Programs

A Broad Perspective

Talk live on Friday 4-5pm and replayed on Monday 12-1pm.

Return of a popular show from a few years back. Judith Plank has existential conversations about the state of the world and the arts, relationships, humor and hodge-podge. Every other week they will interview an important person in Davis: the mayor, a teacher, a mom, a cab driver, a garbage collector, a teenager, etc.

A Constant Grin

Alternative Rock, Indie Rock with cmussen live on Friday 2-2:30pm and replayed on Sunday 10:30-11am, Monday 9-9:30pm and Friday 8-8:30pm.

Highlighting underrepresented rock sub-genres: shoegaze, noise rock, lo-fi, space rock, experimental, psychedelic, alt-folk, alt-country. From the 90's forward.

A Mix of Music

Music with dreynolds live on Thursday 3-4pm.

Music and musical facts from our past.

An International Affair

Music with gpratt live on Friday 5-6pm and replayed on Tuesday 9-10pm and Saturday 2-3pm.

An hour of music from around the world!

Chambers Street Theatre

public affairs literary show with rchambers live on Thursday 11-11:30am and replayed on Sunday 3:30-4pm and Wednesday 12-12:30pm.

Club Hygge

Public Affairs with me woods live on Thursday 5:30-6pm and replayed on Sunday 3-3:30pm.

Davis Garden Show

Talk with donshor and lrichter live on Thursday 12-1pm and replayed on Saturday 9-10am.

Plant questions welcome! Nursery professional Don Shor has been selling plants in Davis for 30 years, and gardening in the region for more than 35. Garden enthusiast Lois Richter joins Don as co-host.

Davisville

Talk with bbuchanan live on Monday 5:30-6pm and replayed on Wednesday 8:30-9am and Saturday 7:30-8am.

Public and commercial issues on local Davis affairs with pertinent interviews, interactive features, occasional essays.

Dinner Bell Roundup

Country & Western Music with cgamble live on Saturday 5-6pm and replayed on Sunday 4-5pm.

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Dr. Paul's Classics

Classical Music with psheeran live on Tuesday 1-3pm and replayed on Sunday 7:30-9:30am.

Selections from the classical repertoire with commentary about the pieces, their composers, and their historical context. 

Duniya Dur Darshan

Bollywood, Bhangra, Indian Classical, Indo-Pop with njoshi live on Friday 6-7pm and replayed on Tuesday 10-11pm.

Join your host, CharSoVeese, on a musical journey through Bollywood, from the Golden Age to modern day, along with discussion of India-related news and events.

Eclectic Dinosaur

Music with lrenault live on Tuesday 3-4pm and replayed on Thursday 7:30-8:30am and Friday 7-8pm.

Music for age group 16 to 96. Music old and music new!

Electric Compost Heap

music with Doug Deep live on Wednesday 7-9pm and replayed on Monday 10pm-Tuesday 12am and Wednesday 7:30-8:30am.

A weekly wander through many musical forms spanning the history of recorded music: Host Doug Deep will take you on a leap through the heap, exploring the interesting and less popular aspects of blues, soul, country, folk, cajun, rock, reggae, punk, funk...is there anything we forgot? Of course there is and we'll explore that too. A rich and earthy sounds will eminate from your radio speakers! The Room will bloom!

Empire Radio

Public Affairs with DJ AA live on Wednesday 5-6pm.

Movie madness!!

Helping Phriendly Hour

Music Music with Radha live on Sunday 7-9pm and replayed on Friday 10pm-Saturday 12am.

Listen to live Phish here! Solely for the purpose of instigating your deepest musical frenzy, tune in for a carefully selected hour of creative bliss from nearly thirty years of funked-out improvisations and untamed chaos otherwise known as the Phish archives. Each show is personally selected for absorption by your delighted ears, so whatever you do, don't miss a single one. Have a favorite sleeper set? Don't keep that goodness to yourself....

Listen LIVE on Sunday 7-9pm with replay on Friday 10pm - 12am

How She Really Does It

Talk with kmotekaitis live on Friday 10-11am and replayed on Monday 7:30-8:30am.

 A program for women about women. “How She Really Does It” covers a variety of topics, including balancing work and family, financial issues, career, building businesses, parenting, education, religion, and youth sports. This talk show is meant to inspire, empower, entertain and be a resource for women.

Insect News Network

public affairs art & science with Emmet live on Wednesday 4-5pm and replayed on Friday 12-1pm.

Jazz After Dark

Jazz with donshor live on Tuesday 8-9pm and replayed on Monday 6-7pm and Saturday 9-10pm.

