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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Woody Guthrie's love letter to the Columbia Basin rolls on 75 years later
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Greg Vandy about his new book, "26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie's Columbia River Songs and the Planned Promise Land in the...
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This cardboard box could save a baby's life
When infants die in King County, the medical examiner investigates. One hundred babies were found to have died of SUID – sudden unexpected infant death ...
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How the myths of 1950s family life are shaping politics today
Jeannie Yandel talks with author Stephanie Coontz about her updated and revised book, "The Way We Never Were: American Families And The Nostalgia Trap."...
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These kids sued Washington state for failing to act on climate change and won
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Aji and Adonis Piper, two of eight youth plaintiffs in the case, Zoe and Stella Foster vs. Washington Department of Ecology, and their attorney Andrea Rodgers.
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Why you should go see 'Young Blood' at the Frye (Hint: Beyonce)
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Jen Graves, visual arts writer for The Stranger, about the Frye Art Museum's current exhibition "Young Blood." The show...
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Game over? Sodo arena less likely after Seattle Council vote
Jeannie Yandel talks with Seattle Times reporter Geoff Baker about what happens to plans for a new sports arena in Sodo after the Seattle City Council...
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Why Washington State University hasn't taken down their cheerleading looks graphic
The University of Washington cheerleading team took some flak for an image they posted on Facebook showing the dos and don’ts for the right tryout look:...
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Siri: Why do you have a female voice?
Jeannie Yandel talks with Geekwire's Monica Nickelsburg about why virtual assistants like Siri typically have female sounding voices.
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The biggest lead risks are not in your tap
Jeannie Yandel speaks with Seattle Times health reporter JoNel Aleccia about lead risks in Washington state. Children in the state have low risks of...
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Mukilteo mayor reacts to mosque controversy
Jeannie Yandel talks to Mukilteo's Mayor Jennifer Gregerson about the reaction to a proposal to build a mosque in the city.