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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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Jazz After Dark

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Join jazz aficionado Don Shor as he explores the diverse and fascinating world of jazz. Jazz After Dark spans the gamut, from roots in boogie-woogie, blues, and ragtime through traditional and straight-ahead jazz, soul jazz, bossa nova, and more. 

Live Tuesday 8-9pm
Replays Thursday 10-11pm
DJ(s): 
Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Jazz After Dark on the Web (blog with playlists)
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Song of Dinosaurs

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Songs of Dinosaurs presents songs from the prehistoric era: reptilian rhythms, lizard lyrics, triassic tones, and mammoth melodies with Professor A.

Live Friday 8-10pm
Replays Sunday 7:30-9:30pm
DJ(s): 
Professor A
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Grist for the Chill

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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
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Mapping Healthcare

Mapping Healthcare is a radio show and podcast where a medic with a map explores ways in which people around the globe make the world of healthcare better and what we can learn from them. The host is a University of California Davis pediatrician, educator, and researcher who leads programs to help people access high-quality healthcare and stay healthy. Episodes wrap up with learning a little bit about the place our guest lives or works in.

All past episodes are archived below. Find Mapping Healthcare on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Live Friday 5:30-6pm
DJ(s): 
Dr. Shaikh
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Twang Thang

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Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, showcasing the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver ... Americana music didn't just show up one day — it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores the originators, the newcomers, and the music that happened along the way!

Live Monday 6-8pm
Replays Wednesday 9-11pm, Sunday 8-10am
DJ(s): 
DJ Dirk
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Davisville, March 1, 2021: New UC Davis research says teens who bully often target their friends

Mon, 03/01/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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We hear a lot about teen bullying, but this research from the University of California, Davis, is new: It says most such bullying occurs among peers climbing the social ladder, and the “highest rates of bullying occur between friends, and between friends of friends.” As if junior high weren’t difficult enough.

Today I talk with sociology Professor Robert Faris about why this happens—it’s “driven by this pursuit of something that is so ephemeral: popularity in high school,” he says—and what to do about it. Many conventional anti-bullying efforts, Faris continues, aren’t working. Churning, low-quality friendships contribute to the abuse, but solid and stable friendships can be part of the cure.

The report's co-authors are sociologists Diane Felmlee at Pennsylvania State University and Cassie McMillan at Northeastern University.

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Live Tracks Feb 25th, 2021: A high-octane dose of live music with The Nickel Slots

Thu, 02/25/2021 - 9:10pm | Jim Buchanan

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This episode features a never-before aired live recording of The Nickel Slots from their Nov. 2019 gig at Thursday Live! at the Davis Odd Fellows Hall.  The Nickel Slots are in the Sacramento Sammie Awards Hall of Fame for multiple category wins, and are described as "taking you on a journey through hard times and desperation that always carries hope that better things are just around the corner".  Just what we all need! Also featured in this episode are live recordings of Joe Craven and The Sometimes (also from the Davis Odd Fellows Hall), and an extended live set by Mumbo Gumbo from the 2018 Paradise Fire Relief Benefit broadcast live by KDRT.  

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Jazz After Dark Feb 23, 2021: West Coast and Hard bop

Tue, 02/23/2021 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight's show features a mix of West Coast jazz and some Hard bop. We'll hear Lena Horne, Richard Twardzik & Russ Freeman, Lennie Tristano, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Gerry Mulligan & Johnny Hodges, Nat King Cole, The Modest Jazz Trio, Shelly Manne & His Men, Eddie Harris, Lee Konitz & the Brazilian Band, The Taylor Eigsti Trio. Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA with replays Wed. 4 pm and Thursday evenings at 11 pm.  Link to Show page here.    Podcasts are also on iTunes or your favorite podcast site, such as https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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COVID-19 Community Report, Feb. 23, 2021: Speaking with two local parents groups about school reopening

Tue, 02/23/2021 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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This month, I’ve been focusing on the return to in-person instruction in the Davis Joint Unified School District. This week I’m speaking with parents who represent different viewpoints on reopening. Dr. Audrey Pan with Safe Classrooms, Safe Community - Davis  joins me in the first interview, and Dr. Rachel Klein of DJUSD Parent Coalition- It's Time to Safely Go Back to School joins me in a second interview. Over the next 1-2 weeks, I will wrap this monthlong series by speaking with several DJUSD students. Previous interviews have included the teachers' perspectives on Feb. 16, and the district 's administration perspective with Dr. John Bowes on Feb. 9, 2021.  All 53 episodes can be streamed at the COVID-19 Community Report show page.