20th Century Jazz: each show features instrumental and vocal jazz, usually presented in historical sequence. Occasionally contemporary, sometimes much older selections, lots from the 1940's to the 1980's. Some big band and swing; lots of cool jazz and West Coast; some fusion, a little bebop. Usually some boogie woogie, blues, bossa nova; always something by Ella.

Live Tracks

Music with jim live on Thursday 8-10pm and replayed on Sunday 9-11pm and Monday 1-3pm.

This show highlights live musical performances ranging widely from early 60's rock to rock-a-billy, and from blues to bluegrass. Live Tracks frequently features performances from local musicians recorded and mixed by the show's host, Jim Buchanan.

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Lively Up Yourself!

Reggae Right Now! with Cameron Johnson live on Friday 1-2pm and replayed on Wednesday 10-11pm.

Dub, lover's rock, roots, dancehall

Mele O Hawaii

Hawaiian Music with Beth Post live on Thursday 10-11am and replayed on Sunday 9:30-10:30am and Saturday 11am-12pm.

Featuring the music of Hawaii, from early icons of island music to today's innovators. We'll explore styles, history of the music, and highlight revered songs and performers.

Nexus Stage

Music with cgamble live on Saturday 6-8pm.

Nexus Stage is a live program for local talent, bands and individual musicians.

Outta Style

music with whagen live on Friday 8:30-9pm and replayed on Monday 9:30-10pm and Friday 2:30-3pm.

Join me for a bit of musical mayhem.

Road Scholars

publlic affairs with Beth Post live on Friday 3-4pm and replayed on Sunday 1-2pm.

The World is our Classroom.

Rocket Radio

Talk with rocket live on Tuesday 5:30-6pm and replayed on Thursday 5-5:30pm.

A program aimed at elementary school kids (age 7-13) in Davis, talking with them about their interests.

Roots, Shoots, and Leaves

Music with tkilpatrick live on Tuesday 6-8pm and replayed on Thursday 10pm-Friday 12am and Saturday 12-2pm.

Music of many artists, old and new.

Sounds So Sweet

Jug Band Music with whagen live on Friday 9-10pm and replayed on Sunday 5-6pm and Monday 7-8pm.

A lively look at Jug Band music, past and present.

That's Life

Talk (usually an interview, sometimes just music) with lrichter live on Thursday 1-2pm and replayed on Sunday 2-3pm.

Interviews with local folks. It might be about work; or life choices; or philosophy; or history. Sometimes birding; or art; or other passions. Or about local activities, groups, or events.

It's rarely about politics. And it never includes shouting!

When there's no guest, it's laid-back music.

The Golden Road

Grateful Dead and family with rmoseanko live on Thursday 6-8pm and replayed on Saturday 3-5pm.

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The Grapevine

Music with rmoseanko live on Wednesday 6-7pm and replayed on Monday 3-4pm, Friday 7:30-8:30am and Saturday 8-9pm.

The Best of Motown, Classic R & B, Soul, The Blues now & then...and other sounds that move the spirit.

The Inferno

Classic Rock, Prog, Psychedelic, Avant-Garde, Metal, Neofolk with alowe and saraujo live on Sunday 6-7pm and replayed on Monday 8-9pm and Wednesday 1-2pm.

Been playin' music on KDRT for about 6 years. Typically it goes something like this:

Sabrina plays classic rock, some prog, glam, and psychedelic, etc. for the first half of the show. For the latter half hour with Adrienne you'll hear avant-garde, psychedelic, neofolk, zeuhl, rock in opposition, chamber rock, industrial, doom, sludge, experimental, electronic, ambient, post punk, etc.

The Recollection

Open Mic Radio which includes Sports, Current Events, Entertainment, Comedy, Music, and Gaming with Josh James and ted live on Tuesday 11am-1pm.

An arena where we gather listeners’ opinions and discuss them. Led by Ted, Josh, and Brian, this open mic radio show will usually span the field of sports talk, but entertainment and current events are also regular topics. Anything can be fair game for conversation and sometimes humor. When the calls are slow, this show becomes informative and hilarious impromptu conversation with three guys who enjoy gossiping and for the most part are good friends.

Ted, Josh, and Brian live on The Recollection every Tuesday 11am-1pm.

Vee's Beats

Music with vshanti live on Thursday 2-3pm and replayed on Tuesday 7:30-8:30am, Tuesday 11pm-Wednesday 12am and Wednesday 9-10pm.

Electronic and World Beat Music.