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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How to talk to a flat-earther
When Lee McIntyre first showed up at the Flat Earth International Conference, he put his badge on and kept his mouth shut. The mood he said was celebratory. After all, many flat-earthers, as they’re called, are radicalized over online videos and don’t have a lot of opportunities to meet up with people of like minds.
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June 4th | Meat thieves and Divine: John Waters in his own words
Everyone’s favorite reprobate. Co-ed cheers at Seahawks games. Doug Baldwin on public discourse. And Sara Porkalob on the shape of trust.
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June 3rd | This year saw a drop in people occupying their vehicles – but how do we know for sure?
Counting the Seattleites living in their vehicles. Engaging with round earth skeptics. And reliving the dread of school dress codes.
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Backyard cottages and no more Independents this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Chris Vance, former state Republican party chair, Brandi Kruse, correspondent for Q13 News, and Marilyn Strickland, president and CEO of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
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May 30th | We talk to Mayor Durkan about ADUs
Should we wait on backyard cottages and let the voters decide? Amazon calls in union labor. With unemployment so low, why does Seattle have such a homelessness problem? And Karen Russell looks at elsewhere through the lens of here.
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May 29th | Is centrism dead in Washington state politics?
Why Don’t We Go For What We Say We Want: Political Centrist Edition. So is socialism the answer instead? And why aren’t people going into the trades?
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Black bear goes island hopping around Puget Sound
Bill Radke talks to Lyanda Haupt about the bear that's been swimming to the different islands.
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May 28th | Rainn Wilson reflects on a changing Seattle
"The Office" actor joins us to talk about his hometown. Plus, should the Seattle City Council make a major rezoning decision 5 months before the election? How did a bear swim to Orcas Island? And how the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is trying to reach younger audiences.
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Some faces you'll recognize on the 'Week in Review'
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13's C.R. Douglas, journalist Erica C. Barnett and the former congressional representative of Washington's 3rd district, Brian Baird.
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May 23rd | Is it okay to feel joy while the world is burning?
High anxiety: meet huge, phenomenal, amazing joy. Personalized love notes to Jeff Bezos at the Amazon shareholders meeting, and a check in about Amtrak. Lastly, the notes and the silence in the Fremont bridge.