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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

That California Sound!

That California Sound! Local + Regional  Music of The Golden State.  Join The Chuckleheads Adventure Team every Monday evening from 6-8pm for a mid-evening, morning show style program, often featuring an In-Studio Guest.  

Live Monday 6-8pm
Replays Thursday 7-9am
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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Crossing Continents

In this World Music show, Gil covers the Middle East, the Mediterranean region, North Africa, Central Asia, and the Indian sub continent, including traditional and contemporary musical styles. This is not a pop music show!

Live Monday 10am-12pm
Replays Sunday 12-2pm
DJ(s): 
Gil Medovoy
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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
Homepage URL: 
Ralph Nader Radio Hour on the web
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Sea Change Radio

Sea Change KDRT

Sea Change Radio is a nationally syndicated program that covers the shift to social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

Live Wednesday 11-11:30pm
Replays Friday 2:30-3pm
Homepage URL: 
Sea Change Radio on the web
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Listening Lyrics

Listening Lyrics, Kurt.org, community radio

Welcome to an hour of Listening Lyrics, right here on KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, California.

No musical passports required. Folk can sit next to funk, jazz can dance with rock, and a singer-songwriter might end up sharing a park bench with a reggae band. Listening Lyrics is your invitation to escape the noise of the day and enter a world of elaborate sounds, unexpected discoveries, and songs that have something to say.

This is the kind of journey only commercial-free community radio can provide.

So close your eyes. Open your ears. Relax your mind. Join me, Pieter Pastoor, as we send color to your ears and wander through the vast landscape of music and lyrics—the grand meeting place of rhythm, imagination, and the remarkable human ability to create art. Whether it's a whisper, a roar, a groove, or a melody you've never heard before, it all belongs here.

Remember: Real Music. Real Community. Real Good Music.

Live Friday 4-5pm
Replays Sunday 11am-12pm
DJ(s): 
Pieter Pastoor
Homepage URL: 
Listening Lyrics on Facebook
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Dashboard Diaries -- Aug. 20, 2026

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 3:00pm | RayK

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This week on Dashboard Diaries, DJ RayK takes a directionless ride through meandering streets and alleys, destination unknown. We’ve got the CD changer packed with almost three dozen tunes, ranging from Sting to Curtis Mayfield, Sly to Chuck Prophet, Steely Dan to Steve Earle and a bunch of stuff you probably never heard of. So get the heck in and we’ll get go get lost. Thursday, 3-5 p.m. PDT at 95.7 FM and KDRT.org

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 20, 2026

Thu, 08/20/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: tomato problems, jumping worms, some low shrubs, showy amaranthus, and more.

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Hello Davis!, Aug. 19, 2026: Confronting anti-LGBTQ hate in Yolo County

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 5:30pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Chrissy Stroop is a writer, speaker, and scholar who was raised in an evangelical Christian family. She publishes The Bugbear Dispatch and co-owns The Flytrap, an independent feminist news outlet. Her areas of expertise include the American right wing, the history of anti-LGBTQ politics, evangelical culture, and Russian history.

Anoosh Jorjorian is chair of the Davis Phoenix Coalition and directs the organization’s immigrant and LGBTQ+ family programs. They also lead educational programs and parenting trainings designed to support LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and the broader community.

Last weekend, Corner Drug in Woodland was targeted in an apparent anti-LGBTQ hate incident. Anti-gay slurs were written on one of the store’s windows, while another window displaying rainbow stickers was smashed.

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In the Key of Folk — Aug. 19, 2026

Wed, 08/19/2026 - 2:00pm | Karen Leyse

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It's been a fiery year for the world, but in Davis skies are clear.  And here at KDRT we have our own great sonic energy, so today on In the Key of Folk we'll offer new releases with some real positive energy! We'll be featuring Hayden Stern, Kalos, troubador Kray Van Kirk, ES Pearl, Laurie Lewis, and more! So join us at 2 p.m. and don't be late. We'll include a few classics, too! 

Wednesday at 2 p.m. on KDRT 95.7 FM Davis CA, and at KDRT.org worldwide!

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Jazz After Dark, Aug. 18, 2026

Tue, 08/18/2026 - 8:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show: Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five with Ella Fitzgerald, Cat Anderson and His Orchestra & Jimmy Jones, Billy Taylor, Al Hirt, The Tommy Flanagan Trio, Ray Charles, Gerry Mulligan, Clark Terry & Chico O'Farrill, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, New Orleans' Own The Dukes of Dixieland, Hank Crawford, and Carol Welsman.

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Sonic Rehab, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026

Sun, 08/16/2026 - 5:10pm | Jojo Johanssen

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Catch the next Sonic Rehab this Monday the 17th from 1-3 p.m. to see what sort of delicacies DJ Jojo Johanssen's picked out. Some Herbie Hancock, Cameo, Tata Vega, and Jesca Hoop. Also a tune and lack of a tune for his friend who sadly passed recently,  a track by an artist whose name can't be said over the air (there's a NAUGHTY word involved), and Cat Stevens covering Stevie Wonder. It's going to be all sorts of rollercoaster, and all sorts of great music, so tune in this Monday or catch it as you can over the next 2 weeks on kdrt.org.

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The Electric Compost Heap -- Aug. 14, 2026

Fri, 08/14/2026 - 5:26pm | Dug Deep

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STOP EVERYTHING! Friday at 6 p.m. Pacific on The Electric Compost Heap, it's the cat's pajamas! We'll be spinning a litterbox full of new music, including brand new stuff from Anton Barbeau, Kiwi Jr., and Why Bother. Hope all you cats and kittens can join us on 95.7fm Davis and KDRT.org worldwide. Listen at your leisure via the web and the podcast apps!

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A century of sound: 10 decades, 10 songs, on Listening Lyrics, Aug. 14, 2026

Fri, 08/14/2026 - 4:00pm | Pieter Pastoor

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A Century of Sound: 10 Decades, 10 Songs takes listeners on a musical journey from the 1930s to today, featuring one fun and memorable song from each decade. Along the way, Listening Lyrics explores how popular music changed—and how advances in recording technology transformed the way we hear it. Join us on KDRT for nearly 100 years of music, sound, and innovation in just ten songs.

Check out the latest listening experience on https://www.dolby.com/atmos-visualizer-music/

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Davis Garden Show, Aug. 13, 2026

Thu, 08/13/2026 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today’s topics: planting brassicas now, mosquitoes, allelopathy and fennel, pests of cherries and eucalyptus, the string-of plants and cat safety, and more.

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Hello Davis! -- Aug. 12, 2026

Wed, 08/12/2026 - 5:30pm | Pieter Pastoor

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This week on Hello Davis!, Brett Lee of the Downtown Davis Business Association sits down with Dave Greenwald, executive director of the Davis Vanguard, for a conversation about how downtown Davis has changed over the past three decades.

Dave has maintained an office in downtown for more than 30 years, giving him a front-row seat to the growth, challenges, and changing character of the city center. Brett invites Dave to look back at what downtown was like 30 years ago, what has disappeared, what has taken its place, and how changes in business, housing, transportation, development, and community life have shaped the downtown we know today.

It’s a conversation about Davis then and now — and what the next chapter of downtown Davis might look like.

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