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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Homelessness is up, police are getting new management. Here's Mayor Durkan's plan
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan joined Bill Radke by phone to discuss her policy on homelessness following the annual one-night count, which showed another...
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The Record: Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Today the mayor made an announcement: Seattle will expand the number of shelter beds available to the homeless. KUOW's Kate Walters was briefed on this,...
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Can psychedelics treat anxiety and depression?
Bill Radke talks to journalist Michael Pollan about his new book 'How to Change Your Mind,' a look into the world of research on psychedelics used to help patients deal with dying, addiction, anxiety, depression and more.
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Mayor Durkan says Seattle's approach to homelessness is 'not working well enough, fast enough'
Bill Radke talks to Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan about the annual report out today showing a 4 percent increase in the number of homeless people in King County.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary is watching the term "thirst trap"
We all have those words. The ones you hesitate to say because you've only ever seen them written (which have a large overlap with the ones you realize you've been using wrong for your entire life). Where do you go to be enlightened? To the dictionary, of course.
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The Record: Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Don't bother trying to get that afternoon slump-curing coffee. Starbucks stores across the nation are closed for racial bias training. But can we train...
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Weekend recap: Seattle police chief controversy and harassment in the workplace
Bill Radke reviews the news of the weekend, including the controversy over the three finalists chosen for Seattle's next police chief. Interim Police Chief Carmen Best is not among them.
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Can we unlearn implicit bias?
If you went in search of a mid-afternoon pick-me-up, you may have come up empty-handed. Across the nation, Starbucks stores closed for a 4 hour training session on racial bias.
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How far can kindness go? Pretty far, it turns out
Nathan Vass is an 11-year veteran of King County Metro Transit - no small feat at 32. Even more impressive is his ability to stay engaged and delighted...
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The Record: Thursday, May 24, 2018
America's stormy relationship with North Korea is not quite dead yet... but we're definitely simmering the isolated nation. The president has canceled a...