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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Day hikers, you're probably packing too light
You need a to pack a lot more than a granola bar when you head out on a day hike. Bill Radke talked with Taylor Brugh, vice president of Seattle...
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Week in Review: Gun laws, electing leaders and food hype
This week one man killed 58 and wounded hundreds of people in Las Vegas using legal weapons — semiautomatic rifles modified with devises that make them...
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Sometimes social activism has a 'dark underbelly'
Frances Lee recently asked to be excommunicated from the church of social justice. Lee, who is queer, trans and Chinese-American, was trying to point...
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Tech companies can’t (or won’t) erase hate. It’s on us
Zoë Quinn is an avid gamer, developer, and artist. In her capacity as author and advocate, she’s launched an online crisis network and spoken before the...
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What to do about guns? We asked gun owners
The mass shooting in Las Vegas has us asking – yet again – what we should do about gun violence. The polarizing refrain “now is not the time to talk...
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When it comes to race and idealism 'good intentions are not enough'
Celeste Ng’s sophomore novel, "Little Fires Everywhere," is set in her hometown of Shaker Heights, Ohio. But she sees more than a few commonalities...
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Evergreen college sanctions 80 students after last spring's protests
Bill Radke talks to Chris Quintana, reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education , about protests on college campuses like the ones at Evergreen State...
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I'd rather not talk about Trump. I just want to make an impact on Puerto Rico
Bill Radke speaks with Fernmarie Rodriguez about the impact of Hurricane Maria on her home island of Puerto Rico. Nearly two weeks after the hurricane...
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Week in Review: NFL takes a knee, Washington takes on Big Pharma
Some NFL players took a knee or sat during the national anthem. The Seahawks stayed in their locker room. Other players stood and locked arms. What does...
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Terrified of a future where machines rule? Here’s a more optimistic view
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made headlines when he urged leaders to intervene in the quest for artificial intelligence , saying the technology “is a fundamental...