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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Health
How public health officials are navigating the current pandemic moment
The United States is approaching one million deaths from the COVID-19 virus, a figure far and above the rest of the world. As pandemic restrictions are lifting, both at the state level and federally, how are public health officials navigating tracking and guidance?
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Arts & Life
Marking the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066
80 years ago this month, the U.S. government forced 227 Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans out of their homes and businesses on Bainbridge Island.
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Politics
Executive Dow Constantine answers criticism and questions around King County's hotel housing program
King County Executive Dow Constantine sits down with Soundside guest host Jeannie Yandel to answer listener questions about King County's new Health through Housing purchase, homelessness in the county, rising crime rates, and more.
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Arts & Life
Postcard: I am not OK
We hear from Drew in Seattle's Central District, who takes us to a place in the city that will forever remind him of living through this pandemic.
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Arts & Life
How the Olympic marmot became Washington's fuzziest state symbol
Washington state is known for its variety of flora and fauna. But there's one animal that doesn't get the same kind of love — the Olympic marmot.
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Soundside's listener corner: safety in downtown Seattle
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Crime
Seattle business leaders weigh in on reports of crime on the rise
From vandalism to theft, store owners across the city of Seattle say they are worried about a rise in crime. And the reasons for the rise, much like the experiences, vary.
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Law & Courts
Seattle's eviction moratorium expired. What happens now?
The Seattle City Council voted 5-3 last week against another proposal to extend the moratorium. After being in place for two years, Seattle’s eviction moratorium ends today. Tenant lawyers say renters behind on payment could see an eviction notice as early as this week.
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When do we go from pandemic to endemic?
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about whether Omicron is in retreat, and what happens next. So we’re starting another week with the question: Where are we in this pandemic?
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Arts & Life
Casual Friday: Enough with the atmospheric rivers
It’s another Friday and another week filled with Omicron. At least the free at-home Covid tests are on the way. Plus we’ve had a break from the rain, and our hockey team got an adorable new puppy. Aww. We’ll get into all of that with Seattle Weather Blog’s Justin Shaw and KUOW’s Paige Browning.