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 27th | There’s coronavirus in the city’s poop
Here’s why that’s a good thing. Also, what’s the status on Washington state’s reopening? What transit authorities are doing and not doing to help protect their staff, the state of vaccine development, and a voice of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Handling the financials of the coronavirus, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with New York Times correspondent Karen Weise, Seattle Times reporter Scott Greenstone and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
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Legally speaking, can counties, sheriffs, and others defy Washington's stay-at-home order?
How solid are the legal arguments against Gov. Jay Inslee's stay-at-home order? Former Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna followed up with KUOW's Bill Radke on The Record to clarify.
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Antibody testing: not a panacea, still worth doing
We don't know for sure whether recovering from COVID-19 will confer lasting protective immunity. But, says the head of UW Virology, individuals and the public health system deserve all the information they can get.
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Mayor Durkan responds to proposed payroll tax
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan joins us for her weekly check-in.
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April 23rd | How well is Seattle taking care of its homeless residents?
We hear from a homeless services care coordinator, as well as mayor Durkan. What an antibody test might mean for public health, and for you. And is vote by mail the solution to the danger coronavirus poses to the nation’s current election system?
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Antibody testing: not a magic bullet
As much as we might like to hope that expanded testing is the key.
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April 22nd | Franklin County to Inslee: “you can’t make me.” But can he?
Who’s got the final say about shutdown policy? What might antibody testing reveal? And who became the biggest carbon loser?
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Is the stay-at-home order unconstitutional?
The stay-at-home order includes places of worship. Bill Radke speaks with Rob McKenna the former Attorney General of Washington about the legal authority of the Governor and Washington counties.
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How Washington Republicans want to restart the economy before Inslee's stay-at-home order ends
Washington state Senator Ann Rivers says she doesn't believe that Gov. Jay Inslee will ease up on the stay-at-home order when it is set to expire on May 4.