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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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The Cerealist

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The Cerealist curates chilling broadcasts of loud + bizarre soundscapes from an ancient cave bellowing death metal from around the globe, with smoky stage lights on music from American, Swedish, and Norwegian shredders. Tune in every week for 30 brutal minutes of blast-beat heaven!

Live Wednesday 7:30-8pm
Replays Sunday 10-10:30pm
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The Cerealist
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E-Town

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E-Town, taped before a live audience in Boulder, Colorado, features today’s top folk and Americana artists, along with information and discussions on the environment and conservation. Host Nick Forster nimbly walks the line between musician and radio journalist, playing guitar, mandolin, or lap steel with musical guests and then switching gears to engage artists in conversation. Co-host Helen Forster lends her voice to both the spoken and musical portions of the show.

Live Saturday 10-11am
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That's Life

Lois Richter’s format for That’s Life is mostly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music — from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii to golden oldies rock 'n' roll — but mostly there is just talk.

To suggest a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Tuesday 12-1pm
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Lois Richter
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Sounds So Sweet

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Host Wayne Hagen takes a lively look at sweet sounds of jug band music, past and present.

Live Tuesday 1-2pm
Replays Monday 10-11pm, Friday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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Live Tracks

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 LT began broadcasting on Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 753 original programs by October 2025.  Join Jim on his quest to reach show number 777.  Peace.

Live Thursday 7-9pm
Replays Saturday 9-11pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Celebrating the Autumnal Equinox and Mabon on this session of Celtic Songlines

Tue, 09/27/2022 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

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Davisville, Sept. 26, 2022: The last record store in town is having a busy year

Mon, 09/26/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Young adult buyers rediscovering a sense of community as they listen to records together. Interest in long-gone bands like Led Zeppelin. High prices for LPs you couldn't give away a decade ago. People emerging from the pandemic who bring in boxes of their vinyl records because they want to get stuff out of their homes, and they don't want the records to be thrown away. Paul Wilbur, the longtime manager of Armadillo Music in downtown Davis, says the current market for LPs and CDs isn't easily explained, but love for music is a big part of it. He’s our guest today on Davisville.

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The Power of Song, episode 2, Sept. 23, 2022

Fri, 09/23/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Asking someone to select their top 20 songs is difficult, and picking just one is impossible. But I still asked several people to pick a song that has touched them personally / emotionally and the reason why. That's what we have today: one song from each of several people. I left the genres open.

Music is a mystery that touches us on so many levels at so many different times. It can make us happy, sad, or melancholy. Or maybe we're drawn to the music itself, or to the lyrics; or for many of us a song offers a look back that lets us relive a past moment. 

Episode 2 of The Power Of Song features songs from Jeff Shaw, Billy Larkin, Jesse Deere, Neil Heaton, Tomy Edwards and Bart Van der Zeeuw. 

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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 22, 2022

Thu, 09/22/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Kurapia, clover, and other ground covers; nematodes on tomatoes; safe plants for cats, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for Sept. 21, 2022: Remembering Paul Sartin

Wed, 09/21/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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A leading light of contemporary English folk music, composer, singer, fiddler and oboist, Paul Sartin passed away unexpectedly last week in Oxford, just before taking stage. Although he rarely performed under his own name, Sartin was a founding member of the bands Belshazzar's Feast, Faustus, and Bellowhead. He collaborated widely and was beloved throuhout the British folk community, none more so than in Hampshire, where he co-founded the Whitchurch Folk Club.

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 20, 2022

Tue, 09/20/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On this episode: From the 1920s and 30s we’ll hear Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra, Fats Waller, Sidney Bechet, and Coleman Hawkins. Then we move to the '40s and '50s with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Modern Jazz Quartet, Sarah Vaughan, Miles Davis, and Mose Allison, and then we’ll take it out with Weather Report, and Cal Tjader, from the 1970s.

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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 15, 2022

Thu, 09/15/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today: Fertilizer questions, aphids and pesticides on milkweed, and much more.

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 13, 2022

Tue, 09/13/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: From 1955-1963 we'll hear Kai Winding with J.J. Johnson, Bobby Hackett, John Lewis, Erroll Garner, Chet Baker, Gigi Gryce Quartet, Miles Davis, Elek Bacsik, McCoy Tyner, and Art Blakey. Then we'll hear 1980s performances by Archie Shepp with Horace Parlan, and Butch Thompson.

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Davisville, Sept. 12, 2022: Searching deepest space, while working from Davis

Mon, 09/12/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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In a remote Chilean desert, the Giant Magellan Telescope Organization is building a huge telescope that promises to see deeper into space than any optical telescope now existing. The work involves five countries and more than a dozen leading universities and institutes — and the president of the nonprofit that’s building it, Robert Shelton, lives in Davis. He joins us today on Davisville to talk about this huge new eye on the distant reaches of space and what it might show us, like whether we’re alone in the universe.

(The rendering depicts the Giant Magellan Telescope, now being built in Chile.)

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Thinking about rain songs, on Listening Lyrics, Sept. 9, 2022

Fri, 09/09/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Today's show presents an eclectic selection of songs about rain.

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