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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

Cowboy Tracks

Join Nancy around the campfire to hear authentic Western roots music and cowboy poetry. Something deep in your soul will resonate to stories from the early wranglers, Mexican vaqueros, Old West adventurers, Silver Screen buckaroos, Western Swing bands, contemporary real cowboys, and all who appreciate wide open spaces, freedom, and the western lifestyle.

 

Live Wednesday 1-2pm
Replays Sunday 2-3pm
DJ(s): 
Nancy Flagg
Homepage URL: 
Cowboy Tracks
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Jazz After Dark

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Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie-woogie, blues, and ragtime through traditional and straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more. 

Live Tuesday 8-9pm
Replays Wednesday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Jazz After Dark on the Web (blog with playlists)
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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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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 Cerealist

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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
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Tea with Nina: A conversation with NPR’s Nina Totenberg

Mon, 02/13/2023 - 12:00am | DHS Journalism Class

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NPR’s Nina Totenberg presented her book at the Mondavi Center in Davis, to talk to people about forming friendships no matter the barrier. This past week was the kick-off to the 57th Super Bowl, where we hear from students across campus about how they celebrate this yearly event.

Packages in this week's News Cycle by Max Davis-Housefield and Alex Miyamoto. Produced by Maria Anderson and Naneh Grigor. Music by Daniel Ruiz Jimenez.

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Listening Lyrics' farewell show, Feb. 10, 2023

Fri, 02/10/2023 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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I thought a farewell show would be one with mixed emotions.

Not so, the guests as usual made it such a great hour. 

Thank you to all the hundreds of musicians who have shared their talents with me and the audience. 

Ten-plus years of weekly Friday shows has been such a wonderful gift to me and Jeanne. Each moment is a treasure.

Thank you Jess Kelly, Nat lefkof and The Raquetbangers (Robert Polon, Timur Katsnelson) for sharing this final episode with me.

Finally, a huge thank you to my co-host and wife for all of her support and love.

Pieter Pastoor

Listening Lyrics playlist for 02/10/2023
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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 9, 2023

Thu, 02/09/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today: Basic fruit tree training techniques, reviewing raised planter issues, talking about persimmons, figs, and jujubes, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for Feb. 8, 2023: 'Tiny Notes' for suicide prevention

Wed, 02/08/2023 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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The Young-Uns, a mainly a capella trio from the northeast of England, have consistently penned modern ballads centered on local people who have affected positive social change in their communities. Their latest release -- Tiny Notes -- was inspired by Paige Hunter, who in 2018 began tying handwritten notes to the railing of the Weamouth Bridge in Sunderland. These messages have now saved over 30 lives, as well as inspired others to leave similar messages on bridges across the world.

Also on today's show: a new bluegrass supergroup fronted by Andrew Marlin, and a love letter to the Silver State from Mike Beck. And lots more too!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 02/08/2023
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Jazz After Dark, Feb. 7, 2023

Tue, 02/07/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight we’ll hear: Edmond Hall, Erskine Hawkins, Helen Carr, the Gigi Gryce Quartet, Jean-Pierre Sasson, Ella Fitzgerald with Plas Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Wilson, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Count Basie, Big Miller & Tommy Banks, Tony Bennett, and Stanley Turrentine.

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Davisville, Feb. 6, 2023: Did ChatGPT write this? How would you know?

Mon, 02/06/2023 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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ChatGPT is a new tech tool that can write — maybe “write” should appear in quotes — by using advanced technology and vast databases of text. So is this ability a good thing, the word equivalent of a calculator? Or does use of ChatGPT reduce the need for people to learn how to think and write coherently?

In today’s Davisville we talk with Andy Jones, a longtime writing instructor and educational technologist, and Margaret Merrill, a senior instructional design consultant, both at the University of California, Davis. They list pluses and minuses of ChatGPT, their encounters with the tool, how they can tell when someone has used ChatGPT to write something, and how they approach this latest evolution in artificial intelligence. Their discussion is fascinating.

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The Lyrics, on Listening Lyrics, Feb. 3, 2023

Fri, 02/03/2023 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Oh this one is bittersweet. It's the second-to-last Listening Lyrics, and the last one with just myself in the studio. Next week's show will have plenty of guests, but I opted to do this alone. 

I'm playing songs with lyrics that explain a feeling, with several local groups represented. They include Nat Lefkoff, Boot Juice, Bad Mother Nature, The Gold Souls, and Adrian West.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 02/03/2023
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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 2, 2023

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

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On today's program: Subtropical and tropical plants, more about South African bulbs, heirloom vegetable varieties, winter weeds, rose diseases, and more.

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Cowboy Tracks, Feb. 1, 2023: Elko Cowboy Gathering 2023

Wed, 02/01/2023 - 2:10pm | Nancy Flagg

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This episode of Cowboy Tracks previews some of the artists performing this week at the annual National Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering in Elko, Nev.

Here's the playlist:

Song -- Title -- Artist -- Album

Milk Cow Blues (instrumental) -- Jimmy Day & Herb Remington, A Day With Remington

Come Ride With Me -- Dave Stamey, Come Ride With Me

Mountain Water -- Carin Mari, Rambling Daughter

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 31, 2023

Tue, 01/31/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: vocals by Louis Armstrong, then cool jazz, soul jazz, and lots of rhythm. Instrumentals by Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond, Chico Hamilton, Erroll Garner, Herbie Mann, Ray Barretto, Ramsey Lewis, Billy Butler, and the Jonny Lewis Quartet.

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