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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This is your brain on Seattle traffic
“Why are Seattle drivers the worst?” That’s a question we get a lot from listeners . But when cities are ranked by number of accidents, speeding tickets...
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Megacities, ravaged land, and companion robots. Could that be our future?
Imagine the Pacific Northwest in the future.
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We may be fighting wildfires all wrong
Firefighters should rethink how they battle wildfires. That's according to environmental journalist Richard Manning who just wrote a piece in Harper's...
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Orca mom carries baby for ninth day, as its body starts to decompose
Marine biologist Taylor Shedd has told The Record that the grieving orca mother — known as Tahlequah or J35 — is carrying her dead calf for a ninth day....
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King County Councilor Jeanne Kohl-Welles on funding Safeco Field
Bill Radke talks to King City Councilor Jeanne Kohl-Welles about her decision to pull out a bill she originally co-sponsored, to fund maintenance at...
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Should blueprints for a 3D-printed gun be available online?
Bill Radke talks about Attorney General Bob Ferguson's lawsuit over the release of blueprints for a 3D-printed gun online.
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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...