Hello Davis!

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 5:00am | Pieter Pastoor

Hello Davis!, a new local radio program on KDRT 95.7 FM, will spotlight the people and organizations that help define the character of our town. The show debuts Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2026, and will feature a new episode every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.

 Each week, one of five community organizations will host the program in rotation:

  Davis Senior Center, hosted by Maria Lucchesi

  Downtown Davis Business Association, hosted by Brett Lee

  Davis Phoenix Coalition, hosted by Gloria Partida

  Davis Local, hosted by David Abramson

  My Davis California, hosted by Richard Jia and Gray Eby

On their week, each organization’s host will interview a guest connected to their work—sharing stories, highlighting programs, and offering a closer look at how they serve Davis.

IMPLOSION – 31 December 2025

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 4:30pm | Nick Saloman

What better way to ring in the new year than with a little IMPLOSION, coming at you with the sounds of The Alan Bown!, Bryan & the Brunelles, The Baroques, The Seeds, and more. Tune in at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Stream it anytime, anywhere via the web and the podcasts. Here's to a happy, healthy, music-filled 2026!

Replay of Cowboy Tracks from Dec. 14, 2022: Christmas in the Western style

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 2:00pm | Jim Buchanan

Cowboy Tracks brings you a new episode today of Christmas music done WESTERN style! Enjoy this "Ranch Christmas" show, and happy holidays!

Song -- Title -- Artist -- Album

  • Santa Claus is Coming to Town (instr), Craig Duncan, Bluegrass Christmas
  • Santa's Yodeling Song, The Light Crust Doughboys and Kristyn Harris, Cool Yule Christmas
  • Do You Hear What I Hear, Barry Ward, Home for Christmas
  • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Almeda Bradshaw, single
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Barry Ward, Home for Christmas
  • Christmas Time, Mary Kaye Holt, single
  • A Rootin' Tootin' Santa Claus, Tennessee Ernie Ford, The Capitol Singles, 1951-1952
  • Sleigh Ride (instr,) The Trail Band, Peace on Earth, A Christmas Collection
  • When Winter Comes to Tahoe, David John and the Comstock Cowboys, Christmas in the Sierra
  • Holiday Roundup, Buffalo Bill Boycott, single

It's a Twang Thang – Dec. 31, 2025

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 7:00am | DJ Dirk

Good morning one and all! This is it! The last Wednesday of 2025, and thus the last installment of It’s A Twang Thang for the year! Join us in sweeping out 2025 with a look back at some of the best of the year – plus things we discovered for the first time. Listen in for amazing music from The Turnpike Troubadours, Brennen Leigh, Greensky Bluegrass, Front Country, Sam Bush, Kieran Kane & Rayna Gellert, and so many more! Tune in live at 7 a.m. Pacific on your radio at KDRT 95.7FM or online at KDRT.org, and be sure to subscribe via your podcatcher of choice.

Jazz After Dark, Dec. 30, 2025

Tue, 12/30/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

On tonight's show:

  • Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, Milenberg Joys
  • Wingy Manone and His Orchestra, Black Coffee
  • Andy Kirk & Mary Lou Williams, Walkin' And Swingin'
  • Casa Loma Orchestra, Smoke Rings
  • Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, Softly, As In a Morning Sunrise
  • Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra, After Hours
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Undecided (feat. Chick Webb and His Orchestra)
  • Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, Moonlight Serenade
  • Benny Goodman Orchestra, Sing, Sing, Sing
  • Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra, Charlie Horse
  • Peanuts Holland, It's Wonderful
  • Marty Paich, Easy Listnin'
  • George Lewis, Doctor Jazz
  • George Lewis, Lou-Easy-an-i-a
  • Heritage Hall Jazz Band, Bill Bailey (Featuring Blanche Thomas)
  • Boots Randolph, Take The "A" Train

Davisville, Dec. 29, 2025: Three ideas about Davis

Mon, 12/29/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

The turn of the year is a natural time to step outside the usual stream of events, and that’s what we do today. We asked three previous guests of Davisville to each offer an observation about Davis as 2026 begins — something they like about the town, or would change, or think is misunderstood or overlooked. Their choices could be serious, light or anything in between. 

On today’s program you’ll hear from Tim Keller, who started Inventopia, a business incubator in Davis, who says Davis should plan to be much larger than it is; Sonora Slater, a recent graduate of UC Davis and former editor of the campus news publication, the California Aggie, about young adults moving from Davis to midtown Sacramento; and Andy Jones, a former poet laureate of Davis, an academic technologist, and a UC Davis lecturer in writing and other subjects, who first appeared on Davisville more than 15 years ago. He talks up downtown's quirky public art.

We interviewed each separately by Zoom. Each has seen Davis from different perspectives, and we hope this audio snapshot offers some homegrown food for thought.

Compost Heap takeover with Divine Intervention – Dec. 26, 2025

Fri, 12/26/2025 - 4:30pm | Jess Goddésse

It's a post-solstice Compost Heap takeover, as Jess Goddésse fills in for Dug Deep to bring some Divine Intervention cheer to the airwaves. You'll hear a track or two from our Goddess of the Month (Ruth Copeland!), a back-by-popular-demand Vinyl Vespers spin (apologies in advance), and a bevy of Best of 2025 picks (with assists from Nick Saloman and Russ Tolman). Join us at 6 p.m. Pacific, right here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Stream anytime via the web and the podcast apps. Happy winter! 

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