Bill Radke
Host
About
Bill hosts The Record and Week In Review.
After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of the past show Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR.
Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report. He returned to KUOW in 2012.
Podcasts
Stories
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Week In Review
This week’s news is an emergency
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with former Washington State representative Jessyn Farrell, the co-founder of the Evergrey newsletter Monica Guzman and co-chair of Washington Independents Chris Vance.
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The Record
Sheriffs disagree with Washington state's voter-approved gun law
More than a dozen sheriffs have said they won't enforce I-1639, approved by voters in November. We speak to one of those sheriffs, as well as a sheriff who is enforcing the law, and a sponsor of the initiative.
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The Record
February 14th | Amazon and New York are splitting up. Who dumped who?
HQ2.5 tanks when the thrill of the chase wears off. Sheriffs take the law into their own hands, and reach different conclusions. When did our reign as the king of grunge come to an end? And we look at school safety a year after Parkland.
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The Record
February 13th | The snowy quest for a damn good cup of coffee
Taxes, grocery store community, public land expansion, rehab monitoring, and a tale of two snow emergencies.
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The Record
February 12th | What to cook with your limited snow day pantry
Bill Radke talks to Thierry Rautureau, owner of Luc Bistro and Loulay Kitchen and Bar, about what listeners can cook with the ingredients they still have. We also dig into the "Green New Deal" and hear what John Kim, the "Angry Therapist" thinks about masculinity.
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The Record
The fight against measles, in the hospital and in Olympia
There are 54 known cases of measles in the state — 53 in Clark County and one in King County as of Feb. 11.
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A reporter annotated our conversation on public records with a state senator via Twitter
With Twitter annotations from Crosscut political reporter Melissa Santos, Sen. Jamie Pedersen explains a new proposal to make the Washington state legislature "more transparent."
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Week In Review
Hey Seattle, here's the one thing our panelists would hoard for the snowstorm
On Week In Review, our smart panelists suggest you cancel weekend plans, stay home, and ride it out. We got this, Seattle!
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Week In Review
This week we’re braving the elements and the news
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with host of Live Wire and the podcast Too Beautiful To Live Luke Burbank, host of the Civic Cocktail on Seattle Channel Joni Balter and political analyst for Q13 C.R. Douglas.
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The Record
February 7th | State lawmakers reluctantly let the sunshine in
Last year, lawmakers were forced to put their conversations back on the books. How’s the new tunnel working out? Icy conditions may have contributed to a tragic accident on UW campus, and an artist reckons with her own mother’s untimely death. Lastly, we hear a little of Brandi Carlile’s music ahead of the Grammys.