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Audience Interest
- Boston history and culture
- local travel insights
Podcast Focus
- exploring Boston's unique culture
- understanding local history
Publishing Consistency
- 141 episodes produced
- active for 2 years
Platform Reach
- specific platforms not detected
- unknown follower count
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 1 chart position in 1 market.
By chart position
- 🇹🇭TH · Places & Travel#120500 to 3K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
150 to 900🎙 Daily cadence·141 episodes·Last published yesterday - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
500 to 3K🇹🇭100% - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
200 to 1.2K
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Recent episodes
Running a restaurant in Boston with Nick Dixon
Jun 24, 2026
Unknown duration
Polar Seltzer with Jacqueline Cain
Jun 17, 2026
Unknown duration
Putting Boston on a T-Shirt with Chris Wrenn
Jun 10, 2026
56m 43s
Provincetown with Courtney Trautman
Jun 3, 2026
44m 38s
Summer on Cape Cod with Joe Fenti (REWIND)
May 27, 2026
29m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/24/26 | Running a restaurant in Boston with Nick Dixon | In this episode, we're chatting with chef and restauranteur Nick Dixon about what it actually takes to run a successful spot in the city of Boston. His new spot Dalia just opened in South Boston. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | Polar Seltzer with Jacqueline Cain | Crack a cold one! In this episode, we're talking about Polar Seltzer, a staple of fridges and coolers across New England. This Worcester-based company has been in business for 144 years, and it remains the gold standard for the seltzer obsessed, including our guest, food writer Jacqueline Cain. | — | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | Putting Boston on a T-Shirt with Chris Wrenn✨ | Boston culturepunk music+3 | Chris Wrenn | Fenway Punk: How a Boston Indie Label Scored Big on Baseball's Greatest Rivalry | BostonNew York+1 | Bostonpunk+3 | — | 56m 43s | |
| 6/3/26 | Provincetown with Courtney Trautman✨ | ProvincetownCape Cod+3 | Courtney Trautman | — | ProvincetownCape Cod+1 | ProvincetownCape Cod+3 | — | 44m 38s | |
| 5/27/26 | Summer on Cape Cod with Joe Fenti (REWIND)✨ | summerCape Cod+3 | Joe Fenti | — | Cape Cod | Cape Codsummer+3 | — | 29m 19s | |
| 5/20/26 | Boston Market (IT'S BOSTON CHICKEN!!!) with Tanya Edwards✨ | Boston Marketfood history+3 | Tanya Edwards | Boston MarketBoston Chicken | Massachusetts | Boston MarketBoston Chicken+3 | — | 42m 59s | |
| 5/13/26 | Boston's Spaghetti Streets with Andy Woodruff✨ | city geographyBoston history+3 | Andy Woodruff | Boston in 50 Maps | Boston | Bostongeography+4 | — | 49m 36s | |
| 5/6/26 | Explain Boston to Me LIVE! at the Athenaeum✨ | Boston historyAthenaeum origins+3 | Leah RosovskyJohn Buchtel | Boston Athenaeum | Boston | Boston Athenaeum19th century+3 | — | 55m 27s | |
| 4/29/26 | Mythbusting in Boston's Chinatown with Richard Auffrey✨ | ChinatownBoston history+3 | Richard Auffrey | Hong Far LowRuby Foo | BostonChinatown | BostonChinatown+4 | — | 44m 20s | |
| 4/22/26 | Don't Take Fenway Park for Granted with Glenn Stout✨ | Fenway ParkBoston history+3 | Glenn Stout | — | Fenway ParkBoston | Fenway ParkGlenn Stout+5 | — | 1h 00m 04s | |
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| 4/15/26 | Roxbury with Dr. Rufus J. Faulk✨ | RoxburyBoston history+3 | Dr. Rufus J. Faulk | — | RoxburyBoston | RoxburyBoston+4 | — | 56m 07s | |
| 4/8/26 | The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist with Geoff Kelly✨ | art theftFBI investigation+3 | Geoff Kelly | Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumThirteen Perfect Fugitives: The True Story of the Mob, Murder, and the World's Largest Art Heist | — | art heistIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum+3 | — | 44m 39s | |
