054 Helen Zaltzman | Telling Stories, One Word At A Time - a podcast by Harry Duran

Helen Zaltzman has been podcasting for 9 years
and surprisingly enough, says she still feels like a
novice. She co-hosted her first podcast with Olly Mann calledAnswer Me This! and followed it up with the very popular, The
Allusionist. That second podcast is a language and etymologyshow that is part of Roman Mars’s Radiotopia network. Helen talks
about her love for Boggle, how she got started in comedy, andmuch more. Listen for the guest appearance by Martin.

Show Highlights05:30 – Helen and I talk about the
internet marketing world.10:05 – Helen talks Boggle


14:25 – Despite podcasting for 9years, Helen still feels like a novice.


19:50 – When did Helen realizethat the Answer Me This! podcast was no longer a hobby?


22:55 – Do the more experiencedBBC broadcasters look down on new podcasters?


27:10 – I’m dying to start aride-sharing podcast.


30:00 – We get a guest“appearance” from Helen’s husband, Martin.


30:40 – The Allusionist started inJanuary 2015.


32:10 – Helen talks about RomanMars.


35:30 – Where did the idea of TheAllusionist come from?


40:25 – Helen believes people puttoo much energy in their first podcast.


43:15 – Helen doesn’t want tolisten to other language shows, because she doesn’t want to
accidentally plagiarize other’s work.50:40 – Helen likes editing her
own show.52:10 – How do you start writing
comedy?53:20 – Helen talks on how she got
into comedy.59:50 – Helen tried to teach Latin
to a 13-year-old.01:06:25 – What happened to
Spoken.am?01:11:00 – What would Helen do if
she wasn’t podcasting?01:13:55 – What are the biggest
challenges for growing The Allusionist?01:17:10 – Who inspires
Helen?01:20:10 – You can follow Helen on
Twitter. 

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