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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Portland mayor reverses policy on 'safe sleeping' for homeless
Bill Radke speaks with Oregon Public Broadcasting reporter Amelia Templeton about the decision by Portland Mayor Charlie Hales to reverse his policy...
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Get ready: Art hordes arrive this weekend!
Bill Radke speaks with Jen Graves, art critic for The Stranger, about the Seattle Art Fair. The fair, which takes place from August 4-7 at CenturyLink...
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Hold up! Seattle dentist says you're not off the hook with flossing
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle dentist Dr. George Knutzen about whether or not people should floss. It's one of the most universal public health...
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From the Roman Empire to the Space Needle: A history of revolving restaurants
Bill Radke talks to writer Heather Wells Peterson about the history of revolving restaurants. She wrote an article about it for Lucky Peach. The...
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It's hard to get people excited about the Washington primaries
Bill Radke speaks with Todd Donovan, political science professor at Western Washington University, about the low voter turnouts for Washington's August...
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McNeil Island's brown water leads Special Commitment Center residents to sue
Bill Radke talks to Kenny Ocker, reporter for The News Tribune about the brown water at McNeil Island's Special Commitment Center, home to violent sex...
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Seattle City Council vote on LGBTQ therapy brings reporter to tears
Bill Radke speaks with Sydney Brownstone, reporter for The Stranger, about her reaction to the Seattle City Council unanimously banning gay conversion...
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Who can solve the mystery of flight MH370?
Bill Radke speaks with Seattleite Blaine Alan Gibson about the mysterious disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 over the Gulf of Thailand in...
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The end of an era: Boeing may stop production of the 747
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times economics columnist Jon Talton about why the 747, Boeing's iconic jet, might be nearing the end of its run.
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Seattle beats out Portland in hipster census
Bill Radke speaks with Cal McAllister, co-founder and executive creative director of the Seattle marketing agency, Wexley School for Girls, about a...