Accessibility links
Replay: Prom Season Tales of the modern prom -- from bidding for a date online to building your own tux -- out of tape.
Special Series

Replay: Prom Season

Monday

Need a Prom Date? Try eBay

Stu Hemesath is taking Rachel Kay to her senior prom. That wouldn't be big news outside certain high school circles in Cedar Falls, Iowa -- except Rachel had the winning bid for Stu on eBay: $29.95. The price doesn't cover the limo and flowers. It's a good deal, if Stu's description of himself as a popular wrestler is accurate.

Need a Prom Date? Try eBay

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4544500/4544501" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Friday

Opinion

Slate's Dispatches: Undercover at a High School Prom

Twenty-something writer David Amsden goes the extra mile when investigating America's obsession with youth for the online magazine Slate -- he goes undercover at a high school senior prom, with a 17-year-old young woman as his date. And he swears it's more absurd than titillating.

Slate's Dispatches: Undercover at a High School Prom

Listen
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1964231/1964232" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Saturday

Social Outcasts Shine at Geek Prom

If you sat out your high school prom in social misery, now's your chance to shine. In Duluth, Minn., a prom is held for "geeks of all shapes and sizes." Dressing as a Star Trek character is highly recommended, as is the drink of choice -- the pocket protector.

Social Outcasts Shine at Geek Prom

Listen · 3:36
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1141685/141685" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">

Monday

Thursday