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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'Twin Peaks' co-creator on coming back to the Northwest after so many years
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Mark Frost, co-creator of the 90s television show Twin Peaks , about his new book "The Secret History of Twin Peaks" and the...
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My lost pregnancy is trolling the internet
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Amy Pittman about her miscarriage and how the internet missed one of the biggest moments in her life. Pittman wrote an essay...
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Seattle's U-District upzone is first of its kind
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW's Joshua McNichols about Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's plan to allow taller buildings in areas of the University District.
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Seattle homeless camps not treated equally in recent sweeps
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW's Kate Walters about the way unauthorized homeless camps around Seattle are being cleared out. While a lot of care is being...
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Lindy West on Olympic coverage: 'Man's sex companion does something'
It's heartbreaking to Lindy West that young women work hard, become the best in the world at a difficult sport, and their moment of triumph turns into: ...
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What's next for Seattle police reform
Bill Radke talks with KUOW reporter Paige Browning about a recent hearing to determine whether the Seattle Police Department is making progress in its...
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'Stuck in an All Lives Matter theology': Pastor Drew Yoos on white Christian churches and racism
Drew Yoos is tired of hearing this: “We’re all a gift from god.”“Skin color doesn’t matter.”“Diversity is a gift.” He’s a pastor in the Bothell-Mill...
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Hella noms at Microsoft: A millennial translates a slang-laden corporate message
Bill Radke asks independent radio producer and millennial Brie Ripley for help deciphering a slang-heavy invite from a Microsoft recruiter calling...
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'Her eyes are bigger than her waist': Peggy Orenstein on selling girls on the idea of being hot
Girls want to be hot. They want to look good – not because they want to feel good, but because they’re thinking about how others are thinking about them.
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'A challenge for boys to overcome': Peggy Orenstein on girls, sex and consent
Jeannie Yandel speaks with writer Peggy Orenstein about her new book, "Girls and Sex: Navigating The Complicated New Landscape." Orenstein talked with...