In the Key of Folk, July 30, 2025

Wed, 07/30/2025 - 1:30pm | Karen Leyse

Summertime is Festival Time, and today In the Key of Folk brings you a program just about straight from the Vancouver B.C. Folk Festival. We're starting off with a good-bye to Tom Lehrer. Then we're moving into festival land with tracks from the Nordic group, Víík, along with the Rumbaristas and Locarno, followed by such well-known singer-songwriters as Jake Xerces Fussell, Kris Drever, Watchhouse, and more singer-songwriters from the U.S. & Canada. So join us for some new voices from the happily independent Canadian provinces! 2 p.m. Wednesday on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, CA & KDRT.org online. 

Jazz After Dark, July 29, 2025

Tue, 07/29/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

On tonight's show:

  • Benny Carter, Sweet Georgia Brown
  • Artie Shaw, What Is This Thing Called Love?
  • Ella Fitzgerald, In a Mellow Tone
  • Miles Davis, Doxy
  • Billie Holiday, Embraceable You
  • Eddie Harris, Exodus
  • Gerry Mulligan & The Concert Jazz Band, Body and Soul
  • Kenny Burrell Octet, If I Should Lose You
  • Count Basie, Makin' Whoopee
  • Frank Sinatra, I've Got You Under My Skin
  • Eddie Lockjaw Davis with Paul Gonsalves, If I Should Lose You
  • Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Bye Bye Blackbird
  • Dianne Reeves, The Nearness of You / Misty
  • Ximo Tebar, St. Thomas

Electric Compost Heap -- July 25, 2025

Fri, 07/25/2025 - 8:09pm | Dug Deep

Tonight in the Electric Compost Heap, we say Happy Birthday and pay tribute to American artist George Clinton who just turned 84 years old earlier this week! Oh, yeah, it's more P-Funk than you can handle! We'll also say goodbye to Ozzy Osbourne who just left us. Wait, can that be done in one 2-hour radio show? Anything is possible with the electrical magic of Radio Compost! Hope you can join us at KDRT.org!

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – July 24, 2025

Thu, 07/24/2025 - 4:30pm | Russ Tolman

This time around on the Goodtime Hour, Russ Tolman is spinning souldies, old and new, with tunes from Chicano Batman, The Chi-Lites, The Commands, Thee Sacred Souls, Thee Vellords, and many more. Tune in at 9 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, July 24 via KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, CA + KDRT.org around the world + anytime via the podcast apps!

Jazz After Dark, July 22, 2025

Tue, 07/22/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight, it’s Duke Ellington and some of the great musicians who worked with him. The songs:

  • Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cotton Club Stomp
  • Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra, I Was Made to Love You
  • Duke Ellington, Come Sunday (with Mahalia Jackson)
  • Billy Strayhorn, Take the "A" Train
  • Johnny Hodges, Art Pepper Quintett / What's New
  • Johnny Hodges & Duke Ellington, Moon Glow
  • Johnny Hodges with Ray Nance vocals, Just Squeeze Me
  • Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
  • Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges, Wabash Blues
  • Duke Ellington, Take the "A" Train
  • Paul Gonsalves, I'm Beginning to See the Light
  • Harry Carney & The Duke's Men, Five O’clock Drag
  • Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Harold Ashby & The Duke's Men, Backstairs
  • Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald, Duke's Place

Davisville, July 21, 2025: The puppy-chewed training book, and other tales from the Davis Book Menders

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

The ordinary jobs that come to the Davis Book Menders include wear-and-tear repairs, like fixing torn pages or tattered covers, but some damage is unusual — like the books that displayed tire treads or evidence of use as a trivet. Whatever the problem, the menders can fix it, says Karen McCluskey, a member of the group … with some exceptions, such as the book they bagged and discarded because it seemed like a biohazard.

The menders gather each Tuesday to work around a long table (see photo) inside the main Davis library, and on the first Tuesday of each month they host a book-repair cafe for anyone who wants to come in for help fixing their own books.

Publisher’s Weekly says U.S. sales of printed books totaled 782.7 million in 2024, up 4.4 million from 2023. Today on Davisville we talk with McCluskey about the work and the satisfaction of mending thousands of books each year.

Divine Intervention – July 18, 2025

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 4:00pm | Jess Goddésse

Divine Intervention strikes the KDRT airwaves at 6 p.m. Pacific with a magical multi-decade, cross-genre concoction of music, including the latest releases from the Darts, Wet Leg, the Bug Club, St. Divine, and the Residents ... two twangin' tracks from our Goddess of the Month, Ms. Melba Montgomery ... a "newley" acquired Vinyl Vespers tune ... a tribute to Dave Kaffinetti, aka Viv Savage (RIP) ... and a quick farewell to Concetta Franconero. Join your hostesse Jess Goddésse on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT .org + the podcasts apps.

Mapping Healthcare, July 18, 2025: Building breast cancer awareness in Jordan

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 3:03pm | Diane Crumley

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and globally the leading cause of female cancer death. Outcomes are drastically different based purely on where women happen to live. This challenge isn't just a medical one, but is deeply entangled with social factors, cultural norms, and economics.

In this recent episode of Mapping Healthcare, KDRT's Dr. Shaikh speaks with Salma Jaouni Aray about the the Jordan Breast Cancer Program and its work toward improving outcomes through increased awareness and early detection. Stream anytime here

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