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ABOUT US

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.

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

Replays Wednesday 5-6pm

DJ(s):

Lois Richter

Planetary Radio

Each week, Planetary Radio visits with a scientist, engineer, project manager, astronaut, advocate or writer who provides a unique and exciting perspective on the exploration of our solar system and beyond.

Live Thursday 8:30-9am

Homepage URL:

http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/

Grist for the Chill

Dave serves up a truly interesting mix of music with a focus on fingerstyle guitar and percussive groove as it relates to roots, world fusion, jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music, and more.

Live Thursday 11am-12pm

Replays Monday 7-8am, Tuesday 11pm-Wednesday 12am

DJ(s):

Dave Mcasey

Homepage URL:

Grist for the Chill

The Wild Fox Party

Tune in for a wide variety of roots music — including doo-wop, gospel, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll, Latin, African, and hillbilly/country bluegrass — from the early 1920s to contemporary times. The Wild Fox Party focuses on vocal groups , small-group ensembles, and outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists who never or hardly ever get heard. The music provides a forum for learning about history and diverse cultures, and it does so through the exposure of music as art, highlighting points in time that will last forever via the medium of audio recordings.

Live Tuesday 10-11am

Replays Wednesday 11pm-Thursday 12am

DJ(s):

Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Doo Wop Dave

Homepage URL:

DrDoowop

Eye on Sports

Eye On Sports is a talk radio show focused on local sports in the Sacramento/Davis area that occasionally covers National Sports. Hosts Chuck and Cody have been involved with sports both nationally and locally for more than 15 years and want to share their opinions and initiate discussion to the public through conversation and occasional outside interviews. This show will not be politically driven in anyway. The conversation will cover the results , local impact, business and psychology of sports.

Live Thursday 6-7pm

Replays Friday 8-9am

DJ(s):

Cody Westergaard, ChuckGarcia7

More programs ...

Kevin Welch of Boca do Rio and the meaning of a grant, on Listening Lyrics, March 4, 2022

Fri, 03/04/2022 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Boca do Rio was the second band to be awarded the annual Davis Independent Music Initiative (DIMI) grant, in 2021. The committee that awarded it included the 2020 winner, Davis musician Joel Daniel of the Hoots, reported the Sacramento News and Review in July 2021: "The grant is part of an annual effort to boost Davis’s music scene by providing one local band with funding. Daniel’s hope is that it offers musicians who might otherwise seek a career in Sacramento or the Bay Area the support they need to foster their talents closer to home." Applications for the 2022 grant are due by April 1.

We wrap up this show playing a Led Zeppelin song as interpreted by the Alex Jenkins Trio. Here is an All About Jazz review of their newest album, Tri-Cycle, from 2021.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 03/04/2022

Davis Garden Show, March 3, 2022

Thu, 03/03/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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The subjects this week include:

Night temperatures for seedlings
Types of red-leaf plums
Tender perennials grown as annuals
Planting times for different vegetables

and more.

The Folk Brothers for March 2, 2022: Stand with Ukraine

Wed, 03/02/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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This morning we featured music from DakhaBrakha (pictured), a folk quartet from Kyiv. Also on today's show: new takes on traditional ballads from Joshua Burnell, Cinder Well, and Jim Ghedi, as well as a new take on "Dublin Blues" from Mipso, plus new original tracks from Ernest Troost, Justin Farren, and Jack Sharp. And more!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 03/02/2022

Jazz After Dark March 01 2022

Tue, 03/01/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Count Basie & His Orchestra, Ethel Ennis, Art Tatum, Gigi Gryce, Lou Donaldson & Grant Green, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Pete Candoli, Claude Bolling Big Band, Pedro Iturralde with Donna Hightower, Ledisi & Metropole Orkest, and Billy Taylor.

Listen in, a $10K grant for Davis musicians, plus special guest Joel Daniel, on Listening Lyrics

Fri, 02/25/2022 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Joel Daniel joins us this week to review the 2022 Davis Independent Music Initiative and City of Davis grant to a Davis-based musician. For more details, visit the DIMI grant page. Plus we have music from Boot Juice, Lillian Francis, Joel Daniel, Racquetbangers, Max Riley, and Stompin' Tom Connors.

Davis Garden Show, Feb. 24, 2022

Thu, 02/24/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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This picture is from 2013. On today's program we talk about:

Freezing weather and plant protection
Dealing with bedstraw weeds
Dormant sprays

and more!

The Folk Brothers for Feb. 23, 2022: Talisk rocks the folk

Wed, 02/23/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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This multiple award-winning Scottish trio is not your grandparents' Celtic band. They bring rock 'n' roll sensibilities to their mix of concertino, fiddle, and acoustic guitar. Box player Mohsen Amini is a force of nature as he drives their instrumental tunes onwards. With the release of their second album Dawn, Talisk's first U.S. tour stops at Sacramento's Sofia Center this Saturday night, Feb. 26.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 02/23/2022

Jazz After Dark February 22 2022

Tue, 02/22/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Lester Young & The Kansas City Six, Lester Young & the King Cole Trio, Helyne Stewart, Les McCann Ltd. & Lou Rawls, Gene Ammons, Stuff Smith, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Lucky Thompson, Stephane Grappelli & Barney Kessel, Stephane Grappelli, Esther Satterfield, Stanley Cowell, Les Paul, and Luiz Bonfa.

Davisville, Feb. 21, 2022: The Capitol Corridor expects to bring more changes to Davis

Mon, 02/21/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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There’s lots of news this spring from the Capitol Corridor, the Bay-to-Sacramento passenger train service. Short term, it's recovering from the pandemic, plus taking steps to counter problems that have made too many trains run late. Longer term, it's considering 1) a new central platform in Davis that would connect to an underpass from the station and from the Olive Drive side of the tracks, and 2) changes to the County Road 32 crossing east of town. And if you look ahead a few decades, the corridor anticipates faster trains and better connections from Davis to the Bay Area through the ambitious Link21 "megaregion" project. We talk about all this today with Rob Padgette, the service’s managing director.