The Obit Project

The Obit Project

by Jad Abumrad and Jule Banville

Last updated Jun 18, 2026Is this your podcast?

Stories about the lives of real Montanans after they die. Co-hosted by old friends and colleagues Jad Abumrad (founder of Radiolab and creator of Dolly Parton’s America and 2025’s Fela Kuti: Fear No Man) and University o...

Jad Abumrad · Jule Banville · Ruth Eddy
Activesocietyculturedocumentary13 episodes
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On the show

Hosts: Jad Abumrad, Jule Banville
Recent guests
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LP
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JB
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  • Charles Bolte1 ep
  • Lotus Porte-Moyel1 ep
  • JoVonne Wagner1 ep

Also: Jacob Baynham, Izaak Opatz, Sophia Marsolek, Kathleen Shannon, Paul Hamby, Bayliss Flynn, Megan Torgerson

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 4.1K to 21K
Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: society · culture
+1 more

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: ~3-4 / Week
13 episodes since 2026

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Most discussed topics

grief
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community
4
family
3
history
3
personal stories
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obituary
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Medium Confidence

Back-catalog monthly reach

4.1K to 21K

Based on 1 signal · back-catalog reach only (show is inactive).

Built from

Charts in 6 marketsHome market: United States

By chart position

  • 🇺🇸
    United States · DocumentaryHOME
    #169
    4.0K to 21K
  • 🇵🇭
    PH · Documentary
    #162
    33 to 177
  • 🇷🇴
    RO · Documentary
    #146
    24 to 125
  • 🇭🇺
    HU · Documentary
    #144
    18 to 96
  • 🇳🇬
    NG · Documentary
    #189
    17 to 91
  • Per-Episode Audience

    No new episodes in 90+ days

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    🎙 ~2x weekly·13 episodes·Last published 4mo ago
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    4.1K to 21K
    🇺🇸97%🇵🇭1%🇷🇴1%
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    1.2K to 6.4K

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Chart history for The Obit Project

Peaked at #144 in HU, currently #144 in HU.

MarketGenrePeakCurrentTrend
HU—#144#144—
RO—#146#146—
PH—#162#162—
United States—#169#169—
KE—#173#173—
NG—#189#189—

Chart Positions

6 placements across 6 markets.