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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Blockbuster photography, deconstructed art, and a cabaret homecoming
‘What I really like about this is that he's kind of undoing paintings and creating something new in that process.’ - Margo Vansynghel
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Sen. Patty Murray looks to new leadership roles after reelection
In 1992, Murray became the first female senator to represent Washington state. She’s preparing for another first, of national proportions.
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What Seattle's tech layoffs mean for the region
‘It's not as if Andy Jassy, the Amazon CEO, is waving his wand from the Day 1 tower to do this and might realize tomorrow, as Elon Musk did in Twitter's case, that he made a big mistake.’ -Todd Bishop
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Portland approved a plan to ban homeless camping. Now what?
‘I'd say the next step is really the council trying to nail down the things they're going to need-- money, support, land-- to make this plan a reality.’
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NW country music artist Patrick Haggerty passes away at 78
Fans of the Northwest country-folk band Lavender Country are remembering singer-songwriter and gay rights activist Patrick Haggerty who died Monday morning from complications related to a stroke.
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Portland considers plan for sanctioned tent camps, at large camping ban
‘A lot of people see this as history repeating itself, and to be determined whether it will actually work and change the direction of the region's homeless crisis.’
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Halloween options collide as fall finally arrives in Seattle
Matt Baume of the Stranger and EverOut events team shares his picks
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How things are going with Starbucks' union talks
Seattle coffee giant Starbucks resumed negotiations with employees seeking to unionize some of its stores this week, however, Noam Scheiber who covers workplace issues for The New York Times tells KUOW that the bargaining did not last long.
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Which side are you on? How democracy suffers from political tribalism
‘I think there's some hope, but we're in quite a troubling time.’ - UW Professor Jake Grumbach
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Washington's HIV prevention program just ran out of money
There's a big problem with Washington state's HIV prevention program for uninsured people. It's called Prep Dap and it just ran through a whole year's worth of funding in only three months. On top of that, it will stop supporting clients on Dec. 1.