Zayd Ayers Dohrn is an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and writing professor at Northwestern University. His most recent project is Crooked Media’s hit narrative podcast Mother Country Radicals, for which Zayd won “Best Audio Storytelling” at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival, the Gold Medal for Best Narrative/Documentary at the New York Festivals Radio Awards, and the Signal Listener’s Choice Awards for Best Writing and Best Documentary.