Jane Marie
American journalist and podcaster
Jane Marie (February 12, 1978) is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist well known for producing This American Life for nearly a decade. She now co-owns Little Everywhere, a podcast production house and recording studio in Los Angeles.
Biography
Marie was born Jane Marie Golombisky in Ann Arbor, Michigan on February 12, 1978. After dropping out of high-school and earning a diploma through the mail, she graduated with honors from the University of Illinois. Marie started her career in 2002 as an intern at This American Life before being promoted to producer and music supervisor of TAL and television series of the same name.
Marie still consults as music supervisor on the TAL radio show. Also a writer, she served as an editor for Jezebel and The Hairpin and has penned regular columns for sites including The Toast and Cosmopolitan. Marie launched a Jezebel advice column titled "Dear Jane" in 2017, answering questions on everything from sex to racism.
In 2016, she partnered with musician, producer and audio engineer Dann Gallucci to open a podcast production house and recording studio called Little Everywhere. In addition to working with clients Midroll, Earwolf, Stitcher and Audible, she is the host of Tinder's official podcast, DTR. In 2024, her book Selling the Dream: The Billion Dollar Industry Bankrupting Americans about the multi-level marketing industry was published by Simon & Schuster's Atria Publishing Group.
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