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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Cost of health insurance could be going up again in Washington state
Bill Radke talks to Mike Kreidler, insurance commissioner for Washington state, about the numbers released on insurance premiums for plans in the health...
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State Republican party a 'patchwork quilt of opinions,' but 'very united'
Bill Radke talks Susan Hutchison, the chairman of the Washington State Republican Party, about how national issues play locally with the Republican base.
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Seattle police fatally shoot black woman
Reporter Patricia Murphy talks to Bill Radke about the fatal police shooting of 30-year-old Charleena Lyles that happened in her apartment near Magnuson...
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Week in Review: Murray suit, Seattle income tax, Goodbye Safeco Field
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is leaving the door open for a write-in campaign after a Kent man drops a civil lawsuit alleging Murray sexually abused him...
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'Just scratching the surface' in connecting mass shootings to domestic violence
Bill Radke talks to Peg Coleman, who runs the Domestic Abuse Women's Network , about why so many mass shooters have a history of domestic violence and...
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Cell service in Paradise?
"Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness," that's what the famous naturalist John Muir said....
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Should high-earning Seattleites pay an income tax?
The Seattle City Council will likely pass an income tax in July, aimed at income above $250,000 for a single filer (above $500,000 for those filing...
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How Seattle will uphold the Paris Climate Agreement
Bill Radke talks to Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien about why he sponsored a resolution saying Seattle will uphold the Paris Climate Agreement...
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How 18 and a half minutes of nothing changed the world
Bill Rakde talks to Joseph Janes, associate professor in the University of Washington Information School, about why he includes the 18 and a half...
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Sherman Alexie's new memoir is the honest eulogy he didn't give his mom
In Sherman Alexie’s deeply personal memoir, “You Don't Have to Say You Love Me,” he tells the story of growing up as the son of Lillian Alexie on the...