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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Where a former gun industry executive draws the line on gun culture sustainability
‘I had my son attacked by one of these people and thought, what in the holy hell? How did we get here? It’s this weird mix of strange machismo patriotism, wrapped in a flag, sort of near a bible.’
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As clouds, wind, and rain move in, these indoor and virtual events intrigue and inspire
Seattle Times features writer Crystal Paul’s shares her arts and culture picks
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Reined in yet vibrant, Lit Crawl Seattle celebrates writerly spirits
Hugo-centric Lit Crawl Seattle 2021 keeps a celebratory torch burning
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Rep. Adam Schiff chronicles his search for small-d democratic sanity during the Trump presidency
‘Most people got to know me over the last four years and have one impression of me as this ardent partisan. Prior to Trump, most of the criticism I got was for working too much across the aisle, and I don’t consider myself a partisan.’
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A man, a plan, a sex advice column, 'Savage Love A-Z'
Dan Savage celebrates and reflects as Savage Love turns 30
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A search for meaning in Minoru Yamasaki's life and architecture
‘Every building is a philosophy in a way. I see all buildings as attempts to try to figure out and express what it means to dwell as a human being on Earth.’
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A Native American scientist on ‘the question of our time'
‘The land knows you, even when you are lost.’
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‘Weep. Scream. Hate. Disbelieve. Go numb. Breathe.’ Hard-earned lessons about loss and grief
‘A Little Book of Self-Care for Those Who Grieve began as notes scratched out over many midnights; thoughts formed as I lay sleepless, or in the aftermath of painful dreams.’
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Chinks in the armor: An investigative call to reform the Secret Service
‘The agents say they’ll put themselves between a bullet and the president. They’ll take a bullet for the president. Well, they felt like more and more they were just dodging a bullet.’
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Lies, the First Amendment, and the limits of free speech
‘If people hear something that’s false, and they’re immediately told it’s false, then they will remember it in some sense or in some part of their mind as true for the long-term. That’s insidious!’