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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

That's Life

Lois Richter’s format for That’s Life is mostly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music — from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii to golden oldies rock 'n' roll — but mostly there is just talk.

To suggest a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Tuesday 12-1pm
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter
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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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Yolo Backyard Bulletin

Yolo Backyard Bulletin

Yolo Backyard Bulletin (YBB) seeks to address the ongoing demolition of local media by the communications/entertainment complex, which prioritizes profit maximization at the expense of local engagement and conversation. YBB features local news, commentary, music, gossip, and true stories from Yolo County, with the goal of rebuilding and restoring community communications in our public sphere, the lifeblood of democratic life.

Live Thursday 5-6pm
Replays Sunday 8-9am
DJ(s): 
Jesse Drew
Homepage URL: 
Yolo Backyard Bulletin
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The Wild Fox Party

WILD FOX RADIO PARTY

Tune in for a wide variety of roots music — including doo-wop, gospel, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll, Latin, African, and hillbilly/country bluegrass — from the early 1920s to contemporary times. The Wild Fox Party focuses on vocal groups , small-group ensembles, and outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists who never or hardly ever get heard. The music provides a forum for learning about history and diverse cultures, and it does so through the exposure of music as art, highlighting points in time that will last forever via the medium of audio recordings.

Live Tuesday 10-11am
Replays Tuesday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Doo Wop Dave
Homepage URL: 
DrDoowop
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The Golden Road

​Join Wayne Hagan and take a musical journey down the Golden Road and explore the music of the Grateful Dead, its roots, and its many offshoots. Past DJs include Alligator, Lee Maddex, and Rod Moseanko. What a long strange trip!

Live Tuesday 2-4pm
Replays Sunday 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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IMPLOSION – 26 March 2025

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 4:30pm | Nick Saloman

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The extraordinary Nick Saloman returns from a triumphant Bevis Frond tour to bring us a brand new edition of IMPLOSION! Tune in at 5 p.m. Pacific for tunes from Them, Floating Bridge, Beautiful Daze, Love Sculpture plus tales of touring and more, right here on your favorite community station — KDRT 95.7 FM  | KDRT.org — and wherever you get your podcasts. Cheers!

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Join us for Suds & Sounds – March 26!

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 12:59pm | kdrtradio

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Spring on over to this month's Suds & Sounds! Meet & mingle with KDRT friends, fans, volunteers ... pick some vinyl to spin ... enjoy a cool beverage on this warm spring day! See you at 4 p.m. *today* ... Wed 3/26 ... at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis. Cheers!

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In the Key of Folk, March 26, 2025

Wed, 03/26/2025 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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Ah, it's finally feeling like spring! Flowers are blooming, the air is warm and the breezes are gentle. And it's just about time to tune into In the Key of Folk, at 2 p.m., to enjoy music in homage to this time of year, along with what I'll call the tariff sets ... and more. You'll hear another track from Kora Feder's new album, plus tracks from Locarno, Tania Libertad, Domino, Lady Maisery, Eliza Gilkyson, and more.

At KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org and repeating each week on Sunday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 7 a.m.

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Jazz After Dark, March 25, 2025

Tue, 03/25/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight’s show is a retrospective on Louis Armstrong’s career, with selections from across the decades:

  • Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven, Potato Head Blues, 1927

From 1928 – 31: 

  • What Did I Do to Be So Black And Blue
  • The Peanut Vendor
  • Louis Armstrong Orchestra:
  • When You're Smiling
  • On the Sunny Side of the Street
  • Red Sails in the Sunset
  • Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday, Farewell to Storyville
  • Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, Atlanta Blues
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Can't We Be Friends
  • Louis Armstrong & Russell Garcia, Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way
  • Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, Struttin' with Some Barbecue
  • Louis Armstrong & Sy Oliver, I Can't Give You Anything but Love
  • Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, Duke's Place (Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, Dec. 17, 1961)
  • Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, Azalea

Louis Armstrong vocals, 1960s:

  • A Kiss to Build a Dream On
  • What a Wonderful World
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Divine Intervention – March 21, 2025

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 4:16pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention comes to a listening device near you at 6 p.m. Pacific. Turn it up for new music from Art D'Ecco, Hemlock, The Residents, The Tubs, Throwing Muses... a track or two from Goddess of the Month Dana Gillespie... a belated-birthday, post-performance Bevis Frond feast... assorted old faves... and Vinyl Vespers, of course. It's all here for you on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org — streaming thereafter on the podcast apps.

