Blanchard House

What Blanchard House does

Blanchard House is an independent, founder-led podcast production company founded in 2020 by Rosie Pye and Kimberly Jung, headquartered in Boston with operations in London. The company produces narrative-style documentary podcasts on a B2B basis, developing, producing, and delivering limited documentary series to major podcast and audio platforms under co-production, commission, and exclusivity arrangements. Its current and recent commissioners include Apple TV+ (Apple Originals 'Adrift' and 'Extrasensory'), Audible (exclusives 'American Dreamer' and 'Agatha Christie & the Dandelion Poisoner'), Wondery ('Hooked on Freddie'), Exactly Right Media and iHeartPodcasts ('Hell in Heaven'), and Curiouscast ('Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy,' 'Black & Blue: Behind the Badge'). The firm employs approximately 20 people, including former BBC documentary producers, award-winning journalists, and dedicated sound designers and composers.

The core production technology centers on immersive binaural and spatial audio engineering, cinematic soundscape design, and editorial research that secures rare original recordings and first-person testimony. Differentiation rests on craft-intensive audio production rather than software or AI tooling, with multiple Signal Awards, British Podcast Awards, New York Festivals Radio Awards, and an Ambies nomination validating the production quality. Revenue is generated through project-based production fees, platform commissions, and exclusivity licensing arrangements rather than direct-to-consumer subscriptions; pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The business is privately held, appears bootstrapped apart from a single $1,005,000 seed round from Koa Labs in November 2021, and has no disclosed parent company or institutional investors beyond that. The portfolio currently spans 12+ podcast series across true crime, history, investigative journalism, and culture, with active release cadence through 2025 indicating a scaling production operation.

Name

Blanchard House

Legal name

Blanchard House Inc.

Website

https://blanchard-house.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blanchard House is an independent B2B podcast production company founded in 2020 that produces narrative documentary podcast series for major platforms including Apple TV+, Audible, Wondery, iHeartPodcasts, Exactly Right Media, and Curiouscast, using immersive binaural audio and award-winning sound design.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Podcast Production Services

NAICS

Sound Recording Studios (512240), Sound Recording Studios (51224), Sound Recording Industries (5122)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Audio Production & Podcasting (BPAFAIAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Podcast Networks & Studio Platforms (MPAIADAC), Content Studio & Creative Resourcing (In-house/Embedded Teams) (BPAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Podcast production services
• Audio documentaries
• Narrative podcast series
• Immersive audio content
• Original podcast commissions

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Co-production and Commission Deals: Blanchard House produces podcasts under co-production deals with major platforms (Apple TV+, Wondery, Audible, iHeartPodcasts, Exactly Right Media, Curiouscast). Revenue comes from platform commissions and production fees.
2. Platform Exclusivity Deals: Some productions are released exclusively through specific platforms like Audible, generating revenue through exclusivity arrangements.
3. Co-productions with Media Partners: Co-produced with Exactly Right Media and iHeartPodcasts for Hell in Heaven, with revenue sharing arrangements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blanchard House is an independent documentary podcast production company that develops, produces, and delivers immersive, narrative-style podcast series for major media platforms. The company secures co-production deals, commissions, and exclusives with Apple TV+, Wondery, Audible, Exactly Right Media, iHeartPodcasts, and Curiouscast. Productions feature binaural audio, cinematic soundscapes, original scores, and first-person testimony, with content distributed globally through Apple Podcasts, Audible, and other major podcast platforms.

Product overview

Blanchard House is an independent documentary production company specializing in narrative-style podcast documentaries. The company produces immersive, true-story podcast series across multiple platforms including Apple Originals (Adrift, Extrasensory), Audible exclusives (American Dreamer, Agatha Christie & the Dandelion Poisoner), Wondery collaborations (Hooked on Freddie), Exactly Right Media partnerships (Hell in Heaven, The Butterfly King), Curiouscast productions (Stop Rewind, Black & Blue), and iHeartPodcasts collaborations. The portfolio includes award-winning limited series spanning true crime, culture, history, and investigative journalism genres, with recent releases including Adrift (2025), Hell in Heaven (2025), Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy (2025), A Most Audacious Heist (2025), and Extrasensory (2024).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adrift Apple Original podcast featuring an eight-episode immersive true story of the Robertson family's survival at sea in the Pacific Ocean in the 1970s, presented in binaural audio.
• Hell in Heaven Eight-episode true crime podcast about John and Ann Bender who built a mansion in Costa Rican rainforest that became a fortress, culminating in murder trials.
• Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy 10-part podcast documentary about Taj, kidnapped as a child in India and adopted into a Mormon family in Utah, unraveling identity and lost memories through old cassette recordings.
• A Most Audacious Heist Podcast series tracking a master thief's pursuit of the Sisi Star diamond across centuries, following both the thief and Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
• Extrasensory Apple Original podcast hosted by Will Sharpe about a milkman's prophecy in 1950s England that his dead daughters would be reborn as twins.
• American Dreamer: Who was Jay Gatsby? Audible exclusive podcast investigating whether Max Gerlach, a 1920s bootlegger, was the real-life inspiration for Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby.
• The Butterfly King Eight-episode limited podcast investigating the unsolved mysterious death of King Boris III of Bulgaria during World War II. Won Gold Best Artwork at Signal Awards 2024.
• The Pirate of Prague Eight-part podcast series hosted by Joe Nocera about Viktor Kožený's scheme to invest in Azerbaijan's state-owned oil company, involving private jets and cash stuffed suitcases. Won Silver for Best Documentary at Signal Awards 2024.
• Black & Blue: Behind the Badge True crime podcast centering around experiences of Black police officers in law enforcement, hosted by Seren Jones. Won Bronze at 2024 British Podcast Awards.
• Hooked on Freddie Six-part UK original series from Wondery and Blanchard House about Freddie the dolphin visiting Amble, Northumberland in the 1980s. Won Silver Best Sound Design at Signal Awards 2024.
• Agatha Christie & the Dandelion Poisoner Audible exclusive podcast by Joe Nocera investigating a 100-year-old British murder case featuring afternoon tea and arsenic that inspired Agatha Christie.

