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.
- Update frequency
- every 24 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
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🦃 Wild Turkeys, Part 1 [re-air]
We're bringing turkeys back. Two parts this time. This is the first part.
LINKS:Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter)Have feedback or just want to say hi? Email us: hello@nich…
00:50:46 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
🦃 Wild Turkeys, Part 2
We're bringing turkeys back. Two parts this time. This is the second part.
LINKS:Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter)Have feedback or just want to say hi? Email us: hello@nic…
00:51:42 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
🐶🏃🏽♂️➡️🎸🥘⚔️🎅🏼 Every Hobby Has a Story: A Summer Road Trip Radio Special
Our summer radio special, in partnership with American Public Media
LINKS:Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter)Have feedback or just want to say hi? Email us: hello@nicheto…
00:54:06 |
Fri 08 Aug 2025
🐾 PAW Patrol Fandom | Malcolm Gladwell defends a child's television show.
Malcolm Gladwell comes to Niche to Meet You.
Our FINAL Revisionist History Takeover Month episode!
LINKS:Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter) to learn what the next niche wi…
00:38:53 |
Fri 25 Jul 2025
🍞 English Muffin Legal Legends | Part 2: The Formula
Revisionist History teams up with the Culinary Institute of America to reverse engineer the secret recipe for Thomas’s English Muffins.
Our second Revisionist History Takeover Month episode!
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00:39:14 |
Fri 18 Jul 2025
🍞 English Muffin Legal Legends | Part 1: Nooks & Crannies
Seven people knew the recipe for a half-a-billion dollar muffin. Then, one of them tried to leave.
Our first Revisionist History Takeover Month episode!
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00:38:25 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Niche to Meet You, Revisionist History
July is Leslie’s birthday month — and she’s celebrating by giving you a gift. That gift? Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History is taking over the Niche to Meet You feed.
Yes, you read that right: R…
00:02:22 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
🏃🏽♂️➡️ The Barkley Ultramarathon: Tennessee's White Whale
Niche to Meet You takes to the high seas in search of the unconquerable.
LINKS:Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter)Find photos of Leslie’s time at the Barkley on the show …
00:48:12 |
Fri 06 Jun 2025
🌳 Stick Nation: Paying Attention, One Stick at a Time
Celebrate Earth Day, the niche way.
LINKS:Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter)Become a part of the United Nicheons, the Niche to Meet You PatreonBUY MERCH!!!!!Have feedback o…
00:20:50 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
🧩 Speed Puzzling | Part 2: Why we need the jigsaw puzzle
History, science, and Leslie tries to beat a national champ.
LINKS:Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter) and BE SURPRISED when we announce something HUGE in a few days.Have fe…
00:26:03 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
🧩 Speed Puzzling | Part 1: A COVID story
Community, belonging, and solving puzzles (really fast).
LINKS:Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter) and get a special announcement on April 6thHave feedback or just want to s…
00:33:17 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
🎳 Bowling and 🎶 Choral Societies: Third Spaces with Robert Putnam and Dr. Laurie Santos
The Happiness Lab comes to Niche to Meet You.Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter)Have feedback or just want to say hi? Email us: [email protected] following Happine…
00:38:24 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
🎅🏽 The Niche Before Christmas 🎅🏾
Our favorite Santas read the famous poem, "A Visit from St. Nicholas."Email us! Who are you? What's your niche? What do you like about this show?Find pictures from Leslie’s time with Santas here.Look…
00:05:23 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
🎅🏽 Professional Santas | Part 1: Jolly Old St. Nicholas
The origins of the professional Santa.Email us with your favorite part of this episode or what it made you think about! TELL A FRIEND ABOUT US! Is there someone who should know about this project? Te…
00:32:32 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
🎅🏽 Professional Santas | Part 2: Here Comes Santa Claus
Meet the Santas behind the beard.
Email us with your favorite part of this episode or what it made you think about!
TELL A FRIEND ABOUT US! Is there someone who should know about this project? Tell…
00:31:10 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
🎅🏽 Professional Santas | Part 3: The Man with All the Joys
Why Santa matters.Email us with your favorite part of this episode or what it made you think about! TELL A FRIEND ABOUT US! Is there someone who should know about this project? Tell them. Seriously, …
00:30:25 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
🍗 A Nichegiving Special: Turkey, Football, and Family
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.
TELL A FRIEND ABOUT US…
00:15:43 |
Tue 26 Nov 2024
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🎅🏽 Niche to Meet You, Santa [SERIES TRAILER]
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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00:02:27 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
🐶 Dog Agility: Small wins & big joy with Toast & Amy
Meet dog agility hobbyist, Toast, along with her human companion, Amy.Join the Niche List (our monthly newsletter…er, Nicheletter)Become a part of the United Nicheons, the Niche to Meet You PatreonHa…
00:14:05 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
🦃 Wild Turkey Conservation | Part 1: A Vanishing Icon
Introducing the Wild Turkey Conservation niche. And y’all, it is definitely wild.
GO DEEPER WITH NICHE TO MEET YOU (WEBSITE):TELL A FRIEND ABOUT US! Is there someone who should know about this p…
00:19:40 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
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