Rachel Fulk Cooke Speaks About Housing - September 16, 2026

Thu, 09/17/2026 - 8:57am | Pieter Pastoor

Rachel Fulk Cooke Speaks About Housing

On this edition of Hello Davis!, we welcome Rachel Fulp-Cooke, a public health professional with more than 25 years of experience connecting research, policy, and community needs. Her work spans healthcare, government, and nonprofit organizations, including recent leadership in developing California's Caregiver Equity Roadmap. She currently serves as Project Manager for the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship at UC Davis Health.

Rachel also serves on the Davis Planning Commission, helping shape decisions about housing, zoning, and community development. Today, we'll explore how her background in public health influences her approach to city planning and what it means for the future of Davis.

 

 

In the Key of Folk, Sept. 16, 2026

Wed, 09/16/2026 - 12:56pm | Karen Leyse

Today on In the Key of Folk, we've selected a variety of tunes from over the years.  We'll start off with something from that fun and clever banjo duo, Alison Brown and Steve Martin. And there's more: Selections from Lulu Wiles, Robert Earl Kean, Rita Hosking, Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble, Jordan Tice, and Nina Gerber. We hope that you'll join us for an hour of less talk and more music. Check it out at 2 pm. today, Wednesday, only on KDRT 95.7 in Davis and KDRT.org worldwide!

Jazz After Dark, Sept. 15, 2026

Tue, 09/15/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

Commemorating pianist Abdullah Ibrahim, who died June 2026 at age of 91. A native of Cape Town, South Africa, his unique style of jazz was infused with the folk music of his childhood. Duke Ellington arranged his early recording sessions. Early albums were released as Dollar Brand.  Ibrahim recorded and performed for decades, with his last album released in 2024. Tonight we'll hear selections from the 1960s to 2014.

DJ Jojo Johanssen's at it again, Sept. 14, 2026, on Sonic Rehab!

Sat, 09/12/2026 - 3:13am | Jojo Johanssen

DJ Jojo Johanssen's peeking through the record cabinet doors this week with some early electronic music that he loved when he was younger. He's bringing some Pet Shop Boys, Yello, and New Order, amongst others. But that's not all! There's also a track from Jungle's new album, music from Bobby McFerrin's son, as well as some CLASSIC discofunkboogie from Kool & the Gang and the Jacksons. How about a beautiful love song from Pomplamoose and some new favorites? Jojo will have all of that AND MORE on Sonic Rehab, this Monday, Sept. 14, at 1 p.m. Pacific on KDRT!

Can't listen live? That's OK, we all get busy! Good thing KDRT keeps shows available for your streaming pleasure for up to 2 weeks on kdrt.org.

The Electric Compost Heap -- Sept. 11, 2026

Fri, 09/11/2026 - 6:00pm | Dug Deep

Gear up for a wild ride tonight at 6 p.m. Pacific on The Electric Compost Heap! We'll be launching a new feature, Top of the Heap, wherein we highlight a song that took things to another level, musically or otherwise. Tonight's Top of the Heap artist is Screamin' Jay Hawkins, but your gonna have to tune in to find out what song it is (Hint: It's NOT "I Put A Spell on You"). Hope you can join us on KDRT 95.7fm + KDRT.org!

Commercials on the radio, on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 11, 2026

Fri, 09/11/2026 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

This week, I’m spinning songs that do a little product placement of their own—tunes that name-drop everything from cars to Coca-Cola.

And between the music, we’ll turn back the clock with some classic radio commercials from days gone by.

Great songs, vintage ads, and a few surprising facts along the way. It’s music, memories, and marketing—all rolled into one hour on Listening Lyrics.

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