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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Race & Identity
Segregation isn’t in our distant past. In many neighborhoods, it endures
When we think of segregation in the U.S. we often think of the past. We look to post-Civil War history and the Civil Rights movement. The legacy of those events receives due attention, but our history of residential segregation, not so much.
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Arts & Life
‘Tis the season for Rogue storytelling
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Business
Our economy is based on capitalist ideals. Or is it?
If Amazon accounted for 44 percent of all U.S. e-commerce last year, who can compete with that?
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Technology
Finding the truth in a cat video world
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Environment
‘No Planet B’: A call to action on climate change
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Government
Identity politics, human dignity and the trouble with Trump
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Health
Seattle stories that humanize mental health struggles
For the second year now, NAMI Washington has presented a storytelling event in Seattle called The Brainpower Chronicles.
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NPR favorite Peter Sagal on what's chasing him when he runs
Something prompted NPR’s Peter Sagal to take up running around the age of 40. That journey is the subject of his new book “The Incomplete Book of Running.”
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Environment
Getting to the heart of meaningful sustainability in the PNW
What can we do to create and preserve a sustainable life here? “Shall we save the orca? Shall we solve for climate change? Shall we hang on to what we love about our place?” The answer may start with an Ampersand.
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Education
Who's a good neighbor? Mr. Rogers, of course
The first full-length biography of Fred Rogers sheds light on a brilliant career and the dearth of quality, educational children's television programming.