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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.

Every week, the big blue train we call the Blue Light Central rumbles out of the station for an hour-long ride through a landscape of blues, classic R&B, soul, gospel, zydeco, and low-down boogie. Mark Drnek is your ticket agent, porter, engineer, brakeman, and conductor on a weekly excursion through the vast music landscape.

Live Thursday 9-10pm

Homepage URL:

Blue Light Central on the web

Yolo Backyard Bulletin

Yolo Backyard Bulletin (YBB) seeks to address the ongoing demolition of local media by the communications/entertainment complex, which prioritizes profit maximization at the expense of local engagement and conversation. YBB features local news, commentary, music, gossip, and true stories from Yolo County, with the goal of rebuilding and restoring community communications in our public sphere, the lifeblood of democratic life.

Live Thursday 5-6pm

Replays Sunday 8-9am

DJ(s):

Jesse Drew

Homepage URL:

Yolo Backyard Bulletin

Sonic Rehab

Join DJ Jojo Johanssen as he takes you for a two-hour ride through his eclectic tastes. Expect the unexpected, from jazz to electronica, latin to classic rock, pop, disco, soul, and much more. Ease into your week with some Sonic Rehab on Monday afternoons from 1-3 p.m. Find the Sonic Rehab archive here: https://archive.org/details/@andrew_hird!

Live Monday 1-3pm

Replays Sunday 5-7pm

DJ(s):

Jojo Johanssen

Na Mele O Hawai'i

Join host Beth Post as she features the unique sounds of Hawaiian music — from early icons of island music to today's innovators — exploring styles, the history of the genre, and revered songs and performers.

Live Thursday 1-3pm

Replays Saturday 11am-1pm

DJ(s):

Beth Post

Big Picture Science

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:

Big Picture Science on the web

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Jazz After Dark, Nov. 18, 2025

Tue, 11/18/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show, four longer sets:

Red Garland, Soul Junction
Paul Gonsalves/Earl Hines, It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing!
Charlie Rouse, Round Midnight
The Modern Jazz Quartet, Three Little Feelings, Pt. I, II & III (Remastered)

Davisville, Nov. 17, 2025: Davis critic Derrick Bang sizes up 2025’s year-end movies

Mon, 11/17/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Today we enjoy Davisville’s annual fall movie show in which Davis film critic Derrick Bang (pictured at KDRT on Nov. 16) tells us about movies he’s looking forward to as 2025 ends, plus ones he’ll dodge if he sees them sauntering his way. Unless they’re playing in Davis, in which case he feels obliged to review them as the hometown critic.

We also talk about why major movies are trending longer, despite the common wisdom that people’s attention spans have grown tiny; watching comedies among an audience, where others’ responses can alert you to a joke you might miss if you’re watching alone; and a court in India that awarded a movie-goer nearly $1,400 because he’d been obliged to watch too many ads before the movie. Derrick sides with the judge.

Derrick writes movie reviews for the Davis Enterprise and Derrick Bang on Film.

Electric Compost Heap -- Nov. 14, 2025

Fri, 11/14/2025 - 4:59pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight at 6 PST on the Electric Compost Heap, DJ Dug Deep will be starting the show with a live interview with blues artist Tinsley Ellis! They will talk about his musical roots, influences, and his latest recording, Naked Truth, out now on the Alligator Records label. Tinsley will appear in midtown Sacramento at the B Street Theatre's Sofia on Wednesday, Nov. 19. He'll also appear in Oakland and Healdsburg next week.

Dashboard Diaries: Nov. 13, 2025

Thu, 11/13/2025 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK hydroplanes through deep tracks and rainy classics on a wet and wild November Davis day. From Sting to the Temptations to Buddy Holly, it’s all about precipitation today. So come on along ... we’ll take it easy and maybe arrive in one piece, if a little soggy. Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org or anytime.

Davis Garden Show, Nov. 13, 2025

Thu, 11/13/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: citrus leafminer and alternate bearing, calatheas as houseplants, gophers and bulbs, turfgrass seed blend, ailanthus and spotted lanternfly.

IMPLOSION – 12 November 2025

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 3:42pm | Nick Saloman

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Who plays the Nu-Notes, the Chylds, and the Swinging Blue Jeans alongside the Ruts, REM, and Stevie Wonder? Nick Saloman does! Tune in at 8 p.m. Pacific for an always-amazing mix of psych-tinged music on the one and only IMPLOSION, only on KDRT 95.7 + KDRT.org -- oh, and the podcast apps, too!

In the Key of Folk, for Nov. 12, 2025

Wed, 11/12/2025 - 12:30am | Karen Leyse

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This week on In the Key of Folk we're gonna play some tracks by Evie Ladin and her Band. Did you know that they will be performing in Winters this coming Saturday? Tune in and find out more - it will be a great evening! We'll also pay tribute to our veterans, consider other struggles, and even sneak in couple of tunes by a Canadian or two. And we'll include some Gaelic infusions from Appalachia, Scotland and Ireland. So join us to do a little musical traveling, all here on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Pacific.

KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, Ca | KDRT.org for repeats, podcasts and so much more!

Jazz After Dark, Nov. 11, 2025

Tue, 11/11/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

Louis Jordan, Doug the Jitterbug
Quintette du Hot Club de France, Minor Swing
Billie Holiday, Mean to Me
Lionel Hampton, When Lights Are Low
Montana Taylor, Detroit Rocks
Ella Fitzgerald The Delta Rhythm Boys, It's Only a Paper Moon
Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Four Brothers
Wynonie Mr Blues Harris, Earl Bostic, Earl Bostic - Flamingo
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Swinghouse
Billy Eckstine, Oop Bop Sh'bam
Stan Getz, I Hadn't Anyone Till You
Rosemary Clooney With Duke Ellington, Blue Rose
Mose Allison, Don't Get Around Much Anymore
Harry Carney & The Duke's Men, Baby Blue
Carmen McRae, Oh, So Blue (with Dave Brubeck) [Live]
Dave Brubeck, Take the "A" Train (Live)
New Orleans' Own The Dukes of Dixieland, Petite Fleur
Perico Sambeat, Cuando me vaya

Divine Intervention – Nov. 7, 2025

Fri, 11/07/2025 - 4:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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Listen up Friday eve for Divine Intervention, featuring new music from Bar Italia, SnoCaps, the Last Dinner Party, Anna von Hausswolff & Iggy Pop... a track or two from our new Goddess of the Month... a Vinyl Vespers selection to get your blood pumping as the weather cools... Join your hostésse Jess Goddésse at 6 p.m. Pacific here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + the podcast platforms that bring you pleasure.

Dashboard Diaries — Nov. 6, 2025

Thu, 11/06/2025 - 12:30pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, host RayK requires roadside assistance as he runs the battery down, playing a heap of soul, a bit of reggae and maybe something from your second-favorite '60s Welsh crooner. So come give us a jump … or a push, Thursday, 3-4 p.m. on KDRT.org https://kdrt.org/listen or listen to the podcast anytime kdrt.org/program/dashboard-diaries

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