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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Law & Courts
Transgender prisoners in Washington state deserve gender affirming care, judge decrees
The suit was brought by the advocacy group Disability Rights Washington against the state's Department of Corrections.
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Environment
Partial solar eclipse in Washington: How to experience it safely
This go 'round the view will be partial, not total like 6 years ago, but Washington state is near the prime-viewing path.
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Environment
Cal Anderson BLM garden to be removed by city despite pushback
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Environment
Mild quake shakes PNW. Are you ready for something bigger?
Did you feel it Sunday night at 7:21? Some did, others had no idea. That's when Western Washington experienced a 4.3 magnitude earthquake. It was centered south of Port Townsend, near Marrowstone Island, but deep down, about 35 miles below the Earth's surface.
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Business
Redfin pulls the plug on membership in national real estate group. Why?
Seattle-based online real estate brokerage Redfin announced this morning it's cutting ties with the National Association of Realtors, a powerful real estate industry gatekeeper and lobbyist.
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Law & Courts
Washington Supreme Court says pandemic eviction ban was legal. Landlords beg to differ
In a 5-4 decision Thursday, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that Gov. Jay Inslee did not exceed his emergency powers in his decision to extend the ban on evictions for 18 months during the Covid-19 pandemic. The court said the eviction moratorium helped keep 790,000 Washingtonians housed during the pandemic. Landlords say the high court decision has a devastating impact on their bottom line.
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Environment
Are Seattleites lousy at driving in the rain? Sort of, but so is everyone else
Fall rains change driving calculations. It's time to check your safety mindset.
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Arts & Life
Remembering Murray Stenson, Seattle's 'perfect bartender'
Mentee and friend Casey Robison said of Murray Stenson, "Every working bartender in the world owes that man a debt of gratitude. That's how much of a giant he was in our industry."
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Start saving water, Seattle, utility says. We’re in drought conditions
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Sports
Bremerton's praying coach returns to the sidelines, for now
After an eight-year legal battle that culminated in a ruling in his favor by the U.S. Supreme Court, Bremerton High School’s praying football coach, Joe Kennedy, returns to the sidelines Friday and he is ready to both pray and play, at least for one game.