WHO WE ARE
Airloom Audio is a storytelling studio founded by creators whose work has helped define modern narrative podcasting — and who believe that the same level of craft belongs in the stories closest to home.
We bring together award-winning editorial experience and deep industry expertise to create bespoke audio pieces that are as thoughtful, structured, and enduring as the most celebrated work in the medium.
Built on 30+ combined years of narrative craft and expertise
Leon Neyfakh— Creative Director
Leon Neyfakh is an award-winning journalist, host, and producer whose work has helped define modern narrative podcasting. He is the co-creator and original host of Slow Burn and the host of Fiasco, which have explored pivotal moments in American history with depth and narrative precision.
His work spans audio and television, including documentary adaptations of Slow Burn and Fiasco, as well as projects such as Think Twice: Michael Jackson, named The New Yorker’s Podcast of the Year.
Leon’s work has been recognized with a National Magazine Award, as well as Ambies, Signal Awards, and Webby Awards, and both Slow Burn and Fiasco were named among TIME Magazine’s “100 Best Podcasts of All Time.”
At Airloom, Leon leads creative direction, shaping each piece with the same narrative rigor, emotional depth, and craft that define his work.
Elise Bergerson —Managing Director
Elise Bergerson brings deep expertise in the business, strategy, and execution of narrative audio. She has spent her career supporting and scaling some of the most respected voices and institutions in the industry, including This American Life and Serial Productions, where she ran business operations.
She was formerly Head of Audio at Verve Talent & Literary Agency, where she advised some of the most important voices in narrative audio, including Peabody and Pulitzer Prize winners.
Across her career, she has supported projects reaching billions of downloads and helped translate creative vision into enduring, scalable work.
At Airloom, Elise leads client experience, working closely with clients to understand their vision and coordinating the process to ensure their needs, requests, and intentions are fully realized with care.
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Our Approach
Together, we bring a rare combination of editorial excellence and industry experience, grounded in decades of work at the highest levels of narrative audio.
The same care that goes into a nationally recognized podcast — story development, pacing, voice, and emotional clarity — is brought to every piece we create.
Because the stories that matter most are often the ones that are never formally told.
Airloom exists to change that, creating work that is not only heard, but revisited, remembered, and shared.
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