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-up comedian and Seattle P-I newspaper columnist.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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Blowing the whistle on the ugly side of the beautiful game
You probably remember the World Cup last month. But you might not remember the previous major FIFA event: a massive string of arrests for money...
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Congressman Kilmer on the effects of a government shutdown
Bill Radke talks to Congressman Derek Kilmer about President Trump's announcement that he would consider a government shutdown if he doesn't see a vote...
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Are we falling out of love with Seattle?
Host Bill Radke talks to Kasey Champion, program manager at Microsoft's Imagine Academy and software engineer, and Geo Quibuyen, aka rapper Prometheus...
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We aren't getting too nostalgic about this week's news
For Seattle to be more affordable do we have to choose between new apartments and historic theaters? We talk Showbox. To attract tourists to Seattle do...
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Orca deaths: 'Something is really wrong with our ecosystem'
Last Tuesday, a new Orca calf was born to one of Puget Sound’s resident pods. The birth should have been a moment of celebration for the endangered...
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Is this the end of the Showbox?
The outcry yesterday was immediate, after new documents showed a developer is planning on bulldozing the concert venue and replacing it with a 44-story,...
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Sex, science and decolonization—and a burlesque show that tackles all three
The shame and violence around sexuality in North America isn't an accident—it's inextricably linked to settler colonialism, says University of Alberta...
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With family reunification deadline upon us, what's the state of Washington detentions?
Today is the deadline for the Trump administration to finish reunifying families it separated at the border. Meghan Casey of the Northwest Immigrant...
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The Bechdel test is over 30 years old: time for an update?
Imagine, if you will, a stadium. (It's built by the patriarchy.) There are people who play the game within its walls. There are people trying to burn it...
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Is agriculture bailout 'corporate welfare' for Washington wheat farmers?
This week the Trump administration unveiled a $12 billion bailout for agriculture. It's aimed at easing damage to the industry from the President's new...