| KDRT 95.7FM Davis

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.

Every week, the big blue train we call the Blue Light Central rumbles out of the station for an hour-long ride through a landscape of blues, classic R&B, soul, gospel, zydeco, and low-down boogie. Mark Drnek is your ticket agent, porter, engineer, brakeman, and conductor on a weekly excursion through the vast music landscape.

Live Thursday 9-10pm

Homepage URL:

Blue Light Central on the web

The Wild Fox Party

Tune in for a wide variety of roots music — including doo-wop, gospel, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll, Latin, African, and hillbilly/country bluegrass — from the early 1920s to contemporary times. The Wild Fox Party focuses on vocal groups , small-group ensembles, and outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists who never or hardly ever get heard. The music provides a forum for learning about history and diverse cultures, and it does so through the exposure of music as art, highlighting points in time that will last forever via the medium of audio recordings.

Live Tuesday 10-11am

Replays Tuesday 10-11pm

DJ(s):

Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Doo Wop Dave

Homepage URL:

DrDoowop

Sea Change Radio

Sea Change Radio is a nationally syndicated program that covers the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

Live Wednesday 11-11:30pm

Replays Friday 2:30-3pm

Homepage URL:

Sea Change Radio on the web

Techtonic with Mark Hurst

Techtonic with Mark Hurst – a weekly, 58-minute talk show on technology – explores what’s at stake in our profit-driven, tech-saturated society. Hurst interviews authors, journalists, and creators to discuss how our daily lives and work are being affected by screen addiction, surveillance capitalism, and big-tech utopianism. Techtonic reveals the threats to democracy, society, and the environment due to the actions of giant corporations and tech platforms.

Techtonic is a production of WFMU, an independent radio station in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Live Wednesday 12-1pm

Homepage URL:

Techtonic on the web

Sounds So Sweet

Host Wayne Hagen takes a lively look at sweet sounds of jug band music, past and present.

Live Tuesday 1-2pm

Replays Friday 10-11pm

DJ(s):

Wayne Hagen

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The Electric Compost Heap -- June 12, 2026

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 5:33pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight at 6 p.m. Pacific on The Electric Compost Heap, we'll spin a few tunes by artists appearing at this year's Davis Music Festival, happening in exactly one week! We'll also spin new tunes from the Bug Club, Cootie Catcher, and the Gnomes, and we'll remember James Blood Ulmer (pictured), who merged with the infinite last week at the age of 86. Hope you can join us at KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org!

Davis Music Fest preview pt.1 on The Audio Ecotone, June 12, 2026

Fri, 06/12/2026 - 12:14pm | Eddy Owt

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This week's edition of The Audio Ecotone is part 1 of our Davis Music Fest preview featuring artists from next weekend's fest. This year's lineup features so much great music that we can't fit it all into one show! Listen live Friday 3-4 p.m. Pacific on 95.7fm locally or kdrt.org online!

Dashboard Diaries -- June 11, 2026

Thu, 06/11/2026 - 8:27am | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, DJ RayK jumpstarts the Plymouth Voyager and heads back to the '90s. The CD changer is loaded up with the Cure, UB40, Sugar Ray, New Radicals, Nirvana, Art of Noise, and a cast of dozens. There’s plenty of room for everybody, so pile on in. We’ll have you back by dinner! Thursday, 3-5 p.m., on 95.7 FM and KDRT.org!

Davis Garden Show, June 11, 2026

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 11:05pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: hot weather issues, sharpshooter update, pruning a phlox, dealing with a sudden sun increase, lavender, and more.

In the Key of Folk -- June 10, 2026

Wed, 06/10/2026 - 1:12pm | Karen Leyse

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This week on In the Key of Folk, we're celebrating the arrival of new music, classic music, and traveling the Nordic lands for some new discoveries. Join in to hear the Haas sisters, Väsen, Østerlide, Wil Maring, Laurie Lewis, and more! What more can we say? The phrase for this week, and always, is "Make new friends, but keep the old." Join in and keep your ears open!

Today: 2 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM or stream at KDRT.org.

Jazz After Dark, June 9, 2026

Tue, 06/09/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight: Doris Day, Herbie Mann, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Pepper, Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan, the Harold Mabern Trio, and Geri Allen.

Start your week with some Sonic Rehab, Monday, June 8, 1-3 p.m.

Sat, 06/06/2026 - 3:01am | Jojo Johanssen

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DJ Jojo Johanssen is ready to gear you up for another week with a wild half hour where (almost) all the songs have the EXACT SAME TITLE. He'll also be dropping some tremendous Masters at Work remixes, a mini tribute to Dexter Wansel, who sadly passed away recently, as well as another track off the new Brian Jackson album. Not enough to get you to tune in? How bout some Olivia Newton-John, Kinks, and Thundercat? How about a special guest MC? Now he's got you! Tune in for the eclectic ride through excellent music this coming Monday, June 8, from 1-3 p.m. on 95.7 fm or on kdrt.org. If you can't listen live, check out the Sonic Rehab archive for shows from the last couple weeks!

Divine Intervention - June 5, 2026

Fri, 06/05/2026 - 5:08pm | Jess Goddésse

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Hold on to your hats, kids. This week on Divine Intervention, we've got enough new music to set your head a-spinnin'. Listen up as we skip across genres to new tracks from the Bug Club, Car Seat Headrest, Corey Harris, Girl Trouble(!), Gun Outfit, Iceage, Lila Downs, Mexican Institue of Sound y Meridian Brothers, Russ Tolman... We'll also introduce our new Goddess of the Month, examine a challenging Vinyl Vespers, visit Critter Corner (Saturday is free-adoption day!), spin a sweet little set of tunes from 1980, and pay a sincere tribute to the dearly departed Tony Head. Join Jess Goddésse at 6 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org. Listen anytime via the web + the podcasts!

Dashboard Diaries – June 4, 2026

Thu, 06/04/2026 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, DJ RayK fills the land yacht with hi-test, gets it running on at least seven cylinders and throws a dart at the map. It’s a random road trip with the likes of Leon Russell, Wild Belle, Van Morrison, Diana Ross, The Mermen, The Spinners … if it was released on 8-track, we’ve got it covered. Grab a road soda and crank it up! Thursday, 3-5 p.m., on 95.7fm and KDRT.org.