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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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...
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Facebook to stop ad discrimination in Washington state
Bill Radke talks to Sam Machkovech, tech and culture editor at Ars Technica, about Attorney General Bob Ferguson's investigation into Facebook and the...
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When to call someone a Nazi. And when to not
Since the 2016 election, President Trump, some of his supporters and some of his policies have been compared to Nazi Germany.
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How can we reduce drunk driving deaths in Washington?
Bill Radke talks to State Senator Mike Padden and State Representative Roger Goodman about what they believe are the best solutions to reducing drunk...
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Seattle businesses get answers on streetcar expansion
Bill Radke talks to KUOW Reporter Carolyn Adolph about the meeting between local businesses and the city of Seattle this afternoon, to discuss the...