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Sam Gringlas is a journalist at NPR's All Things Considered. In 2020, he helped cover the presidential election with NPR's Washington Desk and has also reported for NPR's business desk covering the workforce. He's produced and reported with NPR from across the country, as well as China and Mexico, covering topics like politics, trade, the environment, immigration and breaking news. He started as an intern at All Things Considered after graduating with a public policy degree from the University of Michigan, where he was the managing news editor at The Michigan Daily. He's a native Michigander.

Two-time Peabody Award-winner Peter Breslow is a senior producer for NPR's newsmagazine Weekend Edition. He has been with the program since 1992. Prior to that, he was a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. She is infamous in the IT department of NPR for losing laptops to bullets, hurricanes, and bomb blasts.

Dr. Robert W. Wagner began serving as the fourteenth president of Idaho State University on January 29, 2024. Prior to his appointment, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Utah State University, where he led strategic initiatives, enrollment management, and key aspects of the student experience, including recruitment, admissions, financial aid, retention, and completion. He also held several leadership roles within USU’s Provost’s Office, overseeing statewide campuses, academic programming, faculty development, and distance education, and has contributed nationally through service on advisory boards and higher education associations.

Sacha Pfeiffer is a correspondent for NPR's Investigations team and an occasional guest host for some of NPR's national shows.

Matt Daily, Ed.D. is beginning his 28th year in higher education, and his 3rd year as Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students at Idaho State University. Prior to ISU, he established and directed all first-generation support efforts at the University of Portland. The duration of his career in education has included serving as a teacher, athletic coach, and academic program administrator. He has previously taught classes within the School of Education and for the Dexheimer Leadership Fellows Program at Portland and the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame. Much of his research interests, scholarly writings, presentations and expertise include the first-generation student experience. Recently, he has co-edited the three-book anthology series Rethinking Higher Education Through the Strengths and Insights of First-Generation College Students. He is a graduate of both the University of Notre Dame (B.A., M.Ed.) and the University of Portland (Ed.D.).

Jim Zarroli is an NPR correspondent based in New York. He covers economics and business news.