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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Pumpkin that's not what it seems and Boeing hearings this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Essex Porter of KIRO 7, Erica C. Barnett of C is for Crank, and Joni Balter, host of the Seattle Channel's Civic Cocktail.
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October 31st | Cooking up our TV and movie favorites
YouTube personality "Binging with Babish" shows us how to replicate pop culture meals. How to fight Russian disinformation in 2020. And what your vote on affirmative action means.
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October 30th | What will Seattle city council candidates do about homelessness?
A look at what your vote might mean this Tuesday. A debate about homelessness. Deciding whether or not to blow the whistle. And getting ready for Halloween with creepy sightings around the city.
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October 29th | How fanfiction is empowering young people
Boeing's CEO apologizes in congressional testimony. How seniors are staying independent with smart speakers. How young people are finding mentors in fanfiction. And how to deal with a flood.
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October 28th | A spirited debate from the King County Council race
District 4 gets real. A LEAD explainer. Behind the scenes of Minecraft. And the mysterious shift behind the JEDI contract.
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Campaign advertisements, tiny houses, and secret twitter accounts this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Kevin Schofield, writer and editor for Seattle City Council Insight, Monica Nickelsburg, civic editor at Geekwire, and Angela Garbes, author of "Like a Mother: A Feminist Journey Through the Science and Culture of Pregnancy".
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October 16th | Where’s my self-driving car?
Why autonomous vehicles require so much WAITING. Deliberate stillness. Shadowy condo ownership. And a trek from Gulf to shining sea.
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October 15th | What Susan Rice finds worth fighting for
The former national security advisor has written a new memoir. What’s happening closer to home in Democratic politics? And a liberal columnist goes on a pilgrimage to wrestle with his faith.
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October 14th | Dry brush your way to expensive enlightenment
What to do when you’ve been Goop’d. What is an advisory vote? A city named for Chief Sealth gets its first Indigenous food-focused restaurant. And when the American dream becomes the American nightmare.
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Uncovering the mysteries of telephone poles, RVs, and more
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Ashley Archibald, reporter at Real Change, David Kroman, city reporter for Crosscut, and Eli Sanders, associate editor at The Stranger.