The half-hour program produced by the interns of NPR and brought to you by the letters "i" and "e" -- in other words, a multimedia exploration of the narratives and inspired musings of the next gen of public media hopefuls.

(i.e.) or 'Intern Edition' has traditionally been audio program, but this semester we decided to shake things up a bit.

Although this program is still filled with radio stories, it was originally conceived as a multimedia piece. The result is a unique hybrid of audio and visual media unlike a lot of its peers on the web. To catch a glimpse -- literally -- of what we're talking about, head to http://www.npr.org/internedition/fall09 and watch our show.

Moustaches are suddenly in vogue, but what are people conveying when they wear a moustache? What are they telling the world?

Reporter Sarah Boden decided to find out.

For a multimedia version of this story, and to catch a peek at it in our premiere, head to http://www.npr.org/internedition/fall09

Reporter Alexis Diao spends time with Ro Lewis, a 37-year-old male-to-female transsexual anticipating a very special call from hospital in Thailand to confirm her sex change surgery. People will often go overseas, she says, because it's less expensive.

But for Lewis, becoming a woman goes deeper than fulfilling a social construct, although that's a big part of it, too. Some trans-women, she says, are purely medical about it.Transitioning is a spiritual journey for Lewis.

"For me, I have to integrate this into my whole being. It has to become part of my life in some way, it has to be normal. And so it is normal."

Head to http://www.npr.org/internedition/fall09 to watch this story as a multimedia piece.

When he was 19 years old, Missouri-native Jake Adelstein moved to Tokyo and studied at the metropolis' Sophia University. After graduation, Jake took a leap: he applied to become a crime reporter at the Japanese-language Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper -- and he got the job. Soon Jake was embroiled himself in Japan's seedier side, which he chronicles in the recently published book Tokyo Vice.

Before there was Harlem, there was U Street. It was the number one destination spot for African-Americans not just in Washington, D.C., but around the country. 

Unfortunately, this era of black prosperity would not last forever. Following the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, riots gripped the city and many businesses on U Street were either burned down or forced to close. Only a few businesses survived the riots, the most famous being Ben's Chili Bowl. Reporters Monica Anderson and Hope Lehman took a trip the famous Ben's to listen first-hand to the sounds and stories that mark U St.'s transformation.

New Futures, a community college scholarship program, began in 1999. Iit now provides up to $12,000 per student in financial help. According to their web site, over the years they have "provided assistance to 144 young people, amounting to almost $1.3 million in scholarships."

Though it seems New Futures has virtually cornered the market on aid for students of two-year, post-secondary education, the small non-profit is fighting an uphill battle against educational attrition. Reporter Tom Dreisbach as the inside story.

To check out the multimedia slideshow that features the new faces paired with these new futures, head to http://www.npr.org/internedition/fall09 and click on 'stories.'

Because the DUI was James Simpson's first offense, the judge decided to sentence him to a 90-day rehabilitation program. That's how he ended up at New Directions, a house for veterans. At New Directions, Simpson received treatment for his addiction. Simultaneously, he also underwent relationship coaching, career counseling and attended money management courses.

That is how James Simpson, a six-foot two veteran, ended up deciding between a manicure and a massage at the Men's Day of Self-Esteem.

Reporter Anna White-Nockleby investigates what it means for the individual and the environment when a 'women's college' like Bryn Mawr takes on students who identify themselves as male or transgendered. 

In Washington, D.C., it turns out that the best place to find potential romance is not at work or at a bar. It's online. According to Forbes magazine, D.C. is the third best city for online dating in the U.S. Reporters Alexis Kenyon and Erin Sullivan decided hey, they're single and new to the District. Maybe they should consider dating online...To deal with their reservations, they went to the founders of the online dating scene Gary Kremen, founder of Match.com, Sam Yagan, co-founder of OkCupid.com, and Laurie Davi the eFlirt expert.

To get an exclusive glimpse into Erin and Alexis's journey into digital dating, head to http://www.npr.org/internedition/fall09 and check out this piece in the (i.e.) premiere.

The half-hour program produced by the interns of NPR and brought to you by the letters "i" and "e" -- in other words, a multimedia exploration of the narratives and inspired musings of the next gen of public media hopefuls.

(i.e.) or 'Intern Edition' has traditionally been audio program, but this semester we decided to shake things up a bit.

Although this program is still filled with radio stories, it was originally conceived as a multimedia piece. The result is a unique hybrid of audio and visual media unlike a lot of its peers on the web. To catch a glimpse -- literally -- of what we're talking about, head to http://www.npr.org/internedition/fall09 and watch our show.