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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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Big Picture Science

Big Picture Science KDRT

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: 
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Exploration with Michio Kaku

Dr. Kaku

An hour long radio program on science, technology, politics, and the environment. Topics covered include black holes, time travel, higher dimensions, string theory, wormholes, search for extra-terrestial life, dark matter and dark energy, the future of space travel, genetic engineering, the aging process, the future of medicine, the human body shop, artificial intelligence, the future of computers and robots, as well as topics from science fiction. Hosted by Michio Kaku.

Live Thursday 11pm-Friday 12am
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Hello Davis!

Hello Davis!

Hello Davis! spotlights the people and organizations that help define the character of our town. Each week, one of the follow local community organizations hosts the program in rotation, interviewing guests connected to their work — sharing stories, highlighting their programs, and offering a closer look at how they serve Davis. 

Live Wednesday 5:30-6pm
Replays Wednesday 11:30pm-Thursday 12am
DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
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Yolo Backyard Bulletin

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: 
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Cowboy Tracks

Join Nancy around the campfire to hear authentic Western roots music and cowboy poetry. Something deep in your soul will resonate to stories from the early wranglers, Mexican vaqueros, Old West adventurers, Silver Screen buckaroos, Western Swing bands, contemporary real cowboys, and all who appreciate wide open spaces, freedom, and the western lifestyle.

 

Live Wednesday 1-2pm
Replays Sunday 2-3pm
DJ(s): 
Nancy Flagg
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Sylvie Simmons' 'Blue On Blue' is Extraordinary: The Interview, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 4:57pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Sylvie Simmons writes about music, and plays music. She's an award-winning rock journalist - one of the very few women included among the predominantly male rock writing elite - and a best-selling author whose books have been translated into more than 30 languages.

Her most recent books are last year's Face It: Debbie Harry and, in 2012, the definitive Leonard Cohen biography. She has also written books on Johnny Cash, Serge Gainsbourg and Neil Young.

After four decades of writing about music and musicians, Sylvie did the near-impossible and crossed over to being a singer-songwriter herself, accompanying her original songs on a ukulele. Signing a record deal in 2014, she released her debut, Sylvie, which the UK Guardian called "one of the most beautiful albums of the year."

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COVID-19 Community Report Episode 40: Dia de los Muertos and Fill the Boot - Fall Holidays in Davis - Oct 20th, 2020

Tue, 10/20/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Each October, the Davis Cemetery District & Arboretum holds a marvelous Dia de los Muertos celebration. Can you think of a more fitting setting for our local adaptation of this beautiful celebration of life and death that originated in Mexico, and today is celebrated all over Central America and here in the U.S.? Despite COVID, the celebration is on, and we'll hear from Executive Director Jessica Smithers how it's been adapted for this year. We'll also learn about some of the other unique features of this suprising local resource.

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Davis Media Access and KDRT Celebrate Free Speech Week October 19 - 25 and Community Media Day

Mon, 10/19/2020 - 5:35pm | Diane Crumley

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Free Speech Week has been celebrated in the U.S. since 2005.  To kick off this special week, we're joining with non-commercial media centers across the country for Community Media Day on October 20th, and will debut a short video highlighting our wide array of  grassroots activities and local projects. Throughout the week, we will continue to post special videos and photos on our social media pages - Davis Media FB  and KDRT FB .  We'll feature our projects in youth media, social justice, community-based public affairs, local election education, and advocacy for local nonprofits,  arts and music. 

 

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The Genius of Greg Tressel and His Music, on Listening Lyrics, Friday, Oct. 16, 2020

Thu, 10/15/2020 - 4:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Greg Tressel is this week's guest. 

Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Greg was exposed to wide range of musical styles, from psychedelic rock and blues, to the Bakersfield country sounds of central California. Starting bands as a teenager, and as a young man moving to Nashville with a songwriting -publishing contract with the Paramount Music Group, he continued to write and play his music.

Through the years, Greg moved into the management and promotion part of the music business, working with such artists as John Hiatt, Joe Bonamassa, and B.B. King. He now lives in southern Oregon.

