Helen Zaltzman is a multiple award-winning podcast host and producer. She is entirely self-taught and works mostly alone, often from bed. Her linguistics entertainment podcast The Allusionist covers topics ranging from oppressed language and queer history, to protest cakes and weird facts about falcons. The live theatrical spin-off has appeared on stages around the world. Answer Me This, the comedy show she began with Olly Mann in 2007, was one of Britain'slongest-running and most successful independent podcasts for nearly fifteen years, and has recently returned for a new run. She runs listener communities, teaches and mentors numerous podcasters, and founded the Podcasters' Support Group on Facebook to provide a home for all podcasters' most urgent questions about how to make audio without completely melting down.
