Helen Zaltzman

Helen Zaltzman is a regular contributor to The Observer, The Times, the Big Issue and Classical Music Magazine. She has written for Radio 4's 'The Now Show' and appeared in Radio 1's 'The Milk Run' and Radio 4's 'Transatlantic' with Rory Bremner. She often appears live as part of Robin Ince's Book Club and School for Gifted Children, and with Edinburgh comedy award-winner Josie Long.

Helen first met Olly Mann at St Catherine's College, Oxford, where they both studied English Literature. They are the creators and hosts of Sony-nominated podcast Answer Me This!, a weekly interactive comedy show recorded in Helen's front room since January 2007. With listeners all over the world, and more than a million downloads per year, their show is one of the most popular independent podcasts in Britain, and has been named as 'Critic's Choice' in The Times, Time Out, The Guardian, Q Magazine, Radio Times, and The Independent. In December 2008, it was selected as an iTunes 'Podcast of the Year', and was nominated in both 2009 and 2010 for 'Best Internet Programme' at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, winning the 'Silver Sony' in 2010.
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