Jess Yarmosky

Former Staff

Jess Yarmosky was a freelance producer for On Point.

Her work has been heard on PRX's The World, Wondery and NPR. In her past life she was a high school English teacher.

When she's not making radio, you can find her in Bend, Oregon, floating down the Deschutes, skiing or hiking with her dog, Scout.

Recently published

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How political vitriol impacts public servants

Vitriol against public servants is increasing. What impact does that have on who stays in politics – and for the health of democracy?

On Point

47:33Feb 24, 2022

President Joe Biden visits W.S. Jenks & Son hardware store, a small business that received a Paycheck Protection Program loan, Tuesday, March 9, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

The failures and future of the Paycheck Protection Program

The Paycheck Protection Program was supposed to help workers stay afloat during the pandemic. But new analysis finds most PPP funding went to the richest 20% of Americans.

On Point

47:10Feb 10, 2022

Wordle game displayed on a phone screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 23, 2022. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Wordle and the future of the internet's favorite word game

A simple word game has taken the internet by storm. But now that the New York Times owns the game, can the wonder of Wordle last?

On Point

47:18Feb 4, 2022

Volunteers prepare food at a food distribution for the poor inside of a church in the South Bronx on March 10, 2021 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Redefining poverty in the United States

The way we often think about poverty in the United States is as an individual failing, social welfare professor Mark Robert Rank says. So, what would happen if the U.S....

On Point

47:25Jan 27, 2022

An unidentified student is administered a test by a Wild Health nurse during a COVID-19 testing day at Brandeis Elementary School on August 17, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Making sense of the COVID strategy in America's schools

The White House promises schools 10 million COVID tests every month. But some medical experts say testing in schools may hurt more than help. Health experts join us to make...

On Point

47:19Jan 19, 2022

Attorney Waverly Harkins takes a cell phone photograph of the expanded view of newly proposed congressional boundaries between Hinds and Madison counties following a meeting of the Joint Congressional Redistricting and Legislative Reapportionment Committees at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

How redistricting is changing America's voting maps

Redistricting. The process of creating maps to determine who represents you at the state and federal level. Independent commissions were supposed to take the politics out of this process. We...

On Point

46:41Jan 14, 2022

An American flag flutters in the wind over the charred remains of vehicles and a home destroyed by wildfires Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Superior, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

First Person: 2 Colorado residents on how Western wildfires have shaped their lives

Are cities in the West prepared for a perpetual fire season? 2 Colorado residents share how Western wildfires in Superior, CO and Louisville, CO have shaped their lives.

On Point

07:56Jan 10, 2022

A fire still burns in a home destroyed by the Marshall Wildfire in Louisville, Colo., on Dec. 31, 2021. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

How cities in the West can prepare for the Western wildfire threat

Wildfires aren't just in the wilderness anymore. We discuss resilience, retrofit and the urgent need for new regulations as fires threaten Western American cities.

On Point

47:33Jan 10, 2022

A woman shops at the Dollar Tree store in Alhambra, California, December 10, 2021. The store is known for its $1 items, but due to inflation, prices to $1.25. (FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images)

From inflation to rate hikes: The Money Ladies' guide to the 2022 economy

Inflation, rate hikes, tax credits and more. Michelle Singletary and Rana Foroohar guide us through what's to come in 2022.

On Point

47:34Jan 4, 2022

A LulaRoe clothing sales business inside an apartment. (Jeremy Drey/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

Multi-level marketing companies and the disinformation they sell

Multi-level marketing distributors claim to sell life-changing products. They’re also selling something else -- misleading product claims and disinformation.

On Point

46:37Dec 30, 2021