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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Can Washington Be The France Of Terroir Beer?
Jeannie Yandel talks with Pike Brewing Company vice president Drew Gillespie about the company's new, 100 percent local terroir beer.
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Year After SPU Shooting: How One Student Copes
A year ago today, student Chris Howard was in Seattle Pacific University’s engineering building when his friend Thomas Fowler ran in. Fowler was...
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How To Build A U.S. Open Worthy Golf Course
Jeannie Yandel talks to John Ladenburg, former Pierce County executive, about his dream to bring the U.S. Open to Pierce County and the golf course at...
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Winning The Housing Lottery, But Waiting Years For It To Come Through
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Sahra Muhumed, who made it onto the wait list for King County Housing Authority's Section 8 Program. When the wait list...
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What Happened When Orting, Washington, Hired Its First Black Police Officer
Jeannie Yandel talks with Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow about his coverage of the small town of Orting, Washington and what happened after they...
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'You're so articulate': Why microaggressions wear people down
What's a microaggression? An everyday slight, putdown, or insult toward marginalized groups. Often, these come from well-intentioned individuals who are unaware they are saying anything offensive, Dr. Derald Wing Sue said, speaking to Jeannie Yandel on KUOW's The Record. We asked KUOW listeners to tell us about their experiences with microaggressions. Here are their responses.
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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...