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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.

 

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Taste, Talk and Whine: All about Wines

Taste Talk & Whine

Tune in for weekly discussions on topics related to wine making and wine enjoyment — plus occasional guests and engagement with listeners. Topics will span the spectrum from technical growing, making, and tasting to what we're drinking to the best places to find a bottle locally.

Live Tuesday 5:30-6pm
DJ(s): 
Nicole Salengo Lee, Tree Kilpatrick
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The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am
Replays Monday 8-9pm, Saturday 5-6pm, Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rocky Outcrop
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Old-Time Radio

Old Time Radio KDRT Davis California

Immerse yourself in programs from radio’s Golden Age.

Live Sunday 10:30pm-Monday 12am
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Democracy Now!

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Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is an award-winning syndicated news program that gives voice to perspectives rarely heard in corporate-sponsored media, including independent journalists, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, independent analysts, and ordinary people from around the world.

Live Friday 9-10am
Homepage URL: 
Democracy Now! on the Web
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Independent and Local

Independent and Local

Independent and Local is a music program featuring local unsigned artists and bands, including "Moments" — brief interviews with experts in the scientific, health, and artistic communities about interesting topics and current events. The main focus is music, along with a few outside-the-box ideas.

Live Monday 4-5pm
Replays Saturday 7-8am
DJ(s): 
Sam Hawk
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Jazz After Dark, May 17, 2022

Tue, 05/17/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra with Bob Eberly on vocals, Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Artie Shaw, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington with Ella Fitzgerald, Cliff Leeman, Eubie Blake, Stan Getz with Kenny Barron, James Moody, and Enrico Pieranunzi.

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Davisville, May 16, 2022: The lost town of Monticello

Mon, 05/16/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Have you heard about Monticello, the small town west of Winters? In the 1950s it was destroyed and flooded to make room for Lake Berryessa, the reservoir created by Monticello Dam. This vanished town is the subject of the current exhibit at the Winters Museum. Today’s guests talk about why Monticello existed and how it emptied, and share stories about people who lived there.

Our guests are Woody Fridae, president of the Historical Society of Winters and a former mayor of Winters, and Carol Fitzpatrick, whose family lived in Monticello. She tells an interesting story about meeting a man in his 80s who, decades earlier, had been visiting Monticello at what turned out to be a critically important moment for her family.

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Billy Larkin, Pianist/Composer, to Share His Music on Listening Lyrics, Friday June 3, 2022, at 4 p.m.

Mon, 05/16/2022 - 1:56pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Billy Larkin, who lives in Davis, is an award-winning pianist/composer/arranger who has been bringing his individual brand of musical artistry to audiences for over 40 years. He defies easy categorization and helps define true expression through the collaborative process.

From his website: "Following his studies in piano, music theory, and composition at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Billy worked in New York City as music director for cabarets, and wrote and performed music for the modern dance company Cheryl Wallace Dance Works. He went on to co-found Stone Street Foundation for the Arts in Cincinnati, which received numerous grants from the Ohio Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts for large-scale original productions featuring dance and live music.

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Melancholy triggers, on Listening Lyrics, May 13, 2022

Fri, 05/13/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Today we talk melancholy. For me, melancholy comes on with certain triggers. Let's play music around three of the triggers: trains, hypnagogia and wind.

Sit back and get into this wonderful playlist.

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Davis Garden Show, May 12, 2022

Thu, 05/12/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Some easy tomatoes, fruitless Nandina varieties, leaf-footed bugs, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for May 11, 2022: On the road with Chatham Rabbits

Wed, 05/11/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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North Carolinians Sarah and Austin McCombie -- aka Chatham Rabbits -- have a new album and a new PBS series. Produced by WUNC -- and available everywhere on PBS Passport -- the series follows the Rabbits as they take their new five-piece string band on the road throughout their home state, playing shows and hanging with some of North Carolina's many great folk and bluegrass musicians.

Fun fact: the couple met at a Mandolin Orange show at Carrborro's Cats Cradle when Sarah was on stage playing banjo with the opening band.

Also this morning, Brother Bill previews upcoming local live music with Todd Snider and Didar Singh Khalsa.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 05/11/2022
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Jazz After Dark, May 10, 2022

Tue, 05/10/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Anita O Day with Roy Eldridge and Gene Krupa, and then with Stan Kenton. We’ll hear Joe Holiday, Peggy Lee , Nat "King" Cole and His Trio, Milt Jackson & Ray Charles, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Ella Fitzgerald & Paul Weston and His Orchestra, Charles Mingus, Buddy DeFranco Quartet, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Eddie Harris, and Shirley Horn.

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Davis Garden Show, May 5, 2022

Thu, 05/05/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today we revisit tomato varieties and issues, plus discuss whiteflies, blossom end rot, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for May 4, 2022: Curlew sounds in the Simmerdim

Wed, 05/04/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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It's getting to be the time of year when the Arctic Circle experiences "Simmerdim," the Scottish term for the long twilight when the sun drops just below the horizon for only a few hours each night. Orcadian singer-songwriter Merlyn Driver's forthcoming album honors the (now endangered) Eurasian Curlew, which wades and sings on the shorelines of those northern islands, during those hours of dim light. Proceeds from his forthcoming album Simmerdim: Curlew Sounds will support efforts by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to restore Curlew habitat.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 05/04/2022
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Jazz After Dark, May 3, 2022

Tue, 05/03/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Sidney Bechet, Benny Goodman, The Mills Brothers, Erroll Garner, Gene Krupa, Oscar Peterson, Etta Jones, Jean-Pierre Sasson, Wes Montgomery, Herbie Mann, Freddie Hubbard, Trudy Desmond, Bud Shank, and Christian Mcbride

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