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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This is one way Medicaid cuts could affect people with disabilities
Bill Radke talks with AtWork! CEO Christina Brandt about how Medicaid cuts could affect people with disabilities. AtWork! is a non-profit organization...
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The surprisingly complex history of women and public bathrooms
Bill Radke talks with Shannon Keating, LGBT editor for Buzzfeed, about how the relationship between gender and bathrooms goes far beyond the modern...
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One Washington state senator's fight to keep paid family leave alive
Bill Radke talks to state Senator Joe Fain (R-Auburn) about the bipartisan Senate bill he is working on with Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Burien) that would...
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4 things to know about Mayor Ed Murray's homeless levy
This summer, Seattle voters will likely be tasked with a big decision. Should the city should double what it spends combating homelessness?
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Try out a Sad Bath. You just might like it
From Seattle's Macefield Music Festival in Ballard DJ Michael Stevens shares with Bill Radke some local bands you ought to know about.
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The 'boomerang' penguins in the Galapagos could save the species
Bill Radke talks to Dee Boersma, a University of Washington biology professor, about her new research on the feeding behavior of fledgling Galapagos...
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Seattle's proposed soda tax is bittersweet
Bill Radke spoke with Dr. Jim Krieger and law professor Baylen Linnekin about the proposed tax on sugary beverages in Seattle. Dr. Krieger feels that...
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What if doctors could prescribe housing for the homeless?
Bill Radke speaks with Hawaii State Senator Josh Green. Senator Green is also an ER doctor, and is trying to both house the homeless and reduce their...
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This week's news is reviewed on a first-come, first served basis
President Trump proposes deep cuts to federal spending. How would they be felt in Washington state? Seattle landlords sue the city over a law that makes...
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Seattle rabbi didn’t cover anti-Semitic graffiti so we could see the bigger picture
When Temple De Hirsch Sinai, one of the biggest Jewish congregations in the Pacific Northwest, was vandalized on Capitol Hill on March 11, a neighbor...