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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Author Simon Sinek On Why Leaders Eat Last
"Well, that makes total sense!"
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Garrison Keillor On His New Book 'The Keillor Reader'
For the average NPR listener, hearing the name Garrison Keillor may summon up the sound of his voice: deep and soothing, wise and mischievous, but with...
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Confronting Menopause In A RV On The Way To Burning Man
We've all done it — that crazy RV trip to Burning Man. It leads to all sorts of problems. In hindsight, maybe not a great idea, but you make the best...
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Ms. Warren Goes to Washington: A Progressive Senator’s Life Story
This week on Speakers Forum, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren tells the story of her life and her vision of a progressive America. Warren is known...
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'Stress Test': Before, During And After The Panic Of 2008
The financial crisis of 2008 is widely referred to as the worst fiscal disaster since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It threatened large financial...
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Nomi Prins On The History Of Wall Street And The White House
In Nomi Prins' new book "All the Presidents' Bankers," she delves into over a century of close ties between the White House and Wall Street. Using...
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright Tony Kushner's 'Angels In America' Comes To Seattle
Tony Kushner is the author of "Angels in America," a two-part play inspired by the tragic rise of the AIDS epidemic. "Angels" debuted on Broadway in...
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Barbara Ehrenreich Talks 'Living With A Wild God'
Barbara Ehrenreich is a journalist and activist known for her wry, acerbic, probing and prolific writings. She writes essays and articles related to...
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'Wish You Happy Forever' With Jenny Bowen
In 1996 Jenny Bowen was in Los Angeles living a comfortable and, she said, not very meaningful existence. Reading the New York Times one Saturday...
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Seattle gained a lot of tech workers during the pandemic