Overheard with Evan Smith brings you in-depth interviews with today’s most fascinating public figures. You’ll meet politicians, authors, artists, actors, journalists, businesspeople, and anyone who’s at the center of things. Join us for smart conversations with the country’s most interesting people, always with an eye toward the news and always with a sense of humor.
Evan Smith is the Managing Director of Events for The Atlantic, responsible for conceiving and producing dozens of annual in-person and virtual events around the country, including the flagship Atlantic Festival. He previously spent more than thirteen years at The Texas Tribune, which he co-founded and led as CEO, and nearly eighteen years at Texas Monthly, last serving as its president and editor in chief. Evan is also a senior advisor at Emerson Collective, working closely with journalists and funders around the country to support local news. A native of New York, he’s a graduate of Hamilton College, which awarded him an honorary degree in 2023, and Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, which inducted him into its Hall of Achievement in 2006.
