<description>&lt;p&gt;Meet the Wild Turkey people.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TELL A FRIEND ABOUT US! &lt;/strong&gt;Is there someone who should know about this project? Tell them. Seriously, just text them. Now!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lesliethompson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Support the work by sharing it with a friend and buying us a pizza&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Want to go deeper with Wild Turkeys?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Read Brent Rogers’ book, &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Yelp-Gobble-Inc-Restoring-Innovation/dp/B0CTSZHGRV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZISP7T5KJ7EA&amp;amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.i_4Kt9TYXRhfu0wJ0sxGCQ.i5WDm6Je2WgMoRiNkD0U0eTmljG6BAvYKlogf6mPcC0&amp;amp;dib_tag=se&amp;amp;keywords=brent+rogers+yelp&amp;amp;qid=1723134909&amp;amp;sprefix=brent+rogers+yelp%2Caps%2C119&amp;amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Yelp &amp;amp; Gobble, Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Read Tom Kelly’s book, &lt;a href="https://tomkellyinc.com/products/tenth-legion-50th-anniversary-edition" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Tenth Legion&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EPISODE NOTES:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is episode 2 in the 4 part mini-series about Wild Turkey Conservation, where we meet the people who have worked to save this historic creature. They’re deeply endearing and they might even catch you off-guard. You’ll hear from turkey callers, call makers, celebrities in Turkey world, and even celebrities OUTSIDE of Turkey world (Matt Light, former Patriots offensive lineman).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Then you’ll join Leslie in the woods to find a turkey herself before ultimately calling in an expert and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-qBfkwOezY/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;viral turkey caller,&lt;/a&gt; Billy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Learn more about the &lt;a href="https://www.nwtf.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;National Wild Turkey Federation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn more about the miniseries and give feedback &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://nichetomeetyou.show/wild-turkey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HERE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ABOUT THE SHOW:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Niche to Meet You is an investigative storytelling podcast about the little-known niche interests. Our work has been featured on &lt;a href="https://wpln.org/post/episodes/this-is-nicheville/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nashville Public Radio&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; and has been seen by millions through a recent&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aKPDDv0vZ/.https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aKPDDv0vZ/.https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aKPDDv0vZ/.https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aKPDDv0vZ/.https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aKPDDv0vZ/.https://www.instagram.com/p/C8aKPDDv0vZ/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;viral instagram ree&lt;/strong&gt;l.&lt;/a&gt; &lt;strong&gt;It's like if Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and Revisionist History teamed up for a Netflix special. &lt;/strong&gt;We use miniseries and individual interviews to introduce listeners to folks involved with &lt;a href="http://www.nichetomeetyou.show/40k" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Warhammer 40,000&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.nichetomeetyou.show/episodes/ontheroad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Rubik’s cube enthusiasts and competitors, armored combat champions&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.nichetomeetyou.show/santa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;professional Santas and Mrs. Clauses&lt;/a&gt;, and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nichetomeetyou.show/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW HERE.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SHOW CREDITS:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Senior producer/host: Leslie Thompson (IG: @leslieeilerthompson, leslieethompson.com)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Associate producer: Chris Thiessen&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Show theme composed by &lt;a href="https://www.abigailflowersmusic.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Abigail Flowers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seasonal show theme arranged by &lt;a href="https://zachandmaggie.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer"</description>

Niche to Meet You

Leslie Thompson

🦃 Wild Turkey Conservation | 2: The ones who do it

AUG 16, 202433 MIN
Niche to Meet You

🦃 Wild Turkey Conservation | 2: The ones who do it

AUG 16, 202433 MIN

Description

Meet the Wild Turkey people. 


EPISODE NOTES:

This is episode 2 in the 4 part mini-series about Wild Turkey Conservation, where we meet the people who have worked to save this historic creature. They’re deeply endearing and they might even catch you off-guard. You’ll hear from turkey callers, call makers, celebrities in Turkey world, and even celebrities OUTSIDE of Turkey world (Matt Light, former Patriots offensive lineman).

Then you’ll join Leslie in the woods to find a turkey herself before ultimately calling in an expert and viral turkey caller, Billy.


Learn more about the miniseries and give feedback HERE.

ABOUT THE SHOW:

Niche to Meet You is an investigative storytelling podcast about the little-known niche interests. Our work has been featured on Nashville Public Radio and has been seen by millions through a recent viral instagram reel. It's like if Mr. Rogers Neighborhood and Revisionist History teamed up for a Netflix special. We use miniseries and individual interviews to introduce listeners to folks involved with Warhammer 40,000, Rubik’s cube enthusiasts and competitors, armored combat champions, professional Santas and Mrs. Clauses, and more. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW HERE.



SHOW CREDITS: 

Senior producer/host: Leslie Thompson (IG: @leslieeilerthompson, leslieethompson.com)

Associate producer: Chris Thiessen 

Show theme composed by Abigail Flowers

Seasonal show theme arranged by Zach & Maggie White

Additional music provided by Blue Dot Sessions

Show artwork created by Rachel Hardacre

Audio mastered by Kevin Morris 

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