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Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers

Producer, Seattle Now

About

Brooklyn is a podcast producer on Seattle Now, KUOW's weekday news podcast. She started podcasting as host, creator, and producer of We the (Black) People: An American History Podcast in 2020 and has been trying to uncover stories that aren't getting enough attention ever since.

Her first podcasting job was at Crosscut/KCTS 9 and she has a history degree from the University of Chicago.

Location: Seattle

Languages Spoken: English

Pronouns: she/her

Affiliations: Seattle Association of Black Journalists

Stories

  • This puzzle game is helping kids think critically about AI

    Young people are using AI. And there’s concern this could result in a decline in critical thinking skills.  UW PhD student Aayushi Dangol talks about a game she designed to help kids think critically about AI.

  • Thursday Evening Headlines

    King County Assessor John Wilson resigns from the King County Executive race, wildfires and drought hit the state, and we officially have a new police chief. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Orcas might be exfoliating with kelp tools

    Southern resident orcas are using kelp tools to groom each other. The fact our local orcas do this grooming together, as a social behavior, is a big deal. Dr. Michael Weiss from the Center for Whale Research explains more about it and what it could mean for future marine research.

  • Tuesday Evening Headlines

    Seattle applied to drop the Seattle Police Department's federal consent decree, the Belltown hellcat gets sentenced, and we stop to smell the roses.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • How Seattle's art scene is impacted by Trump's policies

    Arts organizations in Seattle rely on international artists to show their work here in the US.  But it’s becoming increasingly difficult for artists to get the required permissions to enter the country.  Freelance arts reporter Marcie Sillman will tell us what that means for arts organizations and artists.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    The Department of Justice sues Washington over a mandatory reporter law, the state sees another measles case, and if you see a seal pup, stay back. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • It takes a lot of work to maintain WA's trails. You can help

    Good stewardship of our public lands is important, especially now that the federal government has cut some workers. Anna Roth from Washington Trails Association takes us to one of Washington's most popular trails to talk about some ways to steward the state's forestland.

  • Monday Evening Headlines

    Cherry growers struggle as deportation threats keep workers away, glass recycling resumes in Seattle, and a recap of weekend protests. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

  • Trump halts a landmark agreement meant to restore salmon

    The Columbia River is important to a lot of people and animals in the region. Its dams generate lots of clean energy while its Native fish, an important food source, are facing extinction. Two years ago President Biden crafted an agreement between the many invested parties, and last week President Trump cancelled it. We’ll learn more about what it all means with Lynda Mapes from the Seattle Times.

  • 'Brain drain' begins at UW as researchers consider moving abroad

    The University of Washington is facing the prospect that hundreds of millions of dollars in expected federal grants will not come this year. Longstanding research dollars have become tenuous and American scientists are feeling undervalued. For some, a future abroad seems more stable and certain.