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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Does Washington state go too far in protecting police who use deadly force?
In February of 2016 Andre Taylor was in L.A. when he got a phone call from his stepmom in Seattle. She told him his little brother Che Taylor had been...
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The Medical-bill "Negotiation Lab"
State lawmakers avoid a government shutdown with a last-minute budget deal that adds billions to public education. Is it good enough for the state...
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Why North Korea needs the U.S. as an enemy
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle-based journalist and author Blaine Harden about the history of North Korea and the tensions between it and the U.S.
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Understanding the Hanford tunnel collapse and what it means for the nuclear waste site
Bill Radke talks to Anna King, a journalist with the Northwest News Network, about her reporting on the Hanford tunnel collapse, including why it...
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Cop: Working with mental health counselor made me a different officer
Could Charleena Lyles still be alive today if police had not gone to her apartment alone? In Tacoma, an officer can call for help dealing with someone...
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North Korea missiles can reach Alaska. Could Seattle be next?
Bill Radke speaks with Kent Boydston, a research analyst with The Peterson Institute for International Economics, about North Korea testing an...
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Has the legislature fully funded education yet? Maybe. It's complicated
Bill Radke talks to Summer Stinson, lawyer and vice president of the parent group Washington's Paramount Duty , and Daniel Zavala, director of policy...
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The triumph and tragedy of the Ballard Locks
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes about the 100-year anniversary of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, also known as the...
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Keep Bremerton gritty: Try ‘a crappy dinner party’
Bill Radke speaks with Marie Vila, co-chair of Bremerton Neighborhoods Now! , about why she thinks block parties, potlucks and "crappy dinner parties"...
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Why are Washington pot shops struggling to make a profit?
Bill Radke speaks with Emily Parkhurst, editor in chief of the Puget Sound Business Journal, about some of the reasons cannabis retail shops in...