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Davisville, Dec. 29, 2025: Three ideas about Davis

The turn of the year is a natural time to step outside the usual stream of events, and that’s what we do today. We asked three previous guests of Davisville to each offer an observation about Davis as 2026 begins — something they like about the town, or would change, or think is misunderstood or overlooked. Their choices could be serious, light or anything in between. 

On today’s program you’ll hear from Tim Keller, who started Inventopia, a business incubator in Davis, who says Davis should plan to be much larger than it is; Sonora Slater, a recent graduate of UC Davis and former editor of the campus news publication, the California Aggie, about young adults moving from Davis to midtown Sacramento; and Andy Jones, a former poet laureate of Davis, an academic technologist, and a UC Davis lecturer in writing and other subjects, who first appeared on Davisville more than 15 years ago. He talks up downtown's quirky public art.

We interviewed each separately by Zoom. Each has seen Davis from different perspectives, and we hope this audio snapshot offers some homegrown food for thought.

Divine Intervention (1st/3rd week) – The Electric Compost Heap (2nd/4th week) for 6:00pm on Dec 26th, 2025

It's a post-solstice Compost Heap takeover, as Jess Goddésse fills in for Dug Deep to bring some Divine Intervention cheer to the airwaves. You'll hear a track or two from our Goddess of the Month (Ruth Copeland!), a back-by-popular-demand Vinyl Vespers spin (apologies in advance), and a bevy of Best of 2025 picks (with assists from Nick Saloman and Russ Tolman). Join us at 6 p.m. Pacific, right here on KDRT 95.7 fm + KDRT.org. Stream anytime via the web and the podcast apps. Happy winter! 

24. Resistance is Real – Safer and Smarter Antibiotic Use in Argentina

Antibiotic resistance is when bacteria evolve to withstand the medicines designed to kill them. About half the time that we use an antibiotic, it's not actually needed or is the wrong one for the job. That misuse is what's driving antibiotic resistance. Resistant infections lead to longer illnesses, hospital stays, higher costs, disabilities, and deaths. Facundo Jorro-Baron tells us about how a group of public hospitals he worked with changed their antibiotic prescription practices. Hear why the fight against antibiotic resistance deals with some resistance of its own. And like most resistance, it too is local.

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