Brandi Fullwood
Senior Producer
About
Brandi Fullwood is a senior producer at KUOW. She currently works in Audioshop on special projects. She joined KUOW in 2019 as a producer on The Record and was promoted to her current position in 2021. She was also part of the team that launched the new iteration of the midday show Soundside. She has produced a range of stories from dinosaur experts to misinformation in the 2020 election.
Previously, Brandi worked for The World, a co-production of the BBC World Service. She focused on tech, culture, and environment stories. Brandi also led a collaborative project for The World and Smithsonian Folkways, creating pieces and reporting on music, culture, and communities like this and this and this.
Brandi has written and produced for NPR Music and Noisey Music, and has reported for the New Haven Independent. She grew a love for radio through Middlebury College radio station’s WRMC 91.1 FM.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Podcasts
Stories
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If Roe v. Wade falls, what does that mean for Washington?
A draft opinion published late Monday by Politico indicates the Supreme Court is likely to strike down Roe v Wade in the near future. That's the landmark 1973 ruling that guarantees federal protection of abortion rights across the United States. Now, draft opinions are just that -- nothing is set in stone yet. But should it happen, this ruling would mean abortion would be banned or restricted in as many as twenty eight states. Today we're dedicating the hour to talking about the implications of the fall of Roe in the Pacific Northwest. And how local supporters of abortion rights are responding.
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Adrenaline boost, then disillusionment: This is your brain on disaster cascade
As the Covid-19 pandemic wears on, a “twin pandemic” is emerging— a pandemic-related mental health crisis. While many are recovering, other are experiencing the impacts of the pandemic all over again. Dr. Kira Mauseth, is a specialist in disaster response and co-lead of the Washington Department of Health's behavioral health strike team. She spoke with Soundside about the varied responses from the pandemic and what we can do to regulate and readjust.
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Vietnamese diaspora in Seattle are tackling misinformation at home
In 2020, the Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington took a look at misinformation being spread online about voting in person and by mail. They found a surprising number of social media posts in Vietnamese.
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Microplastics. It's what's for dinner
Microplastics seem to be in everything, everywhere, all at once. The tiny pieces of plastic are two tenths of an inch or smaller and have been found in the ocean and our bodies. That's right, microplastics have been found in poop and even our blood. But how do we fix that?
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What our poop tells us: Wastewater surveillance examines what most of us would prefer to flush and forget
You've probably taken part in one of the new frontiers of public health research: wastewater surveillance. All that's needed is a sample from down the drain: poop or pee. Our feces and urine are helpful indicators in detecting all sorts of outbreaks and infections. And wastewater surveillance can give scientists a preview of new viruses and disease variants, patterns of drug usage, and much more. Including potentially assessing the next pandemic.
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Adulting 101: Tap into your inner child
Throughout this pandemic many of us have dipped into nostalgia and tapped into childhood to cope. Borrowing from the past can be helpful, but it can also be really hard to go back there. That’s where inner child work comes in.
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These students protested racism and sexual violence. They say school officials responded with retaliation
In January, students at Olympia's River Ridge High School came together for a week-long protest. The high school’s Black Student Union, joined by allies, called for district administrators to address racial and sexual violence on campus. Now, the Black Student Union is considering filing a class action lawsuit against North Thurston Public Schools for alleged retaliation by school officials.
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This Coast Salish punk wants you to call her anything other than 'survivor'
When Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe set out to write her first memoir she was carrying on a family legacy of telling native stories. Her new book, Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk, weaves together her own life with the stories of her ancestors. But Red Paint is not just a story of generational trauma, it's about strength.
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After the flood: Whatcom County executive on disaster recovery
County governments are on the front lines addressing the thorniest challenges. Take Whatcom County, in northwest Washington. Last year, towns near the Nooksack river were devastated by winter flooding, while the county was navigating its response to the COVID-19 pandemic and homelessness rose to the highest level in more than a decade.
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Now hiring: 11 million jobs across the U.S.
The Department Labor reported in January that there were 11.3 million job openings in the United States. The labor market is flooded with "outstanding opportunities" for jobs across sectors. But workers aren't rushing to fill all of those vacancies.