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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'Misunderstood': Listen To Seattle Storywallahs Event
The South Asian community in the United States has roots in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The community...
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Work, Love And Play In ‘The Most Anxious Country In The World’
Americans are famously industrious. The chart of our productivity growth per hour worked from 1948 to 2011 shows a rise of over 250 percent. It’s the...
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Mycologist Explains The Magic Of Northwest Fungi
Mycologist Paul Stamets calls fungi “the soil magicians of nature.” He says they were the first organisms to come to land 1.3 billion years ago. Stamets...
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Lessons Learned From The Failure, And Recovery, Of Healthcare.gov
In 2013, the rollout of the Affordable Care Act on the healthcare.gov website became a debacle for the Obama administration. Sen. Mitch McConnell said...
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LGBTQI Activist: There Is Only The 'Human Agenda'
Joe Wenke is a writer, activist and the founder of Trans Über, a publishing company that promotes LGBTQI community rights. His most recent book is “The...
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Pains, Trains And Automobiles: Seattle's Commuting Future
Visionaries conceive of a future most of us can’t imagine. And when it comes to transportation in one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S., vision...
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The Art Of Social Change: Citizen University Does Democracy
What do you do in moments when race enters the room? That's just one of the topics that poet Claudia Rankine delved into during the annual Citizen...
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Is A Changing America Ready To Care For Its Elderly?
The annual Citizen University conference brings together community leaders, artists and activists to discuss the art and practice of citizenship. Their motto is “Let’s Do Democracy!”
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Former SeaWorld Trainer Condemns Orca Captivity
John Hargrove was an orca trainer for 14 years, mainly at SeaWorld. Shortly after quitting the company he gained attention for his part in the...
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What Every Astronomer Asks: Are We Alone In The Universe?
Recent astronomical discoveries make this an especially exciting time to ponder the potential for life on other planets. Throughout her career Dr. Jill...