Jeannie Yandel
Special Projects Editor
About
Jeannie Yandel is a special projects editor focusing on podcasts and broadcast shows. She created and co-hosted the KUOW podcast Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace and ran and edited KUOW's podcast about local curiosity, SoundQs. She also co-created and co-hosted KUOW's YouTube interview series, Are We Going To Be OK?. Previously, she was senior producer for The Conversation and KUOW Presents, and was Executive Producer for The Record. She's won awards for her interviewing, editing, and reporting.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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Seattle Singer Confronts Emotions Of Having A Son In Prison For Life
Josephine Howell used to find it too painful to talk to her eldest son. Charles is in prison on the East Coast, serving to two life sentences for second...
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You’re Ready To Grow Your Own Pot, Travel Guru Rick Steves Says
Rick Steves doesn’t think Big Marijuana should control your pot. That’s one reason people in Washington state should be able to grow their own weed,...
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KEXP DJ's 'Mom Show' Creates A Music Space For Grieving
When KEXP DJ John Richards lost his mom to lung cancer, he went on the air, played songs that he played at her funeral and talked about what he was...
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Remembering Rosa Parks As We Ride The Bus In Seattle
Bill Radke talks to Carla Saulter, writer of the blog Bus Chick, about how Rosa Parks' legacy has impacted her life.
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T-Mobile Employee Sues Over Sexual Harassment
Jeannie Yandel speaks to Angela Agganis about her lawsuit against T-Mobile. She says the company forced her to sign a nondisclosure agreement after she...
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How A UW Professor Helped Bring Autism To 'Sesame Street'
Jeannie Yandel talks to Dr. Wendy Stone is a professor of psychology and director of the READi lab at the University of Washington. Dr. Stone was a...
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Tech And Diversity Are Changing Seattle's Cuisine
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Seattle restaurateur Rachel Yang about how the tech industry and increased diversity are changing the cuisine of the city.
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Historic Election As Two Latinos Win Seats On Yakima City Council
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Avina Gutierrez, one of the first two Latinos elected to the Yakima City Council. The historic election comes after the ACLU...
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Birds Of A Feather Sometimes Get Divorced
Sometimes, birds get divorced. “If you've had poor reproductive success with a particular mate, maybe it's better for both members of that pair to seek...
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Wasps Vs. Stinkbugs: One Invasive Species Preys On Another
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Washington State University entomologist Elizabeth Beers about a newly discovered parasitic wasp that is preying on an...