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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If Dale Chihuly didn't personally blow that glass, do you still have a Chihuly?
Bill Radke talks to KUOW arts reporter Marcie Sillman and Seattle glass artist Benjamin Moore about a lawsuit that has been filed against Dale Chihuly...
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What does it mean that Seattle is now an Amazon company town?
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times report Mike Rosenberg about his article that shows how Seattle has become a company town for Amazon. Crosscut...
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Meet the Washington search and rescue team headed to help in Houston
On Sunday, as Harvey pounded Houston with record rainfall and flooding, 17 emergency responders from Washington received a call to help.
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This week we're sitting down racism and standing up for Seattle mayor
Our panel this week: Bill Radke @kuowradke , host Ron Sims @simsron, retired deputy secretary of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and...
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Eclipse in Seattle: Expect big dip in temperature
What will the eclipse be like for those in the Puget Sound region?
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Why the myth of the 'loner genius nerd' is dangerous
There’s a stereotype of tech workers that’s been circulating for some time now. It says the programmer checklist goes something like this: Glasses...
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What can the President do to local companies like Boeing and Amazon?
Bill Radke talks to Emily Parkhurst, editor in chief of the Puget Sound Business Journal, about why the CEO of Boeing stayed on President Trump's...
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A desk won't protect us from nuclear fallout, so might as well laugh
Comedians Hari Kondabolu and Dwayne Kennedy chat with KUOW's Bill Radke on the threat from North Korea, performing in front of conservative audiences...
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Can you name five woman leaders in 60 seconds?
"There's never a time when a woman really wins anything," says political strategist Cathy Allen. After Seattle's 2017 mayoral race primary, Allen and...
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Why Michael Bennett plans to sit during the national anthem this season
Bill Radke talks to Dave Zirin, sports editor for The Nation , about Seahawks player Michael Bennett's decision to sit during the national anthem at the...