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Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers

Producer, Seattle Now

About

Brooklyn is a podcast producer on Seattle Now, KUOW's weekday news podcast. She started podcasting as host, creator, and producer of We the (Black) People: An American History Podcast in 2020 and has been trying to uncover stories that aren't getting enough attention ever since.

Her first podcasting job was at Crosscut/KCTS 9 and she has a history degree from the University of Chicago.

Location: Seattle

Languages Spoken: English

Pronouns: she/her

Affiliations: Seattle Association of Black Journalists

Podcasts

Stories

  • Meet the Seattle Children's nurse who’s also a Paralympic Skier

    Seattle has a Paralympic Nordic skier competing in Milan. When she’s not training for competitions, she’s working at Seattle Children’s Hospital as a nurse.  We’ll chat with Seattle's own Paralympian Erin Martin about what it takes to be great at para-Nordic skiing.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    SPD chief Shon Barnes says that officers who help ICE violate policy and will face consequences, the Cascades might get a blizzard, and the Washington Supreme Court will get its first justice of Middle Eastern descent. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • A change to how Seattle handles 911 calls has some major gaps

    In 2022, the city of Seattle began sending less-urgent 911 callers to speak with nurse navigators who decide the next steps.  The city says it’s going well and reduces strain on emergency rooms and ambulances. Now, a wrongful death lawsuit is raising concerns about response times.  Seattle Times reporter Daniel Beekman’s been investigating. He'll talk about what he found.

  • The path to housing density is tangled in power lines

    Seattle is in dire need of more housing density. The city also wants to be climate conscious in a warming world. Right now, those two goals are at odds with one another in some instances and it’s slowing the development of necessary middle housing. We’ll talk more about that with Seattle Times reporter Greg Kim.

  • AI companions can befriend teens and affect their development

    Young people are increasingly using AI companions. They can be useful, up to a point. AI companions are designed to keep young people engaged. We’ll talk about the risks and benefits with UW professors and co-directors of the Center for Digital Youth Dr. Katie Davis and Dr. Alexis Hiniker.

  • Blackpast.org looks to its future

    This year marks the first Black History month BlackPast.org has faced without its founder Dr. Quintard Taylor. The site was created in Seattle almost 20 years ago and it continues to preserve and protect Black history. We’ll get into how the site is facing both old and new challenges to the legitimacy of Black history with BlackPast Executive Director LaNesha McCoy DeBardelaben.

  • Gun violence in King County is trending down, but there's still work to do

    Gun violence is painful.  The grief for families and neighbors lasts long past the headlines. The King County Prosecutors office thinks data can help with solutions.  Since 2016, the office has collected data quarterly about where gun violence occurs and who is being affected. The latest report has some interesting findings.  KUOW’s Amy Radil will break down the numbers and what they might mean.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    Representative Jayapal talks about Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Epstein files, the legislature considers allowing betting on college sports at tribal casinos, and a lot of Seattle Public Scholls students went to the Seahawks' parade instead of school yesterday. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

  • How are unemployed tech workers finding new opportunities?

    Layoffs have sent a shockwave through the tech sector.  Thousands of workers around Puget Sound are suddenly or soon to be out of work.  Puget Sound Business Journal Tech reporter Rick Morgan is here to talk about what’s next for laid off workers.

  • Is Washington finally ready for an income tax?

    A so-called “millionaire” tax is up for debate in Olympia.  If passed, it would tax some of Washington state’s highest earners. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone is here to talk about the bill and Washington state’s long and storied baggage around a state income tax.