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
Stories
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WA State and the fight for reproductive rights
The US Department of Justice asked a federal appeals court to put a hold on a Texas court ruling over access to the abortion medication mifepristone Meanwhile here in Washington, lawmakers are hearing testimony on legislation that would create a pathway to distribute the more than 30 thousand dose stockpile we just purchased.
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Wing Luke exhibit strikes a chord in C-ID development debate
A new exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum looks at what happened to the neighborhoods that were disrupted to build I- 5. We’ll head over there with Leeching Tran who’s been in the CID for decades and talk to the writer and artist behind the exhibit Tessa Hulls. In a minute we'll hear about the history of development and displacement in the neighborhood and how some of the same themes are showing up again in the fight over a new Sound Transit light rail station.
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The bicoastal effort to bring Lolita home
For over 50 years, Lolita the Southern resident orca has lived in an oceanarium in Miami. For years, people have worked to bring her home, to no avail. But that changed on Thursday, when the Miami Seaquarium made its first public commitment to return Lolita home. Linda Robertson of the Miami Herald along with the leaders of the Whale Sanctuary and Sacred Seas Land Conservancy are here to tell us what has changed and what Lolita’s future might hold.
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Howard Schultz heads to the Senate
Starbucks's new CEO Laxman Narasimhan is at the helm, but it will be Howard Schultz on Wednesday answering a Senate panel's questions about the company's alleged union busting. KUOW’s labor and economy reporter Monica Nickelsburg is here to break it down.
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What's at stake in today's Sound Transit vote
The proposals for Sound Transit’s promised light rail expansion are coming in fast ahead of today’s board vote. Late yesterday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell offered a substitute motion that would include stations North and South of the Chinatown International District that would serve the CID and Pioneer Square. Disruption is imminent with any expansion. But for the people who live in the C-ID it’s more complicated. Northwest Asian Weekly reporter, Mahlon Meyer is here to shed some light.
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The Stranger hasn't given up on print
After 3 long years, the Stranger has a new print edition. Their quarterly arts and performance magazine is here for the Spring. Stranger arts editor Megan Seling, is here to explain why a print edition is back now and what you can look forward to seeing inside.
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Casual Friday with Vaughan Jones and Mike Davis
This week… The tech and wine industries were rocked by the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. The state is attempting to bring some equity to the cannabis market by opening up new licenses. And the cherry trees at the Pike Place Market were cut down. But they're gonna put new ones in…so it’s all good? KUOW arts reporter Mike Davis and producer Vaughan Jones are here to break down the week.
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Up Early for Daylight Saving Time
Hopefully you remembered that Daylight Saving Time started yesterday and you set your clock an hour forward. The time change elicits feelings in these parts. We’ll hear from UW sleep expert Horacio de la Iglesia and check in with some of the city's early risers about how they feel.
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Can WA mend past housing racism?
Washington state may soon take responsibility for its role in restricting housing rights for Black, Indigenous, Jewish, and people of color before the Fair Housing Act of 1968. If passed, House bill 1474 would provide loans to people and their descendants previously affected by Washington’s restrictive housing laws. KUOW reporter Joshua McNichols is here to tell us about the bill.
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How Seattle's volunteerism adapted to the pandemic
Volunteer help keep Seattle humming. They tackle all sorts of needs, from providing food to hospice care to entertainment. But the pandemic shifted the landscape for volunteers in the city. Seattle Now talked with some volunteers alongside leaders with Books to Prisoners and Real Change on how they’ve adapted since the pandemic.