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I'm originally from Corrales, New Mexico, and now live in Santa Fe with my wonderful cat "Alice"

Dan Piburn was born in Boulder Colorado in the heart of the sixties, June 8th, 1965. Raised in the small town of Carbondale Colorado, he spent a lot of time with his brother in nature ~ on the Crystal River and in the White River National Forest. His musical origins, he remembers were folk, blues, rock and jazz and later punk rock. During his early teens, his mother worked in a record store that also sold stereo equipment. He remembers the love of vinyl and watching hours of Monty Python in the 70’s on the first big screen tv in town!

Merrylin LeBlanc is KSFR’s resident astrologer, an unusual and unofficial position in a radio station, but like others born when the Sun is in Aquarius, Merrylin’s heart follows a course taking her into unusual situations where she can use her talents at making things better. She has been producing Moonwise and Moon Minute on KSFR since the summer of 2000, after having broadcast the show on KVSF here in Santa Fe beginning in 1993, when she came to New Mexico from Berkeley, California.

Tazbah McCullah, Diné (Navajo), served for eight years as General Manager of KTNN-AM and KWRK-FM in Window Rock, Arizona, thirteen years as Director of Marketing and Advertising, and Director of Public Programs at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque. She assumed her position at KSFR on January 1, 2015. She holds a degree in Journalism from the University of New Mexico.

Lynn Cline is an author and freelance writer who has covered Santa Fe and New Mexico for The New York Times, New Mexico Magazine, Bon Appetit and other publications. She's the author of "Literary Pilgrims: The Santa Fe and Taos Writers' Colonies" and "Romantic Days and Night in Santa Fe," a travel guide. She has lived in Santa Fe since 1993.

Marcela Díaz is the Founding Executive Director of Somos Un Pueblo Unido, a statewide immigrant-based organization that works to promote racial and worker justice in New Mexico. She’s been hosting Nuestra América for over a decade interviewing community members, elected officials, advocates and academics about the struggles and triumphs of workers and families in our America.

Rabbi Neil Amswych studied astrophysics at St. Andrew’s University in Scotland before training to become a Rabbi in London. He served the British community for nearly a decade before moving to Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe in 2014, where he soon also became the President of the Interfaith Leadership Alliance of Santa Fe.

I was born in a small town in Pennsylvania. I dropped out of MIT & obtained a BA in English literature from the University of South Florida. Poetry & song-writing became a passion. Life as a hippie turned into life as meditation & music. My taste in music runs the gamut. Everything from corny pop to deep classical. On my show I like to be very eclectic, sometimes including poetry & music from my own 3 albums (Now Here This, Prayer Wheel, Offering). Rock, R&B, jazz, country...You name it! Lyrics with a positive message are featured (e.g. Beatles, Grateful Dead). My commentary is often humorous rather than pedantic. Enjoy the Sound Experience!

I am Desiree Mays, producer of Yoga Moments on Fridays just before 5pm and Sundays just before 8am. The idea for Yoga Moments is to provide a quiet two minutes in busy times to relieve stress and provide a little food for thought. My readings and books come to me and cover all faiths and philosophies from the Dalai Lama to Yoga for Chickens (visualize meditating standing on one leg, chicken-style - Tree pose for those in the know).