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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.

Grist for the Chill

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

Join Wayne Hagan and take a musical journey down the Golden Road and explore the music of the Grateful Dead, its roots, and its many offshoots. Past DJs include Alligator, Lee Maddex, and Rod Moseanko. What a long strange trip!

Live Tuesday 2-4pm

Replays Sunday 6-8pm

DJ(s):

Wayne Hagen

The Wild Fox Party

Tune in for a wide variety of roots music — including doo-wop, gospel, jazz, blues, rock 'n' roll, Latin, African, and hillbilly/country bluegrass — from the early 1920s to contemporary times. The Wild Fox Party focuses on vocal groups , small-group ensembles, and outstanding vocalists and instrumentalists who never or hardly ever get heard. The music provides a forum for learning about history and diverse cultures, and it does so through the exposure of music as art, highlighting points in time that will last forever via the medium of audio recordings.

Live Tuesday 10-11am

Replays Tuesday 10-11pm

DJ(s):

Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Doo Wop Dave

Homepage URL:

DrDoowop

Ralph Nader Radio Hour

Ralph Nader is joined by co-hosts Steve Skrovan and David Feldman for a lively informative hour of interviews with some of the nation’s most influential movers and shakers, and thought provoking discussions of the weeks news.

Live Monday 11pm-Tuesday 12am

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Ralph Nader Radio Hour

That's Life

Lois Richter’s format for That’s Life is mostly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music — from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii to golden oldies rock 'n' roll — but mostly there is just talk.

To suggest a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Tuesday 12-1pm

DJ(s):

Lois Richter

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Davisville, June 23, 2025: Top grad prizes research, time with people, and learning how to make a mug

Mon, 06/23/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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This year’s top graduating senior at the University of California, Davis is Avantika Gokulnatha. She just earned a degree in genetics and genomics, she’d like to help make aging more manageable for people, she values her art classes in the campus Craft Center, and she prizes research. “Research has always been what I define to be American,” she says, and on today’s Davisville she explains what she means, what brought her to Davis, and where she’s headed next.

This UC Davis photo by Gregory Urquiaga shows Avantika Gokulnatha with Jack McGruder of Fairfield as they talk about how to use an app on an iPhone

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – June 19, 2025

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 5:00pm | Russ Tolman

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This time 'round on the Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour, hear music from Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno, Big Thief, Jenny Lewis, Mavis Staples, Van Morrison, and more! Listen up at 9 p.m. Pacific here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org + the podcasts!

KDRT broadcasts live from the Davis Music Fest this weekend

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 2:23pm | Diane Crumley

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The Davis Music Fest turns "Lucky 13" this year, and KDRT is thrilled to continue our tradition of live broadcasts, this time on Friday June 20 and Saturday June 21.

Davis Music Fest offers three days of live performances presented by the all-volunteer Davis Live Music Collective. With seven downtown venues and 40 bands, this all-ages, multi-genre event from June 20 to June 22 has something for everyone.

KDRT is broadcasting live from the fest on days one and two:

Friday's opening night at Sudwerk Brewing Co. includes two stages and six bands. KDRT (95.7 FM/kdrt.org) will broadcast from 4 to 8:45 p.m. from the Hopyard Stage featuring the Smoking Data Guns, Ian George, and The Gold Souls. We've also scheduled interviews with Broken Compass Bluegrass, The Big Poppies, The Gold Souls and Boot Juice.
On Saturday KDRT will be live from 3 to 8:15 p.m. at Armadillo Music featuring Ian George, Nat Lefkoff, and David Luning, and we'll have a booth on F Street for interviews with Katie Knipp, EleNah, The Snares, Son Cafe, and Tinvis.

Tickets are available here. The festival is a fundraiser for arts and music education in Davis public schools. It's funded partly by a Sacramento Foundation Arts and Culture Grant and by the City of Davis.

Davis Garden Show, June 19, 2025

Thu, 06/19/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's show: drought symptoms, tomato problem, no-mow lawns and lawn conversions, and more.

IMPLOSION – 18 June 2025

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 4:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Join Nick Saloman for IMPLOSION, with fine tunes by the Beach Boys, Black Sabbath, Brainbox, the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, and more. Tune in at 8 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org. Stream at your will via the website or your favorite podcast apps.

In the Key of Folk, June 18, 2025

Wed, 06/18/2025 - 1:00pm | Karen Leyse

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We are so rich in music these days, with new releases hitting the airwaves! So join us on In the Key of Folk today to hear more new releases and old gems, too.

The hour will include tracks by Steve Gillette, Heather Hurlock, Arlon Bennett, the Weary Ramblers (love that name!), and classics by Guy Clark, Gordon Lightfoot and more. So again, join us, you might find a new favorite song! Starting soon at 2 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org

Jazz After Dark, June 17, 2025

Tue, 06/17/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

Chick Webb, In A Little Spanish Town
Kansas City Six, Countless Blues
Artie Shaw, Dr. Livingstone, I Presume?
Ella Fitzgerald, Stairway to the Stars (Single Version)
Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra, Nona
Billie Holiday, I Cover the Waterfront
Gerry Mulligan, Disc Jockey Jump
Lena Horne, Cole Porter Medley
Ahmad Jamal, No Greater Love (Live)
Sonny Clark Trio, Softly As In a Morning Sunrise
Herbie Mann, Consolacao (Consolation)
Shirley Scott with Stanley Turrentine, Deep Down Soul

Electric Compost Heap — June 13, 2025

Fri, 06/13/2025 - 5:35pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight on the Electric Compost Heap we'll feature music from some of the artists playing at this year's Davis Music Festival, which kicks off one week from tonight! We'll also take it higher as we remember soul/funk legend Sly Stone, who we lost earlier this week at the age of 82. Hope you can join us at KDRT.org!