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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Politics
Why do so many people live in tents and RVs in Seattle?
SoundQs listeners have asked us lots of questions about homelessness. In this episode, we try to answer them.
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Arts & Life
The Game of Thrones recap every lady knight feminist needs to read
Warning, spoilers below.
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Business
Bad day at work? Watch a show. It's good for you
Our fantasies — and our realities — are influenced by much of what we see in movies and on television, according to Salon TV critic Melanie McFarland.
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Trolls, how do you decide who to harass online?
SO MANY of us use social media and the Internet for work. There's just no escaping it. But what happens when online harassment encroaches on your work life?
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If you're a sexist internet troll, Celeste Ng might tell your mom
Many of us use social media in our personal and professional lives, but did you know that online harassment is increasing? *Cough* Random Internet guy. *cough*
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Business
We’re so over women being dinged for showing emotion at work
When Serena Williams was penalized at the U.S. Open for throwing her racket and calling the umpire a thief, it got us thinking. There was something all-too familiar about the exchange: Once again, a woman was being penalized for showing anger at work.
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Business
Don’t bring cupcakes to work if you’re a woman
We asked our Battle Tactics Facebook Group if they ever felt pressured to clean up after their coworkers, and it seemed like almost everyone had a story.
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Government
She accused a Democratic darling of assault. Then her career dissolved
It could have been the recession, she said, but it could have also been that Clay Johnson told his own version of events to the leaders at the Sunlight Foundation. He had more power and access than Sarah. And, apparently, he had more credibility too.
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Business
Mamas, raise your hand if you've pumped in a closet or bathroom stall
On this episode of Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace, Eula and Jeannie start by talking with KUOW's Isolde Raftery about what it was like to be relegated to a closet to pump upon returning to work after her son was born.
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Arts & Life
Battle tactics for your sexist tennis court