Is there really a difference between actual physical fear and everyday irrational fears? Our body may not recognize any difference and prepares to defend itself in the same ways. So surmises Toltec Nagual, don Miguel Ruiz Jr. in his new book The Poisoned Arrow: A Toltec Guide to Overcoming Fear, a small and very readable guide largely based on his own personal experiences and those of his beloved family. don Miguel Jr. will be speaking in Albuquerque at the Unity Spiritual Center, 9800 Candelaria NE at 7:00 pm on Friday, June 12. miguelruizjr.com

A gorgeous show today exploring the life and music of the brilliant Henry Mancini. Santa Fe author Stacia Raymond takes us on a journey with The Pink Panther, Peter Gunn and gracefully along Moon River in her delicious biography, Grace Notes, a novel based on the life of Henry Mancini.

Pay close attention listeners because Your Data Will Be Used Against You. That’s the alarming title of George Washington University Law School Professor Andrew Guthrie Ferguson’s extremely timely new book.

Make sure you have some tasty food to look forward to when you listen to today’s interview with noted author Hafeez Lakhani.

Fascinating conversation with multi-award-winning poet Donald Levering ahead of the multi-media production of Man-Moth & The Gospel of Possibility.

Honoring National Poetry Month beginning with Santa Fe's own Wayne Lee making a return appearance to the KSFR studios. Wayne has been writing his entire adult life and includes a piece from 1972 in his evocative new collection, Beautiful Foolishness. Listen deeply as his voice resonates, conjuring images of nature, animals, and of daily life's treasured moments, perceived through his sensitive eyes, poetic heart and soul. Wayne Lee will be speaking at Chatter North at the CCA in Santa Fe, this Saturday, April 11, at 10:30 a.m. and the same time the next morning at "Chatter Sunday" at 912 3rd. St. NW, Albuquerque. wayneleepoet.com

Hold on tight listeners because today I'm joined by Jack Ratliff with his debut memoir Riding The White Bull: The Making of A Navy SEAL. What kind of bravado possessed a young man to take on several of the most dangerous occupations in the world from riding the rodeo circuit, battling wildfires and training with the US Navy’s Underwater Demolition Team to become a Navy SEAL? You’ll be fascinated by Jack’s stories and his insights about facing fear, respecting leadership and the surprising humor which lightened his life and makes his book so readable. Meet Jack Ratliff at Collected Works Bookstore at 4:30 on Sunday, March 29.

As spring approaches, an intriguing and light-hearted conversation with singer, harpist, composer and author Carol Calvert. As an ordained Bishop in the Independent Catholic Church, a scholar of ancient Celtic spirituality and a member of The Order of Ovates, Bards and Druids, we explore this heady mix of beliefs and practices. And especially her lovely book Beitha’s Sound, a delightful “fairy tale for grown ups,” available in Santa Fe from the magical Joie de Vivre boutique in DeVargas Mall.

In the midst of today’s terror and turmoil these 23 minutes with Annie Bloom may help you breathe a little easier as you drop deeply into stillness. Annie, who has been a wilderness guide for 35 years, tells some of her stories in Buffalo Dreamer: A Lifetime of Wilderness Vigils. How do we face our fears alone in the wilderness at night—without our cell phones? How can being immersed in the natural world offer profound healing and could you prepare for a vision quest that may forever transform your life?

“Stronger than hope,” is one way that the incisive and yet gentle writing of NYT best-selling author Terry Tempest Williams has been described. So I am honored to interview Terry to drop deeper with her into the natural world discussing The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary. Her storytelling reveals how we can recognize our own “Glorians” in our everyday lives and why that recognition is needed now more than ever. They’re not alien nor hidden, we may just not have noticed them in quite the same way before, and once we do we cannot miss them. Meet Terry Tempest Williams at Collected Works on Monday, March 9th at 6:00 pm.