Description:

In this session, writer Zayd Dohrn and producer and NU alumnus Misha Euceph talk about the award-winning podcast “Mother Country Radicals,” the challenges and possibilities of podcasting for storytelling and activism, and the current state of the podcasting industry. The conversation will be moderated by Sarah Geis.

Zayd Dohrn is a playwright, professor, and director of the MFA in Writing for Screen and Stage in the Department of Radio/Television/Film at Northwestern University.

Misha Euceph is a Pakistani-American writer, podcast host, producer, and alumnus of Northwestern. Among other things, Misha is an Executive Producer on Renegades: Born in the USA and The Michelle Obama Podcast, and Mother Country Radicals. More: http://www.mishaeuceph.com/about

Sara Geis is a radio and podcast maker, editor, and adjunct faculty member for the MA in Sound Arts and Industries program at Northwestern University.

Co-sponsored by the SoC's MA Sound Arts and Industries program, Medill School of Journalism, the SoC's MFA in Writing program, and the SoC's EPICS Office.