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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It's hard to be sick and homeless
Bill Radke speaks with Dr. Maralyssa Bann of Harborview Medical Center about the challenges homeless people face managing chronic illnesses.
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Seattle University student occupiers: 'We want a liberatory education'
Bill Radke speaks with Fiza Mohammed, a fourth-year undergraduate student who helped to organize the occupation of Matteo Ricci College at Seattle...
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What Seattle DJ Marco Collins wishes he had told us in the '90s
At the height of his fame as a Seattle DJ, Marco Collins had one rule: be in bed by noon. That would give him enough time to rest after nights of...
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SIFF kicks off with Woody Allen's new film. Should you watch?
Bill Radke talks with Seattle Times columnist Nicole Brodeur and The Stranger's Sean Nelson about Seattle International Film Festival's choice to open...
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Fly Moon Royalty reigns over Seattle indie soul
Bill Radke speaks with legendary Seattle DJ Marco Collins about indie soul band Fly Moon Royalty. The band will be playing with the Seattle Symphony...
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These coworkers sit down for lunch every day – and they're still productive
You probably already know this, but lunch these days is sad. This is especially true when it’s eaten during the workday. Frequently, it’s eaten alone,...
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Many Washington schools aren't testing for lead in their water
Bill Radke speaks with Associated Press reporter Donna Blankinship about her story a large portion of schools in Washington state don't have the funding...
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25 years later, how Seattle’s grunge explosion changed pop music forever
Bill Radke talks with music critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot about the pivotal year of 1991 and how Nirvana's album "Nevermind" made Seattle the...
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City making plans to enter the Jungle to offer services
Almost nobody provides outreach and services in the Jungle, the homeless encampment under Interstate 5. Most city-funded outreach workers won't go there...
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Meet the homeless families living next to Amazon headquarters
Bill Radke speaks with Kirk Johnson, Seattle bureau chief at The New York Times, about the families he met while reporting a story on Mary's Place Guest...