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The law of copyright music, on Listening Lyrics – March 13, 2026Fri, 03/13/2026 - 4:00pm | Pieter PastoorWelcome to Listening Lyrics on KDRT. Today’s program is called “1926: The Sounds That Just Became Free.” Every year, music recordings reach the end of their copyright life. In 2026, recordings made in 1926—exactly 100 years ago—enter the public domain. That means the music that shaped early jazz, blues, and country can now be shared freely again. Tonight we travel back a century, to hear the sounds that helped invent modern music. |
Listening Lyrics Plays Melencholy Music. Mar 6th, 2026Sat, 03/07/2026 - 10:01am | Jim BuchananThis episode we talk about the triggers of a melencholy feeling in music. Sometimes music doesn’t make us sad, it reminds us that we have lived. A melody can carry a memory, and when that memory returns, so does the feeling attached to it. That’s the quiet power of music. |
Listening Lyrics for 4:00pm on Feb 27th, 2026Sat, 02/28/2026 - 10:09am | Jim Buchanan |
The Epstein files plus music on Listening Lyrics – Feb. 20, 2026Fri, 02/20/2026 - 3:20pm | Pieter PastoorThis week's Listening Lyrics is a musical journey through scandal and excess — inspired by the cultural undercurrents reflected in the Epstein files. The show is not about the documents themselves but about the atmosphere they reveal — wealth, temptation, secrecy, exploitation — and how artists have long warned us about these very forces. |
Listening Lyrics for 4:00pm on Feb 13th, 2026Fri, 02/13/2026 - 5:20pm | Pieter Pastoor |
Listening Lyrics for 4:00pm on Feb 6th, 2026Fri, 02/06/2026 - 5:20pm | Pieter Pastoor |
Mizz Mercedez shares her accounts of the horrific events in Minneapolis, on Listening Lyrics, Jan. 30, 2026Fri, 01/30/2026 - 7:00pm | Pieter PastoorMercedes Yarbrough joined us to share her firsthand experience of the horrific events in Minneapolis. Listening to her, you immediately sense her clarity, compassion, and strength as a community leader. She’s the kind of person you connect with in moments — deeply passionate about her neighborhood, and especially committed to inspiring the next generation to believe in something better. Mizz Mercedez (Mercedes Yarbrough) is a community leader, educator, and creative force rooted in the historic Rondo neighborhood of St. Paul, Minn. With more than a decade in public education, specializing in special education and behavior, she is known as #YoKidzFavoriteTeacher for making learning fun, culturally affirming, and engaging through comic books, media, movement, and the arts. |
Listening Lyrics, Jan. 23, 2026: Remembering Bill and DianeFri, 01/23/2026 - 5:20pm | Pieter PastoorRecently, KDRT lost two truly wonderful and creative super-volunteers—friends who helped shape the heart and soul of this station. Diane Crumley and Bill Wagman were long-time members of the KDRT family, deeply committed to community radio and to showing up, week after week, with generosity, curiosity, and care. Today, I’m sharing an hour of upbeat, sing-along music—not to mark a loss, but to celebrate a life well shared. This hour is about the joy, the laughter, and the connection Diane and Bill brought into our lives. So stay with me, turn it up, sing along—and let’s celebrate them together. |
The music of Minneapolis, on Listening Lyrics, Jan. 16, 2026Fri, 01/16/2026 - 5:20pm | Pieter PastoorMinneapolis keeps producing artists who are technically sharp, stylistically open, and community-rooted. That mix explains why musicians from the city move easily between funk, jazz, indie, and pop—and why the music feels both local and universal. Listen in to an hour of music from the Twin Cities. |
