Davisville, Aug. 21, 2023: Editor loves the Aggie, wants students to love it too as she changes it

Mon, 08/21/2023 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

Sonora Slater is the 2023-24 editor of the California Aggie, whose days as a printed newspaper for students at UC Davis are largely over. It prints 4,000 copies each Thursday during the academic year, and Slater says a lot end up in recycling bins, not in the hands of students. The Aggie has a larger presence online, but many of UC Davis’ 40,000 students don’t seem to know it exists.

Slater intends to change that. She wants to draw students back in, through new products — such as a 15-20 minute podcast twice a week, timed to fit students’ bike commutes — and a larger focus on stories that interest students, not only the journalists. Plus use of Instagram takeovers, use of social media for updating news, new events with student groups, maybe a caption contest ... she has a list. We talk about all this today on Davisville.

The photo shows Slater atop the Hutchison parking garage at UC Davis, a scene recreated on her tote bag.

Catch up with semi-pro Football Club Davis on latest Timeout Radio

Mon, 08/14/2023 - 4:21pm | kdrtradio

Football Club Davis, a semi-professional soccer team founded in 2017, is based in Davis. On the latest Timeout Radio, FC Davis owner Adam Lewin returns to recap an eventful 2023 season. We talk about the adversity that both the men's and women's teams faced this season, and how the program will continue to grow for years to come.

We also look ahead to the fall 2024 season, when the Lions will join the United Premier Soccer League (UPSL).

Program host Rohan Baxi often features sports topics on Timeout Radio. In July he chatted with journalist Cam Inman, who talks about covering the San Francisco 49ers for the San Jose Mercury News, his advice to aspiring sports broadcasters, and what 49ers fans can expect this upcoming season. Check out Rohan's "Inside the 49ers with Cam Inman."

Songs that focus on helping others, on Imagining Yolo Davis, Aug. 11, 2023

Fri, 08/11/2023 - 6:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

This week I am playing some tunes with a focus on helping others. It's interesting how a song can literally change its meaning when you listen to it with the idea of volunteering. Listen with a need from the individual or the community in mind.

Imagining Yolo Davis playlist for 08/11/2023

Na Mele O Hawai’i honors fire-struck Maui

Fri, 08/11/2023 - 8:35am | kdrtradio

Wildfires have scorched the Hawaiian island of Maui this week, with at least 55 people killed and thousands of people driven from their homes as of this morning, Aug. 11. Na Mele O Hawai’i host Beth Post has dedicated the first hour of her program for Aug. 10 to honor Maui.

“These wildfires have blown through all sorts of land, flattened the very precious town of Lahaina, and displaced thousands of people,” she says. "Our thoughts are with Maui, with the ohana we all have. Many of us have friends or family who live on the island. Some have lost homes or beloved pets, or have been displaced.

“We send our aloha to all of those, and all the people who are sending their aloha as well. We can lift one another up, as we lift Maui.”

Her first song this week is by Kuana Torres Kahele from Music for the Hawaiian Islands, Vol. 3 (pictured).

Dr. Strangely Strange returns to co-host Album of the Week featuring Lightbulb Sun by Porcupine Tree

Thu, 08/10/2023 - 8:53am | kdrtradio

David A. Reynolds, host of Celtic Songlines, co-hosts the latest Album of the Week with a friend of KDRT from back in the years -- Dr. Strangely Strange (aka Davis Dr. Ron Cotterel), who hosted Magical Music Box until the early 2010s.

Their choice for Album of the Week is Lightbulb Sun by the band Porcupine Tree. The doctor says wunderkind musician Steven Wilson, born in 1967, began Porcupine Tree in 1987 as a hoax, but it evolved into a full band that reached fruition with this record, which features lush production and beautiful harmonies.

This week on Crossing Continents: Musicians based in France, focusing on 'Titi' Robin

Wed, 08/09/2023 - 8:47am | kdrtradio

“I’m going to devote this morning’s show to musicians who are based in France," says Crossing Continents host Gil Medovoy, "and I will start with the one musician I feel is probably, as far as world music is concerned, is very much at the top for me. His name is Thierry 'Titi' Robin (pictured, in a photo from his website). He started his musical career in the early ’90s. This is just about the time when I started delving into world music, and sharing it on the air.

“I was very much taken by what I’ve heard. He grew up in central France … his neighbors, his friends, many of them were Romani folks who lived in the area. As a young child, he engaged with this community very freely, and the results can be heard throughout his music.”

Crossing Continents, a world music show, covers the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, North Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian subcontinent, including traditional and contemporary music. Gil launched the program on KDRT six months ago, and hosts new episodes on Mondays at 10 a.m.

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