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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It’s the inequality, stupid: Thomas Frank on what’s wrong with the left
Author Thomas Frank made his mark on the book world by taking Republicans to task for the state of the nation. Last year, well before Donald Trump’s...
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100 days that shook the world? Reporting on Donald Trump for the BBC
The first 100 days of the Donald Trump era have come and gone. There’s been plenty to fathom, through 24-7 reporting and frequent tweets, but if you’re...
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Here's a loaded question: Where do you belong?
The Storywallahs series provides a stage for Puget Sound residents with roots in India and South Asia to tell stories. This time around the theme...
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Sandbox Radio entertainment comes in like a lion
Since 2011, the people behind Sandbox Radio have been putting together live performances of the kind of variety show you don’t hear much these days. There’s comedy, drama, sound effects and music — all percolating up from the minds and talents of local artists and featured guests.
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson on chess moves and the Muslim ban
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson was elected in 2012 after a career path that included service on the King County Council, litigation for a...
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Country over partisanship. Constitution over personal power. Stories of a new America.
Every year the Citizen University conference takes place in Seattle. Civic-minded people from around the country gather to make connections, listen and...
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In search of powerful citizenship? Try Civic Saturday
Civic Saturday is the brainchild of Eric Liu and Jená Cane, co-founders of the Seattle-based non-profit Citizen University. They call it the civic...
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Speakers Forum
Readings, debates, lectures and so much more. Hear fascinating talks by authors, intellectuals, officials and regular folks with important stories...
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What myths can tell us about a modern world awash in information
Human beings have depended on mythology since the beginning of our existence. Myths told us how the world began, how to understand its trials and...
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Ask a Muslim, go further than the political discourse
What if you lived in a place where people often looked at you with suspicion? How would you get past that — the stares, the mistrust, or worse? KUOW's series of person to person conversations, Ask A®, got Muslims together with people curious about them.
