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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Equity and deeper learning in public education. What works?
Every three years the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ( OECD ), made up of the world’s richest countries, publishes an...
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'Vanilla brother' Tim Wise takes on white privilege and politics
Tim Wise is known for his commitment to exposing and countering racism. He grew up in Tennessee and went to college in New Orleans, where he became...
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Miss one of the speeches from Seattle's Womxn's March? We have you covered
The largest march in Seattle history took place on Saturday, January 21. Listen here to the speeches you may have missed at the Seattle Womxn’s March,...
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When sports and politics mix
Some people say that sports and politics don’t mix. Sports and politics writer Dave Zirin and Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett got...
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This scientist wanted to lose weight. Instead she learned fat was her frenemy
Dr. Sylvia Tara has struggled with weight issues for much of her life. After gaining a substantial amount of weight following the birth of her children,...
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What then shall we do? West Coast solutions to homelessness
Back in 2005 Seattle announced a 10-year plan to end homelessness. That plan failed . The One Night Count of unsheltered homeless people in King County...
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'The fierce urgency of now'
For his 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote: "We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that...
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In fight for women's equality, no wallflowers allowed
Author Jessica Bennett and a group of fellow female professionals were facing man’s world issues, like male colleagues taking credit for their ideas and...
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The dark history of when AIDS began, and we ignored it
Author David France faced the fear and reality of AIDS first hand as a gay man, an investigative reporter and a New Yorker. He was there when word of...
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Storywallahs: Remembering those first days in America
Last year KUOW teamed up with Seattle Asian Art Museum, Pratidhwani, South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA) and Tasveer to launch the Storywallahs...