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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Is voter engagement going the way of bowling leagues?
The election results were just certified -- and voter turnout was a historically low 37.1%. That shatters the previous low... of 38.5%, in the 2015...
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Bridging the gap between students and teachers with two simple questions
Bill Radke talks with Kristin Leong and Christina Joo about finding common ground between students and teachers. Leong is a former middle school teacher...
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What to look for in a new Seattle Police Chief
Bill Radke talks to Kirsten Harris-Talley, former Seattle City Councilmember about what she hopes to see in the next police chief of the Seattle Police...
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‘Yes, I’m taking care of you right now. It’s exhausting.’ How microaggressions affect health
On the night of Dr. Roberto Montenegro’s dissertation defense celebration, he was at a fancy restaurant and feeling on top of the world — until a woman...
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A man who harasses women at work also 'probably won't promote them'
Bill Radke talks to the New York Times' Gender Editor Jessica Bennett about the fact that so many of the high-profile men who have been accused of...
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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...