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Adam Frank was a contributor to the NPR blog 13.7: Cosmos & Culture. A professor at the University of Rochester, Frank is a theoretical/computational astrophysicist and currently heads a research group developing supercomputer code to study the formation and death of stars. Frank's research has also explored the evolution of newly born planets and the structure of clouds in the interstellar medium. Recently, he has begun work in the fields of astrobiology and network theory/data science. Frank also holds a joint appointment at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics, a Department of Energy fusion lab.

Jennifer Wing is an on-call reporter and news host for KPLU. She’s from Philadelphia, but has been living in the Northwest for well over a decade. Jennifer has had many memorable KPLU radio moments over the years, but one that sticks with her is being allowed to watch a young man struggle to learn how to read. Jennifer says, “He'd made it all the way through middle school and most of high school not knowing how. He finally fell into the hands of some adults who cared enough to give him the time and attention he needed.”

A 1981 graduate of Daytona State College, Robert Trent Newell has been in radio broadcasting for the past thirty-one years. He has also studied at the International College of Broadcasting. A native Daytonian, Robert has worked for WDAO, WMMX, WWSN and WLQT. Robert joined WCSU in 2006 where as Trent Darby, he has been a play-by-play commentator for Central State University's football and basketball games, program producer for "Jazz In The Morning and as host of the talk program "Miami Valley Speaks."

Annalisa Quinn is a contributing writer, reporter, and literary critic for NPR. She created NPR's Book News column and covers literature and culture for NPR.