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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Seattle's first-in-time rental law has been struck down. Who wins, who loses?
If you’ve rented a new apartment in Seattle in the last year, chances are that you ran into the first-in-time law. It required landlords to rent to the...
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Can Facebook really sway an election?
Have you deleted your Facebook yet? Last week alarm bells were ringing as we learned about the data Facebook has on us and what they can do with it. We...
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Gardyloo! The lovable, hateable, fascinating English language
"Moist." Did you get a little grossed out reading that? If so, you're not alone. Moist is one of the most hated words in the American English language....
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See the silver screen in the friendly skies
"When this movie's over, the audience will be halfway across the country." This is not because they'll have fled the scene. Instead, it's an...
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Why the State Department closed the Russian consulate in Seattle
Bill Radke talks to Don Hellmann, professor emeritus at the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Studies about the U.S. State...
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Don't delete this week's news just yet
You give Facebook your personal information. Facebook shares it with companies that use it against you. So what are you going to do about it? Also...
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Can the tech industry's 'boy's club' change?
Bill Radke talks to Bloomberg's Emily Chang, author of the book "Brotopia: Breaking Up The Boy's Club Of Silicon Valley," and Kristi Coulter, former...
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AI and automation is changing the workplace. Are you ready?
Let's travel to the future for a moment and step inside a fish and chips joint for some lunch. Inside - the manager is planning a new promotional...
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How 'A Wrinkle in Time' changed the universe for one Seattle scientist
As an undergrad at MIT, Emily Levesque discovered the three largest stars in the known universe. She was drawn to the project because of a long-seeded fascination with black holes.
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With 'Bernadette' follow-up, Maria Semple makes up with Seattle
There’s a line in “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” by Maria Semple, that triggers pained recognition among locals. “The drivers here are horrible,” she...