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KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.)  DMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

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Outta Style

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Host Wayne Hagen presents a bit of musical mayhem that never goes Outta Style.

Live Wednesday 6-7pm
Replays Monday 8-9pm, Thursday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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A Constant Grin

DJ Chris Mussen presents all things modern indie, from shoegaze to psychedelic, dream pop to space rock, lo-fi to indie folk. Whatever you prefer on your indie playlists, A Constant Grin is sure to keep you smiling.

Live Friday 2-2:30pm
Replays Monday 9-9:30pm, Saturday 11-11:30pm, Sunday 7-7:30pm
DJ(s): 
Chris Mussen
Homepage URL: 
A Constant Grin on Facebook
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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 Wednesday 7-8pm
Replays Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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Davisville

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Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won eight Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club.

Live Monday 5:30-6pm
Replays Tuesday 5-5:30pm, Friday 12:30-1pm, Saturday 8:30-9am
DJ(s): 
Bill Buchanan
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Davis Garden Show

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Nursery pro Don Shor has been gardening and selling plants in Davis for more than three decades. Join Don and co-host Lois Richter as they discuss and answer your questions on all things for the garden. To submit a question (or a brag!) send to gmail.com for DavisGardenShow.

Live Thursday 12-1pm
Replays Saturday 9-10am
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter, Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Davis Garden Show on the Web
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The Folk Brothers for Feb. 16, 2022: Rita Hosking's 'California' ...

Wed, 02/16/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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... has now been included in The New York Times' list of the best 101 songs about California. "California" joins such folk icons as Dave Alvin's "King of California" and Kate Wolf's "Here In California." Congratulations to Rita! And you can see her live at The Side Door in Sacramento on March 19.

Also on today's show, we highlighted some other artists on tour and coming to our area: Scottish trio Talisk (Sophia Center on Feb. 26) and Tre Burt and Watchhouse (Grass Valley Center For The Arts, Feb. 20).

The Folk Brothers playlist for 02/16/2022
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Jazz After Dark February 15 2022

Tue, 02/15/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Soul jazz tonight: Billy Taylor, Wes Montgomery, Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton, Lou Donaldson & Grant Green, 'Baby Face' Willette, Boogaloo Joe Jones, Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Dianne Reeves, Jelly Roll Johnson, and Dave Weckl.

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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 10, 2022

Thu, 02/10/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's subjects include:

  • Warm weather and winter vegetables
  • Tips for tomato success
  • Early season issues

and more.

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The Folk Brothers for Feb. 9, 2022: Celebrating Black History Month ...

Wed, 02/09/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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... with Guy Davis (pictured here) singing about Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee's last train ride; with Mary Knight and Mary Lou Williams' tributes to Martin Luther King; with Corey Harris, Odetta, and more.

And tune in to find out about Lauren MacColl and Rachel Newton's new project Heal & Harrow , which honors the some 2,500 Scottish women executed under the 1563 Witchcraft Act. Also, what's the connection between the Miramichi River and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring?

The Folk Brothers playlist for 02/09/2022
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Jazz After Dark February 08 2022

Tue, 02/08/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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It’s Duke Ellington tonight on Jazz After Dark, focusing on the later part of his career. We’ll hear his work with Billy Strayhorn, Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Hodges, Charles Mingus and Max Roach, Ella Fitzgerald, and Ray Brown, as well as some of his studio recordings from the early 1960s.

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Davisville, Feb. 7, 2022: Anne Hance, who helped start Explorit

Mon, 02/07/2022 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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This interview with the late Anne Hance, who died in August 2019, first aired on Nov. 27, 2017.

Anne Hance lived an interesting life. A zoologist by training, she grew up in England during World War II, came to Davis in 1968, co-founded and helped lead the Explorit Science Center for a third of a century … and those details are just part of her story. She also had the most wonderful voice. We talk with her on today’s program.

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American protest songs, on Listening Lyrics, Feb. 4, 2022

Fri, 02/04/2022 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Today's show plays a selection of protest songs based on an article from the online magazine Paste.

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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 3, 2022

Thu, 02/03/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program:

  • Cold weather
  • Citrus problems
  • True dwarf citrus
  • Design principles

and more!

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The Folk Brothers for Feb. 2, 2022: Remembering Norma Waterson (1939-2012)

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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The Watersons -- Norma, her sister Lal, brother Mike, cousin John Harrison, and (later) Norma's husband Martin Carthy -- defined the English trad-folk revival of the 1960s. In the '90s, Norma Martin and their daughter Eliza Carthy, morphed into Waterson:Carthy. Even in ill health, Norma was recording until a few years ago. Her contributions to -- and influence on -- English folk music cannot be overstated.

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Jazz After Dark February 01 2022

Tue, 02/01/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Duke Ellington with Ivie Anderson on vocals, Benny Carter, Arnett Cobb , Erroll Garner, Ella Fitzgerald, Sonny Stitt, Wes Montgomery, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Don Ellis, Zoot Sims with Bob Brookmeyer, Claude Bolling Big Band, and Benny Carter and the American Jazz Orchestra.

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