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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.

Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is an award-winning syndicated news program that gives voice to perspectives rarely heard in corporate-sponsored media, including independent journalists, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, independent analysts, and ordinary people from around the world.

Live Friday 9-10am

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Twang Thang

Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, showcasing the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver ... Americana music didn't just show up one day — it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores the originators, the newcomers, and the music that happened along the way!

Live Wednesday 7-9am

Replays Saturday 1-3pm

DJ(s):

DJ Dirk

Dashboard Diaries

Hop in for a trip through ever-changing musical landscapes, from familiar highways to roads less travelled. Dashboard Diaries host Ray K loves to share hand-picked tunes spanning broad styles of music, with a nod to the real, organic disc jockey-driven radio of his youth. It's all about the journey...

Live Thursday 3-4pm

DJ(s):

RayK

Democracy Now!

Live Friday 9-10am

Homepage URL:

Democracy Now! on the Web

Democracy Now!

Live Friday 9-10am

Homepage URL:

Democracy Now! on the Web

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Jazz After Dark September 16 2025

Tue, 09/16/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

Replay of The Folk Brothers for June 16, 2021: Ballads and fiddlers

Mon, 09/15/2025 - 3:00pm | admin

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This week: modern and ancient ballads from Gretchen Peters, Lau with Karine Polwart, Salt House, and Kacy and Clayton. Also some instrumental tracks featuring gorgeous fiddling from the likes of Sam Sweeny, Benedict Morris and Christian Sedelmyer (with Andrew Marlin). And new music from Eli West, Jeffrey Foucault , Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters, and The Travellin' McCourys.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 06/16/2021

Electric Compost Heap — Sept. 12, 2025

Fri, 09/12/2025 - 4:57pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight at 6 p.m. on the Electric Compost Heap, we'll feature some new tunes from Orchestra Gold, Viagra Boys, Spoon, and Unknown Mortal Orchestra. We'll also remember Mark Volman of The Turtles, who we lost last week at the age of 78. Hope you enjoy!

Crows and songs, on Audio Ecotone, Sept. 12, 2025

Fri, 09/12/2025 - 4:10pm | Eddy Owt

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Eddy Owt allowed me (Pieter Pastoor) to fill in for him this week. I had to pick a theme, so a show was born about crows in song. Enjoy the journey in the spirit world of crows.

Crows in Song

Omens & death

Crows are often associated with death, darkness, or foreboding.

Wisdom & mystery

In many Native American, Celtic, and Norse myths (and retellings in literature), crows are seen as wise, shape-shifting messengers between worlds.

Transformation & the uncanny

Crows often appear in magical realism or gothic writing as liminal creatures — half in the human world, half in the supernatural.

Ted Hughes’ poetry collection Crow (1970) reimagines the crow as a trickster, creation figure, and survivor.

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Sept. 11, 2025

Thu, 09/11/2025 - 4:00pm | Russ Tolman

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Hey there! Coming up on the latest installment of The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, tracks from the Delines, Lulu Wiles, Sandy Denny, Jeff Tweedy, MJ Lenderman, and more more more! Listen up at 9 p.m. Pacific here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + the podcasts -- and catch Russ in his new replay slot on Friday mornings at 7 a.m.!

Davis Garden Show, Sept. 11, 2025

Thu, 09/11/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: tomato and pepper updates, grafted peppers, sudden limb drop, decomposed granite under trees, figs and small trees for a courtyard, olive fruit fly information, and more

New show premiere: Dashboard Diaries

Thu, 09/11/2025 - 10:00am | RayK

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Join DJ Ray K for the inaugural episode of Dashboard Diaries on Sept. 11 from 3 to 4 p.m. Ray spins an eclectic mix of rock, soul, blues and more from his expansive library, keeping the tradition of live, organically curated DJ-driven radio alive and well. So grab some snacks and a couple of road sodas, hop in, and we’ll try to get lost for an hour. Dashboard Diaries airs live every Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM and KDRT.org.

IMPLOSION! – 10 September 2025

Wed, 09/10/2025 - 4:50pm | Nick Saloman

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This week on IMPLOSION, Nick Saloman has a guessing game for you featuring a roster of unlikely artists who've recorded psychedelic tracks! Can you guess the artist before the back-announce? We won't drop any hints here, but we hope you'll be sure to play along on Wednesday, Sep. 10, at 8 p.m. Pacific – or Friday morning at 8 a.m. in Nick's new replay slot – right here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + those podcast apps!

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 10, 2025

Wed, 09/10/2025 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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Wednesday again already? Yes it is, and it's almost 2 p.m. Pacific time, which means that it's about time for In the Key of Folk on KDRT! Today we have a bunch of new releases for your enjoyment, including several by songwriters accoladed by the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance, and several from a compilation, The Long Journey Home, which John McCutcheon has produced to recognize the music of the 1925 Mountain City Fiddler's Convention: Hint, you'll hear Tim O'Brien, Jake Blount, amazing bluegrass fiddler Becky Buller, and John McCutcheon on these. So stay tuned to KDRT 95.7 FM or KDRT.org for replays and much more!