Niche to Meet You
You know that weirdly specific thing your friend’s obsessed with? Like speed jigsaw puzzling. Or dressing up as Santa. Or raising wild turkeys. This show is about those people. Each episode, host Leslie Eiler Thompson finds a niche interest—and then gently, curiously, hilariously peels back the layers to find out why it matters for everyone. It’s funny. It’s surprisingly moving. It’s like a deep dive into the strange and beautiful stuff that makes us, us.
Episodes
We're bringing turkeys back. Two parts this time. This is the first part.
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While Leslie works on the next Niche, we are bringing back a niche that many of you haven't heard yet. And it's about Wild Turkeys and the folks who conserve them. STICK WITH US!!!!!! ITS REALLY SURPRI...
We're bringing turkeys back. Two parts this time. This is the second part.
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While Leslie works on the next Niche, we are bringing back a niche that many of you haven't heard yet. And it's about Wild Turkeys and the folks who conserve them.
In the conclusion of our Wild Turkey ...
Our summer radio special, in partnership with American Public Media
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We got invited to produce an hourlong radio special for American Public Media, and wanted to share it with you. It’s taken from some of our early episodes, so if you’ve joined Niche Nation ...
Niche to Meet You takes to the high seas in search of the unconquerable.
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Somewhere deep in the Tennessee woods, there’s a race with no finish line — at least not one most people will ever reach. Th...
Celebrate Earth Day, the niche way.
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EPIS...
History, science, and Leslie tries to beat a national champ.
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- Get your own flippable Springbok puzzle. You can get 10% off your order with code: NICHEPUZZLE10. Shop for puzzles HERE.
Community, belonging, and solving puzzles (really fast).
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- Want to get into puzzling (you should!)? Start with Springbok, where you can get 10% off your order with code: NICHEPUZZLE10. Shop for puzzles HERE.
- The 2023 Op-ed by Danté Stewa...
Our favorite Santas read the famous poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas."
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The origins of the professional Santa.
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Meet the Santas behind the beard.
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In the second episode of our Professional Santa miniseries we me...
Why Santa matters.
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Some moments that didn’t make the Wild Turkey Conservation miniseries.
- The full episode of The Bulletin with Matt and Mary releases on Friday the 29th. You will find it here.
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Thi...
Coming December 6th (St. Nicholas Day) – a three-episode series about Santa and the folks who portray him. Listen to the full series here.
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Christmas is about more than just presents and decorations—it's about the spirit of giving, love, and bringing joy to others. Many of us anticipate this post-election Holiday season to be tense, perhaps even dish...
Meet dog agility hobbyist, Toast, along with her human companion, Amy.
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This Niche vignette visits Toast and her companion Amy as they practice dog agility in their front yard. You’ll hear puppy kisses...
Introducing the Wild Turkey Conservation niche. And y’all, it is definitely wild.
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Meet the Wild Turkey people.
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Where Wild Turkey Conservation REALLY got its start.
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Wild Turkey Conservation matters, and here’s why.
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Coming August 16th: a 4-part miniseries about the Wild Turkey Conservation niche. It’s an important story about belonging, community, mending seemingly irreparable gaps and changing the world.
Learn more about the show, read a transcript, and give feedback at Nichetomeetyou.show/wild-turkey
Support the work by sharing it with a friend and buying us a pizza.
SHOW CREDITS:
Senior producer/host: Leslie Thompson (IG: @leslieei...
Three wildly different niches that all find their purpose in being on the road.
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