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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Motherhood, through thick and thin
Over the weekend, protesters gathered at Sea-Tac Airport, where almost two hundred female asylum seekers are being detained. Many of the women are...
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When it comes to Native issues, is Bob Ferguson any better than Trump?
You know the drainage pipes you sometimes see sticking out from underneath a road? They're called culverts. And they're creating a division between...
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Do it for the 'gram - just not on local hiking trails
Springtime in Seattle means your social media feeds are probably filling up with shots of pristine alpine lakes, breathtaking summits, and gorgeous old...
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Spoiler alert: 'There Are No Grownups'
Yesterday, San Francisco had a special election for a new mayor. That city is facing a homelessness problem on a par with Seattle's, but approaching it...
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Why Washington AG Bob Ferguson is suing Facebook and Google
In November Eli Sanders, associate editor of the Seattle Stranger, walked into the local offices of Facebook and Google and hand delivered a letter...
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Bob Ferguson v. The World (in this case, Google and Facebook)
Here she comes - Miss America! Fully clothed. After 97 years, the pageant has scrapped the swimsuit portion of the competition. They say it's to show...
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What does Seattle want in its next police chief?
Bill Radke asked our panel what they want to see in Seattle's next police chief.
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Open source no more, as GitHub falls to Microsoft
Today, Microsoft announced that it's buying GitHub. The open source platform has been a gathering place for coders: not only a repository, but a way to...
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Weekend recap: Should Seattle drop its overdue book fees?
Bill Radke talks to our panel about the trademark fight over using the word 'cocky' in a romance novel title and the kickoff of pride month. We also ask, should the Seattle Public Library drop its overdue book fines for everyone? The library collected more than $1 million in overdue fees and fines in 2017. It currently offers a one-time amnesty, "Fresh Start" program for teens.
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The week reviewed on Bainbridge Island
This week the Week In Review crew took the ferry across Puget Sound to record the show in front of a live audience at the Bainbridge Island Museum of...