Quantifiable outcome

• Multiple Signal Awards including Silver Best Sound Design, Silver Best Documentary, Silver Best Original Score, Gold Listeners' Choice, Gold Best Artwork
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core, major and minor.

• Apple TV+flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerApple Original podcast partnership producing 'Adrift' and 'Extrasensory'. Blanchard House serves as production partner for Apple Original podcasts distributed through Apple Podcasts platform.
• WonderycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for 'Hooked on Freddie' (UK original limited series). Wondery distributes through its platform alongside Blanchard House production credit.
• AudiblecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExclusive platform partner for multiple productions including 'Agatha Christie & the Dandelion Poisoner' and 'American Dreamer: Who was Jay Gatsby?'. Audible commissions exclusive original content from Blanchard House.
• Exactly Right MediacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner for 'Hell in Heaven' (with iHeartPodcasts) and 'The Butterfly King'. Partnership for true crime and documentary podcast production.
• iHeartPodcastsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partner with Exactly Right Media for 'Hell in Heaven', released October 9. Blanchard House collaborates as production partner.
• CuriouscastcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction partner for 'Stop Rewind: The Lost Boy' and distribution partner for 'Black and Blue: Behind the Badge'. Blanchard House produces content for Curiouscast platform.
• Google (GV/Google Ventures)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTheory & Practice podcast partnership with Google Ventures. Shane Peltzman, Content Producer at GV, worked on the Blanchard House podcast 'Theory and Practice'.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• iHeartPodcasts: Largest US podcast publisher and a co-production partner of Blanchard House (Hell in Heaven). Broader incumbent with extensive in-house production capabilities, serving as both customer and competitor in the narrative documentary space.
• Wondery: Major podcast studio owned by Amazon, producing and distributing narrative content at scale. Functions as both a co-production partner of Blanchard House (Hooked on Freddie) and a broader incumbent with significantly more resources and in-house production capacity.
• Audible Originals: Premium audio content division of Audible (Amazon), commissioning exclusive podcast and audiobook content. Functions as both an exclusive commissioning partner of Blanchard House and a broad incumbent with growing in-house production capabilities including Dolby Atmos.

Emerging players

• Awfully Nice: Independent podcast production company producing narrative-driven podcasts for major platforms including Audible and Wondery. Comparable as a smaller-scale premium podcast production peer with similar B2B platform-driven model.
• Realm (formerly Serial Box): Fiction and narrative podcast production company. Comparable as an independent production studio working with platforms and publishers to deliver premium audio content, though focused more on fiction and serialized narratives than documentary.

Direct peers

• Pineapple Street Studios: Independent narrative podcast studio (acquired by Audacy) known for premium documentary podcasts like 'The Missing Crypto Queen' and 'Missing Chapter'. Comparable as a peer-tier B2B production company serving major platforms with high-quality narrative content.
• Pushkin Industries: Premium narrative podcast production company founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg. Directly comparable to Blanchard House as an independent, B2B production studio producing high-end documentary and narrative podcasts for major platforms.
• Gimlet Media: Narrative podcast studio acquired by Spotify. Direct peer in the premium narrative documentary space, producing shows like 'Reply All', 'Heavyweight', and 'Science Vs' for platform distribution.
• Noiser: Independent UK-based podcast production company producing narrative documentary podcasts. Direct peer with similar BBC talent base and platform-driven business model (additionally a former employer of Blanchard House's Development Producer).
• Exactly Right Media: Podcast production company co-founded by Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff. Functions as both a customer/co-production partner of Blanchard House (Hell in Heaven, The Butterfly King) and a direct peer in premium true crime and documentary production.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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