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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Historic Deal Protects Canada's Great Bear Rainforest
Bill Radke speaks with Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer about a new deal to protect millions of acres of the Great Bear Rainforest in British...
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Why Do People Lie About Their Military Service?
Bill Radke speaks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the resignation of Rep. Graham Hunt after allegations that the Washington state...
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How 'The X-Files' Turned Vancouver Into 'Hollywood North'
Bill Radke talks with CBC Radio pop culture columnist Kim Linekin about how The X-Files helped turn Vancouver, B.C. into a thriving hub for TV and film...
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'Dump Trump!' Former Washington GOP Politician's Bumper Sticker Campaign
Bill Radke talks with Ralph Munro, Washington's former Secretary of State, about why he's distributing bumper stickers that say "Dump Trump." Munro is...
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Self-Driving Cars Will Soon Run Errands, Drive Kids To School
In five years, self-driving cars will be on the road. Let that sink in.
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Taking Back A Racial Slur Through A Trademark Fight
In 2007 Portland bassist Simon Tam wanted to start a band that celebrates his Asian heritage, and he wanted a name that captured that pride and at the ...
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New Book Studies A Horrific Crime In Seattle, And What It Says About Us
Bill Radke speaks with Eli Sanders, Pulitzer-prize winning author of "While The City Slept," about the attack on a hot summer night that changed three S...
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Here's What A 2016 Recession Could Mean For Seattle
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times economics columnist Jon Talton about why some people see a recession coming our way and what that could mean for th...
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Exhausted And Afraid, Young Homeless Woman Tells Herself 'Everything’s OK'
We meet Lisa Sawyer on the corner of 4th and Union in downtown Seattle. That’s where she sells the Real Change street paper every day. Sawyer wears a Se...
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This Week's Pressing Question: How Do We House The People?
What's the way to help homeless citizens and protect the rights of neighborhood residents? Also, Seattleites hiring private security guards – necessary ...