The Intern Episode :: Plus, the week’s news and entertainment, your close encounters feedback, mascot cheating and more …

Jesse here, giving an update about this weekâ€s episode of the RELEVANT Podcast. This week, we decided to take a break from the Summer Music Extravaganza and try out a new segment, “Meet the Interns.”

You may have read posts on the Intern Blog lately and seen that we have quite the crew this summer. Itâ€s kind of like working at a reality show. Imagine The Apprentice meets The Real World meets … The Deadliest Catch (well that last one is a little bit of an exaggeration, because I just really like that show, but the Real World/Apprentice thing is spot on). Anyways, since the Intern Blog has become such a hotbed of comedy, drama and discussion (where people start getting real), we decided to expand it over to the podcast. As youâ€ll see today (and the weeks to come) hilarity ensues). Also this week, we read from your feedback about “Close Encounters” and you donâ€t disappoint. I think my favorite story involved the New Kids on the Block and Dweezil Zappa (youâ€ll just have to hear it) . Anyways, enjoy the show everyone!

See you next week

On the June 22 edition of the RELEVANT Podcast, we asked you for submissions for a RELEVANT Podcast mascot. We got several great entries, which are below. Help us decide which (if any) should become our official mascot.

Post your choices in the comments section below.

David Michael Moore:

David submitted the RELEPHANT mascot, and then a couple of days later sent a comic strip illustrating his travels to the RELEVANT office.

Evan Peck:

"It’s crucial to realize that Urs can travel in packs of thousands.

Thousands."