Shedding light on how Epstein used visits to Interlochen to target girls

NPR | By Ava Berger,

Tinbete Ermyas, Adrian Ma, Gabriel J. Sánchez

Published March 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM EST

A look at how an NPR reporting team dug through the Epstein documents related to the Interlochen Center for the Arts and were able to shed new light on how Epstein and Maxwell used their access to a highly respected institution to target girls.

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Tinbete Ermyas

Adrian Ma

Adrian Ma covers work, money and other "business-ish" for NPR's daily economics podcast The Indicator from Planet Money.

Gabriel J. Sánchez

Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered. Sánchez identifies stories, books guests, and produces what you hear on air. Sánchez also directs All Things Considered on Saturdays and Sundays.

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