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KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.)  DMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

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Celtic Songlines

Celtic Songlines, Celtic, Celtic music, Irish music, Scottish music

Celtic Songlines celebrates the music, stories and traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Wales and other Celtic lands.

Tune in live on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at KDRT 95.7FM, stream at kdrt.org, or subscribe to the Celtic Songlines podcast on Apple podcasts. The program replays on KDRT each Wednesday 1-2 p.m., Thursday 6-7 p.m., Sunday 4-5 p.m.

Live Tuesday 11am-12pm
Replays Wednesday 1-2pm, Thursday 6-7pm, Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
David A. Reynolds
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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 Tuesday 1-3pm
Replays Tuesday 9-11pm, Saturday 7-9pm
DJ(s): 
Gary Chew
Homepage URL: 
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Listening Lyrics

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Welcome to an hour of LISTENING LYRICS. Right here on KDRT 95.7FM in Davis, California. Listening Lyrics is a genre free zone - we feature the artist. What makes them do their thing. Listen to the hope and satisfaction in their voices. Listen to what only commercial free community radio can bring you. Close your eyes - open your ears - relax your mind. Join host Pieter Pastoor as he sends color to your ears. Now lets enter, the mother of all that is music and lyrics and the human capability of producing art.
Live Friday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 1-2pm
DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
Homepage URL: 
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Divine Intervention alt. w/Electric Compost Heap

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On The Electric Compost Heap,  DJ Dug Deep hosts a dig through many sound forms — the delightful detritus of blues, soul, country, rock, reggae, jazz, funk, punk, psych, and more — concocting a rich and fertile musical humus. Dig it, Heapsters!

Divine Intervention strikes with an unholy assortment of rock, funk, jazz, punk, roots, and randomness across the decades. For the truly devout, Vinyl Vespers plus Goddess of the Month. Connect with hostèsse @JessGoddèsse.

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Sunday 5-7pm
DJ(s): 
Dug Deep, Jess Goddèsse
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Live Tracks

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    Live Tracks frequently airs recordings from local performances  here in Davis. LT began broadcasting on KDRT Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 657 unique programs as of June 2022.  Best experienced with a lava lamp, cool recreational beverage of choice, and a place to chill out.  Peace.

Live Thursday 7-9pm
Replays Monday 1-3pm, Saturday 9-11pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Davisville, Aug. 15, 2022: The Davis night sky can be magical in the summer

Mon, 08/15/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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The night sky is one of the best parts of Davis during summer and early fall. Hot days yield to mild evenings that make it easy to spend time outdoors after sunset, and a bright moon on the horizon can feel elemental, inviting thoughts about subjects that go far beyond the daily routine.

On today’s program Vinita Domier from the Davis Astronomy Club talks about the attractions of the night sky. With the James Webb space telescope, humans can now see farther in space than ever. We also we hear from stargazers at two recent nighttime events where the club's members brought out their telescopes: one event in the Explorit Science Center parking lot, and the other at a Yolo Basin Foundation benefit held one Saturday night deep in the Yolo Bypass.

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Paul Smaldino of The Small Dinosaurs to appear on Listening Lyrics, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at 4 p.m.

Mon, 08/15/2022 - 4:09pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Paul Smaldino is the lead singer of The Small Dinosaurs, a strange band dedicated to singing songs about the little things that matter. Their first album, Household Songs, is entirely about household chores, and is available everywhere on the internet. Their second album, Dad Songs, is due out in 2023. Paul will most likely perform a song or two live in the studio. Listen in, get to know Paul, and lern a bit about little things that matter.

Listen to this program over the air, via streaming on www.kdrt.org, via the show archives, or on most podcast apps under Listening Lyrics.

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Favorite songs and the power they evoke, on Listening Lyrics, Aug. 12, 2022

Fri, 08/12/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Asking someone to select their top 20 songs is difficult, and picking just one is impossible. But that's what we have today: one favorite song from each of several people, along with the reasons it's their favorite. I left the genres open.

Music is a mystery that touches us on so many levels at so many different times. It can make us happy, sad, or melancholy. Or maybe we're drawn to the music itself, or to the lyrics; or for many of us a song offers a look back in time that allows us to relive a past moment.

On today's show, we play songs chosen by Karin Pastoor Husebosch, Carol Hess, Rod Rodriguez, Preacher, Ed Branam, John Caroll, Jeanne Pastoor, and me, Pieter Pastoor. Listen to the stories and be moved by the power of music.

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 11, 2022

Thu, 08/11/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Citrus pruning, redbud trees, encouraging hummingbirds, lifecycles of spider mite predators, and more.

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Jazz After Dark, Aug. 9, 2022

Tue, 08/09/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: we feature Sonny Stitt, Benny Carter, and Duke Ellington, plus vocals by Peggy Lee.

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Silver Nine Volt Heart celebrates Jerry Garcia and the Days Between, Aug. 4, 2022

Thu, 08/04/2022 - 6:10pm | Rodriguez

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For a special edition of Silver Nine Volt Heart, Rodriguez digs into his archives from The Golden Road (the Grateful Dead-based show he hosted on KDRT for a decade)  to celebrate Jerry's 80th birthday and the annual tradition, the "Days Between." The Ol' Maestro was born on Aug. 1, 1942 and checked out on Aug. 9, 1995. Such a long, long time to be gone and a short time to be here ... for sure!

Enjoy the two hours of cool sounds + words by Jerry all lined up for a nice fat trip on the airwaves. There will be plenty of the good ol' GD, tunes by the Jerry  Garcia Band, acoustic stoke with Garcia & Grisman, a couple of recorded interviews with Jerry, and much more.

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 4, 2022

Thu, 08/04/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Watering new trees, plants for dry shade, citrus leafminer, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for Aug. 3, 2022: Remembering Mick Moloney

Wed, 08/03/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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If there is such a thing as a "renaissance man" in 21st century culture, then Mick Moloney fit that description. Moloney, who died last week at his home in Greenwich Village, was a New York University professor, a touring and recording musician, an Irish cultural ambassador, an ethnomusicologist, and a lifelong social justice warrior.

From his work with The Johnstons, Green Fields of America, and his musical collaborations with Robbie O'Connell, Jimmy Keane, Athena Tergis, John Doyle, and many, many other Irish and American artists, Mick Moloney has left a legacy of recordings that will stand the test of time. The Folk Brothers toured Ireland with Mick, and Bill had been in Galicia with Mick just a few weeks before his untimely death.

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Jazz After Dark, Aug. 2, 2022

Tue, 08/02/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: intro by Lee Morgan, then longer sets by Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan, Houston Person, Junior Mance, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Criss, and Art Pepper.

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Davisville, Aug. 1, 2022: Millennials in the market, fewer Bay Area buyers, and other Davis housing updates

Mon, 08/01/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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The migration of people from the Bay Area to Davis inspired by the pandemic has cooled, the average price of a house in Davis has shot past $900,000, and more than half of the city’s homebuyers now seem to be millennials. That's some of the updated Davis housing information you'll hear in today's conversation with three members of a Davis family who have made local real estate their career: Steve, Kit, and James Boschken. Steve, a real estate broker, and Kit own Boschken Properties, where she is also manager, and their son James is a real estate agent and property manager who’s about to move back to Davis from Texas.

(This July 2022 photo shows the site of the Chiles Ranch new home development planned on East Eighth Street in Davis)

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