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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Ballerina Misty Copeland on ‘rebuilding this broken girl’
Ballerina Misty Copeland started her dance training at the late age of 13. Nonetheless, she was soon recognized as a prodigy and rose quickly to opportunity and success. In 2015, she became the first African-American woman promoted to principal ballerina by American Ballet Theatre.
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Naomi Klein and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor talk about what comes after Trump
Journalist and author Naomi Klein is famous for her 2007 book, “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.” The shock she explored there was...
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Release the Franken! The senator from SNL lets himself be funny again
It’s still a little hard to believe, but 17 years ago a comedian famous for his contributions to Saturday Night Live ran to become a U.S. Senator from...
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Why is #EducationSoWhite in Washington state?
What value do we attribute to education? It is common to hear how it changes lives, promotes imagination and creativity and invites opportunity. It is...
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Will souls be saved, or sacrificed? Sandbox Radio calls 'Mayday!'
If you love radio theatre you may find yourself seeking out the classics — online, on AM radio, or at your local library. There’s something about how...
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What happens when you ask 13 white people to talk about racism
Dr. Martin Luther King’s phrase “the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice” is often spoken of with a sense of solace in America...
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Scaachi Koul: White men tell me to be 'kinder'
Scaachi Koul, a Toronto-based writer, didn’t hold back when speaking in Seattle recently. For starters, she thinks all non-savory pies are gross —...
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How Jeffrey Tambor got his start in Seattle and became somebody
The idea of getting up on stage may terrify most of us, but actor Jeffrey Tambor knew from a very young age that was exactly what he wanted to do. As...
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Survivors of gun violence talk about how a fraction of a second changed their lives
To say the least, the statistics surrounding gun violence in the United States are disturbing. On an average day, 93 Americans are killed with guns....
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How to raise your children to be a part of the universe, not the center of it
Thirty-odd years ago Dr. Arne Rubinstein was a teenaged Australian embracing some risky behavior. Later on, he worked in emergency rooms where he saw...
