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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Mike McGinn To Gates Foundation: Divest From Fossil Fuels
Jeannie Yandel talks to former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn about why he is calling on the Gates Foundation to divest from fossil fuel companies.
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Seattle Cupcake Maven Jody Hall On Leading The 'Pot Renaissance'
Jeannie Yandel sits down with Cupcake Royale founder Jody Hall to talk about her new venture, The Goodship Company, which produces edible marijuana...
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Don't Overlook Those Slightly-Less-Than-Perfect Nectarines At The Farmers Market
Jeannie Yandel talks with Cafe Juanita chef Holly Smith about shopping for fresh nectarines at the Ballard Farmers Market.
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North Cascades Glaciers' 'Bank Account' Is Running Low
Jeannie Yandel talks with Seattle Times science reporter Sandi Doughton about her story on the alarming melting of Northwest glaciers due to hot weather...
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When Seattle Commuted By 'Mosquito Fleet'
Jeannie Yandel speaks to Leonard Garfield, director of the Museum of History and Industry, about a time when Seattleites got around on a "swarm of...
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Your Uber Driver May Soon Be Allowed to Unionize
Jeannie Yandel speaks with financial journalist Felix Salmon about a bill headed to the Seattle City Council that would allow for-hire drivers to...
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No Going Back: Women, Work And The End Of World War II
When World War II came, millions of women joined the fight – not on the front lines but doing the vital work of building weapons to defeat the Axis...
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When An Oregon Town Disappeared: How Vanport Was Lost
Jeannie Yandel talks to Shawn Daley, chief innovation officer and assistant professor of education at Concordia University in Oregon, about the lost...
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'It's A Devastating Disease': Myriam Marquez On Living With Alzheimer's
Jeannie Yandel talks with Myriam Marquez, former Skagit County public defender and Alzheimer's Association of Washington board member, about how being...
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Native American Actress Misty Upham: 'She Deserved Better' From Auburn Police
Native American actress Misty Upham had an impressive resume, having appeared on screen with Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts in the film "August: Osage...