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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April 6th | Not your typical first day back to school
On Monday, K-5 public school students returned to the classroom for the first time since the start of the pandemic under a hybrid model that combines in-person instruction with remote learning. Also, we hear from King County Executive Dow Constantine on a possible fourth wave of coronavirus infections. Plus, why it’s so tough to stop depending on fossil fuels to heat and power your home.
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April 5th | It's time to ditch imposter syndrome
We've been talking about imposter phenomenon, better known as imposter syndrome, since the 1970s. Seattle writers Ruchika Tulshyan and Jodi-Ann Burey say it's time to let it go. Plus, what impact a new access road could have on conservation at Mount St. Helens, and a discussion on gentrification in Seattle.
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Potential unions, vaccinations and city council recalls, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Stranger editor Chase Burns, Geekwire contributing editor Monica Nickelsburg, and Publicola police accountability reporter Paul Kiefer.
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April 1st | 'You can have a sweet voice, too' reads Washington's first Indigenous State Poet Laureate, Rena Priest
New State Poet Laureate Rena Priest shares her poetry and aspirations for her tenure. Why Gonzaga is so darn good at basketball. An update on local recall movements. And our weekly conversation with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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March 31st | What's a Seattle style Pizza?
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March 30th | As schools gear up for students returning, some prefer remote learning
This week, pre-school and special education students returned to the classroom. A hotline for undocumented immigrants pivots during the pandemic to offer food and rental assistance. And the latest on vaccine distribution in King Cou
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March 29th | Should you feel guilty about getting vaccinated?
So you got a Covid vaccine, and your elderly neighbor is still stuck waiting. How do you assuage the guilt? Should you feel guilty at all? Speaking of vaccines - Kittitas county made national headlines in January for not wasting a single dose of vaccine. How'd the manage that? Plus a check in on what's happening in the state legislature.
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What happened to defunding the police, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with KUOW reporter and newscaster Paige Browning, Seattle City Council Insight founder Kevin Schofield, and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
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March 25th | Amid pandemic slump, Redmond looks for a new way to bring in visitors
Looking for a vacci-cation? Redmond may pay you to visit. Plus, how one pop-up restaurant is finding a way to make it through the pandemic. And Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on policing, homelessness, and vaccination.
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March 24 | A 'gajillion' jellies wash ashore
By-the wind sailor jellyfish are washing to shore by the trillions, you might see them on your next beach trip. Former Washington state auditor may finally have to address skeletons in the closet as he faces charges for theft from nine years ago. Representative Kirsten Harris Talley tell us about Washington legislatures gains in police accountability and the challenges. And, an immersive Van Gogh exhibit coming to town is not a scam after all.