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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.

 

OUR PROGRAMS

That's Life

Lois Richter’s format for That’s Life is mostly interviews. Recurring topics include Davis activities and groups; work and life choices; philosophy and theory; plus birding, cooking, art, and other passions. Lois occasionally breaks into music — from ballads to the slack key sounds of Hawaii to golden oldies rock 'n' roll — but mostly there is just talk.

To suggest a topic for discussion or a person to interview, text Lois or leave a message in the comments here.

Live Tuesday 12-1pm
Replays Wednesday 5-6pm
DJ(s): 
Lois Richter
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Divine Intervention (1st/3rd week) – The Electric Compost Heap (2nd/4th week)

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Divine Intervention with Jess Goddésse strikes the airwaves every 1st & 3rd Friday, bringing you an unholy assortment of rock, pop, punk, psych, funk, jazz, roots, and randomness across the decades plus brand new releases. For the truly devout, Vinyl Vespers, a celebration of record-store bargain bins, plus our Goddess of the Month featured artiste!

Live Friday 6-8pm
Replays Monday 9-11pm, Sunday 4-6pm
DJ(s): 
Jess Goddésse, Dug Deep
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Song of Dinosaurs

Sound of Dinosaurs

Songs of Dinosaurs presents songs from the prehistoric era: reptilian rhythms, lizard lyrics, triassic tones, and mammoth melodies with Professor A.

Live Friday 8-10pm
Replays Sunday 7:30-9:30pm
DJ(s): 
Professor A
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Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart KDRT program Davis California

Nothing brings greater rewards than a life filled with love and care for people and the world around us. With Heart to Heart, host "Dr. G" inspires and teaches listeners to live life richly and lightly. To ask a question on the show, call 1.530.792.1648 during the live broadcast. Check the Davis Enterprise to for guests and weekly topics.

Live Wednesday 12-1pm
DJ(s): 
Dr. Gitane
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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
DJ(s): 
Gil Medovoy
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Jazz After Dark, Aug. 2, 2022

Tue, 08/02/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark: intro by Lee Morgan, then longer sets by Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker & Gerry Mulligan, Houston Person, Junior Mance, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Criss, and Art Pepper.

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Davisville, Aug. 1, 2022: Millennials in the market, fewer Bay Area buyers, and other Davis housing updates

Mon, 08/01/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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The migration of people from the Bay Area to Davis inspired by the pandemic has cooled, the average price of a house in Davis has shot past $900,000, and more than half of the city’s homebuyers now seem to be millennials. That's some of the updated Davis housing information you'll hear in today's conversation with three members of a Davis family who have made local real estate their career: Steve, Kit, and James Boschken. Steve, a real estate broker, and Kit own Boschken Properties, where she is also manager, and their son James is a real estate agent and property manager who’s about to move back to Davis from Texas.

(This July 2022 photo shows the site of the Chiles Ranch new home development planned on East Eighth Street in Davis)

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Steve Beck of Needle, live in the studio on Listening Lyrics, July 29, 2022

Fri, 07/29/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Steve Beck has been involved with music most of his life, from founding a leading musician portal in the early days of the internet, and speaking at SXSW, to releasing three acclaimed albums with his band Needle, and traveling the globe to speak to musicians on behalf of the U.S. State Department.

Needle blends Beck’s low-fi minimalist arrangements with Julie Cornett’s collection of lullabies and symphonic sagas. The duo's most recent release, The Long View, came during the pandemic. They enlisted Dana Colley (Morphine, Twinemen, Vapors of Morphine) to play saxophone on a few tracks, and Kramer (Low, Galaxy 500, Daniel Johnston) mastered the project. The Noise Room is Steve’s home on the web; he wrote or conducted most of its articles and interviews.

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Davis Garden Show, July 28, 2022

Thu, 07/28/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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Topics on this week's program: Rose weevils, lawn removal, IPM, vine and screening options, and more.

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Jazz After Dark, July 26, 2022

Tue, 07/26/2022 - 11:46am | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark:

Coleman Hawkins with Thelma Carpenter, Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra, Count Basie, Cannonball Adderley, Peter Appleyard & Orchestra, Paul Gonsalves, Ray Charles, Illinois Jacquet, Buddy Rich, Chico Hamilton Lowell George, Houston Person (Etta Jones vocals), and New Orleans' Own The Dukes of Dixieland.

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Neil Nayyar, the ultimate multi-instrumentalist, on Listening Lyrics, July 22, 2022

Fri, 07/22/2022 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

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Neil Nayyar at 16 years old plays and owns 117 musical instruments from around the world.

Chances are if you love a particular type of music, Neil plays it, and he plays it well. Classical, Bollywood, jazz, rock, and sounds from all over the globe flow from this musician, but this is not the only amazing thing about him.

Neil’s parents credit much of his ability and love of music to Mozart classics he listened to while still in the womb. However, his talent didn’t surface until he was 5, when he took a drum class and wowed everyone. And this was just the beginning.

A lot of Neil’s talent and abilities as a multi-instrumentalist are natural, but he leaves nothing to chance. He practices music six hours each day, and receives training from 25 musical professionals both locally and internationally.

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Davis Garden Show, July 21, 2022

Thu, 07/21/2022 - 12:00pm | Don Shor

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On today's program: Thrips, lawn removals, choosing a garden center, and more.

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The Folk Brothers for July 20, 2022: The Folk Brothers debate 'Once Were Brothers'

Wed, 07/20/2022 - 11:10am | Peter Schiffman

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Although the "Once Were Brothers" documentary has been out for a few years, The Folk Brothers only streamed it this past week (it's available on Hulu and Kanopy). We listened to a track by The Band and the song from which the doco got its title, then mildly debated the merits of a story told only thru Robbie Robertson's point of view.

Also today: new tracks from Joan Shelley, Martin Joseph, Lloyd Maines, Lucy Kaplansky, Kathy Kallick, and more.

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Jazz After Dark, July 19, 2022

Tue, 07/19/2022 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark:

Peggy Lee and Hal Mooney and His Orchestra, The Modest Jazz Trio, Ahmad Jamal, Duke Ellington, Wes Montgomery, Gene Ammons, Benny Carter, Max Roach, Joe Morello, Ray Brown Trio, P.J. Perry and Tommy Banks, and Tony Bennett.

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Davisville, July 18, 2022: Collecting tangible memories of past campaigns

Mon, 07/18/2022 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

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Today we dig into a form of American political expression that dates way back in U.S. history, applies to any type of view or opinion, and leaves behind artifacts of campaigns that helped shape who we are: political campaign buttons and memorabilia, powered by the people, events and aspirations the items represented. My guests are Bob Warren—son of Earl Warren, former governor of California and onetime chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court—and Adam Gottlieb. Both live in Davis, and both are active in American Political Items Collectors, which has its next national convention in Reno July 22-23.

And if you happen to find a certain button from the 1920 Cox/Roosevelt campaign in a box you inherited from your grandparents, your ship has just come in.

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