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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Can incivility be good for our democracy?
Bill Radke speaks with Washington State University professor Cornell Clayton about the role political incivility plays in our democracy.
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This week we ask what unites us and what divides us
History was made at the Democratic National Convention this week when Hillary Clinton became the first woman to receive a presidential nomination from...
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Think these conventions were bad for unity? You should have been watching in 1924
Bill Radke talks to University of Washington history professor Margaret O'Mara about unity at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions and...
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A call for Washington to be more like California, at least when it comes to guns
Bill Radke talks with Everett Herald reporter Jerry Cornfield about a new push for state lawmakers to pass an assault weapons ban in Washington.
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When copyright law falls short, public shaming can help
Seattle artist Michael Heck was shocked to find out one of his designs was handpicked for a pair of designer shorts; especially because his design – a...
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WA delegate on Hillary Clinton's historic night
Bill Radke talks with Washington state delegate Jamian Smith and KUOW's David Hyde from the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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Why so few women have run for president of the United States
Twelve women have run for president – ever. That’s partly because women didn’t get the right to vote until 1919. But Margaret O’Mara, professor of...
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Liberal, quirky Portland has racist baggage
Bill Radke talks with Alana Semuels about an article she wrote for The Atlantic about Portland, Oregon's history of racism. We all know the PDX has a...
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Washington Democratic leader: Party is focused on unity, beating Trump
Bill Radke talks with Washington State Democratic Party chair Jaxon Ravens about leaked DNC emails that many Bernie Sanders supporters say prove the...
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Those Birkenstocks you bought on Amazon might be fake
Bill Radke speaks with Todd Bishop about why Birkenstock has decided to stop selling their iconic shoes through Amazon's online marketplace.