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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.

Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 17 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, including first place in radio/podcast public affairs programs for 2025, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024, and first place nationwide in news/public affairs programs among small stations from the Public Media Journalists Association in 2026.

Live Monday 5:30-6pm

Replays Saturday 8:30-9am

DJ(s):

Bill Buchanan

Divine Intervention alt. w/Electric Compost Heap

The Electric Compost Heap with Dug Deep fertilizes the airwaves every 2nd & 4th Friday, digging through the delightful detritus of psych, soul, reggae, rock, country, funk, punk, junk, jazz, and more, to concoct a rich, nutrient-dense musical humus. If there's a 5th Friday, Dug takes a spin. Dig it, Heapsters!

Live Friday 6-8pm

Replays Monday 3-5pm

DJ(s):

Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep

Sea Change Radio

Sea Change Radio is a nationally syndicated program that covers the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

Live Wednesday 11-11:30pm

Replays Friday 2:30-3pm

Homepage URL:

Sea Change Radio on the web

Classical Excursions

Classical radio programs often focus on well-known light classics and ignore challenging and imaginative masterworks, especially from the rich repertoire of 20th century music, which is very diverse. This results in listeners who are unaware of many wonderful works. Excursions will present short and longer works by famous as well as less known composers, with insightful commentary by a composer with years of experience in radio, classical marketing, and music education.

Live on the first, third and occasional fifth Friday of the month.

Live Friday 11am-1pm

Replays Sunday 9-11am

DJ(s):

Greg LaTraille

IMPLOSION

IMPLOSION is hosted by Nick Saloman, front person of The Bevis Frond. Born and raised in London, England, Nick began buying records as a small child in the late 1950s, then moved on to going to gigs and playing in bands as a teenager in the late ’60s. IMPLOSION is simply an hour of Nick playing the music he loves – psychedelia, rock, folk, beat, jazz, soul, punk, and more – with a bit of chat thrown in for good measure.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm

Replays Sunday 7-8pm

DJ(s):

Nick Saloman

More programs ...

Last day to get on list for ‘Holidays at the Hall’ CD/download

Mon, 12/12/2022 - 9:56am | Jeff Shaw

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Today (Monday, Dec. 12) is the last day for donors who give $75 or more during KDRT’s current fund drive to get on the list for the Holidays at the Hall CD/download, our station’s first CD. It’s a great set with local musicians Me & Him, The Muddy Waders, Misner & Smith, Calvin Handy and The Jazz Patrol, and the Davis Klezmer Orchestra.

And thank you to the generous donors who have already supported us this month and on Giving Tuesday! You guys are great!

Davis Garden Show, Dec. 8, 2022

Thu, 12/08/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Seeds of hybrid tomatoes, plums, willows, benefits of cover crops, maidenhair ferns, and more. Photo: flowers of fava beans.

The Golden Road, Dec. 7, 2022: Boston Music Hall, Nov. 30, 1973

Wed, 12/07/2022 - 9:10pm | Wayne Hagen

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I was sick and missed last week's show (filled in nicely by Alligator), so here is the 11/30 show I was going to play.

The show was late while Ram Rod and crew built the wall of sound. The band was a simple five-piece ensemble -- Jerry, Bobby, Billy, Phil, and Keith -- and they rocked! This is a fun show.

Jazz After Dark, Dec. 6, 2022

Tue, 12/06/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight: Louis Armstrong & Sy Oliver, Johnny Hodges, Peggy Lee & Harold Mooney, Gerry Mulligan & Johnny Hodges, Cal Tjader, Willie Bobo, Stanley Turrentine, Dave Brubeck, Eubie Blake, Mongo Santamaría, Butch Thompson, Perico Sambeat, and Kenny Burrell.

Davisville, Dec. 5, 2022: Yiyun Li, a writer of growing acclaim, once taught at UC Davis (first aired in 2015)

Mon, 12/05/2022 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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Yiyun Li’s reputation as a writer continues to rise. Her books have earned her several major awards and have taken her to Princeton, where she teaches and serves as director of its creative writing program. In spring 2015, when she was teaching writing at UC Davis, she appeared on Davisville to talk about her work and the short story “A Sheltered Woman” that had won her what was then her latest award. Today we replay that interview from May 18, 2015.

Bapu Vaitla guest hosts show about community and radio, on Listening Lyrics, Dec. 2, 2022

Fri, 12/02/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Davis City Councilmember-elect Bapu Vaitla hosts this special edition of Listening Lyrics. Community radio has an important role in providing the music and comments that are the fabric of what makes a community thrive. He discusses this topic with guest Pieter Pastoor, the show's usual host, in between music that reflects their thoughts.

Music, discussions and the love of community make this hour a special treat. Listen over the air, via streaming on kdrt.org, or on most podcast apps under the name Listening Lyrics.

Davis Garden Show, Dec. 1, 2022

Thu, 12/01/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today: watering and mulching young trees, growing mandarin oranges, flowers in December, and more.

The Folk Brothers for Nov. 30, 2022: Folk fun(d) raising

Wed, 11/30/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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It's that time of year again, and The Folk Brothers were happy to pitch in with the KDRT Fall Fundraiser. Brother Bill discoursed on Grail Marcus' theory regarding Bob Dylan's "Ain't Talkin'," which involves early Fairport Convention and Blind Willie Johnson. And we managed to play some good music between our pleas to support community radio. It's not too late to pitch in. Go to KDRT.org/donate. Thanks!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 11/30/2022

Jazz After Dark, Nov. 29, 2022

Tue, 11/29/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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We have some signature songs by great jazz performers tonight:

Original Jelly Roll Blues/Jelly Roll Morton
Potato Head Blues/Louis Armstrong and His Hot 7
Begin the Beguine/Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
Stompin' At the Savoy/Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
One O'Clock Jump/Count Basie
Round Midnight/Thelonious Monk Quintet
Body And Soul/Coleman Hawkins
Duke's Place/Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington
Take The ''A'' Train/Duke Ellington And His Orchestra
Take Five/Dave Brubeck
My Favorite Things (Single Version)/John Coltrane
One for my baby/Frank Sinatra
Steppin' Out With My Baby/Tony Bennett
So What/Miles Davis

Music from Celtic lands, as fall turns to winter

Tue, 11/29/2022 - 11:00am | David A. Reynolds

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With the seasonal transition underway from autumn to winter, this week's session reflects the change. We'll listen in with the band Danú, Scotland's Dougie Maclean, mandolinist Marla Fibish, the folk arrangments of Salt House, our own local Golden Bough, fiddler Manus Maquire from the Copperplate Sessions, Kris Colt & the Black Rose band, Turlough, Ireland's Shane Hennessy, and Capid Draconis.

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