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KDRT is low-power grassroots radio located in Davis, California, airing an eclectic mix of music and public affairs programming, and building community by promoting dialogue, encouraging artistic expression, and acting as a forum for people who typically lack media access. Noncommercial radio KDRT 95.7 FM is a project of Davis Media Access (DMA.)  DMA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Our mission reflects our values: localism, social equality, public participation, media literacy, diversity, and, of course, community media. Read more...

OUR PROGRAMS

A Constant Grin

DJ Chris Mussen presents all things modern indie, from shoegaze to psychedelic, dream pop to space rock, lo-fi to indie folk. Whatever you prefer on your indie playlists, A Constant Grin is sure to keep you smiling.

Live Friday 2-2:30pm
Replays Monday 9-9:30pm, Saturday 11-11:30pm, Sunday 7-7:30pm
DJ(s): 
Chris Mussen
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Celtic Songlines

Celtic Songlines

Each week on Celtic Songlines, join host David A. Reynolds and explore the timeless sound of traditional, ancient and contemporary music from around the Celtic world, featuring artists celebrating the traditions of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England and other Celtic lands.

Live Tuesday from 11:00 am to Noon

Replays Monday 11pm-12am, Thursday 6-7pm, Sunday 4-5pm

Tune in at KDRT 95.7 fm or stream at KDRT.org 

Live Tuesday 11am-12pm
Replays Monday 11pm-Tuesday 12am, Thursday 6-7pm, Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
David A. Reynolds
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Sounds So Sweet

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Host Wayne Hagen takes a lively look at sweet sounds of jug band music, past and present.

Live Wednesday 7-8pm
Replays Tuesday 2-3pm, Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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Silver Nine Volt Heart

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Join your host Rodriguez as he swings the gate wide open for a cool musical trip featuring sounds from all points of the compass.  Being mindful that "everything connects to everything else," on Silver Nine Volt Heart  you will find the many colorful threads that make up the tapestry of recorded sound...just click it on and let the music start. 

Live Thursday 4-6pm
Replays Friday 10am-12pm, Saturday 2-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rodriguez
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Album of the Week

With a rotating cast of hosts and in-depth exploration of entire albums, Album of the Week brings a fantastically fun hour to the airwaves.

Live Wednesday 4-5pm
Replays Thursday 10-11am, Sunday 9-10pm
DJ(s): 
Sara TAPS, Danny, Matt Blake, Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox, Eunah, Peter Schiffman, Wayne Hagen
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COVID-19 Community Report - Feb 2nd, 2021 - Mayor Partida/Healthy Davis Together and Kristin Sky/Teen Mental Health

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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It's astonishing to me that we're at Episode 50, with nearly 85 people interviewed over the last 10+ months. Thank you to all who have listened and/or supported, agreed to be interviewed, and provided feedback. The stories we tell and the narrative we weave about the impact of the pandemic in Yolo County will be an important part of our collective archives.

On Jan. 30, The New York Times ran a lengthy feature on one community in California and its efforts to model a plan for curtailing the Covid virus. Spoiler alert: that's our community, Davis, CA, and we're on the map as being at the forefront of community engagement and science during the pandemic. One of the benefits of having a world-class university here.

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Celtic Songlines - Feb 2, 2021 - Something Old/Something New

Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:30am | David A. Reynolds

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This week's theme can be described as "something old and something new."

I hope you join me this week as Celtic Songlines features some amazing musicians such as Ireland's Beoga, Karan Casey & John Doyle, singer extraordinaire Niamh Parsons, from the UK the bands Flook, Salt House and Leveret. The piping of Martyn Bennet and, locally, Tempest alumni the Mullen Jones Project.

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Davisville, Feb. 1, 2021: How to reduce all that conflict we're feeling

Mon, 02/01/2021 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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We have a new president in the White House, but the conflicts that tear at the country haven’t gone away. To do more than separate into groups and shout at each other, we need to do a better job of addressing and resolving conflicts. On today’s Davisville Kara Hunter, executive director of the Yolo Conflict Resolution Center, talks about how to handle conflict, wherever we find it.

