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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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Blue LIght Central

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Every week, the big blue train we call the Blue Light Central rumbles out of the station for an hour-long ride through a landscape of blues, classic R&B, soul, gospel, zydeco, and low-down boogie. Mark Drnek is your ticket agent, porter, engineer, brakeman, and conductor on a weekly excursion through the vast music landscape.

Live Thursday 9-10pm
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A Constant Grin

DJ Chris Mussen presents all things modern indie, from shoegaze to psychedelic, dream pop to space rock, lo-fi to indie folk. Whatever you prefer on your indie playlists, A Constant Grin is sure to keep you smiling.

Live Friday 2-2:30pm
Replays Saturday 7-7:30pm
DJ(s): 
Chris Mussen
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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
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Big Picture Science

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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
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Old-Time Radio

Old Time Radio KDRT Davis California

Immerse yourself in programs from radio’s Golden Age.

Live Sunday 10-11:30pm
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 8, 2024

Thu, 02/08/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program, we talk about glowing petunias, soil too wet to plant, okay to amend soil and more about soil structure, suckers on citrus and other fruit trees, time to plant seeds, and more.

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IMPLOSION -- 7 February 2024

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 4:05pm | Nick Saloman

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Are you ready for IMPLOSION? Tune in at 5 p.m. Pacific, Feb. 7, for music from Sid Ramin, Electric Flag, Chocolate Watchband, Dick Shawn(!), Sammy(!!), and much more. Join host Nick Saloman on KDRT 95.7 | KDRT.org for a special themed show this eve!

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Jazz After Dark, Feb. 6, 2024

Tue, 02/06/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Jazz classics tonight:

  • Benny Goodman, Stardust
  • Fats Waller, The Joint Is Jumpin'
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Stairway To The Stars
  • Billie Holiday ,  God Bless the Child
  • Dizzy Gillespie & Charlie Parker, Shaw 'Nuff
  • Charlie Parker, Lover Man
  • Count Basie, One O'Clock Jump
  • Don Shirley, Water Boy
  • Dave Brubeck Trio, Body and Soul
  • Duke Ellington, Jimmy Blanton, Pitter Panther Patter
  • Oliver Nelson, Stolen Moments
  • Cannonball Adderley, Sabbath Prayer
  • Ella Fitzgerald, It's All Right With Me
  • Horace Silver, Song for My Father
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Davisville, Feb. 5, 2024: The Artery at 50, Cuteware, and painting Putah Creek

Mon, 02/05/2024 - 6:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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The Artery co-op/gallery/store turns 50 this year. Most of its downtown Davis neighbors from the 1970s are gone, so how has the Artery lasted? Heidi Bekebrede and Adele Shaw, two of its members, list several reasons on today’s Davisville, and some might surprise you — they include the hours (most art galleries don’t open daily), the variety (most don’t display so many artists), members who work in the shop, turnover that brings in new artists, fresh displays, and a town with lots of people interested in the arts. The train station a block away helps too.

We also talk about the store’s name, how they find members, the other meaning of “cute” in Bekebrede’s Cuteware, the way Putah Creek inspires Shaw’s paintings, and how managing a 32-machine laundromat in San Francisco introduced Shaw to first- and second-hand stories of her neighborhood from many decades before.

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Divine Intervention – Feb. 2, 2024

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 3:50pm | Jess Goddésse

Punxsutawney Phil predicts an explosion of new music this evening on Divine Intervention. Join hostesse Jess Goddesse at 6 p.m. Pacific as we attempt to spin the latest from Barbara Manning, Bill Ryder-Jones, Charming Disaster, Eliza McLamb, FRIDA KILL, Hot Garbage, J Mascis, King Dream, PACKS, Sleater-Kinney, Sprints, Ty Segall ... phew ... only on KDRT 95.7 FM | KDRT.org!

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Davis Garden Show, Feb. 1, 2024

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Today we discuss pruning in wet weather, Australian plants and other winter bloomers, what’s blooming now, toxicity of sweet peas and sweet potatoes, allelopathy, and more.

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Jan. 31, 2024 -- S. F. Sorrow by the Pretty Things on Album of the Week

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 1:43pm | Jess Goddésse

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Dug Deep hosts Album of the Week and he'll be spinning the British psych classic, S. F. Sorrow, by The Pretty Things. It's noted for being the first "concept record," having been conceived of and recorded in 1967-68 and released in 1968, well before the Who's Tommy. No comparison between the two pieces, really, but I'm gonna guess you haven't heard S. F. Sorrow much. Hope you can tune in and join us on Wednesday afternoon.

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IMPLOSION -- 31 Jan., 2024

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 10:00am | Nick Saloman

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Don't miss this week's edition of IMPLOSION with your host Nick Saloman. Hear only the grooviest tunes from The Propositions, The Moving Fingers, The Records ... 5 p.m. Pacific Wednesday on KDRT | KDRT.org!

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Jazz After Dark, Jan. 30, 2024

Tue, 01/30/2024 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Classics tonight on Jazz After Dark:

Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, I'm Alabama Bound

Teddy Wilson, How High the Moon

Art Tatum, Makin' Whoopee

Winifred Atwell, Boogie in the Groove

Winifred Atwell, The Charleston

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You?

Les McCann, The Truth

Les McCann Ltd. & Lou Rawls, (They Call It) Stormy Monday

Ray Charles, Birth of the Blues

Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete, Star Song

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Grey days in the Electric Compost Heap

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 4:56pm | Dug Deep

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Tonight (Jan. 26) at 6 p.m. Pacific on the Electric Compost Heap, DJ Dug Deep celebrates the quick passing of January and the slow return of sunnier days, though you wouldn't know it to look outside. We'll feature new music from Kim Gordon , The Feelies , and Chris O'Leary , whose new album is one of the hotter blues records out there right now. Oh, and the official color of tonight's show is GREY! Hope you can join us at KDRT.org!

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