Songwriting has always been his first love, and in the past few years Greg has released three diverse original albums of new music: “The Hard Way,”  “Ankle Deep in Love,” and his current “Half Way There,” which features the single and video  “Keep Facing the Sunshine.” It's a very upbeat song for our times.

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Jazz After Dark October 13 2020

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 7:31pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: instrumental virtuosity across several decades. We'll hear from Lionel Hampton, Art Tatum, Gerry Mulligan & Paul Desmond, Ray Charles, Gigi Gryce Quartet, Joe Morello, Zoot Sims, Abdullah Ibrahim, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Jeff`Healey, Wynton Marsalis.

Jazz After Dark broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm.

Link to this week's show: https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-after-dark-800pm-oct-13th-2020

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Show page here: https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark

Look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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COVID-19 Community Report Episode 39: Speaking with Yolo Crisis Nursery and Soroptimist International Davis - Oct 13th, 2020

Tue, 10/13/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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Today we  hear about local support available to families who may have reached a tough place, or who are in true crisis - we hear about the many ways Yolo Crisis Nursery steps up to help. We also hear from Evie Wright, president of Soroptimist International of Davis, which works to empower women and girls through education, training, and financial support as stepping stones to economic empowerment.

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Davisville, Oct. 12, 2020: Davis Shakespeare, the pandemic, and Frankenstein

Mon, 10/12/2020 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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If 2020 had been normal, my plan was to talk about Frankenstein, which the Davis Shakespeare Festival was going to present this fall until the pandemic killed off in-person performances. Rob Salas, co-artistic director and co-founder of the festival, is my guest today, and we still talk about the play by Nick Dear, which is based on the book by Mary Shelley and presents a creature very different than the “green skin and neckbolts” image of the monster in the 1930s movie. We also talk about how the 10-year-old festival is holding up during the pandemic, how they’ve spent 2020, their thoughts about next year (which might still include Frankenstein), how Black Lives Matter has changed their mission, and why they chose Davis as a place to create a professional Equity theater company.

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Jazz After Dark October 06 2020

Tue, 10/06/2020 - 7:01pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: swing, soul, and 70’s jazz, and more.

Benny Goodman, Coleman Hawkins, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Smith, Baby Face Willette, Nat "King" Cole, Wes Montgomery, Mary Lou Williams, Art Farmer, McCoy Tyner, Bernard Purdie, George Benson.

Jazz After Dark broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Link to this week's program: https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-after-dark-800pm-oct-6th-2020

Replays Monday 11 pm.

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Show page here: https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark

Look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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COVID-19 Community Report Episode 38: Checking in with the Yolo Food Bank and the Pence Gallery - Oct 6th, 2020

Tue, 10/06/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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This week's guests include Michael Bisch, executive director of the Yolo Food Bank and Natalie Nelson, executive director of the Pence Gallery in downtown Davis.

Tasked with the mission of reducing food insecurity in our county, the Yolo Food Bank has been distributing 60,000 meals per month. Michael talks about bringing food security to Davis during the pandemic, including partnerships with local college campuses and the Interfaith Rotating Winter Shelter.  When asked what he is most grateful for he replied  "The 181 volunteer residents of Davis that are assisting their neighbors countywide, and the many food donors including local farmers, grocers and more".  There are still openings for volunteering to sort, pack, deliver and hand-out meal kits. Link to their website for additional information to volunteer.  

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Celtic Songlines Oct 7th 2020

Tue, 10/06/2020 - 2:17am | David A. Reynolds

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Celtic Songlines @KDRT 95.7

This week's Celtic Songlines features more than a few performances live from various venues mixed with traditional and contemporary tunes and songs. Featured artists include Sonora's Black Irish Band, the Irish supergroup Patrick Street, Solas, SoCal's Banshee in the Kitchen, The Dubliners, from the Bay Area the band Tempest, Danny Carnahan & Robin Petrie, Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill, Danu, Old Blind Dogs, Wicked Tinkers and Sandy Denny. 

Tune in Tuesday at 11:00 to Noon with a replay Wednesday evening from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Stream at KDRT.org or subscribe to Celtic Songlines on iTunes. 

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