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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'Letters To The Editor' Brings To Life 90 Years Of Jewish History
The Jewish Transcript newspaper, now known as The Jewish Sound, first went to print in Seattle in March 1924. Its founder, Herman Horowitz, said he felt...
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The End-Of-Life Issues We'll All Face
The United States is experiencing a pendulum swing in end-of-life care. In 1945 the average American died at home. By the late 1990s, 83 percent were...
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The Highs And Lows Of Legalizing Pot In Washington
In 2012 Washington voters’ approved Initiative 502. Passage of the measure set in place a licensing and regulation scheme and rescinded state laws...
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The History, And Future, Of 'Je Suis Charlie'
Just over a month ago, on the morning of Jan. 7, two men stormed the offices of the French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo and killed 12 people. In quick...
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The State Of Sex Trafficking In King County
King County and Seattle are looked to as leaders in the effort to prevent sex trafficking. But according to Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg the...
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Wes Moore Explains His Search For A Meaningful Life
Troubled youth to Rhodes Scholar. U.S. Army paratrooper to White House fellow. Wall Street banker to author and television host. That’s a brief synopsis...
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The Role Of Public Sector Unions In The U.S.
In the post-WWII period, 40 percent of Americans were private sector union members. That number is now below 7 percent. The reasons behind this drastic...
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The Coming Of The Great War, Set To Music
To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, University of Washington professor Robin McCabe planned a series she calls “Music from the...
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Musician And Author James McBride: 'The Details Always Tell The Story'
As you listen to this episode of Speakers Forum, keep in mind that author James McBride gave this talk without any notes. In it he riffs on his family,...
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Resurrecting Walter Benjamin's Pre-Holocaust Broadcasts
Walter Benjamin was a radical German philosopher and critic. In the 1920s and 30s his fascination with new technology lead him to create a series of...