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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‘His eyes were as big as saucers.’ Remembering the Whatcom Creek explosion
"It's not an easy story to tell." That's the way host Chris Morgan introduces a recent episode of his podcast "The Wild." The focus is a terrible accident that occurred 26 years ago, on June 10, 1999, in Bellingham, Washington. The Olympic Pipeline explosion killed three boys and destroyed a large swath of the Whatcom Creek Watershed. KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked to Morgan about what happened and the recovery process.
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Sen. Murray defends her shutdown stance amid looming health care cost increases
Congress is back at work after the longest federal government shutdown ever that was triggered when Senate Democrats refused to approve a spending plan amid a standoff over expiring health care subsidies. Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what happened and what comes next.
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A visit to the pristine Western Arctic, which faces gas and oil drilling
Lynda Mapes, the former Seattle Times environment reporter, made a trip recently to the Western Arctic, a vast region in the northernmost part of North America. It’s an area that the Trump administration plans to open for oil and gas drilling. Mapes talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about what she experienced on that trip.
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Coming down to the wire, a recap of some compelling WA races
For a last check-in before we hear about winners and losers this relatively busy local election season, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm spoke to politics reporter Scott Greenstone.
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Will Seattle's election solidify its centrist shift, or move the city back to the left?
The hours are ticking down for voters to get their ballots in for the November election. Last year at this time, there was a lot going on nationally and not so much locally. That script flipped this year. To talk about what's happening in Seattle races and measures, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm reached out to Seattle Times staff reporter David Kroman.
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GeekWire tested Amazon's delivery driver smart glasses. How smart are they?
You may see your Amazon delivery driver wearing something new soon: smart glasses. The retail behemoth is testing them out to see if they can boost delivery efficiency. GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop donned some Amazon gear and a pair of the new spectacles to see what's in store. He told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about his experience.
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Another former teacher at Mercer Island High faces accusations of sexual misconduct
For the second time in six months, the Mercer Island School District is responding to an allegation that it mishandled a sexual misconduct case involving a teacher. Investigate West reporter Moe K. Clark wrote both stories. She told KUOW’s Rob Wood about her reporting.
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Bremerton food bank launches extra hours for federal employees working without pay
A food bank in Kitsap County has opened its doors to some new shoppers. Last Wednesday, Bremerton Foodline launched a two-hour shopping period exclusively for military and federal employees. Kitsap is home to more than 21,000 federal workers who have gone without pay since the government shutdown began Oct. 1. KUOW’s Rob Wood talked to Foodline Executive Director Cori Kauk about her organization's efforts.
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Seattle Mariners seize Game 5 over Blue Jays, avoiding ‘historical misery’
Friday was another big day for the Seattle Mariners and their fans. The M’s beat the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 5 of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series at T-Mobile Park Friday.
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Seattle Mariners fans have Humpy fever. Is it catching?
If you had gone to every Seattle Mariners regular season home game over the last couple of years, you would have seen that only one participant lost every contest, 167 times. That losing streak broke in a big way last Friday night in the 15th inning of the incredibly tense Game 5 of the American League Division Series. In the T-Mobile Park Salmon Run, Humpy came from behind, pushing past King Salmon, Sockeye, and Silver for the win. That unexpected victory started a cascade of Humpy-related happenings that seems to have no end in sight. To find out more, KUOW’s Kim Malcolm talked Seattle Times reporter Taylor Blatchford, who is writing about the phenomenon.