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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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IMPLOSION

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IMPLOSION is hosted by Nick Saloman, front person of The Bevis Frond. Born and raised in London, England, Nick started buying records as a small child in the late 1950s and began going to gigs and playing in bands as a teen in the late 60s. IMPLOSION is simply an hour of Nick playing the music that he loves (psychedelia, rock, folk, beat, jazz, soul, punk, and more), with a bit of chat thrown in for good measure. Nick says: "If I like it, then there have got to be a few other people who will too.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 7-8pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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Silver Nine Volt Heart

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Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass.  Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart  you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound ... just click it on and let the music start. 

Live Tuesday 7-9am
Replays Saturday 3-5pm
DJ(s): 
Rodriguez
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A Constant Grin

DJ Chris Mussen presents all things modern indie, from shoegaze to psychedelic, dream pop to space rock, lo-fi to indie folk. Whatever you prefer on your indie playlists, A Constant Grin is sure to keep you smiling.

Live Friday 2-2:30pm
Replays Saturday 7-7:30pm
DJ(s): 
Chris Mussen
Homepage URL: 
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Bike Talk

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Broadcasting weekly from Pacifica station KPFK in Los Angeles, Bike Talk is a show about the most efficient form of transportation in the universe!

Live Tuesday 11pm-Wednesday 12am
Homepage URL: 
Bike Talk on the web
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Big Picture Science

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Through smart, intellectual, and engaging storytelling, Big Picture Science discusses today’s biggest scientific stories and breakthroughs by interviewing leading researchers and scientists. The program delivers the information in unorthodox yet clever ways, proving that science radio doesn’t have to be dry, even if the humor is. 

Live Monday 12-1pm
Homepage URL: 
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Davisville, July 11, 2022: Bob Cowsill, ‘Hair,’ and an enduring family of musicians

Mon, 07/11/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Today we have a summer show. It’s an appreciation of pop music as created by my guest Bob Cowsill (on right in photo) and by his siblings—together, known as the Cowsills. They had top 10 songs in the 1960s, but there’s more to their story than their hits “Hair,” or “The Rain, The Park, and Other Things.” The Cowsills perform in Sacramento on July 11 at the Crest Theatre as part of the Happy Together tour, and they have a new record due out this fall.

And, dear listener, if the songs we talk about today aren’t ones you heard as a kid or young adult, well, then as you listen, I invite you to think about the songs that helped alert you to the fun and the feeling of music. Because that’s the larger story here: the power of music. And maybe the power of a family.

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Davis Garden Show, July 7, 2022

Thu, 07/07/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Reviewing the July calendar: what's blooming, what to do in your garden, what you're harvesting, and more -- plus, a short discussion of manure release curves.

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The Folk Brothers for July 6, 2022: Joan Shelley's 'Spur'

Wed, 07/06/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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It's not too often that alt-folk musicians are profiled in high-impact publications like The Guardian and The New York Times, but singer-songwriter Joan Shelley was, last week. The Lousiville, Kentucky, native just released her latest album, The Spur, which is garnering international attention. Also on today's show, new music from Eddie Berman, Heidi Talbot, Sharon Shannon, Kevin Morby, Bella Hardy, Vieux Farka Toure, and much more.

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Jazz After Dark, July 5, 2022

Tue, 07/05/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark, mostly West Coast cool jazz:

The Dave Brubeck Trio, Dave Brubeck Octet, Shorty Rogers, Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond, The Dave Brubeck Trio.

Ella Fitzgerald & The Jimmy Jones Trio, Milt Jackson, Paul Desmond with the  Modern Jazz Quartet, Stan Getz, Johnny Hodges, Chick Corea, and Benny Carter.

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Didar Singh: Let's talk and play music, on Listening Lyrics, July 1, 2022

Fri, 07/01/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Listening Lyrics is proud to present Didar Singh Khalsa. Joining Didar is Jeff Brooks, percussion. Didar has played guitars for 52 years, but started writing, singing and recording songs only six years ago, inspired by six consecutive trips to the guitar/songwriting camp taught by the amazing Richard Thompson. He claims the muse is relentless and not even very intermittent. Let’s test that theory.

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Davis Garden Show, June 30, 2022

Thu, 06/30/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today we discuss late blight of tomatoes, simple watering guidelines, cottage garden plants for our area, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for June 29, 2022: All aboard the Americana Railroad

Wed, 06/29/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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A new compilation explores how American roots music has always been inexplicably linked to riding its rails, with tracks from Dave Alvin, Robert Rex Waller, Jr., Dom Flemons, John Fogerty, Peter Case, and others. Also, what's Edinburgh's and Tuscon's musical connection? Hint: it's not a railroad. 

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Jazz After Dark, June 28, 2022

Tue, 06/28/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark:

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday, and Dizzy Gillespie with the Stan Getz Sextet. More from Ella Fitzgerald, then Oscar Peterson, Richard Twardzik and Russ Freeman. Herbie Mann with Beeny Weeks, Keith Hodgson, and Lee Rockey. Paul Desmond, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Stitt, Charlie Rouse, and Milcho Leviev.

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Davisville, June 27, 2022: Top 2022 grad sees power in stats, prizes ‘small senses of joy and community’ she found in Davis

Mon, 06/27/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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My first question for Amanda Portier (pictured), this year’s top graduating senior at UC Davis, was how she managed to achieve straight A’s in her classes while chairing Picnic Day for 2022 and doing everything else she did as a student here. As you might imagine, she’s been asked this question more than once the last few weeks. Insights she gained from synchronized swimming are part of the answer. On today’s Davisville we also talk about community and regional development (her degree), using statistics to influence people (she minored in statistics) in a culture that seems to pay more attention to individual expression and personal experience, and what she’ll take from Davis as she leaves.

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Davis Garden Show, June 23, 2022

Thu, 06/23/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program we talk about hollyhocks and hibiscus, lavenders, weeds, and more.

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