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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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Big Picture Science

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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 Monday 12-1pm
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IMPLOSION

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IMPLOSION is hosted by Nick Saloman, front person of The Bevis Frond. Born and raised in London, England, Nick started buying records as a small child in the late 1950s and began going to gigs and playing in bands as a teen in the late 60s. IMPLOSION is simply an hour of Nick playing the music that he loves (psychedelia, rock, folk, beat, jazz, soul, punk, and more), with a bit of chat thrown in for good measure. Nick says: "If I like it, then there have got to be a few other people who will too.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 7-8pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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Juke In The Back

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Matt The Cat presents the soul that came before rock n’ roll: 1950s rhythm and blues. Each week, this underrated and rollicking music plays on that old Rockola Jukebox in the back.

Live Tuesday 9-10pm
Homepage URL: 
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Listening Lyrics

Listening Lyrics, Pieter Pastoor, KDRT
Welcome to an hour of LISTENING LYRICS. Right here on KDRT 95.7FM in Davis, California. Listening Lyrics is a genre free zone - we feature the artist. What makes them do their thing. Listen to the hope and satisfaction in their voices. Listen to what only commercial free community radio can bring you. Close your eyes - open your ears - relax your mind. Join host Pieter Pastoor as he sends color to your ears. Now lets enter, the mother of all that is music and lyrics and the human capability of producing art.
Live Friday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
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The Awesome Patrol Show

The Awesome Patrol Show 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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Kyle Monhollen and Davis Music Fest XIII, on Listening Lyrics, June 6, 2025

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Kyle Monhollen and his fearless battalion of volunteers are again storming Davis with a musical takeover of epic proportions. We’re talking about the Davis Music Fest with nearly 40 acts, seven venues, and more musical genres than in the Armadillo Music store record bins.

It all goes down June 20, 21, and 22.

Kyle joins us to share behind-the-scenes highlights, harrowing tales, and a few laughs about the heroic effort it takes to bring this sonic spectacle to life. Tune in—you might just hear how close we came to having a polka-punk fusion band headline. (Spoiler: too close.)

All the info, acts, venues, times and playlist available at www.davismusicfest.com

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Laurie Lewis on the Yolo County Breakdown, June 6, 2025

Fri, 06/06/2025 - 8:52am | Rocky Outcrop

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Legend of California bluegrass, Laurie Lewis joins Rocky Outcrop on this week's episode of The Yolo County Breakdown! Laurie is a two-time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year, and she is a fiddle player, singer and songwriter who has had an immense influence on the traditional sounds that have come out of the Golden State over the last five decades.

Laurie will perform at the upcoming Father's Day Bluegrass Festival up in beautiful Grass Valley, Calif. This year marks the 50th anniversary of this festival, and as part of the celebration Laurie will be appearing with her band The Right Hands as well as alongside her partner of 50 years, Kathy Kallick, with whom she founded the Good Ol' Persons and trailblazed a place in the history of bluegrass music. Her latest album, Trees, is another beautiful and timeless contribution to the library of recorded bluegrass music that will surely endure the test of time.

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Davis Garden Show, June 5, 2025

Thu, 06/05/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today’s show: apriums, plums, seeds to plant now, successive plantings, cucumbers, watering, recent garden problems, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 4 June 2025

Wed, 06/04/2025 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Nick Saloman brings you the grooviest tunes this week on IMPLOSION, including tracks from the Monkees, the Moody Blues, the Other Mothers, and the Peanut Butter Conspiracy! Don't miss the fun starting at 8 p.m. Pacific on your favorite freeform station, KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + those podcast platforms!

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In the Key of Folk, June 4, 2025

Wed, 06/04/2025 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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This is a week of new and recent releases for the most part. Join in the discoveries on In the Key of Folk at 2 p.m. today! They'll include the solo singing debut by Scottish piper Donald Lindsay, and tracks by Poor Man's Gambit, Rrinaco, The Faux Pas, Lisa Bastoni, and others. We'll also feature a track by Jaeger and Reid, who will be performing in Davis this weekend, along with another track from Kora Feder's excellent new album, Some Kind of Truth. Stay cool and find a place to tune in!

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Jazz After Dark, June 3, 2025

Tue, 06/03/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight:

  • Erroll Garner,
  • Stan Getz with Gerry Mulligan
  • Charlie Shavers & Coleman Hawkins
  • Art Blakey
  • Oscar Peterson
  • Stuff Smith, Dizzy Gillespie & Oscar Peterson
  • Vince Guaraldi Trio
  • Illinois Jacquet
  • Eddie Harris
  • Claude Bolling & Alexandre Lagoya
  • Chuck Mangione
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Davis Music Fest with Kyle Monhollen, on Listening Lyrics, June 6

Mon, 06/02/2025 - 10:41am | Pieter Pastoor

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The 13th annual Davis Music Fest kicks off June 20—and trust us, it's not just lucky number 13 for the organizers! This week on Listening Lyrics, we'll serve up a musical sampler platter featuring songs from the many artists rolling into town for the weekend. Think of it as a sneak preview with less walking and no cover charge.

With dozens of artists, venues, and genres on the menu, your ears are in for a feast.

Joining us is Kyle Monhollen—the man in the middle of this musical mayhem—who’ll dish on what it takes to pull off an event of this scale (spoiler: coffee and spreadsheets).

Tune in Friday at 4 p.m. and get a feel for the festival vibe. You might even walk away with a game plan for which venues to hit—and maybe a few new favorite bands to name-drop.

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Electric Compost Heap -- May 30, 2025

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 5:32pm | Dug Deep

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Hey you all -- Check out the Electric Compost Heap tonight -- host Dug Deep will feature some new things from Horsegirl, The Residents, and LA LOM. We'll also remember Rick Derringer, who passed earlier this week at age 77 -- No RocknRoll Hoochie Coo, though, so don't worry. Hope you can join us.

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Sax in the studio on Listening Lyrics, May 30, 2025

Fri, 05/30/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Meet Harald Tollerup — Davis High School senior, jazz saxophonist, journalist, and a young man who treats the future like it's his personal playground (and he's already winning).

Harald dropped by the studio this week with a playlist he hand-picked himself. Now, I believe a playlist says a lot about a person — and Harald’s? It spoke volumes. It was creative, honest, and refreshingly original … just like the guy who made it.

Not only does Harald share the soundtrack of his world, he also brings out the sax and plays live — because why just talk about jazz when you can be jazz?

It’s one great hour of community radio — don’t miss it!

Listening Lyrics playlist for 05/30/2025
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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – May 29, 2025

Thu, 05/29/2025 - 9:00pm | Russ Tolman

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This evening on The Goodtime Hour, Russ Tolman once again welcomes Peter Holsapple (the dB's) to chat and play cuts off his new solo album, The Face of 68.  Listen up at 9 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + your podcast platform of choice!

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