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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Health
Common cancer screening methods are less accurate for Black women. A UW doctor has made it her mission to change that
"I want Black women to know that it's okay to want to know what's going on with their body."
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Race & Identity
Liberty’s white roots and the racial history of that idea
White Freedom: ‘The belief (and practice) that freedom is central to white racial identity, and that only white people can or should be free.’
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Arts & Life
This hiker survived 9 days with a can of SpaghettiOs. Here's his story
What's it like to survive nine days in the wilderness? Andrew Devers knows. What was supposed to be a breezy day hike turned into a rescue mission when Devers disappeared while hiking near the Pratt River Trail in North Bend.
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Arts & Life
Powerful moments mark reopening arts events
A garage band art installation, a history walk, and a streaming solo show highlighting Black culture.
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Health
Heat wave lesson: Hydration is key, especially for older people
'My patients in clinic today are great examples. They get gradually sicker and sicker and then get into a spiral where they're unable to take in more fluids, for one reason or another.'
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Arts & Life
It takes (escaping) a village: Sebastian Junger on the search for freedom, and community
‘Most nights we were the only people in the world who knew where we were. There are many definitions of freedom, but surely that is one of them.’
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Health
Pouring mommy wine culture down the drain: Online group offers support
"I would make these promises to myself, 'I'm going to cut back,' or 'I'm not going to drink today.' Then I would find myself continuously breaking them. The guilt and shame that went along with that was just such a dark place to be."
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Race & Identity
In 'On Juneteenth' Annette Gordon-Reed chronicles hardship and joy on the path to Black freedom
‘Origin stories matter, for individuals, groups of people, and for nations. They inform our sense of self, telling us what kind of people we believe we are, what kind of nation we believe we live in.’
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Science
The power of self-deception: Why and how our brains deceive us
"In any given moment the human eye takes in about a billion bits of information. The brain discards the vast majority of that information, and processes about 40 bits of information."
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Race & Identity
On Asian America: Living in the rural NW, historical and contemporary stories
‘And as she walked by, she said ‘In America, we say excuse me!’ She just looked angry, and I looked around. I was stunned.’