Juliet Elinor Litman is an American journalist, editor, and American media personality. As of 2017, she is the Head of Production at The Ringer,

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' latest online enterprise. Litman is the former host of the ''Right Reasons'' and ''NBA After Dark'' podcasts and was also formerly the Special Projects Editor at

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. Litman grew up on the

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and graduated from

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before attending

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. She was born in New York City, New York.

Career

Grantland

In 2014, Litman was hired by the

Podcast Network, part of

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and Grantland. There, she hosted "NBA After Dark" and a regular podcast called "Sources Say" with Chris Ryan, which discussed NBA

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. Litman also co-hosted

's Right Reasons Podcast with journalist and media personality David Jacoby. It was widely regarded as a top reality television podcast. The podcast covered

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, and added a divisive taste testing segment in May 2014. Litman has conducted many notable celebrity interviews.

The Ringer

Since early 2016, Litman has worked as the managing editor at The Ringer for longtime boss

. She is also the host of the ''Bachelor Party'' podcast and co-host of the Jam Session podcast with Amanda Dobbins. The former podcast features as a discussion of both the Bachelor and

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TV shows and features frequent interviews with producers, cast, and former contestants on the TV show franchise. On April 26, 2018 it was announced that Litman had been promoted to Head of Production of all Ringer content. In 2019, Litman co-hosted the

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original show ''Can I Steal You For a Second''.

Podcasts

Litman hosts or is a part of a number of podcasts part of the

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-owned Ringer Podcast Network. Her current podcasts include: * ''Bachelor Party'' * ''Jam Session'' * ''The Rewatchables'' * ''Ringer Food'' *
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References

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Career

Grantland

The Ringer

Podcasts

See also

References