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 Future Of Social Upheaval In The U.S.
During his career as a journalist, Chris Hedges has seen first-hand the workings of revolution around the world. On a recent sweltering night at Town...
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Reinventing Seattle's Future From The Street Up
Janette Sadik-Khan is an internationally-acclaimed transportation expert. She was widely heralded for the innovations she brought to New York City when...
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You Mad, Bro? A Conversation About Race In Sports
Amateur and professional sports bring out the fan, and sometimes the fanatic, in people worldwide. Athletes are modern-day gladiators. So it shouldn’t...
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Finding Our Way Through The Power Of Story
Since 2003, the StoryCorps organization has been recording and archiving conversations. Their mission is “to provide people of all backgrounds and...
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Poet Terrance Hayes On 'The Poetics Of Liquid'
Seattle Arts & Lectures finished its most recent poetry series with a visit from multiple award-winning poet Terrance Hayes. Fellow poet Cornelius...
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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...