Talkhouse Appoints Laura Mayer as Head of Podcasts

Former Executive Producer of Podcast Programming at ABC News will Take Talkhouse Further Into Video, While Continuing to Produce Best-In-Class, Audio-Only Narrative Series & Always-On Conversation Shows

Announcement Follows Talkhouse's Recent Success with SubwayTakes, How Long Gone, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man & More

Talkhouse – home to shows like SubwayTakes, How Long Gone, Alison Roman'sSolicited Advice, That's How I Remember It with Craig Finn, This Is TASTE, Life of the Record, Jokermen and more – has appointed Laura Mayer to the position of Head of Podcasts. Mayer last served as the Executive Producer of Podcast Programming at ABC News, where she led the podcast division's exponential audience growth over the last year.

Talkhouse's hiring of Mayer coincides with its recent success with SubwayTakes, How Long Gone and, most recently, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man – the Jad Abumrad-helmed series, which Talkhouse produced for Higher Ground. The show recently reached #2 on Apple's Top Series charts, and was named the #1 Best Podcast of 2025 by The New Yorker. 

As Head of Podcasts at Talkhouse, Mayer will focus on taking Talkhouse further into video (building upon the company's existing video presence with SubwayTakes and the newly announced A View From A Bridge), while also continuing to produce best-in-class, audio-only narrative series, and always-on conversation shows.

"I have been a fan of Laura Mayer for quite awhile now," said Ian Wheeler, Co-Founder and Publisher at Talkhouse. "She is without a doubt one of the most innovative people to ever work in podcasting. We are so incredibly lucky to have Laura join our team. She is a creative force, a wonderful person, and will be a major driver in helping our roster of brilliant artists and weirdos take over the world."

"I've been listening to Talkhouse's podcasts for a long time," said Laura Mayer, Head of Podcasts at Talkhouse. "How Long Gone has been a daily driver for me since it launched. I'm thrilled to join the team to help Talkhouse build on their success and authenticity."

About Laura Mayer

Laura Mayer has worked professionally in podcasting for as long as one can work professionally in podcasting. She began her career at WNYC, New York Public Radio. She was the first employee at Slate's Panoply podcast network, and later went on to run new show development at Stitcher. Mayer co-owned a podcasting joint venture with Sony Music Entertainment, and then served as the Executive Producer of Podcast Programming at ABC News. Mayer created and hosted a zany series about the podcast industry called Shameless Acquisition Target. Her memoir based on the series, Tryhard: A Cautionary Tale of Clocking In and Spinning Out, will be published by HarperOne in July.

About Talkhouse

Talkhouse is a Webby-Award-winning first-person media company, podcast network, and outlet for musicians, actors, filmmakers, and others in their respective fields. Talkhouse's podcast series include Subway Takes, How Long Gone, Blank Check, Alison Roman's Solicited Advice, Life of the Record, Craig Finn's That's How I Remember It, Santigold's Noble Champions, Björk: Sonic Symbolism, which GQ praises as "a road map to the creative life," delivering what The New Yorker calls "a rare chance to listen in as one of the most mysterious and mystical artists working today explains herself," as well as the new Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, which critics are raving about and represents Jad Abumrad's triumphant return to audio. Björk's Cornucopia represents Talkhouse's first foray into producing TV/film. Other projects are currently in development and production.

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