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.

Celebrating the beginning of Women’s History Month with bestselling historical novelist Shelley Noble.

An ever-deepening conversation with New Mexico Poet Laureate Emeritus Lauren Camp who brings her beautifully resonant poetry to the studio. Her new collection, Is Is Enough, honors her dear father’s life as he gentles into the memory loss of Alzheimer’s Disease while also celebrating his vibrancy. Her exquisite words are for all of us, whole or broken, lost or newly discovering. Now and forever. Celebrate the release of Is Is Enough with Lauren Camp in conversation with another gifted poet, Carol Moldaw, at Collected Works at 6:00 pm on Thursday, March 12. More at laurencamp.com

A heart-opening interview with much loved Santa Fe author Elaine Pinkerton celebrating the re-publishing of From Calcutta with Love: The World War II Letters of Richard and Reva Beard. Twenty-five years ago, Elaine rescued hundreds of her parents’ love letters as they were about to be thrown out and painstakingly sorted them revealing a deep, abiding love. Beginning as her father sailed to his posting in the China-Burma-India theater of war, Reva and Richard’s words and insights fill out long-forgotten historical events. Elaine reminds us to think twice before discarding old letters and photographs, they are your family’s greatest treasure. From Calcutta with Love published by Pajarito Press. Meet Elaine at Barnes and Noble in Santa Fe Place on Sunday, March 1st at 1:00.

A disturbingly timely 23 minutes with acclaimed author Christopher C. Gorham on his vivid new biography, Matisse at War: Art and Resistance in Nazi-Occupied France. Why timely, you ask, listen to Christopher’s insights during this far-ranging interview that compare the harrowing time in Europe more than 80 years ago and perhaps now. Also like then, art and beauty and the perceptive vision of masters like Matisse reveal and uplift and help to bring balance to an increasingly troubled world.