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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We should just call them Washington's 'under-performing beetles'
KUOW listener Tom Miller relocated to Seattle from Minnesota, looked around and wondered, “Where are all the mosquitos and fireflies? We brought...
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Why you don’t see fireflies in the Northwest
"Where are all the mosquitos and fireflies?"
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Would you build a tiny home in your backyard for a homeless person?
Bill Radke speaks with Rex Hohlbein, the creator of the BLOCK Project, a plan to house the homeless with a tiny home on every residential block of the...
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'What do I do now?' Transgender servicemembers worry about future in military
Bill Radke talks to Staff Sergeant Patricia King about how President Trump's restriction on transgender individuals from serving in the military affects...
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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...