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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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    Ghosts Like Vacation Too

    A 19-year old takes her travel industry job seriously, and doesn’t party with the rest of her team when they go on vacation research trips. But an early bedtime leads to an unusual visitation in the 19-year old’s Alaskan cruise ship cabin… particularly since she doesn’t believe in ghosts.

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    K-Boo-O-W: But ... they’re my children

    Once upon a time, there was a group of local ghost hunters called AGHOST - Amateur Ghost Hunters of Seattle-Tacoma. Radio producer Jake Warga went along with the group one creepy night. Terrifying hijinks ensue.

  • A bride's ghost in the night forest

    K-Boo-O-W: Eleanor

    A delivery of old clothing shows up at a dinner theater in Virginia, including an old wedding dress. The costume designer makes the dress a centerpiece of the play they’re doing, but the original owner of the dress doesn’t like that.

  • caption: The U-District house with the secret room, just before it was torn down for condos

    K-Boo-O-W: The Secret Room

    A UW college student discovers a secret, boarded-up room in his U District rental house and is overcome with the urge to get into the room. The house fights back

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    Is Washington Protecting Outdoor Workers?

    Washington’s dealt with historic heat these past two summers. So, the state’s enacted some new protections for people who work outside in the summer, in jobs like agriculture and construction. This work can be dangerous during extreme heat, but many workers are reluctant to report violations. KUOW's Eilis O'Neill will tell us why.

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    Casual Friday with Jas Keimig and Andrew Walsh

    This week, some teachers and students started a new school year. Others are on still trying to negotiate labor agreements with districts. The rest of us are debating what it really means to “quiet quit” your job. And just in case you want to get judgy on the internet, Pumpkin Spice season is officially here. Cue the hot takes. We unpack it all with The Stranger’s Jas Keimig and podcast host Andrew Walsh.

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    Should I stop reading the news?

    If you’ve found yourself avoiding the news lately you are not alone. More and more people are tuning out from current events. Amanda Ripley is one of those people. She’s a journalist herself, so she dug into why, and found out the news actually isn’t good for your health. She spoke with Jeannie Yandel about how to stay informed without burning out.

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    Is Seattle heading toward a recession?

    If you follow local tech news, you might be wondering whether Microsoft’s hiring freeze and Amazon’s construction slowdown portends a bigger economic slowdown for the region. Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is here to help us make sense of things.

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    Casual Friday with Jane C Hu and Hannah Weinberger

    It’s Friday again and we’re looking at a weekend of rising temperatures, crowded outdoor events, and maybe some dogs who really hate when we leave the house. We’ll get into all that with Crosscut environment reporter Hannah Weinberger and independent journalist Jane C Hu.

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    Should I be worried about monkeypox?

    We know a lot about monkeypox: How it's spread, what the symptoms are. We even have a vaccine. But health officials are still trying to figure out why it's spreading so quickly right now, in Seattle and across the world. Seattle TimeElise Takahama from the Seattle Times will tell us about the impact Monkey Pox is having here in the Seattle area.