Rocket Radio is a show aimed at Davis youth of all ages, from elementary to high school. DJ Rocket features music, poems, books, interviews, and current events, all while maintaining a young perspective.
Podcast
Hasan MinhajTue, 01/31/2017 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewHasan Minhaj, comedy extraordinaire, performed last weekend at the Mondavi Center. His stand-up show is called "Homecoming King" as it's the story of his high school experience which largely centers around prom. As he grows up and becomes successful in comedy, he learns to move on and let go of his past. His story is hysterical and also very topical. He talks about his family's history of immigration and how his background contrasted with the rest of Davis homogeniety. A couple years ago Hasan Minhaj gave the commencement speech at DHS graduation and Rocket plays this clip on the air. In the video he refers to typical Davis experiences like Math teachers at DHS and tryouts for the basketball team but all with a unique drama and flair. This show also includes some jokes and a review of Davis Idol. |
InaugurationTue, 01/24/2017 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewThis past weekend was one for the books. Trump was inaugurated on Friday which spawned massive women's marches on Saturday. Rocket talks about these events and his lame excuse for why he didn't attend a women's march (a speech and debate tournament). Rocket also talks about Davis Idol, the DHS singing competition hosted every year and working backstage during the first night of eliminations (finals on January 28). Everyone who performed was ridiculously talented so the finals promise to be extremely exciting. Rocket also talks alot about Forrest Gump which he just saw for the first time. 10/10 incredible movie. Music for this show includes "Dear Mr. President" by P!nk, "Forest" by twenty one pilots, and "You'll Be Back" from Hamilton. |
Rocket Radio for 5:30pm on Jan 17th, 2017Tue, 01/17/2017 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewThe legendary Andres De-Loera Brust joins us for this show, all the way from Harvard where he's a professional nerd. Through this exclusive, in-depth interview, Andres reveals his internal machinations and internal strife. He grants words of infinite wisdom over the airwaves with his sonorous intonations about school and Davis. He dishes out some A1 advice for highschoolers and reflects on moving away from Davis. He talks about Acme and Speech and Debate, two groups he was involved with in high school and reconnected with over break. This show includes some funky tunes. The show stats with some strong Boston themes with "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys followed by "Immigrants" from The Hamilton Mixtape, and the show ends with the all-time classic: "All Star" by Smash Mouth. |
Acme Theatre's PronounTue, 01/10/2017 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewThis past weekend, Acme Theatre Company closed their first set of shows for their winter production of Pronoun by Evan Placey. The show follows the transition of a transgender man in high school and his changing relationships wiht parents/friends/boyfriend etc. Because Rocket was running lights, he watched the show many times and has a lot to say about it. After every show there was a panel and talkback with the audience and often with actors from the show. Rocket reads a Davis Enterprise article about the production. Rocket also plays a truncated summary of the past 6 years of Rocket Radio (shoutout to his mom) condensed to a minute. The first and last songs on the show were also featured in Pronoun. The first song is "Little Game" by Benny, followed by "Wild Child" by Lupe Fiasco, and the show ends with "Closer" by Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox. |
The Finals (Week) CountdownTue, 12/20/2016 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewHot diggity dog it's that wonderful time of year where you can curl up next to a warm laptop with a piping hot mug of stress and sing those holiday jingles like "The Quadratic Formula" to the tune of Pop Goes the Weasel. That's right everyone, it's finals week. That's OK though, because before you know it, you'll be on break and then the real celebrating can begin. Don't forget to keep yourself oriented while you lose track of the days of the week with this handy resource: isitchristmas.com. The answer may surprise you! This show includes some handy dandy words of wisdom from The Hodgepodge Book about spreading that holiday spirit. Rocket reads some enlightening passages from the book How Did It Begin? to really dig into the wacky history behind our holiday customs. Rocket also talks about foley artists and bangs on some objects found in the studio to demonstrate the finesse and artistry of their trade. |
