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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#Manintree Mom Heartbroken By Years Of Trying To Help Son
Lisa Gossett was home in Alaska when her sister called about a YouTube video. Gossett’s son had climbed an 80-foot sequoia tree in downtown Seattle,...
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For those who keep count, there's one less black woman in Seattle
Bill Radke speaks with Jennifer Peterson and Adra Boo, two women of color, about Peterson's decision to leave Seattle (and the United States) and Boo's...
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Seattle woman has family in Aleppo and wants the U.S. to be doing much more
Bill Radke talks with Rita Zawaideh, who runs the humanitarian nonprofit Salaam Cultural Museum in Seattle, about the current struggles of Syrian people...
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This week we're going back to (the Electoral) college
Washington state's presidential electors meet to pick a president at noon on Monday, and in an effort to derail President-elect Donald Trump, two of...
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Traveling? Maria Semple says it's OK to be the helpless one of the group
Bill Radke sits down with local author Maria Semple, author of "Where's You Go, Bernadette?" and the new "Today Will Be Different." Semple discusses the...
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Mayor Murray takes your calls on immigration, homelessness and more
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Mayor Ed Murray about current issues facing the city including being a sanctuary city for immigrants, tackling a West...
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The racist, destructive history of the Ballard Locks
Bill Radke talks to Seattle Weekly reporter David Lewis about the Ballard Locks and the man behind their construction , Hiram M. Chittenden. Lewis has...
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How densely packed should Seattle get?
Bill Radke speaks with Queen Anne Community Councilmember Martin Kaplan and housing advocate Laura Bernstein about the city's decision to put a hold on...
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What do donors want from a President Trump?
Bill Radke talks with Peter Gigante and Jim Jensen, two of Donald Trump's biggest donors in Washington state. Both men discuss what it feels like to be...
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This week we’re taking down the Cascade curtain (or at least trying to)
The Boeing company learned this week that 140 characters can tank their stock when the characters are coming from the hands of the president elect....