NTS regular Kelsey Lu has been hosting Pteropods w/ Kelsey Lu since 20 February 2018. Kelsey Lu is a frequent guest to NTS, appearing on various shows between 24 June 2016 and most recently on 9 February 2023. Kelsey Lu has been played over 110 times on NTS, first on 18 March 2016. Kelsey Lu's music has been featured on 107 episodes.

Kelsey Lu is a classically trained cellist and polymuse from Charlotte, North Carolina currently based in London. Lu’s artistic practice channels intersections between visual arts, performance, healing activism and music. In addition to their solo work, they find collaborations to be fundamental in the expansion of their practice which has brought them to intertwine with artists across a wide array of disciplines from within music, film, fashion and the fine arts.