This American Life with Ira Glass: It's A Wrap Montage

I'm pretty sure the desk isn't actually in those places... You were probably kidding though so i'll just leave now...

Actually I'm pretty those are shot on location. I'm a video guy, so I know it would be near impossible to match the lighting, reflections, etc, and blend him so perfectly on the budget they had.

I sure miss the desk in season two. It strongly contributed to the show's personality, and now it's missing.

Actually I'm pretty SURE*. I'm not pretty.

I looked at it again, i think you're right, but at about :26, it really doesn't look right, and it would be really hard to get the desk there. I think some of them are and some of them aren't. I was thinking about :26 when i put up the last comment...

All of these shots were shot on location.

In the actual TV show they show some outtakes on location.

In fact, the first "related video" to this one is one of them.

There is a mic on his desk