| 4/1/26 | John and Abigail Adams with Audrey Stuck-Girard✨ | Boston historyJohn Adams+3 | Audrey Stuck-Girard | — | — | John AdamsAbigail Adams+4 | — | 1h 12m 34s | |
| 3/25/26 | A new look at Irish immigration to Boston with Hidetaka Hirota✨ | Irish immigrationBoston history+4 | Hidetaka Hirota | Expelling the Poor | Boston | Irish immigrantsBoston+5 | — | 36m 55s | |
| 3/18/26 | Tufts University with Mark Buccella & Hannah Jiang✨ | local collegesTufts University+3 | Mark BuccellaHannah Jiang | Tufts University | Gillette Stadium | Tufts UniversityMark Buccella+6 | — | 1h 10m 36s | |
| 3/11/26 | Stuck in Boston traffic with Chris Dempsey and Jeff Speck (REWIND)✨ | traffic congestionurban design+3 | Chris DempseyJeff Speck | Speck Dempsey | BostonBoston | Boston trafficurban design+3 | — | 50m 36s | |
| 3/4/26 | Inside Boston's Private Clubs with Ken Turino✨ | private clubssocial life+3 | Ken Turino | St. Botolph ClubThe 'Quin House | Boston | Bostonprivate clubs+5 | — | 47m 33s | |
| 2/25/26 | The Puritans were misunderstood with Lori Rogers-Stokes✨ | Puritanshistory+3 | Lori Rogers-Stokes | Puritans | New England | PuritansLori Rogers-Stokes+5 | — | 49m 50s | |
| 2/18/26 | Jamaica Plain with Gretchen Grozier✨ | neighborhood historylocal landmarks+3 | Gretchen Grozier | — | Jamaica PlainBoston | Jamaica PlainBoston+5 | — | 49m 50s | |
| 2/11/26 | South Shore Bar Pizza with Josh Davis | In this episode, guest Josh Davis is helping us go deep on a regional specialty: South Shore Bar Pizza. What makes a good one? What are some of the top spots? Where does this particular style fit in the pizza pantheon? | — | ||||||
| 2/4/26 | The Boston Massacre with Daniel Berger-Jones and John J King | Let's call this the "time is a flat circle" episode. Daniel Berger-Jones and John J King from the Get Shocked podcast and Boston History Company are here to talk about the Boston Massacre. We discuss the myths behind this seminal Revolutionary era event, clashes between occupiers and the occupied, local proclivities towards self-government, and the moments throughout history when theoretical violence becomes real violence. Yup. | — | ||||||
| 1/28/26 | 400 years of Boston's seaport with James O'Connell | In this episode, we're joined by James O'Connell, a professor at BU and author of the book, "Boston and the Making of a Global City." He explains how the city's port opened it up to the world, transformed its economy, and shaped its culture. In short, Boston would not be the city it is without this vital connection. | — | ||||||
| 1/21/26 | Boston is a seafood town LIVE at Wulf's Fish | We're doing something a little different this week, heading down to record on location at Wulf's Fish in the Seaport. Richard Taylor and Desiree Antczak (Wulf's) and Bill Mantia (John Mantia & Sons) share their insights on Boston's seafood industry — how it has evolved, what it means to the city, and how it endures next to some of the priciest real estate in the country. | — | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | The Beanpot with Tom Burke | In this episode, we're exploring one of Boston's most storied and beloved traditions: The Beanpot. This annual tournament brings the college hockey programs from Boston University, Boston College, Harvard and Northeastern together for an epic clash. I'm joined by local sports maven Tom Burke — his family owned the Celtics and Boston Garden, and plays a role in the Boston Marathon to this day — to tell me all about its origins and its evolution. | — | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | State of the Show 2026 | As 2026 begins, it's a great moment to check in on the state of Explain Boston to Me. In addition, we're asking for help — what else is new?? — finding guests for a slate of exciting topics. Plus, what Lee did on her winter vacation. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.
Chart Positions
1 placement across 1 market.