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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

Sounds So Sweet

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Host Wayne Hagen takes a lively look at sweet sounds of jug band music, past and present.

Live Tuesday 1-2pm
Replays Friday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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Independent and Local

Independent and Local

Independent and Local is a music program featuring local unsigned artists and bands, including "Moments" — brief interviews with experts in the scientific, health, and artistic communities about interesting topics and current events. The main focus is music, along with a few outside-the-box ideas.

Live Wednesday 8-9pm
DJ(s): 
Sam Hawk
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The News Cycle

The Davis Senior High School's Blue Devil Hub produce this weekly show for the Davis community. The show dives into issues relevant to students and residents. In addition to KDRT, you can find the show at bluedevilhub.com. It is broadcast on 95.7 KDRT at 8 AM on Mondays and noon on Tuesdays.

Live Monday 5-5:10pm
DJ(s): 
DHS Journalism Class
Homepage URL: 
Davis Hub
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In the Key of Folk

In the Key of Folk with Karen Leyse offers music that will keep you humming or dancing along — perhaps both! The focus is on traditional and current folk music, Americana, and bluegrass, with Celtic, Nordic, and Spanish infusions — wherever Karen's travels and interests take her. In addition, the music of contra dance, an American Folk tradition that came with English and other settlers, will often be threaded through the hour. Don’t know it? Check it out.

Live Wednesday 2-3pm
Replays Tuesday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Karen Leyse
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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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Davis Garden Show, Jan. 16, 2025

Thu, 01/16/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: starting pepper seeds, passion fruit vine injury, plants for a shade border, and fruit plants for partial shade.

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IMPLOSION – 15 January 2025

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 5:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Oh, yes, it's time for IMPLOSION — your weekly dose of brilliance from the one and only Nick Saloman, bringing you the best of psychedelia and more, including tracks from the Open Mind, the Isley Brothers, the St. Louis Union, and Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera! Listen up, right here on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org.

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In the Key of Folk, Jan. 15, 2025

Wed, 01/15/2025 - 1:30pm | Karen Leyse

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This afternoon on In the Key of Folk we'll hear tracks from a range of musicians and styles, including Mr. Nic, Dirty Cello, John McCutcheon, Paul Ellis, Jerry Douglas, Joni Mitchell, Raz de Marée, and a new release by Kora Feder. So join in at 2 p.m. this afternoon and enjoy. Or listen during repeats at 10 a.m. Friday and/or 7 a.m. Thursday -- at KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org. See  you then!

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 14, 2025

Tue, 01/14/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On our 700th episode of Jazz After Dark tonight:

  • Billie Holiday, Crazy He Calls Me
  • Nat King Cole, Orange-Colored Sky
  • Louis Prima, Body And Soul
  • Louis Armstrong, When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You)
  • Mose Allison, Don't Get Around Much Anymore
  • Tony Bennett, (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco
  • Earl Hines, Black Coffee
  • Billy Taylor Trio, On The Street Where You Live
  • Ben Webster, Misty
  • Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington, Duke's Place (Aka C - Jam Blues)
  • The Mills Brothers, Cab Driver
  • Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond, Koto Song
  • Stanley Turrentine, I Could Never Repay Your Love
  • Antônio Carlos Jobim, Takatanga
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Alex Roth is 'Leaving Las Davis,' on Listening Lyrics, Jan. 10, 2025

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

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We start the new year with Alex Roth saying goodbye to his adopted city. The moment is at times emotional and uplifting. You also can say goodbye as he will perform the "Leaving Las Davis" show at Sudwerk on Thursday Jan. 16, 2025, at 9 p.m.

Alex Roth is a cherished icon in Davis, where genuine community impactors are few and far between. He stands among the exceptional. His musical prowess and generous spirit are legendary; his performances have graced countless local benefits, including the momentous celebration for the start of KDRT in 2004.

Remember his unique enterprise? Alex, powered solely by his own legs, delivered his meticulously hand-roasted coffee throughout Davis, his bicycle becoming a symbol of connection, a ritual weaving the town's fabric together with the rich aroma of his exceptional brew.

To know Alex was to befriend him, to be touched by his kindness, to be enriched. Now, as he embarks on his overseas adventure, Davis will miss his unique presence. Alex, you have indelibly shaped Davis's character; you've made it a better place. From all of us at KDRT: Farewell, and thank you for the enduring legacy you leave behind.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 01/10/2025
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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Jan. 9, 2025

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 1:30pm | Russ Tolman

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This evening brings the second outing of The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour at its swank new time —Thursdays at 9 p.m. Pacific. Even more exciting, there's a surprise theme, handpicked by Russ just for your enjoyment. Tune in for tracks from Alex Chilton, Be Bop Deluxe, Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, Murray Head(!!), Siouxsie Sioux, and more — all here on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org. (Stream it thenceforth via the web or your favorite podcast app!)

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Davis Garden Show, Jan. 9, 2025

Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: Desert Gold and Suncrest peaches, paltry tomato offerings on seed racks, growing basil now, superphosphate for the compost pile, everbearing strawberries, killing a stump, and more.

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 7, 2025

Tue, 01/07/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Johnny Dodds, 29th And Dearborn
  • Artie Shaw, When the Quail Come Back to Saint Quentin
  • Georgie Auld & His Orchestra, A Hundred Years from Today (vocals Sarah Vaughan)
  • Louis Armstrong, Someday You'll Be Sorry
  • Lucky Thompson, Mood Indigo
  • Billie Holiday & Tony Scott and His Orchestra, Trav'lin Light
  • Billy Bauer, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
  • Eriko Ishihara, You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
  • Clark Terry, Paul Gonsalves, Blues for Daddy-O's Jazz Patio Blues
  • Red Garland, One O'Clock Jump
  • Art Pepper, 'Round Midnight
  • Ella Fitzgerald, One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
  • Ahmad Jamal,  Excerpt from the Blues
  • Yusef Lateef, Love Theme from the Robe
  • Wynton Kelly, Comin' In the Back Door
  • Chico Hamilton, Fancy
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Davisville, Jan. 6, 2025: Checking in with Weitzel and Dunning, half a year after they exited the Enterprise

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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This week on Davisville we hear from Wendy Weitzel and Bob Dunning (in photo at the new KDRT studio), colleagues who exited the Davis Enterprise in mid-2024 and recreated their work on Substack. We talk about their readership and fast success, which has held up during the intervening months and has roots in their skills as local journalists with deep knowledge of Davis.

We also get an update from Brian Bolz, a Davis tech entrepreneur who helped them get started on Substack last summer. Although no longer active in their ventures, he also looked into starting a local news project he called Local Press. He has put it aside to focus on his other work, but “I still feel there is an opportunity for a sustainable business model to succeed at the local level (in addition to solo publications like Bob and Wendy’s),” he wrote in an email. “Should a trusted, credible package be offered, I think paid subscribers would show up for it.”

Today we get an update on Dunning and Weitzel's parts of the ongoing change in Davis media.

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Jan. 2, 2025

Thu, 01/02/2025 - 6:00pm | Russ Tolman

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Happy New Year — and happy new time for The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour! Listen up Thursday at 9 p.m. Pacific for tunes from the vast array of artists Russ has shared the stage with, including Gang of Four, REM, Lyle Lovett, and more — all here on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org.

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