Intern Edition - Fall 2011 | Beyond the Fold

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Credits: Cristina Fletes, Melissa Forsyth, Mallory Benedict, Sarah Brockman, Geneva Cegelis, Becky Sullivan and Deanna Pan

Welcome to Intern Edition: Beyond the Fold. These are stories that may not qualify for front-page, above-the-fold, top-of-the-hour news. Instead, we’re striving to tell the untold ones using unexpected angles in a format that transcends the limits of radio and print. Featured stories include: “Battle to Breathe” by Kristofor Husted, “Life after Prison” by Heather Brady, “Tunnel Vision” by Jessica Palombo, “Living in Memories” by Quinn Ford and “Love-Off Key” by Deanna Pan.

stories from the premiere

For Autistic Couple, Love is an ‘Off-Key’ Symphony’

by Deanna Pan | Dec 20, 2011 • 10 Comments

Like most couples, Lindsey Nebeker and her live-in boyfriend, Dave Hamrick, have their differences. That’s why they don’t share a bedroom at their townhome in Alexandria, Va. “Our temperature tolerances are very different. He likes to keep his room cooler at night when he sleeps than I do,” says Nebeker. About seven degrees cooler to...

Families of Alzheimer’s Patients Live with Memories

by Quinn Ford | Dec 20, 2011 • 4 Comments

I remember standing at the register in Starbucks. MaeMae was trying to pay for our two coffees with a check. MaeMae always wrote checks. But she was having trouble writing it out. At first, she confused the date; then she struggled with the total amount; and finally, with her signature. The line was growing behind...

Tunnel Vision: Dupont Underground’s Hazy Future

by Jessica Palombo | Dec 20, 2011 • No Comments

A group of Washington, D.C. arts leaders wants to give the famous Dupont Circle a massive, multi-million-dollar makeover. Now five years into the project, the developers still have much fundraising and planning to do before Dupont Underground can see the light of day. Julian Hunt is the architect of the plan and a founding member...

Deskless Concert: Milo Greene

by Clare Flynn Nov 7, 2011

Deskless Concert: Milo Greene from NPR Intern Edition on Vimeo. Inspired by our friends at All Songs Considered, we at Intern Edition have decided to make our own “tiny” concert series – only ours will not be limited to filming behind the famous Tiny Desk on the fifth floor of NPR. We’re calling it our...

in the city

Slugging Along

by Quinn Ford Nov 11, 2011

Slugging Along – NPR Fall 2011 Intern Edition by NPR Fall 2011 IE Around five o’clock on a Wednesday, a steady stream of people head from the Pentagon building to the parking lot a few hundred yards away. Lines begin to form along the curb. Dozens of people wait patiently to begin their commute home,...

Culture

Giving Life to the Law: Drawings from the Courtroom

by Danny Hajek Nov 1, 2011

Photo courtesy of Mona Shafer Edwards Illustrations from Court by IEFall2011 For the last 25 years, courtroom illustrator Mona Shafer Edwards has taken the public into a place where cameras generally aren’t allowed. She covered...