John O'Brien
Senior Producer, All Things Considered
About
John O’Brien is KUOW's All Things Considered Senior Producer. He spends his days setting up interviews with newsmakers on subjects from politics and public health to arts and culture. John learned to make radio starting in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation with Ross Reynolds.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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‘Baby Bond’ proposal would benefit nearly half of all WA newborns
‘What it does is it creates a pool for kids that are accessing Medicaid services within the first year of their life. As the bill stands right now, $4,000 would be invested in this pool for each child born.’ -Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma
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Ways to give charitably during the holidays and throughout the year
Barredo says nonperishable food donations are always needed. He says he's seeing more and more families who are unsure of where their next meal is going to come from.
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What the Respect for Marriage Act means to and for Washingtonians
‘Right now, everything that's in the Respect for Marriage Act is already protected by existing Supreme Court decisions. If the Supreme Court were to go in and overrule Obergefell, and Windsor, that's when the Act would have more meat to it.’ UW Law professor Peter Nicolas
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UW team's hearing loss detection hack could change lives globally
"This is really fascinating because we typically think of the ear as something which receives sounds, but it turns out that the ear also generates sounds of its own." – UW Professor Shyam Gollakota
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This week in Seattle arts: a holiday favorite, a twist on Dickens, and more
‘It literally snowed on stage. They had this huge Christmas tree that at one point, grew and grew and grew and grew.’ -Mike Davis
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Ongoing rise in fentanyl deaths highlights need for treatment alternatives
‘I haven't seen anything like it in my 27 years of working with folks with opioid addiction and people experiencing overdoses.’ -Caleb Banta-Green
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Ho, ho, hold on, December! A winter wonderland to-do list
This week we’re bringing you gleeful, exploratory, deep-diving, and extravagant winter season event picks.
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Getting past the ‘hot flash’ cliché: the science of treating menopause
‘Specialists in this area, it's so important that we have shared decision making with our patients and discuss all the risks and all the benefits so women can make choices that are best for their quality of life during this period of time.’ -Dr. Susan Reed
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New podcast uncovers the hidden realities of Munchausen by proxy
"None of the experts that we talked to think that this abuse is rare. They think it's very rare that it's caught, and even more rare that there is a successful criminal conviction."
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Health officials urge caution as holidays near
Holiday season is right around the corner, the third since the Covid-19 pandemic began. And, once again, health officials are nervous about how the health care system will fare as people gather and viruses spread.