Bill Radke
Host
About
Bill hosts Week In Review.
Before that, he created and hosted the NPR humor show Rewind and hosted the Marketplace Morning Report, covering the day's national/international business news.
He's been a KUOW reporter, news director and interview host; also, a stand-comedian and Seattle P-I newspaper columnist.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Words In Review: How 'gubernatorial' steered into our language
Bill Radke and UW Classic Prof. Sarah Stroup go to the rocky Mediterranean to learn why we say "governor" but also "gubernatorial"
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Week in Review: drug law, election issues, and A.I.
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.
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Words In Review: Can the PNW be on 'island time'?
Is "island time" a tropical thing? Or can the PNW be on IT, too?
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Week in Review: Candidates for Governor, the “end” of COVID-19, and right turns on red
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg.
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A linguist hears your complaints about colloquial English: Words In Review
Like, literally.
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Week in Review: Governor Inslee won't seek re-election, pollution, and housing
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Joshua McNichols.
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Words In Review: Should we say 'assault weapons'?
Bill Radke discusses whether "assault weapons" is a fair and accurate term.
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Week in Review: drugs, guns, and housing
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
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Words In Review: Were you 'wrong'?
Bill Radke asks whether "wrong" is the right word to describe some of our pandemic choices. Also, how do we disagree without letting words trap us into division?
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Week in Review: downtown, ferries, and gun control
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, science reporter Jane C. Hu, and Puget Sound Business Journal tech reporter Alex Halverson