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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Wes Moore Explains His Search For A Meaningful Life
Troubled youth to Rhodes Scholar. U.S. Army paratrooper to White House fellow. Wall Street banker to author and television host. That’s a brief synopsis...
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The Role Of Public Sector Unions In The U.S.
In the post-WWII period, 40 percent of Americans were private sector union members. That number is now below 7 percent. The reasons behind this drastic...
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The Coming Of The Great War, Set To Music
To mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, University of Washington professor Robin McCabe planned a series she calls “Music from the...
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Musician And Author James McBride: 'The Details Always Tell The Story'
As you listen to this episode of Speakers Forum, keep in mind that author James McBride gave this talk without any notes. In it he riffs on his family,...
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Resurrecting Walter Benjamin's Pre-Holocaust Broadcasts
Walter Benjamin was a radical German philosopher and critic. In the 1920s and 30s his fascination with new technology lead him to create a series of...
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A Rogue's Christmas: Short Yuletide Tales Told Live
Did you know E.B. White was fired by the Seattle Times in 1923? You’ll learn about that and other curiosities in this Yuletide episode of Speakers Forum...
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SPD Hosts Hackathon To Address Mass Redactions In Records Requests
The Seattle Police Department took an unusual step Friday to address issues surrounding the release of police video recordings: They invited area tech...
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Marc Solomon On 'Winning Marriage'
In a 48-hour period this past October the number of states that allow same-sex marriage nearly doubled. As of this writing, thirty-five states allow...
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The Legal Issues Of Police Deadly Force
Seattle attorney Jeff Robinson recently addressed a gathering at the University Of Washington School Of Law. It had been just over a week since a...
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Seattle School Board Clears Way For Larry Nyland To Be Next Superintendent
The Seattle School Board voted five to two Wednesday night to clear the way for Dr. Larry Nyland to become the city’s permanent schools superintendent....