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Meraki Radio Perspectives: Beans and Rice, but Mostly Beans

Tue, 02/23/2021 - 12:30pm | Alison B

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On this episode of Meraki Radio: Perspectives, Alison opens up the show with Mary Oliver's poem "Beans" as well as a few lines from John Steinbeck's Tortilla Flat. Many cultures through out the world include beans as a staple food. The conversation ensues about beans-- Deema even surprising herself, describing recipes from Egypt and beyond. Embrace the bean! Rice is discussed as well, though beans are certainly the star of the show. Enjoy and go eat some beans!

 

Words cited

"Beans" by Mary Oliver: http://ciaosamin.com/ciao/aosamin.com/2015/01/beans-by-mary-oliver.html

Tortilla Flat by John Steinbeck: https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.226094/2015.226094.Tortilla...

Recipes

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20. Pandemic Pets

Mon, 02/22/2021 - 4:00pm | Rohan

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Since mid-March 2020 there has been a huge surge in animal adoptions, fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Melissa Bain, a professor at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, tells us about the joys and challenges of pandemic pets, and what to consider when adopting animal companions during the pandemic. We meet 14-year-old Davis resident Kate Phillips and her canine companion Winston. Winston became part of the Phillips family last summer. Hear about the science behind why there is such a deep bond between dogs and humans and learn some cool facts about dogs. Then visit Siberia, where dogs first joined the human pack 23,000 years ago.

Timeout Radio playlist for 02/22/2021
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Cowboy Tracks for Feb. 19, 2021 - Ten Gallon Boogie

Fri, 02/19/2021 - 1:00pm | Nancy Flagg

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“Ten Gallon Boogie" and other great old and new western tunes fill today’s Cowboy Tracks show playlist (Feb. 19), including tunes by Pee Wee King, Hot Texas Swing Band, Marshall Tucker Band, LeeLee Music and Cowgirl Jazz, Corb Lund, Hot Club of Cowtown, Rusted Spurs West, The Wardens, Rita Hosking, Dave Stamey Page, Ginny Mac, WALT Wilkins the Mystiqueros, and Thick Crust Doughboys. Plays live Friday afternoons 1 -2 pm, with replays on Saturday 6-8 pm and Monday 7-8 pm.

Cowboy Tracks playlist for 02/19/2021
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Live Tracks for Feb 18th, 2021: Joy and Madness Erupts!

Thu, 02/18/2021 - 9:10pm | Jim Buchanan

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In February 2019, the eight piece soul and funk band  Joy and Madness exploded onto the stage at Odd Fellows Hall, and kept the crowd dancing throughout the evening.  Jim "Live Tracks" Buchanan recorded this epic, joy-filled event and shares it tonight.  Joy and Madness describe their sound as "a raucous mix of raw stonesy energy, pulsing groove, and juicy horn lines coloring tightly crafted songs". They’ve shared the stage with other high energy performers such as Tower of Power, Trombone Shorty, and Collective Soul. They describe their front man and vocalist Hans Eberbach as bringing so much freewheeling energy to the stage, that he has literally broken right through the floorboards.

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3rd Streaming Feb 17th, 2021 - Saluting Chick Corea

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 3:10pm | Gary Chew

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Today's show salutes Chick Corea who recently passed Feb. 9, 2021. Kicking off the show with Spain: Chick Corea piano; John Patitucci bass; Dave Weckl drums. Then Corea's Septet, and later, Temple of Isfahan.  A couple of tastes of Diana Krall are also included in this first 3rd Streaming broadcast live from the KDRT studio in 2021. New live show time is Wednesdays 1 -3 PM, with replays Saturdays 7-9 PM and Tuesdays 9 - 11 PM.

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The Folk Brothers Feb 17th, 2021 - Eclectic Tunes from Scotland, California, The Gambia, Sea Shanties and More

Wed, 02/17/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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The Folk Brothers are back with new live shows as the KDRT studios have reopened!  Catch our latest program featuring an eclectic mix:  the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s powerful, new interpretation of “The Times They Are A-Changing”; Gambian Kora player/vocalist Sona Jobarteh; Declan O’Rourke’s autobiographical song “Stars Over Kinvara” from his new release “Arrivals”; rousing instrumentals from Scottish bands Elephant Sessions and Talisk; Jorma Kaukonen from The Cabale Creamery, Berkeley in 1964; Barbara Dane and Lightnin’ Hopkins; and Sea Shanties!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 02/17/2021
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