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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Gates Foundation To Offer 52 Weeks Of Parental Leave
Jeannie Yandel talks to Brigid Schulte, the author of "Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has the Time," about the Gates Foundation's...
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This Mom Feared Vaccines – Until She Discovered Something Beautiful About Them
When writer Eula Biss was pregnant, she absorbed some of the fear about vaccines. “Fear is almost contagious itself, and so I caught some fears,” she...
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More Women In King County Are Binge Drinking
Jeannie Yandel talks to Dr. Ali Mokdad about the rise in binge drinking among women in King County and what it means for the health of the community.
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PHOTOS: How Poverty Compares In Northwest And Across U.S.
Jeannie Yandel talks to photographer Matt Black about his photo series, "The Geography of Poverty," and about how poor Northwest communities compare to...
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Survivor Of Sexual Abuse Feels Unsettled By Pope's Visit
Jeannie Yandel talks to Mary Dispenza, author and director of the Northwest branch of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, about Pope Francis'...
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Traditional Tag Is Back: Mercer Island Schools Drop Ban
Traditional tag is back in the Mercer Island School District. The district had decided to ban the perennial favorite game from its playgrounds as part...
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Soldier Faces Discharge For Beating Child Rapist
Outrage is growing over the potential discharge of a Special Forces soldier from Joint Base Lewis McCord who beat an Afghan police commander accused of...
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Oregon Pot Law Gives Clean Slate To Drug Offenders
Jeannie Yandel talks to Sarah Mirk, online editor for Bitch Media, about Oregon's recreational marijuana law and why it allows Oregonians with marijuana...
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Local Tibetans To President Xi: 'Do What's Right'
Jeannie Yandel sits down with Jampa Jorkhang, incoming president of the Tibetan Association of Washington, to discuss why the Tibetan community is...
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Chinese President's Visit Creates Tricky Situation For U.S. Tech Leaders
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Todd Bishop, co-founder and editor of technology news site GeekWire, about why Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to...