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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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That California Sound!

That California Sound!

That California Sound! Local + Regional  Music from The Golden State ... From Then ... To Now  features local, regional, and small touring bands throughout California while highlighting the history and culture of California musicians, venues, teachers, recording studios, promoters, festivals, and general resources that enrich our community. Listen up for JonEmery, Schiller, and their pal Shorty, every Monday at 6 p.m. on KDRT 95.7fm and KDRT.org!

Live Monday 6-8pm
Replays Thursday 7-9am
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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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: 
http://www.jukeintheback.org/
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The Shortwave Report

The Shortwave Report is a weekly review of global news stories recorded via shortwave radio. 

Live Tuesday 5-5:30pm
Homepage URL: 
The Shortwave Report on the web
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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
Homepage URL: 
Big Picture Science on the web
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Blue LIght Central

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Every week, the big blue train we call the Blue Light Central rumbles out of the station for an hour-long ride through a landscape of blues, classic R&B, soul, gospel, zydeco, and low-down boogie. Mark Drnek is your ticket agent, porter, engineer, brakeman, and conductor on a weekly excursion through the vast music landscape.

Live Thursday 9-10pm
Homepage URL: 
Blue Light Central on the web
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Rain! The Audio Ecotone for Jan. 31, 2025

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 5:30pm | Eddy Owt

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Rain ... oh, you're a fickle visitor. Sometimes you stay too long; sometimes you don't come at all. In the Davis area, we've gone nearly a month without the wet stuff, much to the chagrin of farmers, gardeners and water managers. That's about to change with this weekend's storms and we'll be doing some celebratory rain dances on the Audio Ecotone to the music of Bessie Smith, Madness, the California Honeydrops, Old 97s, Chyi Yu, the Brangs, Tom Waits and more! Listen live Friday at 3-4 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis or online at kdrt.org. Replays Saturday 6-7 p.m. and Tuesday 7-8 a.m.

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Jan. 30, 2025

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 5:15pm | Russ Tolman

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This week on The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, Russ and his longtime buddy Howe Gelb spend an hour catching up and chatting about all things Giant Sand and the solo adventures of Howe! Tune in tonight at 9 PT on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org — or grab the podcast, now available everywhere!

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Davis Garden Show, Jan. 30, 2025

Thu, 01/30/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: potatoes, lessons from 2024, green beans, training fruit trees, plants for winter color continued, what’s that tree, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 29 January 2025

Wed, 01/29/2025 - 6:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Now available for your listening pleasure, it's this week's edition of IMPLOSION, featuring your fine host Nick Saloman and a gathering of groovy tunes from the Troggs, the Four Tops, the Jelly Bean Bandits, the Plastic Penny... and so many more amazing musical artists!  Stream it now at KDRT.org or via your favorite podcasting application!

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 28, 2025

Tue, 01/28/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Gene Krupa with Anita O'Day & Roy Eldridge
  • Billie Holiday
  • Art Pepper
  • Ella Fitzgerald
  • Chet Baker
  • Duke Ellington
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra
  • Stanley Turrentine
  • Dianne Reeves
  • Claude Bolling with Alexandre Lagoya
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Jacob Johnson interprets animal behavior on Listening Lyrics, Jan. 24, 2025

Fri, 01/24/2025 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Amidst musical performances, rigorous studies, and global travels, Jacob Johnson crafted a remarkable book. Entitled Are You There God? It's Me, Darwin, this insightful work translates the intricate world of animal behavior into accessible, non-technical prose. Johnson's engaging narrative empowers readers of all backgrounds to grasp this fascinating subject. The book's Amazon release is eagerly anticipated on Feb. 12, 2025.

A native of Ann Arbor, Mich., and a fervent devotee of his home state, Johnson is pursuing a doctorate in animal behavior at the University of California, Davis.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 01/24/2025
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Davis Garden Show, Jan. 23, 2025

Thu, 01/23/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: how plants respond to cold temperatures, Blenheim apricots and other historic fruit varieties, easy fruit year-around, planting camellias, and more.

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IMPLOSION – 22 January 2025

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 3:03pm | Nick Saloman

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Get ready for IMPLOSION, a one-hour frolic through psychedelic-tinged rock. Join your host (and Bevis Frond frontman) Nick Saloman at 5 p.m. Pacific for fantastic tracks from Time Box, Dragonfly, the Guess Who, the Motion, and more — all here on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org. (Stream it henceforth via the web or your favorite podcast app!)

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In the Key of Folk, Jan. 22, 2025

Wed, 01/22/2025 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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It's time again for In the Key of Folk at 2 p.m.! Today we'll start off with a couple of tracks from the album by Tom Paxton and John McCutcheon. We'll also spend time with a project that Casey Driessen, fiddler extraordinaire, began in 2019: Otherlands. I'll play two tracks from this really cool adventure, both musical and geographical. Additional tracks today include Jez Lowe, San Miguel Fraser, and Keith Murphy and Becky Tracy. And, just to celebrate Robbie Burns, we'll hear from Scots Jim Malcolm, Emily Smith and Jamie McClennan, and Dick Gaughan. So come enjoy some musical travels this afternoon at KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org!

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 21, 2025

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • King Cole Trio, Swingin' The Blues
  • Jimmy Scott & Lionel Hampton, Everybody's Somebody's Fool
  • Gerald Wiggins, Coffee Time
  • Russ Freeman, Art Pepper Quartet, Everything Happens to Me
  • Phineas Newborn Jr. and All Stars, Take It Slow, Joe
  • Kenny Dorham Quintet, But Beautiful
  • Anita O'Day, That Old Feeling
  • Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson, In a Mellotone
  • Ella Fitzgerald, I'll Never Fall In Love Again
  • Stanley Turrentine, I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do
  • Pharoah Sanders, The Nearness of You
  • Milt Jackson and the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Bags' Groove
  • Dianne Reeves, What a Little Moonlight Can Do
  • Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Panama
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