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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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10 Years Forgotten

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10 Years Forgotten with your host JonEmery focuses on modern classics and indie standards from 2000–2010, the decade lost in the shuffle due to the Dawn of the Digital Age. TYF also explores the history of record stores in the Sacramento Valley – including why some are still open today –  along with the future of physical and digital music locally, regionally, and beyond.

Live Wednesday 3-5pm
Replays Saturday 5-7pm
DJ(s): 
JonEmery
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3rd Streaming

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Coined in 1957 by Brandeis University professor Gunther Schuller, “Third Stream” is a term used to describe the synthesis of classical and jazz. Join DJ Gary Chew to discover some Third Stream sounds for yourself. 

Live Monday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
Gary Chew
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Democracy Now!

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Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now is an award-winning syndicated news program that gives voice to perspectives rarely heard in corporate-sponsored media, including independent journalists, grassroots leaders and peace activists, artists, academics, independent analysts, and ordinary people from around the world.

Live Friday 9-10am
Homepage URL: 
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Live Tracks

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 LT began broadcasting on Sept. 30, 2004, and has produced 747 original episodes as of August 2025. Best experienced with a lava lamp, cool recreational beverage of choice, and a vigorous sense of curiosity. Peace.

Live Thursday 7-9pm
Replays Saturday 9-11pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

A saloon of songs and sounds from back then, focusing on anything recorded between the 1890s and the 1970s. All forms of jazz, blues, rock, surf, garage, punk, country, folk, film-radio-television samples, speeches, comedy, and anything grabbed from the ages and put to cylinder, wax or tape, colliding on top each other.

Night Train Cocktail Lounge is produced live at WXOX-LP FM in Louisville, KY. All local material is edited, including times and dates, making each episode an evergreen episode. All episodes are FCC compliant.

Live Wednesday 9-10pm
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Jazz After Dark, July 22, 2025

Tue, 07/22/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight, it’s Duke Ellington and some of the great musicians who worked with him. The songs:

  • Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cotton Club Stomp
  • Duke Ellington & His Cotton Club Orchestra, I Was Made to Love You
  • Duke Ellington, Come Sunday (with Mahalia Jackson)
  • Billy Strayhorn, Take the "A" Train
  • Johnny Hodges, Art Pepper Quintett / What's New
  • Johnny Hodges & Duke Ellington, Moon Glow
  • Johnny Hodges with Ray Nance vocals, Just Squeeze Me
  • Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me)
  • Duke Ellington/Johnny Hodges, Wabash Blues
  • Duke Ellington, Take the "A" Train
  • Paul Gonsalves, I'm Beginning to See the Light
  • Harry Carney & The Duke's Men, Five O’clock Drag
  • Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Harold Ashby & The Duke's Men, Backstairs
  • Duke Ellington & Ella Fitzgerald, Duke's Place
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Davisville, July 21, 2025: The puppy-chewed training book, and other tales from the Davis Book Menders

Mon, 07/21/2025 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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The ordinary jobs that come to the Davis Book Menders include wear-and-tear repairs, like fixing torn pages or tattered covers, but some damage is unusual — like the books that displayed tire treads or evidence of use as a trivet. Whatever the problem, the menders can fix it, says Karen McCluskey, a member of the group … with some exceptions, such as the book they bagged and discarded because it seemed like a biohazard.

The menders gather each Tuesday to work around a long table (see photo) inside the main Davis library, and on the first Tuesday of each month they host a book-repair cafe for anyone who wants to come in for help fixing their own books.

Publisher’s Weekly says U.S. sales of printed books totaled 782.7 million in 2024, up 4.4 million from 2023. Today on Davisville we talk with McCluskey about the work and the satisfaction of mending thousands of books each year.

