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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They Found Love During The Iraq War. They Found Home In Seattle
This is a story about love and war; love lost and love found again. In 2004, Nayyef Hrebid was an interpreter for the U.S. Marines in Iraq, and Btoo...
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Will Seattle Give Up Two Blocks In Sodo For Arena Plan?
Bill Radke talks with Seattle Times reporter Geoff Baker about recent developments in Chris Hansen's arena proposal in the Sodo neighborhood. Hansen is ...
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What Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi Learned About Her Taste Buds In Seattle
Bill Radke talks with Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi about being a supertaster, Seattle's food scene and her new memoir, "Love, Loss and What We Ate."
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Trial Begins For Indicted State Auditor Troy Kelley
Bill Radke talks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins on the first day of State Auditor Troy Kelley's federal money laundering trial.
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What's Behind Western Washington's Wild Weekend Weather
Bill Radke speaks with Washington State climatologist Nick Bond about some of the reasons behind the very active weather the region has been...
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Is It Too Late To Save The American Middle Class?
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times economics columnist Jon Talton about neoliberalism, what it means for the 2016 election cycle and the consequences ...
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Question In Ballard: Is Uptick In Crime Related To Homelessness?
Bill Radke talks with Eric Stoll, co-president of the Ballard Chamber of Commerce, about why he thinks there's a link between an increase in...
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What Was Really Vulgar This Week?
Are Donald Trump's manners an issue or a distraction? Should we house the homeless first? Who should see police body camera footage? Plus, are your...
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Why China's Rich Send Their Kids (And Money) To Our Region
Bill Radke talks with writer Jiayang Fan of The New Yorker about her story on "China's Golden Generation" and why they're living it up in Vancouver, B.C.
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Swedish Medical Center Welcomes Doulas To Staff
Bill Radke speaks with retired doula Penny Simkin about how Swedish Medical Center hopes to lower the rate of cesarean sections by hiring 27 doulas as s...