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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.

Grist for the Chill

Dave serves up a truly interesting mix of music with a focus on fingerstyle guitar and percussive groove as it relates to roots, world fusion, jazz, funk, Latin and Brazilian music, and more.

Live Thursday 11am-12pm

Replays Wednesday 3-4pm

DJ(s):

Dave Mcasey

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Grist for the Chill

Davis has interesting people, ideas, connections, and events. On Davisville, host Bill Buchanan presents stories that have some connection to Davis. The program has won 17 Excellence in Journalism awards from the San Francisco Press Club since 2018, including first place in radio/podcast public affairs programs for 2025, plus a national Hometown Media Award for excellence from the Alliance for Community Media in 2024, and first place nationwide in news/public affairs programs among small stations from the Public Media Journalists Association in 2026.

Live Monday 5:30-6pm

Replays Saturday 8:30-9am

DJ(s):

Bill Buchanan

Food Sleuth Radio

Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connecting the dots between food, health, and agriculture and finding food truth.

FSR is a production of KOPN, mid-Missouri's independent community radio.

Live Wednesday 5-5:30pm

Homepage URL:

Food Sleuth Radio on the web

Na Mele O Hawai'i

Join host Beth Post as she features the unique sounds of Hawaiian music — from early icons of island music to today's innovators — exploring styles, the history of the genre, and revered songs and performers.

Live Thursday 1-3pm

Replays Saturday 11am-1pm

DJ(s):

Beth Post

Listening Lyrics

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:

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Davis has 116 neighborhood parties this Sunday, and KDRT is providing a songtrack

Sat, 10/12/2024 - 7:01am | kdrtdj

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Tune in to KDRT 95.7 FM or KDRT.org this Sunday, Oct.13, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. for a live broadcast accompanying this year's Davis Neighbors' Night Out. Your radio hosts will be program hosts Bill Buchanan (usual show Davisville) and Jim Buchanan (an original KDRT DJ who produces Live Tracks).

If you're going to one of the 116 neighborhood parties, call in to the studio while you're there for a chance to win a $50 Davis Food Co-op gift card each half-hour. Listen to the show for details. If you don't know where your neighbors are gathering, find the party near you. The weather's much better this weekend! And there are probably cool people living near you that you've never met. Here's your chance!

This get-to-know-your-neighbors event is sponsored by the city of Davis, county of Yolo, Associated Students of UC Davis and the University of California Davis.

Billy Larkin, Eric Jordan, music and insight, on Listening Lyrics, Oct. 11, 2024

Fri, 10/11/2024 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Billy Larkin and Eric Jordan join in today for a lively discussion, including AI in Music, Fobfest, KDRT's 20th anniversary, Pete Rose, Cissy Houston, Yolo's 4th Annual Mid-Winter Cabaret July 8th in Winters (an extraordinary evening of pure enchantment, fantastic talent, community, and the joy of giving.)

Davis Garden Show, Oct. 10, 2024

Thu, 10/10/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today's topics: planting tomatoes in July for October harvest, turf types in local parks and suggestions for home gardens, using ollas for irrigation, mites on citrus, and more.

Jon Langford and Alice Spencer live on KDRT today at 4 p.m.!

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 2:29pm | Dug Deep

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Jon Langford and Alice Spencer visit KDRT 95.7FM this afternoon at 4:00 p.m. pst. Jon is best known as a founding member of the Mekons, though he's been in more bands than you can mention since then. He's also an amazing visual artist. Alice was formerly a member of Shinyribs. Jon and Alice will be playing a few songs and talking about their work together in the Bright Shiners. They play tonight at Odd Fellows Hall courtesy of our friends at Davis Live Music Collective -- doors open at 6:30, music starts at 7:00p.

In the Key of Folk, Oct. 9, 2024

Wed, 10/09/2024 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

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Your In the Key of Folk hostess, Karen Leyse, has spent the last week travelling to Idaho and back, so this week I bring you selections from my laptop files.

The hour will include a new release by The Rheingans Sisters, and music by Robert Earl Keen, Eliza Gilkyson, the Tim O'Brien Band, Scottish singer Emily Smith, the Berkeley-based band, Erica and Friends; and more, including the recent Väsen & Hawktail release. It's mostly relaxing music today, so get a cuppa and enjoy. Join us at 95.7 FM or online at KDRT.org

Jazz After Dark, Oct. 8, 2024

Tue, 10/08/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Jazz classics tonight.

Count Basie, One O'Clock Jump
Ella Fitzgerald, A-Tisket A-Tasket
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, In the Mood
Sidney Bechet, Blue Horizon
Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen, When The Saints Go Marching In
Earl Bostic, Flamingo
Lester Young, Stardust
Stan Kenton, The Creep
Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, Nuages
Billie Holiday, Lady Sings The Blues
Gerry Mulligan, Bags' Groove
Blossom Dearie, 'Deed I Do
Dave Brubeck, Blue Rondo a La Turk
Miles Davis, Summertime
Stan Getz, Manhã de Carnaval
Paul Desmond, Take Te

Divine Intervention – Oct. 4, 2024

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 5:30pm | Jess Goddésse

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Please join us this sultry evening for more tracks off the latest releases from the Bug Club, Thurston Moore, the BellRays, Robyn Hitchcock, Tami Neilson, Nick Saloman + the Bevis Frond ... some tunes from our new Goddess of the Month, Linda Martell ... a groovy Vinyl Vespers track ... and a goodbye to Kris. Yes, 6 p.m. Pacific is Divine I time on KDRT 95.7FM | KDRT.org!

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour – Oct. 4, 2024

Fri, 10/04/2024 - 4:00pm | Russ Tolman

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This week, The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour welcomes California singer-songwriter and indie-rock pioneer Barbara Manning! Join Russ and Barbara at 5 p.m. Pacific as they talk music, marriage, tortoises, and a whole lot more — right here on KDRT 95.7 fm | KDRT.org.