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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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...
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Meet The Guy Trying To Stop The Next Mass Shooting
Jeannie Yandel sits down with security professional Scott McArthur to discuss the rise of threat assessment teams across the county that work to...
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Seattle High Schools Consider Later Start Next Year
Jeannie Yandel talks to KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld about why the Seattle Public School District is considering changes to when the school day...
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Canada Election Brings In First Political Dynasty
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Vaughn Palmer, columnist for the Vancouver Sun, about the results of Canada's federal election. Justin Trudeau led the...
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King County Lags In Services For LGBTQ Seniors
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, lead author of a study which shows older LGBTQ adults in King County are more at risk of poor...