Jeannie Yandel

What's a microaggression? An everyday slight, putdown, or insult toward marginalized groups. Often, these come from well-intentioned individuals who are unaware they are saying anything offensive, Dr. Derald Wing Sue said, speaking to Jeannie Yandel on KUOW's The Record. We asked KUOW listeners to tell us about their experiences with microaggressions. Here are their responses.

Call it “The Blob.” It’s an unusually warm patch of water off the West Coast that has flummoxed climatologists. “It’s still rearing its ugly head,” said...

Today on The Record we're looking at the #MeToo and Time's Up movements here in Washington state. How did we get here and what we can do next?

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.

Over the course of the pandemic - a lot more of us have hit the trails, which honestly can make them pretty crowded The Washington Trails Association is trying to fix that by recommending less popular hikes. Anna Roth the hiking content manager for the Washington Trails Association will fill us in R…

AirBnB has, to put it simply, a complex relationship with many US cities. That includes Seattle, where AirBnB stock is pretty tightly regulated. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols wanted to know: Just what impact do AirBnBs have on the city?

If you follow local tech news, you might be wondering whether Microsoft’s hiring freeze and Amazon’s construction slowdown portends a bigger economic slowdown for the region. Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is here to help us make sense of things.

A 19-year old takes her travel industry job seriously, and doesn’t party with the rest of her team when they go on vacation research trips. But an early bedtime leads to an unusual visitation in the 19-year old’s Alaskan cruise ship cabin… particularly since she doesn’t believe in ghosts.

There are many barriers to receiving mental health care. It’s expensive, not always covered by insurance, and it can be difficult to find a therapist. A new report from the Seattle Times says those barriers can be even higher for people working in agriculture.

The 2015 divestiture by Safeway and Albertson’s, where stores were sold to a PNW grocery retailer that went bankrupt shortly after purchasing the spun off stores, is leading to extra scrutiny for the country’s two biggest chains.