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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Ask an immigrant, hear stories of struggle and success
Questions surrounding immigration are regular parts of the news cycle these days. We hear stories of immigrants being harassed, detained and deported. We hear stories of families separated.
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More useless research and crazy ideas, please
In 1939 the influential American education reformer Abraham Flexner published an essay in Harper’s Magazine titled “The Usefulness of Useless Knowledge.” In it he promoted the well-funded, free pursuit of scientific inquiry, arguing that great scientists were “driven not by the desire to be useful but merely the desire to satisfy their curiosity.”
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‘God of Small Things’ author has a new book — after 20 years
When an acclaimed novelist publishes their first new work in 20 years, people take notice. When the first book was Arundhati Roy’s “The God of Small...
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The struggle is beautiful: What rescue volunteers see deep in the woods
Sometimes as Seattleites we can think that we’re more urban, but honestly we are mountain people. That’s who we are, and we need to own that in a real...
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Ballerina Misty Copeland on ‘rebuilding this broken girl’
Ballerina Misty Copeland started her dance training at the late age of 13. Nonetheless, she was soon recognized as a prodigy and rose quickly to opportunity and success. In 2015, she became the first African-American woman promoted to principal ballerina by American Ballet Theatre.
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Naomi Klein and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor talk about what comes after Trump
Journalist and author Naomi Klein is famous for her 2007 book, “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.” The shock she explored there was...
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Release the Franken! The senator from SNL lets himself be funny again
It’s still a little hard to believe, but 17 years ago a comedian famous for his contributions to Saturday Night Live ran to become a U.S. Senator from...
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Why is #EducationSoWhite in Washington state?
What value do we attribute to education? It is common to hear how it changes lives, promotes imagination and creativity and invites opportunity. It is...
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Will souls be saved, or sacrificed? Sandbox Radio calls 'Mayday!'
If you love radio theatre you may find yourself seeking out the classics — online, on AM radio, or at your local library. There’s something about how...
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What happens when you ask 13 white people to talk about racism
Dr. Martin Luther King’s phrase “the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice” is often spoken of with a sense of solace in America...