Helen Zaltzman

@helenzaltzman

Podcaster from The Allusionist, Answer Me This and Veronica Mars Investigations. Pronouns she/they (TBH I think 'they' should be the default and we opt in to gendered pronouns/gender). linktr.ee/helenzaltzman

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Helen Zaltzman@helenzaltzman· Jul 9

A tribute to Dawn Foster: a candle burns next to a copy of her book Lean Out, and a pin badge that says Punch Today in the Face. Overlaid is text reading “five years/four prime ministers since we lost the mighty Dawn Foster”

Helen Zaltzman@helenzaltzman· Jul 9

instead of Whamageddon, see how long you can go before seeing a Halloween decoration. I have already lost #Hallogeddon by going into a Michaels in early July.

in a Michaels store, a rack of Halloween baubles - candy corns, pumpkins wearing witches hats, orange candies

Helen Zaltzman@helenzaltzman· Apr 25

There's a livestream today for @allusionistshow.bsky.social patr(e)ons. I'll be reading from the 1785 Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose, which contains a very judgmental definition of the cunt-word so it'll be an interesting text. All info is at patreon.com/allusionist

A large paperback modern reprint of Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, featuring a greyscale drawing of five people leaning over a table looking at a document that one of them is writing. There is also a dog being totally uninterested in what the humans are doing

The frontispiece for Francis Grose's A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, first printed in 1785

Helen Zaltzman@helenzaltzman· Oct 22

correlation or causation?

part of The Guardian's top ten most read articles list. Number one is a headline: "Fallen stars: why are hollywood A-listers flopping at the box office?" and number two is the headline "Apparently many male film stars don't wear underpants. Have they never heard of #MeToo? Or accidents?"

Helen Zaltzman@helenzaltzman· Aug 30

Alternative options (I suggest a combo): 1. steer people to be less fucking racist; 2. throw all this effort and more into stemming the main causes of migration: wars and climate catastrophe. But, as always, alas www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

A Guardian headline that reads: "Labour must act to close asylum hotels or face Reform poll gains, ex-minister warns"

Helen Zaltzman@helenzaltzman· May 12

Reform has narratives, not policies. When will other parties fucking learn that the way to beat them is by offering counter-narratives, not turning these ones into policies that are cruel, beneficial to nobody, + mightily hypocritical of UK which has treated the rest of the world like a holiday home

A headline on the i newspaper saying "Labour hopes immigration crackdown can halt Reform UK"

Helen Zaltzman@helenzaltzman· Jan 25

I'm hoping this laminated A4 poster for "VANCOUVER'S PREMIUM TESLA CYBERTRUCK RENTAL SERVICE FOR UNFORGETTABLE EVENTS AND IMPACTFUL BRAND PROMOTIONS" is a trap to lure men into a therapy group to unravel toxic masculinity

Helen Zaltzman@helenzaltzman· Aug 26

Hello! @allusionistshow.bsky.social is on tour of the UK with our lovely new show Souvenirs! We’re performing in Glasgow at the Stand TONIGHT and the merch game is strong. Tickets and dates are at theallusionist.org/events - next stop Manchester