She believes the quantity of conflict might not have increased in recent years, but our exposure to it has. Also, people might have become more comfortable sharing their disdain, disappointment and disillusionment.

To address the prevalence of conflict, she’d start in three areas, which she discusses on the show. She’s optimistic that we can get a handle on the problem, but says we’ll need good leaders who demonstrate conflict management, and we’ll need to consider our “will” – when we’re confrontational, are we just venting? Or once that’s done, do we really want to see change?

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Joel Daniel Explains the DIMI Musicians Grant, with a Lot of Local Music: Aired Jan. 29, 2021

Fri, 01/29/2021 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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The Davis Independent Music Inititive and the City of Davis are proud to announce a grant for $6,500 this year for a band or artist to make a new original musical work. Details are in this article. Please share it around to your friends/networks, and consider applying yourselves!

This broadcast features Joel Daniel answering  your questions regarding this grant. Joel also sings one of his original tunes, and we play songs from local artists throughout the interview. (See playlist for details.)

Listening Lyrics playlist for 01/29/2021
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Pass the Mic: Natalia E Cortez - Graduate Researcher in Nutritional Biology

Tue, 01/26/2021 - 12:30pm | Alison B

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On this episode of Meraki Radio: Pass the Mic, we are joined by Natalia E Cortez, who is studying nutritional biology at the doctoral level at UC Davis. Natalia walks us through her college education in her native Mexico and in graduate school in New York, as well as her career working in cancer biology, and her current work evaluating dietary impacts of the ketogenic diet on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Tune in for more!

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Jazz After Dark - Jan 26, 2021 - The Classics

Tue, 01/26/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Some jazz classics tonight on Jazz After Dark: Jimmy Knepper, Sonny Stitt (Cocktails for Two), Miles Davis (So What), Dave Brubeck (Take Five), Ella Fitzgerald (Misty), Duke Ellington (Blues in C), Gerry Mulligan (Manha de Carnaval and New Orleans), Al Haig (Never Let Me Go), Hubert Laws (Passacaglia in C), and George Benson (At the Mambo Inn). Jazz After Dark broadcasts at 8-9 PM Tuesdays and replays Monday evenings 11 PM. Look for us also 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 - January 26th, 2021 - Lucas Frerichs

Tue, 01/26/2021 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Lucas Frerichs was my first interview on this program, which debuted March 17, 2020. Since then, he's been re-elected to the Davis City Council to represent District 3, and now serves as Vice Mayor.  It's never an easy job to help govern a city, but of course it's been endlessly complicated during a pandemic. This weekend Lucas and I got together over Zoom and in Episode 49, had a far-ranging conversation touching on virtual governance; testing in Davis; the uptick in cannabis tax revenue during the pandemic, as well as the overall financial situation facing municipalities; traffic, crime, and more. I'm sure we could have talked for hours, but I always appreciate the opportunity to sit down with our local elected officials and touch base about community issues through their lens. 

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Jenn Rogar Sings Her Story from a Mountain Top: the Interview, January 22, 2021

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Below is a short bio of Jenn Rogar - visit her at http://jennrogar.com for more information.

"I started singing as a child in my room growing up in Los Angeles (Van Nuys and Woodland Hills) to singers like Elton John, Helen Reddy and Julie Andrews. I put on plays in my garage that I wrote and performed in for my neighbors. In high school I played flute in the band and was too shy to sing. During the Karaoke craze I began to perform and also sang the title song on a CD put out by my church. I sang and performed with Monkey Business, a light-hearted singing telegram service in Sacramento in the late '80s. I have sung and performed in some fashion my whole life.

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That's Greg McPherson and Tree Davis

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 1:00pm | Lois Richter

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Trees are a passion for Greg McPherson.   He is a retired Research Forester with the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station in Davis, CA  and serves on the Board of Directors for the local nonprofit Tree Davis.

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Jazz After Dark Jan. 19, 2021 - Seven Extended Sets

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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Seven extended sets on Jazz After Dark tonight. We’ll hear from the Buddy De Franco Quintet, Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner, Duke Ellington, Stanley Turrentine, Junior Mance, and George Robert. Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA and replays Monday 11 pm. Show page at https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark or 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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