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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May 27th | The city we could be
How Seattle might rise from hollowed out to newly whole. Which mutual aid campaigns get supported? And a look at the hilarious world (go with us here) of depression.
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COVID-19 doesn't cancel out the ADA: disability rights during a pandemic
Protesters – and some politicians – say it's time to get back to normal. That some deaths from COVID-19 are inevitable. But whose deaths, and lives, are we talking about?
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May 26th | How do you fight the epidemic of racism within a pandemic?
How Asian-Americans are responding to bigotry pushed into the light by COVID-19. This week’s chat with county executive Dow Constantine. A chat with a disability rights activist, and a Voice of the Pandemic.
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Fraud, face coverings, and fireworks this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Brandi Kruse of Q13, David Kroman of Crosscut, and Charles Mudede from The Stranger.
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May 21st | The fraying pandemic response has its roots in history
A dangerous American patchwork. Why is Seattle sweeping homeless encampments? A look at how the first coronavirus vaccine human trial is going, and another Voice of the Pandemic.
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Mayor Durkan on clearing homeless encampments during the pandemic
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan joins us for her weekly check-in.
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What are antibody tests really good for?
Spoiler: not an immunity passport.
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May 20th | Scientists' job is to learn from being wrong
But during COVID-19, we desperately want the certainty of them being right. Also, what will happen to the cruise industry?
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What will happen to Seattle's cruise industry?
Walking by Elliot Bay this summer, you'll notice something different. All those giant cruise ships that are usually docked with water slides and hundreds of balconies won't be around. Because Seattle's summer cruise season has been canceled.
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What lead to Amazon's biggest coronavirus outbreak
Many workplaces are only as good as their managers. But the stakes skyrocket when your employer is Amazon, and the question is enforcement of social distancing rules in a crowded warehouse during a pandemic.