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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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

Sonic Rehab

DJ Jojo Johanssen has a lifelong passion for music and for sharing it with others. His tastes vary widely, so strap yourself in for a fun ride! You'll hear everything from jazz to drum 'n' bass, with some jump-up-and-dance songs, along with some chiller, more easygoing vibes. Tune in on Mondays from 1 to 3 p.m. to see what music we'll find to share this week!

Live Monday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
Jojo Johanssen
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The News Cycle

The Davis Senior High School's Blue Devil Hub produce this weekly show for the Davis community. The show dives into issues relevant to students and residents. In addition to KDRT, you can find the show at bluedevilhub.com. It is broadcast on 95.7 KDRT at 8 AM on Mondays and noon on Tuesdays.

Live Monday 5-5:10pm
DJ(s): 
DHS Journalism Class
Homepage URL: 
Davis Hub
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The Audio Ecotone

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Join Eddy Owt as he explores the rich genre diversity, cross-breeding, and hybridizing in the back waters and tributaries of the past 100 years of music: rock, jazz, pop, r&b, soul, country, ska, electronica, J-Pop/C-Pop/K-Pop, afrobeat, and much more.

"We have a tropical situation where there are thousands of 'species' of music around and they're all constantly cross-breeding and hybridizing. It's very exciting, but you can't keep up with it easily." -- Brian Eno

Live Friday 3-4pm
Replays Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
Eddy Owt
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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 Saturday 11pm-Sunday 12am
DJ(s): 
Dave Mcasey
Homepage URL: 
Grist for the Chill
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Davis Garden Show

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Nursery pro Don Shor has been gardening and selling plants in Davis for more than three decades.

Join Don and co-host Lois Richter as they discuss and answer your questions on all things for the garden.

Submit a question (or a brag!) to DavisGardenShow@gmail.com 

Live Thursday 12-1pm
Replays Saturday 9-10am
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter, Don Shor
Homepage URL: 
Davis Garden Show on the Web
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Jazz After Dark July 27 2021

Tue, 07/27/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Our featured performer tonight is Tommy Flanagan, mellow jazz pianist whose recording career spanned more than four decades with his own band, as sideman on countless albums, and as the primary accompanist to Ella Fitzgerald for over a decade.

We’ll hear the Tommy Flanagan Trio; Tommy Flanagan with Paul Chambers, Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell & Kenny Clarke. Then playing with the Benny Golson Quartet, Illinois Jacquet, Benny Carter, and backing Ella Fitzgerald.

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Davisville, July 26, 2021: The story behind Davis' thousands of natural air conditioners

Mon, 07/26/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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We all know trees are vital, especially in Davis. Imagine this city without them, especially when it's 112 degrees* outside. Today we talk with Erin Donley Marineau, whose job as executive director of Tree Davis means she's one of the people responsible for keeping the city well-tree'd.

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Davis Garden Show, July 22, 2021: Tree roots, watering, and redwoods

Thu, 07/22/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Watering in  a drought. Reducing lawn water while keeping your trees alive. Root distribution of trees, "circle watering" strategy.

Coast redwoods in interior California. Many redwoods were planted in Davis years ago; should we add new ones now? What might we substitute for them?

What's wrong with these struggling tomato plants? 

Compacting soils can cause problems.  

"Mulch is for on top, not underground."

And more answers to listeners' questions. Submit yours for inclusion in a future show by emailing Don Shor and Lois Richter at DavisGardenShow@gmail.com

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The Folk Brothers for July 21, 2021: Remembering Bill Morrissey

Wed, 07/21/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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For the 10th anniversary of his death, we remember one of New England's finest singer-songwriters (and novelists). Bill Morrissey left behind a dozen albums in a recording career that stretched from 1984 to 2007. On today's show, we remember Bill through his music and the lens of fellow songwriters Marc Erelli and (the late) Eric Taylor. Bill Morrissey died on July 23, 2011, in a motel room in Dalton, Georgia, while on a short tour of the South.

Also on today's Folk Brothers: new music from Rachel Baiman, Watchhouse, I See Hawks In LA, and WB Yeats poems set to music!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 07/21/2021
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Jazz After Dark July 20 2021

Tue, 07/20/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Sidney Bechet, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter, Billy Taylor, Billy Taylor & Gerry Mulligan, Duke Ellington, and Claude Bolling.

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Davis Garden Show July 15 2021, Summer Pruning

Thu, 07/15/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Don Shor and Lois Richter talk about July pests -- what 's around now and how to handle things -- and lots about fruit trees -- including broken branches, thinning possibilties, reduced size method, and summer pruning. From that Facebook @ re feeding squirrels -- just don't!

And, of course, we talk about the GLORIOUSLY WONDERFUL WEATHER this week.

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The Folk Brothers for July 14, 2021: When bluegrass fiddle went rock and roll

Wed, 07/14/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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The Rolling Stones' hit single "Honky Tonk Woman" was countrified for inclusion on the band's 1969 Let It Bleed  LP. Gram Parsons -- who had just left The Flying Burrito Brothers to pursue his solo career -- told his pal Keith Richards to ask a young bluegrass musician named Byron Berline to add a fiddle track. Berline -- who had already done stints with Bill Monroe, The Dillards, and was preparing to join the Burritos -- recorded his part on the sidewalk outside of Elektra's Hollywood studio, picking up the iconic traffic sound used in the final mix. He went on to have a distingished career in the world of bluegrass, rock, country and Americana music, and passed away this past Saturday at 77.

Also on today's show: new tracks from Joe Troop, Slaid Cleaves, Dawn Riding, I See Hawks in LA. And so much more!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 07/14/2021
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Jazz After Dark July 13 2021

Tue, 07/13/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Duke Ellington, Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond, Richard Twardzik Russ Freeman, Clark Terry, Shelly Manne & His Men, The Modest Jazz Trio, Luiz Bonfá & Stan Getz, Sam Rivers, Pepper Adams Quintet with Thad Jones, Lee Morgan, and The Dave Brubeck Quartet

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Davisville, July 12, 2021: Checking in on the state of Covid-19 in Yolo County

Mon, 07/12/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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A little more than half of Yolo County’s residents are now fully vaccinated, and the phase where thousands of people were eagerly signing up for the vaccine has ended. What’s next? Yolo County Public Health Officer Dr. Aimee Sisson appears on Davisville today to help us understand the status of the disease in Yolo County as of mid-July 2021. The subjects include herd immunity, the delta variant, answering questions from individuals who are reluctant to get the vaccine, and the ambiguity of not knowing what behavior is completely safe, even when you’re fully vaccinated.

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Davis Garden Show, July 8, 2021: Heat wave prep

Thu, 07/08/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Too many  questions to get to all of them! Come back next week and hear the rest.

Mid-June topics: 

La Niña and rainfall patterns. How to water -- and how not.

What plants want you to do when there's a heat wave. Or, better still, BEFORE one!

Privacy plants -- including avoiding undesired co-habitants (like raccoons and rats)!

Figuring out how/when to plant seeds. Some tips and tricks for certain seeds!

and more ...

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