Helen Zaltzman started her first podcast  Answer Me This with Olly Mann back in 2006 so this is a lady with podcast pedigree unlike many others. No pressure then. Earlier this year she set out on her broadcasting lonesome too with The Allusionist...

#58 Ali Dowling

How do you make a career out of hula hooping? What book inspires a Grammy award-winning DJ? Where do you start if you want to set up a snowboard school? What’s it actually like to sell alcoholic sweets for a living?
 
On a mission to inspire and encourage young people to make a career from doing something they love, this is a series of weekly podcasts with creatives and start-ups. These chinwags include circus performers, musicians, food makers, writers, charity founders, actors, wine tasters, designers and are hosted by BBC Broadcaster Emily Chiswell - a name you may not recognise but a voice you’re almost certain to have heard!