What:

Your Politics provides a forum to discuss politics, education, and other civic issues impacting the good people and community of Davis. The topics range from local to global, and callers are encouraged to voice their opinions and ask questions of guests and the hosts. The call-in phone number for Your Politics, and all of your favorite KDRT shows, is (530) 792-1648.

When:

Your Politics is an hour-long experience. It broadcasts live every Sunday night at 8:00 PM and is replayed every Wednesday at 11:00 AM.

Who:

Nick Mariano

When not delivering his unique brand of populist rhetoric over the KDRT airwaves, Nick splits his time between working as an Occupational Therapist for the Davis Joint Unified School District and home life with the wife and three kids. In addition to his KDRT volunteer time, he’s also active in the community through coaching and service as a member of the Davis Governance Task Force. And after nearly a couple years of being wooed by his sultry baritone alone, Nick's female fans were finally rewarded by his sterling television debut as a co-host of DCTV's live election night coverage in November 2006.

Aaron Price

During the week, Aaron works from home as a Senior Project Manager for Lawson Software's education department, a global outfit based in St. Paul, MN. Besides volunteering at KDRT, he currently serves as a Commissioner on the Davis Personnel Board and is a former Executive Vice President on the Davis Parent Nursery School Board of Directors. Aaron was born and raised in the Republic of Texas and then spent ten years in Washington, DC, before settling in Davis with his wife and two daughters. His favorite pastimes include playing basketball without benefit of the ability to jump more than 0.0002 inches in the air and painting murals as fund-raisers for charitable organizations.

Gallery of Guests:

Below is a list of our on-air guests since we launched in February 2005. You can email suggestions for future guests to yourpolitics@comcast.net.

Sean Allen

Presidential historian; guest in November 2005 to discuss anniversary of JFK assassination and the entertaining array of still-breathing conspiracy theories

Sheila Allen

Davis School Board candidate in November 2005 election; won election based primarily on guest appearance on Your Politics

Ruth Asmundson

Davis City Council; guest as sitting Mayor in August 2005, re-election candidate in June 2006, and newly elected Mayor Pro Tem in August 2006; holds distinction of being only three-time guest

Paul Bertain

Legendary KDVS jock from the early '90s; guest in October 2006 to discuss pending election issues; the always articulate Mr. Bertain has no shortage of opinions (or daughters)

Scott Brayton

Assistant Athletic Director at UCD; guest in July 2005 to discuss the move to Division I-AA and the new football stadium

Joy Cohan

Dear Sudan, Love Davis/Woodland (www.myspace.com/dearsudan); guest in August 2006 to discuss ongoing genocide in Darfur and promote benefit dinner to raise funds

Mike Corbett

Covell Village Partners; former Davis Mayor; campaigned for Measure X (Covell Village) in November 2005 election

Gina Daleiden

Davis School Board candidate in November 2005 election; won election based primarily on guest appearance on Your Politics; Aaron missed the interview due to a conflict with the Astros’ first (and possibly last) appearance in the World Series

Peter Defty

Golden Valley Harriers; organizer of annual Labor Day race benefiting the Friends of Inuyama, Special Olympics, and other worthy causes; guest in August 2005 to promote race and commemorate 10-year anniversary

Bob Dunning

Davis Enterprise columnist; political gadfly; traditionally a guest the Sunday night before local elections to discuss the candidates and issues; more notably, has yet to pay Aaron for lost January 2006 Rose Bowl wager in which he foolishly picked the overrated USC Trojans to defeat the glorious Texas Longhorns

Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald

Davis Human Relations Commission chairperson; guest in May 2005 to discuss ongoing conflicts between the commission and the city/police, which eventually led to its subsequent disbanding and reorganization

Stan Forbes

Former Davis City Council member; guest as Davis City Council candidate in June 2006; lost election for reasons unrelated to guest appearance on Your Politics

James Fowler

Citizens for Responsible Planning; campaigning against Measure X (Covell Village) in November 2005 election; successful campaign based primarily on guest appearance on Your Politics

Sue Greenwald

Guest as sitting Davis City Council member in August 2005 to discuss general city affairs and pending Measure X (Covell Village) election

Lamar Heystek

Davis City Council candidate in June 2006; won election based primarily on guest appearance on Your Politics

B.J. Kline

Davis School Board candidate in November 2005 election; lost election for reasons unrelated to guest appearance on Your Politics

Robert Kos

Chairperson of Friends of Inuyama; guest in August 2006 to commemorate 10-year anniversary of Davis’ sister city relationship with Inuyama, Japan

Mike Levy

Davis City Council candidate in June 2006; lost election for reasons unrelated to guest appearance on Your Politics

Zeev Maoz

UC Davis visiting professor from Tel Aviv; Middle East affairs expert; guest in May 2006 to discuss Hamas election in Palestine, U.S. occupation of Iraq, and role of Israel in various ongoing conflicts

Grace Mariano

Nick's elder daughter; guest in June 2006 at age 6 for special Father's Day edition of the show; our youngest bilingual guest to date

Mary Massly

Guest in March 2007 with Dana Welch to discuss the upcoming Junior Olympic Games (www.wcaaujrogames.org) in Davis - the only location on the left coast - and promote its community benefits and activities

Brad Paschal

Science lecturer; all-around good guy; guest in April 2006 to discuss controversies around Intelligent Design, stem cell research, and other intersections of science and politics

Jordan Price

Socially conscious grass roots singer-songwriter out of Austin, TX, and the greater Southwest; guest in July 2006 to play and discuss some of his new tunes and their societal context and inspiration

Maddie Price

Aaron's elder daughter; guest in June 2006 at age 5 for special Father's Day edition of the show; led stirring sing-along of “I’ll Make a Man out of You,” from the Mulan soundtrack

Ted Puntillo

Guest in March 2005 as sitting Davis City Council member; shares distinction of being first guest (with Stephen Souza in a joint appearance)

Eileen Samitz

Citizens for Responsible Planning; campaigning against Measure X (Covell Village) in November 2005 election; successful campaign based primarily on guest appearance on Your Politics

Don Saylor

Davis City Council member and former Davis School Board candidate; guest in November 2006 to recap election results and give a mid-term report for his term thus far; earned bonus points as a University of Texas alum

Stephen Souza

Guest in March 2005 as sitting Davis City Council member; shares distinction of being first guest (with Ted Puntillo in a joint appearance)

Tim Taylor

Davis School Board candidate in November 2005 election; won election based primarily on guest appearance on Your Politics

Dan Urazandi

Owner of Bizarro World comics store in Davis; guest in October 2006 to lobby against Measure K (Target)

Ken Wagstaff

Citizens for Responsible Planning; former Davis Mayor; campaigning against Measure X (Covell Village) in November 2005 election; successful campaign based primarily on guest appearance on Your Politics

Marty West

Guest as sitting Davis School Board member in February 2006 to discuss diversity in GATE, standardized testing, and general Davis school affairs