Evan Ratliff

Evan Ratliff is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, podcast host, and entrepreneur. He’s the author of the The Mastermind: A True Story of Murder, Empire, and a New Kind of Crime Lord; the writer and host of the hit podcasts Shell Game and Persona: The French Deception; and the cofounder of The Atavist Magazine, Pop-Up Magazine, and the Longform Podcast.

As a writer, he’s a two-time National Magazine Award finalist. As a podcaster, he is the winner of the Independent Media Initiative Award, and a former cohost of one Time’s 100 Best Podcasts of All Time. As an editor and producer, he’s a two-time Emmy News & Documentary nominee and National Magazine Award winner.