Mallory Rubin is an American editor and podcaster. She is most well-known for her work at '' The Ringer'', and for the ''

Binge Mode ''Binge Mode'' is a pop culture podcast produced by The Ringer. It is hosted by the website's editor-in-chief, Mallory Rubin, and former senior creative, Jason Concepcion. The first episode premiered on June 5, 2017. ''Binge Mode'' has been na ...

'' pop culture podcast which she co-hosted with Jason Concepcion. She is one of the founding editors of ''The Ringer'' and currently serves as Editor-In-Chief.

Early life and education

Rubin is a

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native. She grew up in

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and is an alumna of

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920 ...

Career

Rubin worked at ''

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'' and as an editor at ''

Grantland ''Grantland'' was a sports and pop-culture blog owned and operated by ESPN. The blog was started in 2011 by veteran writer and sports journalist Bill Simmons, who remained as editor-in-chief until May 2015. ''Grantland'' was named after famed ...

''. In 2015, she was one of several ''Grantland'' staffers who left with founder

Bill Simmons William John Simmons III (born September 25, 1969) is an American podcaster, Sports journalism, sportswriter, and cultural critic who is the founder and CEO of the sports and pop culture website ''The Ringer (website), The Ringer''. Simmons fir ...

to join

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; ''Grantland'' shut down soon after. She later began working as a writer and editor at '' The Ringer'' and became a co-host of the podcast ''

''. She was also a co-host of the ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by ...

'' discussion shows ''After the Thrones'' on

and ''Talk the Thrones'' on

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, along with fellow ''Ringer'' employees Jason Concepcion and Chris Ryan. Also in 2019, Rubin was a panelist at a session about Game of Thrones at

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in Austin, Texas. In 2017

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included ''Binge Mode'' on its list of the year's Top Ten Podcasts, and in 2019, after expanding its critical focus to include the Harry Potter series, the show was named the best podcast of the year by USA Today's ''For the Win''.

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