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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.

10 Years Forgotten with your host JonEmery focuses on modern classics and indie standards from 2000–2010, the decade lost in the shuffle due to the Dawn of the Digital Age. TYF also explores the history of record stores in the Sacramento Valley – including why some are still open today – along with the future of physical and digital music locally, regionally, and beyond.

Live Wednesday 3-5pm

Replays Saturday 5-7pm

DJ(s):

JonEmery

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

The Cerealist

The Cerealist curates chilling broadcasts of loud + bizarre soundscapes from an ancient cave bellowing death metal from around the globe, with smoky stage lights on music from American, Swedish, and Norwegian shredders. Tune in every week for 30 brutal minutes of blast-beat heaven!

Live Wednesday 7:30-8pm

Replays Sunday 10-10:30pm

DJ(s):

The Cerealist

NextGen Talks

NextGen Talks is a youth-driven program that offers a fresh perspective on state politics, featuring interviews with city officials and state leaders. Hosted by Jazmin Garcia, a high school junior with extensive experience in local government, the program highlights issues that matter most to young people, such as public safety, housing, and education. By focusing on the local actions that shape the future for youth, NextGen Talks aims to bridge the gap between young citizens and their city leaders, fostering a more engaged and informed community.

Live Friday 5-5:30pm

DJ(s):

Jazmin Garcia

Exploration with Michio Kaku

An hour long radio program on science, technology, politics, and the environment. Topics covered include black holes, time travel, higher dimensions, string theory, wormholes, search for extra-terrestial life, dark matter and dark energy, the future of space travel, genetic engineering, the aging process, the future of medicine, the human body shop, artificial intelligence, the future of computers and robots, as well as topics from science fiction.

Hosted by Michio Kaku.

Live Monday 12-1pm

Homepage URL:

http://mkaku.org/home/radio/

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News Cycle, March 6, 2023: Mishka's Cafe is the coziest coffee shop in Davis

Mon, 03/06/2023 - 12:00am | DHS Journalism Class

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Mishka's Cafe is the place in Davis where everyone can go to wind down. Also on today's program: a movie review on the new movie Puss in Boots: the Last Wish, with an audio editorial on how difficult it can be to settle down in a new country after immigrating. Lastly, a profile on one of Davis High’s sneakerheads.

Packages by Sean Campbell, Jeremiah Haskins, Rowan Baar, and Lucas Liu

Laura Legacki from Yolo CASA, on Imagining Yolo-Davis, March 3, 2023

Fri, 03/03/2023 - 6:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Laura Legacki discusses the benefits of volunteering within the Yolo CASA organization. Laura, a long-time volunteer and training director at the nonprofit, shares stories about the bond formed with the foster child, and explains what is required of volunteers and the training they receive.

From Yolo CASA: "The heart of our program is the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), a specially trained and supervised community volunteer appointed by the judge. Research shows that just one consistent, stable, and healthy relationship significantly improves adult outcomes for foster children."

Imagining Yolo Davis playlist for 03/03/2023

Davis Garden Show, March 2, 2023

Thu, 03/02/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today: More about avocado pruning, bacterial gummosis of stone fruits, talking to plants, small space gardening, cottony cushion scale, and more (avocado photo courtesy of Marta Matvienko).

Album of the Week, March 1, 2023: 'Like a month of therapy and a week at the spa'

Wed, 03/01/2023 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Beth Post here: Today I'm fulfilling a long-held dream of sharing a favorite "soundtrack of my life" album on KDRT's Album of the Week.

Thanks, Pieter Pastoor, for letting me cycle in.

We're playing Disc 2: "After Hours" of Chillin' at the Playboy Mansion. This album is the soundtrack to the Post family's annual North Fork of Long Island end-of-summer vacay, and just hearing the needle drop on this thing is like a month of therapy and a week at the spa.

Jazz After Dark, Feb. 28, 2023

Tue, 02/28/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: songs from 1927 to 1969. Fats Waller, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Dinah Shore & Buddy Clark, Louis Armstrong, Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra with Johnny Hodges, Roland Kirk, Nat King Cole, Al Hirt, Miles Davis, Bud Powell Trio (Kenny Clark drum solo), Johnny Hodges, Herbie Mann, and then Ella Fitzgerald with the Ernie Heckscher Big Band & Tommy Flanagan.

The News Cycle, Feb. 27, 2023: Bob Dunning writes 'the Wary I' in the Davis Enterprise for the 53rd year

Mon, 02/27/2023 - 12:00am | DHS Journalism Class

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Bob Dunning, a long-time journalist for the Davis Enterprise, shares his story. A new library in South Davis has started construction, with an estimated completion time in the next few years.

Packages by Elliot DeJong and Maria Anderson. Produced by Maria Anderson and Naneh Grigor. Music by Daniel Ruiz-Jimenez.

Imagining Yolo-Davis, premiere show with guest Dirk Brazil, Feb. 24, 2023

Fri, 02/24/2023 - 6:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Imagining Yolo-Davis is a civic-minded interview program that features volunteers who are creating a better community for all of us.

In this premiere episode, show host Pieter Pastoor interviews Dirk Brazil, a longtime active member of the communities he has lived in. His professional career has been in city government. He is a retired city manager for Davis, and also has his own radio show on KDRT, The Twang Thang.

Listen in as we discuss the benefits of volunteering, both on a personal level and for the health of the community.

Davis Garden Show, Feb. 23, 2023

Thu, 02/23/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Flowers for cutting, some old-fashioned annuals to grow from seed, sequence of seed starting for summer veggies, rats injuring citrus tree, and tomatoes for drying.

Sounds So Sweet, Feb. 22, 2023: Jug band fun, starting with John Sebastian

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 7:10pm | Wayne Hagen

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Let’s have some Jug Band fun! We’ll start with John Sebastian and travel on through.

The Folk Brothers for Feb. 22, 2023: 21st Century folks

Wed, 02/22/2023 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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The BBC recently commissioned singer-songwriters -- including Martyn Joseph, pictured here -- to pen ballads about ordinary people in northeast England who have done extraordinary things for their community. Joseph wrote "Albert's Place," a song about a soup kitchen and food bank in Sunderland run by Andrea Bell.

Also on today's show, Brother Bill celebrates Black History Month with songs by African-American country and western singers.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 02/22/2023