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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October 10th | How changing the past might show up in the future
Editing the past, the forgotten wave of the future, teacher of the year, and the narrative of history.
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October 9th | How to support wild carnivores? Recognize that they live among us.
Tracking the carnivores in our midst. Living on, long after you were told you would die. How effective are Seattle’s navigation teams? And solitary confinement in a Tacoma immigration detention center.
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How a doctor copes with his incurable lung cancer
A University of Washington family doctor reassessed his life after being diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He decided to collect the stories of patients living with similar diagnoses.
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October 8th | An urban planner on Seattle's transit plans
How Seattle's transit ranks against other metro areas in the U.S. How women can go from sabotage to support at the workplace. And the lost slang you should know.
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October 7th | “We treat it like Vegas: what happens there stays there.” A (small) peek inside the House in the age of impeachment
How one Washington representative makes the case for impeachment. Voiding old warrants to help the homeless. Why do Lake Washington’s levels vary enough to merit the Ballard Locks? And Austen’s Pride onstage.
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We're celebrating a little early this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with C.R. Douglas, political analyst for Q13 News, Erica C. Barnett, writer at The C Is For Crank, and Venice Buhain, editorial director at The Seattle Globalist.
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October 3rd | Whistles blowing in the sky
Issues of safety and image continue to dog Boeing’s 737 fleet. An attempt to make electric vehicles generate revenue. Should local lawmakers wade into issues of free speech? And Screenagers 2.0.
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October 2nd | Beef: it’s what’s for dinner (again)
What should you eat? How should you have hard questions with your kids? And 50 years ago this week, did you expect the Spanish Inquisition?
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What ‘Unbelievable’ teaches us about responding to stories of sexual assault
When Marie told Lynnwood police she had been raped, she was discredited and accused of making a false report. Then two female police officers in Colorado tracked down her rapist — after he had raped many other women in that state.
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October 1st | A chat with the mayor of King County
The county’s plan on crime. Whether Democrats have lost the White House but won the war. And e-book wait times.