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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This scientist wanted to lose weight. Instead she learned fat was her frenemy
Dr. Sylvia Tara has struggled with weight issues for much of her life. After gaining a substantial amount of weight following the birth of her children,...
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What then shall we do? West Coast solutions to homelessness
Back in 2005 Seattle announced a 10-year plan to end homelessness. That plan failed . The One Night Count of unsheltered homeless people in King County...
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'The fierce urgency of now'
For his 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote: "We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that...
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In fight for women's equality, no wallflowers allowed
Author Jessica Bennett and a group of fellow female professionals were facing man’s world issues, like male colleagues taking credit for their ideas and...
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The dark history of when AIDS began, and we ignored it
Author David France faced the fear and reality of AIDS first hand as a gay man, an investigative reporter and a New Yorker. He was there when word of...
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Storywallahs: Remembering those first days in America
Last year KUOW teamed up with Seattle Asian Art Museum, Pratidhwani, South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) and Tasveer to launch the Storywallahs...
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Holiday stories of lovable rogues
The writer Henry Fielding defined a rogue as a rich man without charity. Merriam-Webster describes a dishonest, worthless or mischievous person. This...
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'Tis the season for holiday radio noir
When it comes to favorite things, Sandbox Radio should be high on any radio theatre lover’s list. The troupe brings talent and infectious enthusiasm to their one-night-only shows. This winter holiday episode, with musical help from the Cascadia Big Band, features the following performances:
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Post-campaign Bernie Sanders is on the road to revolution
It may come as no surprise to you to hear that Bernie Sanders is not done. He was on the post-campaign trail last week, with a stop in Seattle to...
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Virginia Wright’s transformative influence on Seattle
Seattle’s reputation as a vibrant, progressive, culturally relevant city is the product of decades of vision and growth. Many Seattleites participated...