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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The balance between safety and youth sports during the pandemic
‘Everything really needs to be planned out, from the moment the kid gets out of the car, to when they're back in the car and going home.’
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Eve Ensler’s journey to recovery from an unconscionable abuse
Author Eve Ensler was the victim of prolonged sexual, physical and mental abuse at the hands of her father.
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Seeking a foundation for change at the crossroads of homelessness and Covid-19
‘Not only is it unacceptable for six or seven thousand people to be unsheltered, overnight and during the day, as a standard, it's actually unhealthy for them, and for everyone.’
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Report: Covid-19 weakens the already fragile nature of our child care system
‘Child care is really a pillar of our economy, and we haven't necessarily recognized it as such.’
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Debating the protests with grandma, a former Black Panther
Lifelong activist Phyllis Noble-Mobley joined the recent marches for racial justice, yet questions the strategy to defund police.
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How to break the ice with boys and girls on the 'birds and bees'
Peggy Orenstein helps us have ‘the sex talk(s)’
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How’s our country's health care? Not the worst, or the best
Ezekiel Emanuel explains why, and what needs to change
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Lyric World presents poetry of loss and collective grief
‘Elegies ceased being / elegant.’
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‘Definitely is the same fight:' Two Garfield High grads talk two eras of civil rights protests
This conversation is part of our Beyond the Protest series, led by people involved in the struggle for social justice, from different generations and viewpoints, from protesters to police.
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Race and justice in journalism, with Nikole Hannah-Jones
The 1619 Project is a New York Times undertaking led by reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones. It was launched in 2019, on the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved Black people in America.