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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What’s Best For The Nation Is Not Always Best For Native Youth
After a visit to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Nation in North Dakota, President Barack Obama announced an initiative to help Native American youth....
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Remembering The Election That Legalized Gay Marriage
Jeannie Yandel talks with Marc Solomon, the national campaign director for Freedom To Marry and the author of the book "Winning Marriage," about...
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Stop 'Spreading' Bad Manners On Public Transit
Men who ride the New York City subway will soon be seeing signs asking them to "stop the spread." As in: Stop spreading your legs so wide when you sit...
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Advocates Say FDA Change In Blood Donation Policy Doesn't Go Far Enough
Jeannie Yandel talks to Randall Russell, CEO of Lifelong, about the FDA's announcement that it will recommend the lifting of a ban on gay and bisexual...
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Cuban Cigars For Christmas? Not This Year
Jeannie Yandel talks with Joe Arundel, general manager of Rain City Cigar in Georgetown, about why he won't be stocking Cuban cigars anytime soon -- and...
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Crash A Stranger's Couch For This Unique Film Festival
Jeannie Yandel talks with Couch Fest founder Craig Downing about why he thought a film festival where strangers get together in different houses to...
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Capitol Hill Is First Of Many Official Seattle Arts Districts
Jeannie Yandel talks with Matthew Richter, Seattle's cultural space liaison, about the recently approved program to create official arts districts...
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Making Sanitary Pads From Invasive Plants
Audio will be posted later today. Jeannie Yandel talks with Village Volunteers founder Shana Greene about creating biodegradable sanitary pads out of...
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Can Microsoft Catch Up?
Jeannie Yandel talks with Todd Bishop, co-founder of GeekWire, about Microsoft's fate in the sea of successful tech giants.
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How King County Is Preparing For Public Defender Layoffs
Jeannie Yandel talks with King County budget director Dwight Dively about proposed layoffs at the Department of Public Defense.