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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Pandemic parenting. It gets better? A tool kit
‘Kids need to feel safe, they need to feel secure, they need to be seen, and they need to be soothed. Talk to them about what make them feel safer, or what makes them feel soothed.’
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A city of 'high ideals:' What's at stake for Seattle in the 2020 election?
‘Sometimes boomtowns end up as ghost towns.’
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Vashon Island ‘Band of Brothers’ program focuses on identity and healthy masculinity
‘One of the things that surprises me is how contagious vulnerability can be.’
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A personal, hopeful view of the enduring legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
‘The world has changed, partly because of her work, as an individual, as a lawyer, as a judge, as a feminist.’
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Coping amid disaster: How we can mentally prepare for a pandemic winter
Mental health professionals anticipate that roughly 3 million Washingtonians will have "clinically significant symptoms" by the end of 2020.
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Washington state’s new Teacher of the Year sees challenges, opportunities amid distance learning
‘I think teaching is an act of love.’
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When two civil rights eras collide: The stalwart and the newcomer
Larry Gossett and Girmay Zahilay reflect on leading communities through protests.
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It was an economic theory with little traction, then the pandemic hit
Modern Monetary Theory and you, with Stephanie Kelton
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Obama advisor Valerie Jarrett on her prediction for Nov. 3, and the protests
‘It's going to be up to every American to say we have a responsibility to heal these wounds, too.’
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Why it’s crucial to get a flu shot as the Covid-19 pandemic continues
‘Even if it prevents 40% of infections, when you look at how many cases of influenza happen every year, that is a very, very large number.’