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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 to the decline of the record-store industry. 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
DJ(s): 
JonEmery
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Davis Music Connections

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Davis has a very unique musical scene — from the Mondavi Center’s formal performances to the local clubs where bands and upcoming artists hone their craft. Local and visiting musicians  are captured by Jim Buchanan on our Live Tracks program. On Davis Music Connections, we play past Davis bands of note, along with those who are currently touring, taking a little bit of Davis to the rest of the world.

Live Monday 3-4pm
Replays Sunday 9:30-10:30pm
DJ(s): 
Ned, Connections Clyde
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That California Sound!

That California Sound!

That California Sound! From Then ... To Now  features local, regional, and small touring bands throughout California while highlighting the history and culture of California musicians, venues, teachers, recording studios, promoters, festivals, and general resources that enrich our community.

Live Monday 6-8pm
DJ(s): 
JonEmery, Scott Schiller
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Roots, Shoots and Leaves

Roots, Shoots and Leaves' DJ Tree has a theory of music that involves a tree. Suffice it to say that it involves a trinity — an exploration of themes and connections among recording artists — and otherwise very few boundaries. Listen for music old and new, known and unknown. And if you listen long enough, you may experience some musical enlightenment. 

Live Tuesday 6-8pm
Replays Saturday 7-9pm
DJ(s): 
Tree Kilpatrick
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Twang Thang

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Twang Thang features outlaw country old and new, showcasing the folks who sowed the harder-edged musical seeds for what we today call Americana, as well as the newer artists who continue the tunes and outlaw ethos forward. George Jones, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lucinda Willimans, Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakum, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Billie Jo Shaver ... Americana music didn't just show up one day — it has deep and varied country music roots. Twang Thang explores the originators, the newcomers, and the music that happened along the way!

Live Wednesday 7-9am
Replays Wednesday 9-11pm, Sunday 8-10am
DJ(s): 
DJ Dirk
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Jazz After Dark, April 25, 2023

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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We have jazz standards tonight by Billie Holiday, Louis Prima, Artie Shaw, Julie London, Ella Fitzgerald & Buddy Bregman, Benny Carter, Johnny Hodges, Joni James, Chuck Wayne Trio, Budd Johnson with Earl "Fatha" Hines, Oscar Peterson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Dianne Reeves, The Duke Robillard Jazz Trio, and Larry Carlton.

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Meraki Radio, April 25, 2023: Evelyn Dahl, 102-year-old WW II veteran, shares her story

Tue, 04/25/2023 - 12:30pm | Alison B

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On this episode of Meraki Radio, Evelyn Dahl of Woodland joins us for a show with Michael Gangitano. Evelyn, 102, is a World War 2 veteran from the Midwest who ended up in Woodland after her service. Tune in to learn more about her military experience in the war, and other perspectives.

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This should be lively: Celtic Songlines host brings Paddy on the Binge to Woodland ceilidh this Friday

Mon, 04/24/2023 - 1:37pm | kdrtradio

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A ceilidh is a Scottish or Irish social gathering, and a great one is coming up this Friday, April 28, with Paddy on the Binge at Morgan's Mill in Woodland, from 6 to 9 p.m.

This show is organized by David Reynolds, host of KDRT's weekly Celtic Songlines.

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News Cycle, April 24, 2023: The 108th anniversary of the Armenian genocide

Mon, 04/24/2023 - 12:00am | DHS Journalism Class

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Today's program has information about the annual commemoration of the Armenian genocide, with a report on rising flu cases.

Packages by Naneh Grigor and Harold Tollerup

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Imagining Yolo Davis, April 21, 2023: The Bike Campaign with Maria Contreras Tebbutt

Fri, 04/21/2023 - 6:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Maria Contreras Tebbutt, founder and director of The Bike Campaign, joins us this week to share her vision of a future with more bikes than cars. The nonprofit's mission is to "reduce car trips to school and workplaces while increasing biking joy and safety."

The Bike Campaign, along with its counterpart, The Bike Garage, says it "was founded in 2011 to help educate people about bicycling and to encourage more people to ride their bikes. We work closely with city governments, county health departments, school districts, and community service groups."

Imagining Yolo Davis playlist for 04/21/2023
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Davis Garden Show, April 20, 2023

Thu, 04/20/2023 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Downy mildew on roses, tomato time, trunk injury on apple tree, and more.

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Album of the Week, April 19, 2023: David Byrne and his first solo record, 'Rei Momo'

Wed, 04/19/2023 - 4:00pm | Ned

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Rei Momo was David Byrne's first solo album in his career after the Talking Heads. Today on Album of the Week you can hear the record -- and hear Byrne's thoughts about it, recorded when the record was released 33 years ago.

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The Folk Brothers for April 19, 2023: 'Stolen From God'

Wed, 04/19/2023 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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English singer-songwriter Reg Meuross spent four years researching historical documents pertaining to Britain's slave trade of the 17th and 18th centuries. Although slave owning was outlawed, this didn't stop the wealthy -- particularly in Meuross's native southwest England -- from amassing tremendous amounts of profit, power, and influence through transporting slaves from Africa to the American colonies, with the explicit assistance of the British government and navy. The result of Meuross's efforts is a song-cycle of stories, Stolen From God, about unsung slaves caught up in the Transatlantic trade.

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Latest Timeout Radio profiles Team Davis and the story of the Special Olympics

Wed, 04/19/2023 - 10:17am | Anonymous (not verified)

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Team Davis, college radio, foods that fuel the teenage athlete, chatbots, sports -- Rohan Baxi, a student at Da Vinci High in Davis, has produced shows on a range of subjects so far in 2023, with a style and approach that has already won him awards. He began his program in 2020, and you can find all 69 shows he has created so far at Timeout Radio.

Here's how he describes his latest episode:

"If you pass by UC Davis’ Toomey Field on spring weekends you’ll see a team of athletes engrossed in practicing their sprints, jumps, and throws. They are the track and field members of Team Davis, the Special Olympics team for Yolo County. Hear how Special Olympics started as a backyard summer camp and grew into a global movement that changed attitudes about ability and inclusion.

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Jazz After Dark, April 18, 2023

Tue, 04/18/2023 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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We have jazz from the 1940s and '50s tonight: Lu Watters with Kid Ory and Albert Nicholas, Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Edmond Hall, Cab Calloway, Lester Young & His Band, Louis Armstrong, Erroll Garner, Billie Holiday With Eddie Heywwod and His Orchestra, Roy Eldridge & Benny Carter, Charlie Shavers & Coleman Hawkins with Lil Greenwood, and the Ronnell Bright Trio.

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