish duos, both U.S. and Canadian, and at least one tune from the Celtic fiddlers featured on Ken Burn's new PBS program, American Revolution. Join us at 2 p.m. today, Wednesday.

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

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Jazz After Dark, Nov. 18, 2025

Tue, 11/18/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show, four longer sets:

  • Red Garland, Soul Junction
  • Paul Gonsalves/Earl Hines, It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing!
  • Charlie Rouse, Round Midnight
  • The Modern Jazz Quartet, Three Little Feelings, Pt. I, II & III (Remastered)
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Davisville, Nov. 17, 2025: Davis critic Derrick Bang sizes up 2025’s year-end movies

Mon, 11/17/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Today we enjoy Davisville’s annual fall movie show in which Davis film critic Derrick Bang (pictured at KDRT on Nov. 16) tells us about movies he’s looking forward to as 2025 ends, plus ones he’ll dodge if he sees them sauntering his way. Unless they’re playing in Davis, in which case he feels obliged to review them as the hometown critic.

We also talk about why major movies are trending longer, despite the common wisdom that people’s attention spans have grown tiny; watching comedies among an audience, where others’ responses can alert you to a joke you might miss if you’re watching alone; and a court in India that awarded a movie-goer nearly $1,400 because he’d been obliged to watch too many ads before the movie. Derrick sides with the judge.

Derrick writes movie reviews for the Davis Enterprise and Derrick Bang on Film.

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Electric Compost Heap -- Nov. 14, 2025

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 4:59pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight at 6 PST on the Electric Compost Heap, DJ Dug Deep will be starting the show with a live interview with blues artist Tinsley Ellis! They will talk about his musical roots, influences, and his latest recording, Naked Truth, out now on the Alligator Records label. Tinsley will appear in midtown Sacramento at the B Street Theatre's Sofia on Wednesday, Nov. 19. He'll also appear in Oakland and Healdsburg next week. 

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Dashboard Diaries: Nov. 13, 2025

Thu, 11/13/2025 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK hydroplanes through deep tracks and rainy classics on a wet and wild November Davis day. From Sting to the Temptations to Buddy Holly, it’s all about precipitation today. So come on along ... we’ll take it easy and maybe arrive in one piece, if a little soggy. Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org or anytime.

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Davis Garden Show, Nov. 13, 2025

Thu, 11/13/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: citrus leafminer and alternate bearing, calatheas as houseplants, gophers and bulbs, turfgrass seed blend, ailanthus and spotted lanternfly.

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