The Summer 2009 premiere provides a glimpse of the works featured by the NPR Summer 2009 Interns in a 30-minute produced radio show. A 30-minute premiere may not be enough time to feature all media produced, but it will give you taste: ride the subway pantless, visit a man whose condition causes uncontrollable laughing and crying, check out D.C. Bike Polo and more.
What ever happened to all that audio? We've collected most of the past Intern Edition premieres for your perusal. Take a trip down memory lane and see what interns reported on starting in 1999.
There's a little not-so-secret secret about Intern Edition we’re going to let you in on. Each semester's group of interns try to outdo the previous one. Nowhere is this best seen but in the “About the Interns” section.
Ira Glass might be the most influential voice in public radio -- but who influenced him? In a conversation with Intern Edition hosts Sarah Metcalf and Brent Baughman, Ira Glass shares the inspiration behind that aesthetic – and offers some friendly advice.
Intern Edition is a web-based radio and multimedia project from National Public Radio. Produced entirely by interns three times each year, IE serves as a storytelling lab for public radio’s next generation of contributors.