Jeannie Yandel

Seattle

Special Projects Editor at KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA)

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Pop Culture: Find Your PNW Pinball Family

2 weeks ago | m.kuow.org | Jeannie Yandel |Katie Campbell |Dyer Oxley

Your grandparents might have joined a bowling league. Today, you can join a pinball league. A pinball renaissance is happening across the Northwest, thanks to a fervent community (called Pinheads) that frequently gathers, holds tournaments, and keeps these machines flipping. Seattle now ranks second in the United States in terms of how many pinball games the city has (590) and how many establishments offer pinball (95). Both Ashley Weaver and Dwayne Collins are transplants to Seattle.
Art: Break Up With The Algorithm At The Seattle International Film Festival

1 month ago | kuow.org | Jeannie Yandel

The Seattle International Film Festival, or SIFF, runs from May 15-25 with a limited streaming option from May 26-June 1. And it's a big festival! 245 films will be screened over the 10-day festival. This is a movie-lover's dream. But also - a literal impossibility to see every single film on offer. So how do you pick what to see?
Books: Meet Me At The Dystopian Mountaintop Getaway For Wealthy Elites

1 month ago | m.kuow.org | Jeannie Yandel |Katie Campbell |Dyer Oxley

“Pleasure can be a radical and a revolutionary act,” says author C Pam Zhang about her acclaimed novel “The Land of Milk and Honey.” Zhang discusses how living in Medina, WA during the pandemic inspired her dystopian and sapphic story about a chef working for the ultra-wealthy amid a global environmental collapse. We sift through food cultures, intergenerational conflict, finding joy and making meaning at the fictional end of the world.
The sleeping giant of Seattle's art walk scene

1 month ago | kuow.org | Jeannie Yandel |Dyer Oxley

There's perhaps no better place to start exploring Seattle's arts scene than at any of the city's art walks, spread throughout town. "There's an excitement that I always get in knowing that I'm going to get up close and see something without a velvet rope, or without a security guard telling me to stand back a little bit.
Meet you where? Share your favorite places to gather around arts and culture in Seattle

1 month ago | kuow.org | Jeannie Yandel |Katie Campbell |Dyer Oxley |Matthew Martin

Are you a Seattleite who loves the arts and culture? Are you also looking for your people, your community, your fandom? KUOW's newest podcast is for you. Meet Me Here is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in and around Seattle. Episodes will come out weekly, on Wednesdays, to help you fight the freeze with art shows, concerts, book launches, geeky get-togethers, and more.
Art: Mastering Seattle's Art Walks, No MFA Required

1 month ago | kuow.org | Jeannie Yandel |Kyle Norris

“Art walks humanize the viewing experience and create camaraderie, or at least, if not, create camaraderie, allow the opportunity for it.” That’s how local artist and art administrator Tommy Gregory describes art walks in Seattle. Our city is home to a dozen art walks and counting, including the longest-running art walk in the nation. Tommy loves this about Seattle - he usually goes to a handful of different art walks a month, often by himself.
KUOW - Meet Me Here

1 month ago | kuow.org | Jeannie Yandel |Katie Campbell |Dyer Oxley

Meet Me Here is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. In each episode, we’re fighting the freeze and meeting you around the region for art shows, concerts, author talks, geeky get-togethers, and more. There’s a lot to do in this region, so let’s make some plans and go experience it together. HOSTSJeannie Yandel covers arts and culture events.
Casual Friday with Andrew Walsh and Geraldine DeRuiter

Feb 28, 2025 | kuow.org | Jeannie Yandel |Vaughan F. R. Jones

This week… Residents are telling conflicting stories about a tree in a northeast Seattle neighborhood. Starbucks is doing away with some of its “less popular” drinks, in an effort to streamline their services. And if you’ve never been to a Seattle Sounders match, you’re in luck - the team is offering you free tickets. Too Beautiful to Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh and author and blogger Geraldine DeRuiter are here to break down the week. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us.
KUOW's Angela King goes to post-wildfire Altadena, CA

Feb 27, 2025 | kuow.org | Angela King |Natalie Newcomb |Jason Burrows |Jeannie Yandel

Southern Californians are still working to recover from last month’s devastating wildfires. The Eaton fire hit the Los Angeles area hard, particularly Altadena. That’s where KUOW’s Angela King grew up and where she returned to document the damage and the area’s resilience. She takes us on her journey home. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share?
Beetles (EMBARGOED; Release Date January 22, 2025)

Jan 13, 2025 | kuow.org | Paige Browning |Brandi Fullwood |Jeannie Yandel |Jim Gates

• Paige hosts midday newscasts and monitors news of significance to the Puget Sound region. She hopped over Washington’s mountains to join KUOW, after hosting news and reporting at Spokane Public Radio since 2011. She began her start in radio while a journalism student at University of Montana, by sharing stories with KUFM. Paige was raised in the mountains and rivers around Spokane. In her spare time she cheers on the Mariners in the summer, and hopes for snow in the winter.