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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.’
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On Asian America: Sex, gender and the 'exotic other'
From adult films to a portrait series on Asian men, stereotypes of Asian identity are being disrupted in surprising and creative ways.
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What’s overheating the planet? Kate Aronoff says capitalism is
‘For better and for worse, our choice now is between eco-socialism or eco-apartheid.’
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Glacier Middle School on alert to returning students' mental health
‘If it were up to me, each and every student would have access to a mental health counselor that they can talk to.’ -Counselor Chasmon Tarimel