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Kelsey Black worked at Boise State Public Radio from May 2017 - January 2025.

Expertise: Live music, audio engineering, artist promotions, experiential education

Ben Vaughn is a man of many moods—and many hats. As a performer, he plays live shows in the U.S. and Europe and has released fourteen albums to date (including the legendary Rambler '65, recorded entirely in his car). Other artists have also recorded his compositions, including “I’m Sorry (But So Is Brenda Lee)” by Marshall Crenshaw and his signature song, “Too Sensitive for This World,” recorded by Deer Tick.

I joined Boise State Public Radio Music as host of Sunday Concert Hall in 2025. It has been the perfect complement to my longtime role at Boise State University, where I have spent 37 years as an orchestral conductor, violin professor, chamber music coach, and performer.

I joined Boise State Public Radio in 2025 as producer/host of the music show Fluid Drive on Boise State Public Radio Music, replacing long-time host Arthur Balinger.

Expertise: Creating playlists that blur genres, bridge eras and explore rhythm and textural sound.

Jane Ciabattari is the author of the short-story collections Stealing The Fire and California Tales. Her reviews, interviews, and cultural reporting have appeared in The New York Times Book Review, The Daily Beast, the Paris Review, the Boston Globe, The Guardian, Bookforum, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and BBC.com among others. She is a current vice president/online and former president of the National Book Critics Circle.

Margot Williams is a NPR News Investigations database correspondent. Along with her reporting, Williams works behind the scenes compiling, mining and analyzing data for investigative reports, ferreting for information, and connecting the dots.

Daniel Zwerdling is a correspondent in NPR's Investigations Unit.

Thomas Lu (he/him) is a producer for NPR's science podcast, Short Wave. The podcast is a perfect equation of curiosity, nerdiness and everyday discoveries.