The Allusionist Creators & Guests

Helen Zaltzman is an English podcaster, broadcaster, and writer. She is best known for her work that she presents the comedy podcast Answer Me This!.

Martin Austwick is an independent producer, host, writer and composer who co-created Song by Song and Neutrinowatch and is most known for his work on Answer Me This!, The Allusionist, Maddie's Sound Explorers, and his music, writing and production for a wide range of podcasts and live podcast shows.

Erin Wade is an audio producer of The Allusionist podcast.

Sarah Geis is a producer of The Allusionist podcast.

Podcast production in front, TV production in back.

Arnold Stephen Jacobs Jr. is a journalist and author, best known for his stunt journalism. Currently, he is He is an Editor-at-large for Esquire.Jacobs's first book, "The Two Kings : Jesus and Elvis," was published in 1994. He has published ten nonfiction books.

Greg Jenner is a historian and author.

Aminatou Sow is a businesswoman, digital strategist, writer, podcast host, and co-founder of Tech LadyMafia.

Emma Briant is a lecturer in journalism studies at the University of Sheffield and author of the book Propaganda Machine.

Lindsay Rose Russell is an Associate Professor of English and Writing Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Chelsey hosts the American Hysteria podcast.

Andrew Zaltzman is a comedian and author. He largely deals in political and sports-related material. He is also a broadcaster and co-host of The Cricket Sadist Hour Podcast.

Dr. Jane Gregory is a clinical psychologist and doctoral research fellow at the University of Oxford, co-author of the S-Five, the world’s first valid and reliable questionnaire that captures the complexity of the misophonia experience.

Stephanie Foo is a writer, a radio producer and an editor. She was a producer at This American Life for five years, and helped create Snap Judgment. Her book about healing from Complex PTSD, "WHAT MY BONES KNOW," will be coming out in February 2022. Foo taught high school journalism after college but wanted to make radio. She started the music podcast "Stagedive."Foo was an intern and then a producer at "Snap Judgment," then moved to "This American Life." She has also contributed to Reply All and 99% Invisible.Foo launched her own podcast, "Pilot." She was also the project lead on the "This American Life" app called Shortcut. Her culture criticism focuses on diversity in media.

Ann Friedman is an American magazine editor, journalist, podcaster and pie chart artist. Friedman co-hosts the podcast Call Your Girlfriend.

Dr. Harry Josephine Giles is a writer and performer.

Bobby Finger is a writer and co-host of the Who Weekly podcast.

Ngofeen Mputubwele is a producer for The New Yorker Radio Hour Podcast and host of Duolingo Podcast.

Sandhya Dirks is the Editor of Truth Be Told Podcast.