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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What’s in a namesake? The enigma of Chief Si’ahl
The first thing to know about Chief Seattle is how he pronounced his name. Skagit elder Vi Hilbert pronounced it for HistoryLink (18 seconds): Chief...
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Get drawn into tales from Federal Way's PowellsWood Storytelling Festival
Did you love listening to stories when you were a kid? Of course you did. The art of a good tale, well told, has the power to draw us in, transport,...
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Ask a Muslim, close the knowledge gap
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today. In 2010, researchers counted 1.6 billion Muslims around the globe; approximately 23 percent of the world population.
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Sandbox Radio's unbridled take on the wedding season
It’s Sandbox Radio time again on Speakers Forum. Our presentation of their latest work, "The Bridal Issue,” includes the following performances: “The...
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'Doing it from the heart': Susan Stamberg reflects on 45 years at NPR
Susan Stamberg was the first woman to anchor a national nightly news broadcast in the U.S. She has been on staff at NPR since the network began in 1971....
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One nation, divisible: The polarization of the American electorate
As the U.S. presidential election shifts into the major party convention phase the question arises, how politically polarized are we? As this discussion...
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Wildly precious time: Poet Matthew Dickman on suicide and mending
In this talk and reading, poet Matthew Dickman speaks eloquently about the often taboo subject of suicide. He says he can’t offer an answer to the...
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The race to replace a 'Congressman for life'
As Representative Jim McDermott prepares to retire after 28 years of service, the top three contenders for his 7th District seat in Congress are on the...
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Envisioning and establishing a just community in the wake of Ferguson
Reverend Starsky Wilson was co-chair of a commission created to study the aftermath of the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. Wilson...
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Lindy West: Life's too short to be ashamed of yourself or shamed by others
From slaying trolls on Twitter, writing as a columnist for The Guardian, to co-founding the social media campaign, Shout Your Abortion, Lindy West is...