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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Separations at the border meet rifts within a church
The Trump administration's policy of separating families at the country's southern border has caused consternation, outrage, and attempts to remedy the...
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Tech companies come under fire for controversial government contracts
Bill Radke talks to Geekwire's Todd Bishop about three tech giants that have faced controversy over their contracts with law enforcement and government:...
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King County Executive Dow Constantine believes we can get by without a head tax
How will King County work on homelessness and home prices without money from Seattle's head tax? King County Executive Dow Constantine discusses his...
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Seattle's Mayor on what the city will do next without the head tax
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan negotiated a comparmised head tax on big businesses in Seattle, but now the tax has been repealed. So how will the city pay...
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Ellen Forney learned to be 'Rock Steady' despite bipolar disorder
When cartoonist Ellen Forney was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in the 90s, she knew she wanted to use her art to make sense of her new reality. This...
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Weekend recap: Should you feel bad about going whale watching?
Bill Radke talks with our panel about the declining number of orcas in Puget Sound and if we should stop whale watching. We also look at the New York...
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This week the city taxeth and the city taketh away
This week, it was off with the head tax. The Seattle City Council voted to repeal the employee tax just weeks after unanimously voting to instate it....
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How to teach kids the art of self-control
Bill Radke talks with author Katherine Reynolds Lewis about her new book, " The Good News About Bad Behavior: Why Kids Are Less Disciplined Than Ever —...
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Seattle’s fallen ‘head tax’ may still be a thing — in California
The Seattle City Council brought the short-lived "head tax" into the world last month — and last Tuesday, the council proved that it could take it out too.
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How James Baldwin schooled Robert F. Kennedy on race in America
Last week was the 50th anniversary of Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Bobby Kennedy was remembered as a civil rights advocate, but it's more...