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
Stories
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Arts & Life
Earnest storytelling about living in Cascadia
An evening of words and ideas on our relationship to nature and each other
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Politics
Samantha Power on ‘the right kind of U.S. leadership’
‘It’s no secret that the cause of internationalism… has been a bit bruised’
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Sister Helen: ‘People think I’m a saint...until they know me'
‘No religious leaders protested the killing that night. But I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. And what I saw set my soul on fire.’
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Health
1 doctor, 2 million patients: Mental health care in Africa
The U.S. and Mozambique might not be as different as you might think.
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Race & Identity
Why Black Lives Matter still matters, and what to do about it
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on the fight for black liberation and the root causes of racism and oppression
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Business
Can we work toward a sustainable, equitable, democratic economy?
Marjorie Kelly says yes, we can. And explains how
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Politics
Robert Reich and Pramila Jayapal take on the '3 supremacies'
Robert Reich and Pramila Jayapal mark Labor Day at Town Hall Seattle
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Arts & Life
It’s a potentially sinister day in the neighborhood
Ann Leckie lets her imagination run wild, again
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Human composting: An environmental ending that's gaining ground
‘We really get to return to nature, and I think that’s pretty cool.’
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Arts & Life
2018 Smoke Farm Symposium: Watersheds, dementia and 'fake news'
Get out of town for talks on our in-between times