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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The University Of Washington's New Longhouse For Native Students
Jeannie Yandel talks with Ross Braine, the University of Washington's tribal liaison, about his big dreams for the University's brand new Intellectual...
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Say Goodbye To The Presidential Primary For 2016
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Everett Herald columnist Jerry Cornfield about the likely cancelation of the 2016 presidential primaries in Washington.
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'I Still Don't Know Where My Family Is': The Terrible Legacy Of The Khmer Rouge
When Charles Som Nguyen was a kid in Oregon, his mom would occasionally tell stories over dinner about her home country of Cambodia. More often than not...
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Katherine Switz Has A Mental Illness – And She Wants You To Know About It
When a GermanWings passenger jet slammed into the French Alps last month, killing all aboard, attention focused on the co-pilot’s treatment for severe...
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Seattle Dancer Wants To Show The World What Cuba Has To Offer
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Reinier Valdes, owner of the dance studio La Clave Cubana, about his effort to bring Cuban dance to Seattle.
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Washington's Popular Alternative To The GED
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Kim Ward, the dean of communication and transitional studies at Tacoma Community College, about High School 21+, the state's...
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Mixed Legacy: The US Airlift Of Vietnamese Babies
Jeannie Yandel talked with historian Jeremi Suri about Operation Babylift, the U.S. government's program to airlift as many South Vietnamese babies --...
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The Answer To One Of Life's Big Questions
Ross Reynolds talks with Rupert Giles, executive director of the Phew Research Center, about how Western Washington residents responded to a central...
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The Role Of Guns In Rising Rural Suicide Rates
Jeannie Yandel talks with the founder and CEO of the QPR Institute, Paul Quinnett, about the role of guns in rising suicide rates in rural areas.
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Goat Rentals Take Off In Seattle On First Day Of Amazon Home Services
When Amazon launched its Amazon Home Services this week, the stars of the new initiative were … Goats. Seattle goats, specifically, ready to trim back...