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
More than a Dream speech. Challenging status quo thinking about MLK
Michael Eric Dyson’s keynote for “a triumphant King in the age of a tragic Trump”
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Arts & Life
Radio Nerd powers, activate!
Give them a week, they’ll give you 10 sound-rich, ear-opening local stories
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Politics
Candidate Starbucks makes his case for a possible run
Coffee mogul Howard Schultz sticks his toe in the presidential pool
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Politics
Veteran journalist Dan Rather on the meaning of American patriotism
Our times are more perilous than the Watergate era, says Rather.
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Race & Identity
Amid a rise in hate crimes, a journalist confronts anti-Semitism in America
“(((SEMITISM))): Being Jewish in America in the Age of Trump.”
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Politics
Voices from the 2019 Seattle Womxn’s March
Themes included healing and thriving, peace through justice and local calls to action.
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Politics
Reflections on Trump as an 'American con man,' by author David Shields
Author David Shields discusses the peculiar nature of our 45th President, a man he says is “wired to come undone.”
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Race & Identity
‘Celebrate is not the word that comes to mind.’ Ijeoma Oluo honors MLK
‘To honor Martin Luther King, Jr., engage with communities of color.’ Ijeoma Oluo on truth, love and the legacy of MLK.
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Arts & Life
A monstrous crime. A disputed conviction. Death row and its aftermath
Damien Echols survived a death sentence with friends like Eddie Vedder and High Magick.
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Business
Is this the new normal for journalism?