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Divine Intervention – July 18, 2025

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 4:00pm | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes the KDRT airwaves at 6 p.m. Pacific with a magical multi-decade, cross-genre concoction of music, including the latest releases from the Darts, Wet Leg, the Bug Club, St. Divine, and the Residents ... two twangin' tracks from our Goddess of the Month, Ms. Melba Montgomery ... a "newley" acquired Vinyl Vespers tune ... a tribute to Dave Kaffinetti, aka Viv Savage (RIP) ... and a quick farewell to Concetta Franconero. Join your hostesse Jess Goddésse on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT .org + the podcasts apps.

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Mapping Healthcare, July 18, 2025: Building breast cancer awareness in Jordan

Fri, 07/18/2025 - 3:03pm | Diane Crumley

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and globally the leading cause of female cancer death. Outcomes are drastically different based purely on where women happen to live. This challenge isn't just a medical one, but is deeply entangled with social factors, cultural norms, and economics.

In this recent episode of Mapping Healthcare, KDRT's Dr. Shaikh speaks with Salma Jaouni Aray about the the Jordan Breast Cancer Program and its work toward improving outcomes through increased awareness and early detection. Stream anytime here

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The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – July 17, 2025

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 2:30pm | Russ Tolman

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ICYMI: This week on the Goodtime Hour, we'll reshare Russ Tolman's interview with the amazing Chris Stamey, singer, songwriter, and founding member of the Db's! Tune in at 9 p.m. Pacific on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org. Stream on demand via the website and your favorite podcast apps!

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Davis Garden Show, July 17, 2025

Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's show: July harvest notes, Alstroemeria, seeds to start now, problems with melons, summer cover crops, oxalis in lawns, landscaping a city sidewalk bed, and more

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IMPLOSION – 16 July 2025

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 5:00pm | Nick Saloman

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Coming up at 8 p.m. Pacific on IMPLOSION, Nick Saloman shares stories and spins the Move, the Sons of Fred, the Moon, the Underground, and so much more! Listen up on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org + those podcast apps!

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In the Key of Folk, July 16, 2025

Wed, 07/16/2025 - 12:00pm | Karen Leyse

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It is summer and here at In the Key of Folk we're dreaming of the music of the mountains. However, if you're not out enjoying our "big backyard" of public lands, join us to hear some great music. Tracks include new releases by Steve Tilston, and the group, Ponyfolk, who provide Nordic tunes. We'll also hear tracks by Eric Anderson, MCC, Molly Tuttle, James Taylor and Alison Krauss, The Gaslight Tinkers, and more! So Join us today at 2 p.m. PST on KDRT 95.7 FM, Davis, or KDRT.org worldwide. See you then!

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Jazz After Dark, July 15, 2025

Tue, 07/15/2025 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Jazz with French style tonight:

  • Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France, Echoes of France (La Marseillaise)
  • Django Reinhardt, How High The Moon
  • Charlie Parker, April In Paris
  • Sidney Bechet, Petite Fleur
  • Jazzmen Detroit (Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell & Kenny Clarke), Afternoon in Paris
  • Ella Fitzgerald, I Love Paris
  • Joséphine Baker, Don't Touch My Tomatoes
  • Nina Simone, Ne Me Quitte Pas
  • Toots Thielemans, Ne Me Quitte Pas
  • Jimmy Rowles & Michael Moore , Waltz 70
  • Madeleine Peyroux, Careless Love
  • The Hot Club of San Francisco, Jitterbug Waltz
  • Stéphane Grappelli & McCoy Tyner, Summertime
  • Claude Bolling & Stephane Grappelli, Blue Skies
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Electric Compost Heap – July 11, 2025

Fri, 07/11/2025 - 5:38pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight at 6 p.m. PST on The Electric Compost Heap, DJ Dug Deep celebrates mid-summer and features new tunes from Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Creem Circus, and St. Divine. And in honor of Bob Wertzberger, aka Bob Noxious, we'll spin a few tunes by the late Davis legend and his band ChickeeBob, as today is 7-11!

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