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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

The Shortwave Report

The Shortwave Report is a weekly review of global news stories recorded via shortwave radio. 

Live Tuesday 5-5:30pm
Homepage URL: 
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Education Beat

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KDRT is proud to air EdSource’s program Education Beat, getting to the heart of California schools. From EdSource: "Join us each week as we cover everything from preschool to college, bringing you the personal stories behind the headlines.   We want you to hear the voices that are too often drowned out in the broader conversation: parents, teachers, and the students themselves."

Live Monday 5-5:30pm
Homepage URL: 
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Roots, Shoots and Leaves

Roots, Shoots and Leaves' DJ Tree has a theory of music that involves a tree. Suffice it to say that it involves a trinity — an exploration of themes and connections among recording artists — and otherwise very few boundaries. Listen for music old and new, known and unknown. And if you listen long enough, you may experience some musical enlightenment.

 

Live Tuesday 6-8pm
Replays Saturday 5-7pm
DJ(s): 
Tree Kilpatrick
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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 improve the world of healthcare and what we can learn from them. The host is a physician, medical educator, and researcher who leads programs that help health systems deliver high-quality healthcare. 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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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: 
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KDRT celebrates international Make Music Day June 21 with special programming

Sat, 06/19/2021 - 11:37am | Diane Crumley

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In honor of “Make Music Day” celebrated across the globe each June 21 on Summer Solstice, today we present the “Make Music Davis-DIMI Showcase 2021” which will air on KDRT 95.7 FM  at 10-11 AM and 6-7 PM. This song showcase highlights five emerging local young musicians/bands from the Davis Independent Music Initiative (DIMI) project recorded by Davis Media Access at the Davis Veterans Memorial Theatre. Additionally, from 11 AM to 1 PM June 21 we will air special extended live recordings of performances from DIMI 2021 Award winner Boca do Rio, and from multi-SAMMIE Award winners The Nickel Slots. We will also feature some highlight performances from the well-loved Thursday Live! community concert series recorded at Davis Odd Fellows Hall.

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Church signs this week on Listening Lyrics

Fri, 06/18/2021 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week Listening Lyrics does a little tongue in cheek. The glue of the show, however, is the music. Songs from The Black Crows, David Simon, The Chamber Brothers, Rosemary Clooney, Jimi Hendrex St. Vincent, Mdou Moctar and many more. A nice set of music will please your ears and settle your stomach.

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Davis Garden Show, June 17, 2021 -- Leave It To Beaver

Thu, 06/17/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Did your tree-removal company leave you with a bunch of chips?  Stump grinding can lead to problems with your replacement bushes. How, you ask?  Listen up!  

Don Shor and Lois Richter answer garden questions -- including dealing with drought, lawns, ant farming, ant management, mistaken culprits, and more. Ask your questions by emailing us at DavisGardenShow@gmail.com.

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The Folk Brothers for June 16, 2021: Ballads and fiddlers

Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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This week: modern and ancient ballads from Gretchen Peters, Lau with Karine Polwart, Salt House, and Kacy and Clayton. Also some instrumental tracks featuring gorgeous fiddling from the likes of Sam Sweeny, Benedict Morris and Christian Sedelmyer (with Andrew Marlin). And new music from Eli West, Jeffrey Foucault , Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters, and The Travellin' McCourys.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 06/16/2021
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Jazz After Dark June 15 2021

Tue, 06/15/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Jack Teagarden, Mary Lou Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Vince Guaraldi, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Cannonball Adderley, Claude Bolling Big Band, Gerry Mulligan, Marc Copland & Vic Juris

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Davisville, June 14, 2021: A big milestone on the path back from the pandemic

Mon, 06/14/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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June 16 update: Aaron says that in the interview, when he's talking about a restaurant's need to hire employees for re-opening, he inadvertently mentioned the incorrect restaurant. He meant DeVere's Irish Pub, not Delta of Venus.

This week, California ends many of the restrictions that it imposed last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. If you’re not entirely clear on what to expect or do now, you’re not alone. As one way to understand the changes, we talk today with Aaron Wedra, marketing coordinator for the Davis Downtown Business Association, about how this step back toward normal conditions might play out for the businesses, shops, restaurants, and their customers, in the core of Davis.

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Davis Garden Show, June 10, 2021 -- Herbaceous Fall Flowers

Thu, 06/10/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Cool week ahead!  But we still have watering challenges. A few questions (about new plantings and fungus gnats) lead to several important discussions about:

  • Proper planting techniques (why planting trees ONLY with native soil is so important);
  • How roots grow (and get damaged), and how that shows up in a full-grown tree;
  • Home remedies (which have no research done on them and are NOT labelled for pesticide or herbicide use).

A large portion of the show is a discussion of each of Don Shor's 20 Favorite Summer Herbaceous Perennials. An "herbaceous perennial" is a plant that blooms every year but dies down every winter (different from a shrub, bush, or tree). These twenty bloom from the late summer into the fall.  (We only got part way thru before running out of time, so listen to the 24 June show for the rest of the story.)

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The Folk Brothers for June 9, 2021: A modern folk ballad about an Olympic swimmer

Wed, 06/09/2021 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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At 17, Yusra Mardini and her sister fled Syria after their home was destroyed during the civil war. The story of their fraught voyage across the eastern Mediterranean as they were smuggled from Turkey to Greece -- as well as Yusra's participation in the 2016 Rio Olympics as part of the Refugee Olympic Team -- has been set to words and music by Irish singer-singwriter Declan O'Rourke on his new album Arrivals. Also on today's show: new tracks from Tim O'Brien, Sarah Jaroz, Lula Wiles, and Teddy Thompson. And much more!

The Folk Brothers playlist for 06/09/2021
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Jazz After Dark June 08 2021

Tue, 06/08/2021 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: Louis Armstrong, Ben Webster & Johnny Hodges, John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman, Count Basie & Ella Fitzgerald, Art Pepper, Louis Prima, Duke Ellington and His Orchestra with Lawrence Brown, Frank Sinatra, Earl Fatha Hines, Tony Bennett, Paul Desmond, Dave Weckl

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This Week on Listening Lyrics: Eclectic listening

Fri, 06/04/2021 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Eclectic.  //   noun

Definition: One who uses a method or approach that is composed of elements drawn from various sources: one who uses an eclectic method or approach.

This is the definition of this week's show -- eclectic listening.

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