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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Cost of free speech on UW campus on the rise
Last year the University of Washington's College Republicans invited former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos to campus. Yiannopoulos is a conservative...
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Bikeshare ultimatum: pick up your toys, or we'll pick them up for you
There are five bike share companies operating in Dallas, Texas. And they all just got marching orders from the city: Find a way to clean up your...
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This sexologist wants you to use your words
University of Washington sociologist Pepper Schwartz says the takeaway from the allegations against Aziz Ansari is that we should talk about sex before...
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Fake service animals: real social consequences?
Last week's viral story of an ersatz emotional support peacock sent waves of hilarity ricocheting across the internet and late night talk shows. But The...
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That fake emotional support peacock might cost you $250
This week a woman and her peacock were turned away from a cross-country flight. She'd pleaded that Dexter was an emotional support animal, to no avail....
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#MeToo has us asking: What's next?
Today on The Record we're looking at the #MeToo and Time's Up movements here in Washington state. How did we get here and what we can do next?
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Does Sasquatch sell?
Bigfoot might not be real, but he's a heck of a fundraiser. We are forever fascinated with that critter and now a Washington state senator wants to...
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Can Amazon's Spheres become a Seattle icon?
If you've driven through South Lake Union in the last seven years, you have probably seen the structures emerge. Three round orbs made of steel and...
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Witnessing the last person to be put to death by the state
Is Washington state going to put an end to capital punishment? The death penalty has been on hold since 2014 when Governor Inslee declared a moratorium...
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What if you develop dementia? Have a plan now
What kind of medical care would you want if you had Alzheimer's -- or dementia? That's an uncomfortable question -- but you might be better off...