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Spring! The Audio Ecotone for March 21, 2025

Fri, 03/21/2025 - 12:44pm | Eddy Owt

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At 2:01 a.m. Pacific Time on March 20, the sun crossed the plane of the equator, marking the vernal equinox and the start of spring! Across the centuries and cultures, the vernal equinox and coming of spring has not only had practical meaning (time to start sowing seeds, coming of hay fever season, etc.), but has also naturally been imbued with including meaning and symbolism -- Rebirth, Rejuvenation, Renewal, Love, Youth and the Passing of Darkness. Couldn't we all use a little bit of that right now?

On today's Audio Ecotone, we will celebrate those themes and the coming of spring with music old and new from Elvis Presley, The Flaming Lips, Blossom Dearie, Cibo Matto, Caroline Polarchek and a few other surprises. Listen live at 3 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis or online at kdrt.org. The show will replay Saturday 3/22 at 6 p.m. and Tuesday 3/25 at 7 a.m.

You can leave your thoughts on the show or follow me: @eddy-owt.bsky.social.

Photo, by N. Kapellas, shows silver bush lupine, Grassland Garden at Ninos Parkway, Natomas

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Davis Garden Show, March 20, 2025

Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: beans and watermelons revisited, plants for shade including some roses, and much more.

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In the Key of Folk, March 19, 2025

Wed, 03/19/2025 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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After a week with a lot of great music to be heard out and about locally, join In the Key of Folk, coming up, for an hour of musical reflections. We start off with a couple of tracks from the newly released album by Countercurrent, a duo from the Pacific Northwest. We'll also be covering new releases by hometown favorite Kora Feder, and by New Englanders Jean Rohe and Sean Kiely. We'll include tracks by Kalos, Paddy on the Binge, Mad Agnes, Evie Ladin, Tom Jutz and Eric Brace. Some of these singer-songwriters and musicians may not be that familiar to you -- give it a listen and enjoy! That's this afternoon, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. on KDRT.org!

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Jazz After Dark, March 18, 2025

Tue, 03/18/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Bix Beiderbecke, Copenhagen
  • Glenn Miller, Adios
  • Benny Goodman, Rose Room
  • Benny Goodman, Big John's Special
  • Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Fools Rush In
  • Doris Day and Les Brown, Sentimental Journey
  • Billie Holiday, What A Little Moonlight Can Do
  • Ella Fitzgerald, You're the Top
  • Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Serenade in Blue
  • Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan, I Guess I'll Have to Change My Plan
  • Nat "King" Cole, Nature Boy
  • Kenny Burrell Octet, A String of Pearls
  • Dave Brubeck, Upstage Rumba
  • Clark Terry and Paul Gonsalves, Funky
  • Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill, Macarena
  • Clark Terry, Jam Session with Oscar Peterson, Misty
  • Dianne Reeves (with Clark Terry), I Hadn't Anyone ‘til You
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Davisville, March 17, 2025: Clean, cheaper than PG&E, resilient -- microgrid proposes big change in energy for new parts of Davis

Mon, 03/17/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Advances in technology, say today’s guests on Davisville, make it possible to create a community microgrid in new parts of Davis that would deliver clean, resilient, solar-powered energy to its customers for less than Pacific Gas & Electric charges. To accomplish this, Davis would need to form a municipal utility, and a developer building on vacant land would need to sign on. If the community microgrid succeeds, the model could be repeated throughout the state.

Ari Halberstadt and Lorenzo Kristov, who have been working on the project, explain how it all would come together, including why the microgrid would have to serve new customers who aren't already served by PG&E.

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