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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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Grist for the Chill

dave mccasey

Dave serves up a truly interesting mix of music with a focus on fingerstyle guitar and percussive groove as it relates to roots,  world fusion, jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music, and more.  

Live Thursday 11am-12pm
Replays Saturday 11pm-Sunday 12am
DJ(s): 
Dave Mcasey
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Grist for the Chill
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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: 
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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 Tuesday 1-2pm
Replays Monday 10-11pm, Friday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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3rd Streaming

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Coined in 1957 by Brandeis University professor Gunther Schuller, “Third Stream” is a term used to describe the synthesis of classical and jazz. Join DJ Gary Chew to discover some Third Stream sounds for yourself. 

Live Monday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
Gary Chew
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E-Town

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E-Town, taped before a live audience in Boulder, Colorado, features today’s top folk and Americana artists, along with information and discussions on the environment and conservation. Host Nick Forster nimbly walks the line between musician and radio journalist, playing guitar, mandolin, or lap steel with musical guests and then switching gears to engage artists in conversation. Co-host Helen Forster lends her voice to both the spoken and musical portions of the show.

Live Saturday 10-11am
Homepage URL: 
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Davisville, Jan. 8, 2024: Catching up with Davis housing

Mon, 01/08/2024 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Housing in Davis has kept evolving since we last talked about it on Davisville in summer 2022. The supply has grown, more new housing is in the works, and the city logged just 354 home sales in 2023, when in “a really strong year, [Davis will] get upwards of close to 600 home sales,” says Davis real estate broker Steve Boschken. Rising interest rates were a cause.

Today’s returning guests on Davisville are Steve; Kit Boschken, manager of Boschken Properties, which she co-owns with Steve; and their son James Boschken, a real estate agent and property manager who moved back to Davis from Texas a year ago. We talk about rents, prices, the G Street downtown apartment proposals, opting to live in Woodland, and a few interesting details from the market last year — like the three UC Davis seniors who moved from Davis to Sacramento, Kit says, because they had to be in Davis only two days a week and Sacramento had “more of a nightlife.”

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Pen Pals from 1933, on a special Imagining Yolo Davis, Jan. 5, 2024

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 6:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Today we have a special show with a playlist written by a 15-year-old (Jane Hutchens) in 1933. Jane lived in Bloomington, Ind., and was pen pals with my uncle Joop Pastoor in 1933 and 1934. Jane talked about herself and the music she loved. I do not have any letters Joop wrote to Jane. Joop was born in Holland in 1915 and died in Amsterdam 2013. He lived a long life. Not so for Jane, who was born in Indiana in 1918 but passed away from an illness in 1946. Listen to her letters and her playlist.

I end the show with a couple of songs by local musicians. Check the playlist.

Imagining Yolo Davis playlist for 01/05/2024
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Divine Intervention – Jan. 5, 2024

Fri, 01/05/2024 - 10:20am | Jess Goddésse

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Don't miss the first Divine Intervention of 2024 starting at 6 p.m. sharp on Friday, Jan. 5! Tune in for new music from the likes of The Bevis Frond, The Paranoyds, The Saucy Jacks ... a few tracks from January's Goddess of the Month ... an RIP oddity ... a Vinyl Vespers track from Scandinavia ... only on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org.

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Davis Garden Show, Jan. 4, 2024

Thu, 01/04/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's show: Native plants in winter, young peach tree sapping, more on semi-dwarf rootstocks for fruit trees, a quick review of pruning Hybrid Tea roses, and more. 

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IMPLOSION -- 3 January 2024

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 11:00am | Nick Saloman

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Tune in at 5 p.m. Pacific for the first IMPLOSION of the new year. Hear tunes from the Nice, the Smithereens, Eclection, Snakefinger(!) and more, all brought to you by your musical host Nick Saloman, only on KDRT!

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 2, 2024

Tue, 01/02/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show: Earl Bostic, Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer, Frank Sinatra, Eddie Jefferson, Horace Parlan, Ray Bryan with Walter Booker Jr. & Freddie Waits, WDR Big Band Köln with Joe Williams and Milt Jackson, George Robert, Dal Richards & His Orchestra, and Ximo Tebar & the Ivam Jazz Ensemble.

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Happy 2024 and a hearty Thank You for your generous support of KDRT in 2023

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 7:57pm | Diane Crumley

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Davis Media Access staff, board, and all the KDRT volunteers are thrilled to report that the Fall 2023 Fundraiser exceeded our goal by close to 25 percent, and was our most successful KDRT fund drive to date! In its 19th year of broadcasting, our grassroots station relies on its very dedicated 30+ volunteer DJs and a supportive listener community.

 As 2024 begins, we're happy to be moving forward toward training several new programmers and getting out in the community for more in-person events. In case it slipped your mind, you can still show your support here. Thanks again!

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KDRT and Davis Music Connections present New Year's Eve radio theatre concert Dec. 31, 9 p.m.-midnight

Sat, 12/30/2023 - 1:23pm | Diane Crumley

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KDRT's DJ Ned of Davis Music Connections has combined his vivid imagination, audio editing skills, and deep knowledge of the regional music scene to create a unique radio theatre style show as a treat for listeners on Dec. 31, New Year's Eve 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.  News Flash- In case you missed it LIVE, you can stream it HERE.

Ned has compiled a rich variety of live recordings of local band favorites including Mumbo Gumbo, The Essentials, Misner & Smith, Boca do Rio, Cake, Lawsuit, and Tom Fay & The Rhythm Kings. They will be presented as if they are playing live for one last concert at Freeborn Hall, UC Davis' beloved former music venue. Various KDRT DJs will join the performance by introducing each band, and the show includes the expected countdown to midnight, "Auld Lang Syne," and one final band to round out the performance. Tune into 95.7 FM or stream live

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The Electric Compost Heap -- Dec. 29, 2023

Fri, 12/29/2023 - 5:29pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight on the Electric Compost Heap, DJ Dug Deep basks in the darkness for the first show of winter and the last of 2023. He'll feature a few fave tracks from the last 365, but not too many. Fittingly, the official color of tonight's episode is black! Hope you can join on KDRT.org.

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Davis Garden Show, Dec. 28, 2023

Thu, 12/28/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today: Growing poinsettias outside; planting ranunculus, ixias and freesias and sparaxis and crocosmias; thin and yellow lawns; lavender varieties; wildflower seeds, and more.

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