Evan Ratliff
Investigative journalist and creator of Shell Game
Evan Ratliff is an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, podcast host, and entrepreneur. He’s the host of the hit podcasts Shell Game and Persona: The French Deception and author of The Mastermind: A True Story of Murder, Empire, and a New Kind of Crime Lord. Evan is also the co-founder 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 cohosted one of 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.