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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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.
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Still crazy about Betty MacDonald after all these years
There are many reasons to be thankful for the life and work of author Betty MacDonald. If you have a love/hate relationship with chickens, her best...
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Bold women tell stories of global struggles for equal rights
What difference can a day make? For half of the world’s population who struggle with social, economic, and political inequity, a day honoring women may...
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A onetime Vietnamese refugee on the complex road to American greatness
Before Viet Thanh Nguyen became the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel “The Sympathizers,” he was a 4-year-old boy uprooted from war-torn...
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‘What are we actually doing here?’ Finding common ground in America
In a recent double bill, journalist Matt Taibbi joined author and anti-poverty advocate Joel Berg to discuss what happened in our recent presidential...
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‘Bad Feminist’ Roxane Gay brings going low to new heights
There are many things to know about Roxane Gay . She grew up in Nebraska. Her family is of Haitian descent. She came to critical attention in 2014 for...
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Gaslighting in American politics: The line between disagreement and lies
The term "gaslighting" comes from the 1944 film "Gaslight," about an abusive husband who secretly manipulates the lighting in his house in order to...
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UW president doesn't regret having Milo Yiannopoulos on campus
The investigation continues into January's shooting at the University of Washington during a speech by controversial writer Milo Yiannopoulos. One man...