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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

  • caption: Serena Williams gears up for a serve.

    September 12th | Race, gender, tennis, and Serena

    The legacy of slavery in sport. AM radio yellers and late night liberal satire. And, after years of training children not to get in cars with strangers: are you willing to do it yourself?

  • caption: Cartoonist and speaker Vishavjit Singh.

    September 11th | After 9/11, a reminder that America has always been his home

    The birth of a Sikh Captain America. A look inside the Northwest Detention Center (which has had a recent makeover, at least on the surface). All your maps are wrong. And if you have a Tesla Roadster in the Seattle area, you’re in luck! One of the only mechanics left is here to help.

  • September 10th | The 2020 Census is upon us

    How to make sure we’re all counted. What’s the best guidance on opioid prescribing? Turnaround time for a Bainbridge poet. And how dangerous are flavored e-cigarettes?

  • caption: An xkcd comic depicting the selfie one might take of themselves using satellite imagery, with a little help from their friends.

    September 9th | Nerd humor with xkcd

    Quick – can you scratch your head and laugh at the same time? A religious crusade to end the death penalty. And: why can’t we have public options for everything?

  • caption: Jonathan Martin, Melissa Santos, Karen Weise and Bill Radke.

    We're rethinking next-day shipping this week

    Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Jonathan Martin, investigations editor at the Seattle Times, Karen Weise, technology correspondent for the New York Times, and Melissa Santos, political reporter at Crosscut.
  • caption: Brett Bass, a gun retailer and coordinator of Forefront Suicide Prevention's Safer Homes, Suicide Aware program, talks with a customer about firearm safety.

    September 5th | How firearms retailers talk about suicide

    A conversation between a firearms retailer and a firing range renter about looking for customers who may be suicidal. A debate over a proposal to create a regional governing board to respond to homelessness in King County. And a movie theater that needs a hug.

  • caption: Cafe Hitchcock in downtown Seattle.

    September 3rd | Are CBD bars legal?

    Are CBD-infused food and drinks legal in Washington state? Why are America's working poor being sold a lie? And you can now get Narcan from a Washington pharmacy without a prescription, but should you?