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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.

 

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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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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 8-9pm
Replays Friday 8-9am, Sunday 5-6pm
DJ(s): 
Nick Saloman
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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 Wednesday 7-9am
Replays Saturday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
DJ Dirk
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Independent and Local

Independent and Local

Independent and Local is a music program featuring local unsigned artists and bands, including "Moments" — brief interviews with experts in the scientific, health, and artistic communities about interesting topics and current events. The main focus is music, along with a few outside-the-box ideas.

Live Monday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
Sam Hawk
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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 physician, medical educator, and researcher who leads programs to help people access high-quality healthcare and stay healthy. All past episodes are archived below. Find Mapping Healthcare on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Live Friday 5:30-6pm
Replays Saturday 8-8:30am
DJ(s): 
Dr. Shaikh
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IMPLOSION – 1 October 2025

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 3:30pm | Nick Saloman

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Get ready for IMPLOSION with the amazing Nick Saloman of The Bevis Frond, bringing you the best in psych-tinged sounds to the airwaves, with tracks from Autosalvage, Goldie, John Otway, Major Lance, Mercy and more! Listen up at 8 p.m. PT here on KDRT 95.7 + KDRT.org – thereafter via the web and the podcasts! Love this show? Please support KDRT!

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 30, 2025

Tue, 09/30/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight’s show:

  • Griff Williams and His Orchestra, Saturday Night In Central Park
  • Benny Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, Moten Swing
  • Duke Ellington, Satin Doll
  • Glenn Miller Sound, In the Mood
  • Count Basie and His Orchestra, Taxi War Dance
  • Nat King Cole, Baby, Baby All the Time
  • Peggy Lee, Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
  • Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, Tuxedo Junction
  • Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra, Annie's Dance
  • Frank Sinatra, Come dance with me
  • Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges, Exactly Like You
  • Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra, Stardust
  • Sergio Mendes, Oba-la-la
  • Billy Taylor, Capricious
  • Zoot Sims, Someone to Watch Over Me
  • Dorothy Donegan, Time After Time
  • Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Maddest Kind of Love
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Our KDRT fall fundraiser continues through Sunday

Mon, 09/29/2025 - 12:00am | Jess Goddésse

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Our 21st Birthday + Fall FUNdraiser continues through Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. Show your support all week for more than two decades of grassroots community radio! We've got a cool new limited edition neon-green-on-black t-shirt to thank you with. 

This week, many of our Djs are producing special programming and visiting each other's shows. We have more than 40 volunteers producing local programs, with most logging more than 10 years with KDRT!  You can support our grassroots community radio here.

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Davis Garden Show, Sept. 25, 2025

Thu, 09/25/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: roots invading a raised bed, Anigozanthos, blueberries, grubs, inoculant for legumes and more.

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IMPLOSION – 24 September 2025

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 1:29pm | Nick Saloman

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IMPLOSION brings you the swingin' psychedelic sounds of the Fallen Angels, Elizabeth, the Strawberry Alarm Clock, Taiconderoga, and more. Tune in at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + at your pleasure anytime via web and podcast apps!

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In the Key of Folk, Sept. 24, 2025

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 12:00pm | Karen Leyse

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This week on In the Key of Folk, we're looking forward to the upcoming concert with Anya Hinkle and Bily Cardine. We're also celebrating music from Canada and Denmark with tracks by Connie Kaldor, Genticorum, and Dreamer's Circus, along with the great music by Molly Tuttle, Laurie Lewis, The Rheingans Sisters, and the Wild Mountain Mystics. So tune in to learn all the scoop today, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. at KDRT 95.6 in Davis and at KDRT.org worldwide. Missed it? We also replay at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays. Enjoy!

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Dashboard Diaries: Sept. 25, 2025

Wed, 09/24/2025 - 12:00pm | RayK

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Join Dashboard Diaries at 3 p.m. as host RayK gets the blues, spinning classic Butterfield Bues Band, John Mayall, Allman Brothers, Keb Mo', Hot Tuna and much more. Guaranteed to cure what ails you! Dashboard Diaries airs live every Thursday from 3 to 4 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM and KDRT.org.

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Jazz After Dark, Sept. 23, 2025

Tue, 09/23/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • George Gershwin, Havanola
  • Artie Shaw, I've Got a Crush on You
  • Buddy Greco, How Long Has This Been Going On
  • Frank Morgan with Gigi Gryce, Embraceable You
  • Frank Sinatra, I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
  • Hadda Brooks, Rhapsody in Blue
  • Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, But Not for Me
  • Aretha Franklin, It Ain't Necessarily So
  • Stuff Smith, Somebody Loves Me
  • Ella Fitzgerald, That Certain Feeling
  • Pete Fountain, I Got Rhythm
  • Pearl Bailey, Summertime
  • Etta Jones, They Can't Take That Away from Me
  • Stanley Turrentine, Someone to Watch Over Me
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Davisville, Sept. 22, 2025: Useful but dull information + humor = attention

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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You’ve got information. People need to hear it. It’s useful ... and it’s dull. This circumstance is a common problem for people who work in communications, such as today’s guest, Mark Deamer. One way to draw the disinterested is humor, if you get the balance right, which is why we open this week with Floppy and Cow. They’re a couple of screwball characters — well, Cow is deeper than that — that Mark helped create to present basic messages around tech and cybersecurity at UC Davis a few years ago. They won a couple of awards from a university tech trade group.

Mark, a Davis lifer who moved to town when he was 3, is a designer and illustrator by trade, has designed stage sets for local theater, and has created interpretive illustrations for locations and clients ranging from Davis Central Park to the Cache Creek Conservancy. He’s one of those people in Davis whom you might not have met, in other words, but you might have seen his work. We talk about it all — design, art, where ideas come from — today on Davisville.

Image comes from the video animation "KB Khronicles" 

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Come join us Oct. 3 as we celebrate KDRT’s 21st birthday!

Mon, 09/22/2025 - 4:38pm | Diane Crumley

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WHAT: KDRT 21st birthday bash with live music by The Cantaliers (Latin, surf, rockabilly) and live broadcast

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m.

WHERE: Sudwerk Brewing Co. Dock Store and Hop Yard, 2001 2nd St., Davis

WHY: Celebrate 21 years of community-powered grassroots radio in Davis!

Please come to this free, all-ages, outdoor event hosted by Sudwerk Brewing Co., Davis Media Access staff and board, and KDRT volunteers.

Get food and drinks at the Sudwerk Dock Store, hear upbeat music performed by Sacramento's The Cantaliers, check out local wares from River City Marketplace vendors, and visit friendly DJs at our hospitality and outreach tables. At a time when LOCAL media is vital, we look forward to gathering with our listeners and supporters.

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