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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Reflections on Trump as an 'American con man,' by author David Shields
Author David Shields discusses the peculiar nature of our 45th President, a man he says is “wired to come undone.”
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‘Celebrate is not the word that comes to mind.’ Ijeoma Oluo honors MLK
‘To honor Martin Luther King, Jr., engage with communities of color.’ Ijeoma Oluo on truth, love and the legacy of MLK.
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A monstrous crime. A disputed conviction. Death row and its aftermath
Damien Echols survived a death sentence with friends like Eddie Vedder and High Magick.
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Is this the new normal for journalism?
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Segregation isn’t in our distant past. In many neighborhoods, it endures
When we think of segregation in the U.S. we often think of the past. We look to post-Civil War history and the Civil Rights movement. The legacy of those events receives due attention, but our history of residential segregation, not so much.
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‘Tis the season for Rogue storytelling
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Our economy is based on capitalist ideals. Or is it?
If Amazon accounted for 44 percent of all U.S. e-commerce last year, who can compete with that?
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Finding the truth in a cat video world
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‘No Planet B’: A call to action on climate change
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Identity politics, human dignity and the trouble with Trump