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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.

 

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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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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
Homepage URL: 
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Classical Excursions

Greg LaTraille

Classical radio programs often focus on well-known light classics and ignore challenging and imaginative masterworks, especially from the rich repertoire of 20th century music, which is very diverse. This results in listeners who are unaware of many wonderful works. Excursions will present short and longer works by famous as well as less known composers, with insightful commentary by a composer with years of experience in radio, classical marketing, and music education.

Live on the first, third and occasional fifth Friday of the month.  

Live Friday 11am-1pm
Replays Sunday 9-11am
DJ(s): 
Greg LaTraille
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The Golden Road

​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 8-10pm
DJ(s): 
Wayne Hagen
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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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Joel Daniel Shares His Music and Story. Recorded Sep 13th, 2019

Fri, 09/13/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Joel Daniel - listen in now 

Joel is a longtime resident of Davis, California.  In his twenties he started a band with his closest friends called Shayna and the Bulldog ("SatB") (https://shayna.bandcamp.com/), an Americana / Indie Rock band. They made two albums together and played hundreds of shows throughout the Western and Southwestern US.  

Somewhere along the way, Joel started a children's band called, The Hoots, (www.hootquarters.com).   For this project, he's written four albums of material, won countless awards - including: a Parent's Choice Award - sold many records, and played hundreds of shows.  Joel started producing an educational children's video series called, Hoot Quarters, starring an owl, who thinks he knows everything, but doesn't, and the The Hoots, who help said owl, Oliver, along the right path. 

Recently Joel started writing some new "grown up" music.  In the summer of 2019 he started to play these songs out in public.  They are the first songs he would consider to be solo songs - outside of The Hoots -that he has written and performed.  He hopes to record them in the coming months and play them out in a more band oriented context in the near future. 

Social Links:      https://www.facebook.com/joeldanielmusic

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Jazz After Dark September 10 2019

Tue, 09/10/2019 - 6:57pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark:

Nat King Cole, Erroll Garner, Miles Davis, Count Basie, Annie Ross, Jimmy Raney, Chico Hamilton, Nancy Wilson, Stan Getz, Stuff Smith, Claude Bolling Big Band, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Farmer, Eiji Kitamura.

Live 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm.

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

 

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Davisville, Sept. 9, 2019: Bike City’s plans feature original plays, sketch comedy, improv, more

Mon, 09/09/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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One of the offbeat ways to measure a town is to look at the variety, ambition and success of its live theater. Davis has been home to different theater startups this decade. Some endure and some have shut, but the creative impulse to bring more theater to Davis – and the belief that Davis will support the interest – continues. Today we talk with two people from the not-quite-2-year-old Bike City Theatre Company: J.R. Yancher, the producing artistic director, and Sarah Marsh-Krauter, the literary manager and dramaturg. They talk about the company’s Davis roots, what they want to achieve, the performances they’d like to bring to town, and their plans to engage UC Davis students – and to expand local audiences by attracting people who think live theater has nothing to offer them.

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Cedar Cady, Live in the Studio, Recorded on Sept. 6th, 2019

Fri, 09/06/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Cedar Cady spent the hour with us. Cedar is a Davis native and at a young age fell in love with the violin. Cedar talks about his life with music and his passion for playing. Currently he plays in and around the Sacramento area either by himself or with several groups that he adds his musical touch to. Listen in as he explains the difference between a violin and a fiddle. Cedar also played two live numbers for us. The playlist below lists the selections we played. Music that Cedar enjoys and inspired him.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 09/06/2019
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Jazz After Dark September 03 2019

Tue, 09/03/2019 - 7:26pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: soul jazz, hard bop, Afro-Cuban, and more.

Dave Bass with Karryn Allyson on vocals, Buddy DeFranco, Hank Mobley, Benny Golson Quartet, Cannonball Adderley, Don Ellis Orchestra, Ray Barretto, The Tommy Flanagan Trio.

Replays Monday 11pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Photo, clockwise from upper left: Dave Bass with Karryn Allyson, Benny Golson, Ray Barretto, Cannonball and Nat Adderley.

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Jeanne Pastoor: Now it's My Turn, Aug. 30, 2019

Fri, 08/30/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Jeanne Pastoor, longtime co-host of Listening Lyrics, shares her story. The experience of growing up in New Jersey, listening to The Great American Songbook tunes, and visiting Broadway musicals, has stayed with her throughout her life. Listen to a remarkable selection of songs. See playlist below.

Listening Lyrics is also available as a podcast on most podcast apps. ENJOY.

Listening Lyrics playlist for 08/30/2019
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Jazz After Dark August 27 2019

Tue, 08/27/2019 - 7:37pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: great vocalists and instrumentals.

Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey, Joe Marsala, Julie London, Ahmad Jamal, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, Zoot Sims & Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Tormé, Herb Alpert, Lee Konitz & the Brazilian Band.

Live 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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Davisville, Aug. 26, 2019: LGBT issues dis-unite the Methodists

Mon, 08/26/2019 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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Schism is an old word, meaning two sides with strong opinions breaking apart. The term might now apply to the United Methodist Church, a denomination of 13 million members worldwide that faces dis-unifying over gay rights. Brandon Austin, pastor of the Davis Methodist congregation, talks about the dispute, why it matters to people who might never give a thought to church, how to wrestle with the question of which traditions to keep and which to discard, and the choice of the Davis church to align with the pro-LGBT “reconciling” movement more than 20 years ago.

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Frank Fox His Life and Doo Wop, recorded Aug 23rd, 2019

Fri, 08/23/2019 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Born on a mountain top , no no Brooklyn Brownsville East NY, raised on Jewish , African American and Latin music from the moment my ears were aware. Founder and vocal arranger for Frankie and The Fabletones, , acappella ensembles AKA, Spirit Feel, Full House, Doo Wop after Dark. Back in the 20th, hit recordings of Unchained Melody and Gloria and novelty versions of Hello Dolly and High Noon, with Vito and The Salutations. Been singing ever since i can recall, love to sing everything but especially the blues. Singing harmony instructor since 1956- in Davis since 1983, classes at Learning Exchange Experimental College Davis Art Center, currently pursuing a new career as a KDRT DJ.

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Jazz After Dark August 20 2019

Tue, 08/20/2019 - 7:33pm | Don Shor

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All jazz from 1959 tonight on Jazz After Dark. We’ll hear from the greats:  Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Nat "King" Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Charles Mingus, Paul Desmond Quartet with Jim Hall, Cannonball Adderley Quintet & John Coltrane, Chet Baker, Gil Evans, Dave Brubeck Quartet

Photo, clockwise from upper left: Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Ella Fitzgerald.

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