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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Environment
Is catastrophic wild fire and smoke exposure our new normal?
Forest fires threaten our region. This PacSci panel discussion considers solutions
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Arts & Life
Jodie Patterson speaks to Seattle on raising her transgender son
A mother charts her and her son’s declarations of self
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Politics
Civic Cocktail: Journalists discuss wildfire season, LGBTQIA after Stonewall
Vital civic discussions, with an optional cocktail
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Arts & Life
Tiny Beautiful Things finds a great big beautiful stage
The healing advice, power and art of Dear Sugar
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Politics
The CIA's history of targeted killing
Annie Jacobsen takes a close look at “the tip of the tip of the spear”
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Arts & Life
John Waters tells the filthy truth about everything, almost
Enjoy this roller coaster of a conversation with a one-of-a-kind cinema legend
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Politics
Doug Baldwin and Macklemore discuss social change at the 2019 Crosscut Festival
Conversations from the Crosscut Festival: Valerie Jarrett, Doug Baldwin and Macklemore
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Politics
Partisan bickering, meet fellowship and belonging, the Eric Liu way
Eric Liu’s new book, a collection of civic sermons, is ‘Become America’
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Technology
Adam Savage made a toolbox for creativity — with his brain
The famed Mythbuster loves to create. Hear how he manages that process
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Environment
The bittersweet story of ‘our greatest friend among the insects’
Dr. Thomas Seeley on the crucial importance of honey bees.