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Reporter's Notebook: producing a great interview

NPR | By Fiona Geiran,

Adam Raney, Lee Hale, Dave Blanchard, Emily Feng

Published May 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM CDT

The team behind NPR's Wild Card explains how careful preparation helps them produce interviews that reveal deep and surprising human moments.

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Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.

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