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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A woman becomes mayor, more men are accused of sexual harassment
Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan’s first week in office saw housing help for low-income families, a study of the city’s Race and Social Justice Initiative and...
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Hoaxes: an American history?
Bill Radke sits down with Kevin Young, archivist at the New York Public Library and author of the new book "Bunk." The book is a catalog of hoaxes,...
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Isabel Allende in the midst of winter
Isabel Allende’s history with Seattle began with a dress. It looked like a butterfly, she lovingly remembered, and she flew all the way back to the city...
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A country divided, but does that mean civil war?
Bill Radke talks to Judy Giesberg, history professor at Villanova University and editor of Journal of the Civil War Era , and David Blight , history...
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So your cat is stuck in a tree — again. Here’s what to do
Shaun Sears, owner of Canopy Cat Rescue , and his brother-in-law Tom Otto have rescued hundreds of cats from trees since launching their nonprofit in...
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Sexual harassment is all over the news. Here’s how Seattle’s new mayor is thinking about it
It’s the first day of her new job. Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan reads her name on the door of her office at City Hall. What’s going through her head? “It...
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Microsoft doubles down on the suburbs
Bill Radke talks to Geekwire's Todd Bishop about Microsoft's planned remodel of their building and what it says about the company's future in the region.
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How a virtual snowball fight can ease your pain
Bill Radke talks to Dr. Sam Sharar, professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Washington, about how doctors are using virtual...
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How predators use ignorance to justify their behavior
Bill Radke talks with Lili Loofbourow, culture critic for The Week about The Myth of the Male Bumbler .
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Report: Seattle's homeless crisis isn't for lack of money
Last week, Seattle’s leaders rejected a proposed head tax on big business, with the money going to pay for homeless services. But an investigation by...