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Leslie Eiler ThompsonI'm a polymath in search of things that make us…well…real! So I write about things like that. Those includes projects I'm up to, or random thoughts that shouldn't really live elsewhere.
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Introducing: Niche Notes
Over the last several years reporting on the niche interest for the Niche to Meet You podcast, I’ve found that a lot of the reporting ends up in other places too, or doesn’t get used at all and is gathering (a LOT) of space on my hard drive...
I got my NPR Debut.
There is a rather big announcement at the end of this post for those who can stick around until then 🤓
In January 2020, I pitched a story to the news director for my local NPR station.
This was years before Niche to Meet You (my anthropo...
Turkey Talk
Greetings, all!
Today, I have the honor of having my first article published on Christianity Today. I knew this article was coming, but I did not know it would take up the top spot on the homepage such that it did, and I am FULL OF BEANS...
Transcendent Storytelling in Audio
Recently I hosted a panel called Transcendent Storytelling in Audio. I invited (The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill), Tasha A.F. Lemley (This Is Nashville, WPLN Nashville Public Radio), and Jakob Lewis (No Small Endeavor, Neighbors) to join me...
I talk to myself(s)
Greetings! I haven’t written here since December — creative energy is being spent between being a wife/mama/friend, Niche to Meet You, other audio producing work, and creative stewardship projects like Every Moment Holy. If you’d like detai...
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Leslie Eiler Thompson is an independent reporter and creator of the documentary podcast Niche to Meet You. Her work has aired on NPR and was called “masterfully written” by Malcolm Gladwell. Niche Notes publishes field notes from her reporting.
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