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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The Record
"Homelessness could happen to anyone in a heartbeat"
Joshua Tritt has been homeless for 28 years. He shared his story with host Bill Radke.
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Week In Review
New names, new bills, and newly empty restaurants this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Erica C Barnett of The C is for Crank, Allison Williams, senior editor of Seattle Met, and Charles Mudede, writer for The Stranger.
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The Record
January 16th | In the rush to shade Amazon, have we forgotten about Microsoft?
Why people see the two tech giants in different lights. Why the snow forecast was so extravagantly wrong. And why you might choose to continue sleeping outside, despite the cold.
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The Record
Microsoft President Brad Smith on consumer privacy
Brad Smith's new book is "Tools and Weapons: The Promise and the Peril of the Digital Age," co-authored with Carol Ann Browne.
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Remember 'It's Pat?' The actress who played Pat doesn't know if she should apologize
Actress Julia Sweeney played Pat, a socially awkward and androgynous on Saturday Night Live in the 1990s. Pat’s coworkers struggled to figure out Pat’s gender – male, female? Critics say Pat was cartoonish and dehumanizing. Here’s Sweeney’s take on her character, as told to host Bill Radke.
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The Record
January 15th | A city engulfed in snow – for good
A historic avalanche. What happens when you can’t come in from the cold. How to raise a reader. And the eventful legislative session that just began.
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The Record
January 14th | Old tax, new name
Return of the head tax. Amazon money might come through that, but not through city council elections. An updated anthology of Asian literature that seeks to rectify past issues. And the end of the Seahawks’ run.
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The Record
January 13th | SNL comedian reckons with character, 'Pat'
Comedian Julia Sweeney reflects on her androgynous character. The strangest technology ideas at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Who got snubbed an Oscar nomination. And the true story of a Lynnwood rape case.
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Week In Review
City growth and city snow this week
Bill Radke review the week's news with Eli Sanders, associate editor at The Stanger, Ashley Archibald, reporter for Real Change News, and Karen Weise, tech correspondent for the New York Times.
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The Record
January 9th | Should museums take corporate money?
When should museums turn down big money? How can you keep hackers from getting into your security camera? Why did the Scandies Rose sink? And what is it like to be Seahawks QB Russell Wilson?