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
-
Parts of the Internet took a 'digital snow day' due to Amazon crash
Bill Radke talks to Todd Bishop, co-founder of the technology news site Geekwire , about the crash that slowed and stopped websites using Amazon's Web...
-
What to do if a loved one is thinking about suicide
What should you do if a loved one is contemplating killing themselves? It’s a scary thought — and one most people aren’t prepared to answer.
-
Seattle police will soon have body cameras, and the ACLU is not happy about it
Bill Radke speaks with Crosscut city reporter David Kroman about the recent move by the City Council to equip Seattle's officers with body cameras by...
-
In this town, the coal company used to be boss — and landlord, doctor and grocer, too
Bill Radke speaks with Leonard Garfield, executive director of the Museum of History and Industry, about what it was like to live in Black Diamond,...
-
How does a person end up in Nickelsville?
Bill Radke speaks with filmmaker Derek McNeill about his new documentary "The Road to Nickelsville." Radke also speaks with Colin McCredie, a man who...
-
What we’re really talking about when we talk about genetic testing
Science writer Bonnie Rochman says she likes as much information as she can get — she finds it empowering. But she knows not everyone feels the same way.
-
What a new soda tax could mean for Seattle
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times economics columnist Jon Talton about a new proposal to tax soda and other sugary drinks in Seattle.
-
To bear or not to bear? That is the question for the North Cascades
There are fewer than 10 grizzly bears in the North Cascades, according to government estimates. U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the National Parks Service...
-
This week was faster than baseball and funnier than constitutional law
Is it a big deal for a member of Congress to skip a town hall with angry voters? Will the Trump Administration go after Washington state's legal...
-
This woman is fighting to save her hometown from developers. Some townsfolk wish she wouldn't
Bill Radke speaks with Kristen Bryant, member of the development watchdog group Save Black Diamond , about why she continues to fight a near-inevitable...