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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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

Classical Excursions

Greg LaTraille

Classical radio programs often focus on well-known light classics and ignore challenging and imaginative masterworks, especially from the rich repertoire of 20th century music, which is very diverse. This results in listeners who are unaware of many wonderful works. Excursions will present short and longer works by famous as well as less known composers, with insightful commentary by a composer with years of experience in radio, classical marketing, and music education.

Live on the first, third and occasional fifth Friday of the month.  

Live Friday 11am-1pm
Replays Sunday 9-11am
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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Na Mele O Hawai'i

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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 Wednesday 10am-12pm, Saturday 11am-1pm
DJ(s): 
Beth Post
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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 Wednesday 5-6pm
Replays Thursday 11pm-Friday 12am
Homepage URL: 
Big Picture Science on the Web
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The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am
Replays Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rocky Outcrop
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Twang Thang

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Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, showcasing the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver ... Americana music didn't just show up one day — it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores the originators, the newcomers, and the music that happened along the way!

Live Wednesday 7-9am
Replays Saturday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
DJ Dirk
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100. That’s a wrap for Timeout Radio

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 1:47pm | Rohan

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In this 100th episode of Timeout Radio, we bring this show to a close as I highlight its journey over the past 4 years. It has been my privilege to produce and host a radio show that helped connect my community through good and tough times. Hear about how I launched Timeout Radio remotely in 2020 and developed the show's unique voice. A lot has happened in our world since then. Physical distances were magnified by pandemics, misinformation, social injustices, and climate change. And we were brought closer by science, technology, media, and sports. In our place of the week segment we traveled through the airwaves to over 80 places around the globe — from Antarctica to Zurich.

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Old time front porch music, on High Country Music Radio!

Tue, 08/13/2024 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

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From the front porch on High Country Music Radio today are Alison Brown with Steve Martin, Sierra Hull, Kaia Kater, Mississippi John Hurt, New Grass Revival, the Carolina Chocolate Drops, David Grier, the Slocan Ramblers, Doc Watson with David Holt, Etta Baker and Taj Mahal, Sister Sadie, and AJ Lee & Blue Summit.

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Davisville, Aug. 12, 2024: Through his prolific sketches, Pete Scully is conversing with Davis

Mon, 08/12/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Pete Scully, who moved to Davis from London, has been sketching scenes in Davis for most of two decades and counting. He’s not sketching for a salary — his job as chief administrative officer for the Department of Statistics at UC Davis covers that requirement — but as a way of conversing with his surroundings and capturing views that he enjoys and expects might change. He draws for himself but makes his work available on his website and on Instagram, X (ex-Twitter), and Flickr. Today on Davisville we talk about why and what he draws, and where this work might eventually reside. He’s creating a portrait of Davis in the first part of the 21st century.

This photo from his X (ex-Twitter) account shows one of his 21 drawings (so far) of the Varsity Theatre.

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 8, 2024

Thu, 08/08/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: Brandy Boy tomato not setting fruit, compost tea, managing irrigation in raised planters, and more. Photo courtesy of Fred Hoffman.

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In the Key of Folk for Aug. 7, 2024

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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This afternoon the 2 p.m. program, In the Key of Folk, includes music by Aoife O'Donovan and Hawktail, Anna Tivel, One for the Foxes, The Crannua Collective, Karan Casey, Amber Cross, Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson, Shawn Hess, I See Hawks in La, and former and current contra dance musicians Jamie Lavall, and The Figments. Come join in for a melodic afternoon of traditional and "new traditional" folk, some waltzes, and contemporary singer-songwriter offerings.

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Jazz After Dark, Aug. 6, 2024

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • King Cole Trio, Baby, Baby, All the Time
  • Django Reinhardt, Manoir de mes Rêves
  • Django Reinhardt, Brazil
  • Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Daylight Express
  • Sonny Clark, Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise
  • Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster, Fajista (Master Take)
  • Gerry Mulligan & Ben Webster, Blues in B Flat
  • Vince Guaraldi, Blues for Peanuts
  • Vince Guaraldi, Jitterbug Waltz
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Sweet and Slow
  • Dianne Reeves, Who's Minding the Store?
  • Dianne Reeves, When I Fall In Love (Instrumental)
  • Diana Krall, 'Deed I Do
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Divine Intervention – Aug. 2, 2024

Fri, 08/02/2024 - 4:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes Friday evening with new music from Eugene Chadbourne, Redd Kross, Wand, and more, along with some tunes from our glorious Goddess of the Month and a very special Vinyl Vespers track. Join your hostesse Jess Goddesse at 6 p.m. Pacific —  right here on KDRT 95.7fm | KDRT.org!

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 1, 2024

Thu, 08/01/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: plant injury during July heat waves, lichen on an older lilac, old citrus tree declining, giant wasps visiting milkweed, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 31 July 2024

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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It's almost time for a brand new edition of IMPLOSION with the inimitable Nick Saloman, coming your way Wednesday at 5 p.m. with only the grooviest of tunes — Don Robertson, Prince Buster, the Kinks, the Eggy, and SO much more — tune in and turn it up — only on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org!

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Join Us for Suds & Sounds – July 31!

Wed, 07/31/2024 - 3:03pm | Jess Goddésse

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Come on down for Suds & Sounds at Armadillo Music, 207 F St., in sunny downtown Davis on Wednesday, July 31, from 4 to 6 p.m. Meet and greet KDRT DJs, friends, and fans ... pick up a new K-DiRT shirt ... grab a sticker (or two) ... select some vinyl to spin! Beverages are available at the Bootleg Bar ... cheers!

This gathering repeats monthly on the last Wednesday of each month — mark your calendars!

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