Orchestra and DebateWed, 12/14/2016 - 9:40am | Rocket DrewThis show started off with some TeChNiCaL dIfFiCuLtIeS but everyone powers through to make the show of a lifetime. Rocket talks about the orchestra concert he had at DHS on Friday night. All the DHS orchestras played (chamber, symphony, baroque) along with some quartets. The symphony orchestra ended the concert with their classic piece "Sleigh Ride" where they invite alums to come onstage and play with them. The players whipped out santa hats and got festive before jamming out. The song also uses drums to imitate horses galloping and an instrument to make the sound of a whip (masterfully played by Peter Zhu). Saturday brought a debate tournament at DHS that Rocket competed in and included such topics as "Sanctuary cities do more harm than good" among others. Rocket talks about a movie he saw a while ago called "The Invitation" and possible connections to Kanye and Trump??? Conspiracy theory??? |
Cool Theatre TimesTue, 12/06/2016 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewRight after this show Rocket is going to DHS to usher for a junior high orchestra concert. The usher program at DHS sprang up last year and lots of teachers provide extra credit for ushering. Rocket talks about taking stagecraft at DHS too, it's a class in the Brunelle Hall where students learn different aspects of technical production and design. Right now they're learning about sound and how to navigate the theatre's sound system so Rocket and someone else are bringing guitars into class tomorrow and jamming out over the loudspeakers. Rocket talks about the UCD Asexual Community that came and presented to the DHS GSA and how that was a cool experience. Rocket's history class recently watched the movie Iron Jawed Angels so he reviews that too. Rocket also talks briefly about Black Boy by Richard Wright, a book they just finished in English. |
Fundraising Spectacular with Jamie Moddelmog and Tree KilpatrickTue, 11/29/2016 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewWelcome to a special edition of Rocket Radio for KDRT's fundraising push this week. The station is aiming to raise enough to update our antenna system so we can BOOOOST OUUUUR SIIIIGNAAAAAL. Right now there are places in West Davis where signal gets kind of spotty. Hopefully we can rectify that so everyone in Davis can enjoy the sonorous tones of KDRT. Here to talk about the station and tell his life story is Jamie Moddelmog. Jamie talks about all sorts of walks of life from speech and debate (a tournament just happened at Santa Clara University) to cross country and track and field, to working for the Hub, to founding the Young Democrats' Club this year. They also discuss highly pertinent current events topics like what are his Thanksgiving plans? What can we do about this gosh darn turkey infestation (a highly insightful article is read)? They also talk about the upcoming Winter Ball at DHS. |
Penelope and MeiliaTue, 11/22/2016 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewThis show features some special guests: Rocket's little sister Penelope and her friend Meilia. Penelope is in 7th grade and Meilia is in 6th so they talk about their experiences in school this year and about junior high. They talk about their favorite books and what they do in their free time. Because Thanksgiving is this Thursday, they also talk about the pros and cons of the holiday (but there are mostly cons). They talk about everything from Karate to instruments, but they also talk about their favorite music. Meilia's favorite band (exclusively) is the Beatles so there's The Fool on the Hill and Penelope likes Falling in Reverse so her pick was "Raised by Wolves". The show starts with "It's Thanksgiving" by Nicole Westbrook to get in the holiday spirit. |
DHS WalkoutTue, 11/15/2016 - 6:05pm | Rocket DrewLast week's show coincided with the presidential election. After the results were announced, DHS held an anti-Trump walkout and march on Thursday. This show features audio clips of chants from the march and a clip of a speech before and after arriving in Central Park. Rocket also reads an article about the walkout published in the Davis Enterprise. Hundreds of people turned out for the event, most leaving class 15 minutes early, including a small gaggle of Trump supporters with a Trump sign. The event was considered successful and Davis police helped direct traffic as the marchers headed downtown. The show kicks off with "Oh My God" by The Pretty Reckless from their new album Who You Selling For, then there's "The Problem with the Big Picture Is That It's Hard to See" by Mayday Parade off their ten year anniversary edition of Tales Told by Dead Friends, and the show closes with "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. |
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Can't wait to listen!
Love, your biggest fan (AKA: Jessica the babysitter)
Show will begin on April 6th!
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