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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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...
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Will Seattle Sounders' foreign players have their visas revoked?
On Sunday, the Seattle Sounders were officially welcomed back to their home field for the first time after winning the championship last year. The team...
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How did the Seattle Symphony respond to Trump's travel ban? With music
Bill Radke talks with music director Ludovic Morlot about the Seattle Symphony's performance of "Music Beyond Borders: Voices from the Seven." The concert was performed just 12 days after Donald Trump signed an executive order banning entry to the U.S. from seven majority Muslim countries.
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What does the GOP health care bill mean for Washington?
Bill Radke speaks with Aaron Katz about the most dire predictions for how the Republican health care proposal will affect Washingtonians. Katz is a...
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Landlords sue Seattle over first-come, first-served rule
The first-come, first-served law passed last summer means Seattle landlords can't thumb through a stack of applications and choose the tenant they like...
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Understanding Paul Ryan's plan for health care reform
Bill Radke talks to Mary Agnes Carey , senior correspondent for Kaiser Health News, about the American Health Care Act and how it will affect the way...
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Sen. Patty Murray to Republicans: 'Stop talking about repealing, work with us'
Bill Radke talks to Senator Patty Murray about the House Republican's American Health Care Act that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.