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 13th | Does surviving COVID-19 guarantee that you won’t get it again?
How likely is herd immunity to save us? How can you call BS on bad coronavirus information? And how else can the government help bolster individuals, and thus the economy?
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Working in the gig economy during a pandemic
While many people are staying at home, they're still ordering groceries, take out, and more. What's it like to be delivering those items during pandemic?
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Seattle's two outbreaks, this week
Bill Radke talks the week's news with Joni Balter of Civic Cocktail, Scott Greenstone of the Seattle Times, and Marcus Green of South Seattle Emerald.
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April 9th | Gig economy workers pushed into a corner
Uber to Instacart to – what next? Even with traffic way down, the West Seattle Bridge falters. And the mayor takes your calls.
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How you can help from the safety of home
What’s the best thing you can do to help during this pandemic? The answer is still “stay at home.” But while you’re there, University of Washington scientist Brian Koepnik has a game for you.
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When a parent is on COVID-19's front lines
Many of us with older parents have spent the past few weeks pleading with them to stay home. But what if they can't?
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April 8th | Fold your way out of the coronavirus fight
Help solve the puzzle of the virus – from your couch. When your elderly parents can’t stay inside. And we chat COVID with two Puget Sound officials.
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April 7th | County Executive Constantine would like a word
His office will be in touch. How should you be handling your money right now? And what’s the story with Washington’s public schools?
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What we've learned
A lot of the generalizations that came out in the early days of the novel coronavirus – it was only dangerous for the elderly, young healthy people with no comorbidities should be fine – have proven false. Nowhere is that more clearly illustrated by a surprising study of 24 critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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April 6th | Are we past the worst of it?
By one projection, the peak of Washington’s COVID-19 infections is behind us. Is that modeling overly rosy? Throw out what you think you know about critically ill coronavirus patients: they’re not all who you think they are. And in the age of Zoom happy hours, how are you protecting your digital privacy?