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 22nd | Boeing’s safety headache spreads to include the 787 Dreamliner
Not such a dreamy ride in the skies. One retailer results in more criminal charges for shoplifting than any other – and it’s not who you might think. Could we geoengineer our way to a cooler planet? And Ruth Reichl asks us to save her the plums.
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An unredacted week in review
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with Erica Barnett from The C is for Crank, Geekwire civic editor Monica Nickelsburg and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
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April 18th | It’s Mueller time
The report is out: what does it tell us, and what doesn’t it say? What are we truly grieving when we mourn Notre Dame? Should we really be approaching mental health one day at a time? And a conversation about upzoning in Eastlake.
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April 17th | The last stargazers
The stories behind the telescopes. How is youth mental health changing? We also chat with the man behind “Seattle is Dying” and a woman behind an attempted Seattle dating renaissance.
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'Like a good Catholic girl, I didn’t want to upset anybody.' Abby Wambach finds her power
"This book is my attempt to try and build a bridge for women and men to work together. The only way we can start that process is through education."
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April 16th | Dig into your biases – not with guilt, but with curiosity
We all have them. And you might be able to learn more about yours if you take shame out of the equation. What would happen if buses of asylum seekers arrived in Seattle? Why is the 1040 so extra? And speaking to a megaphone of revolution.
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April 15th | Leader of the Wolfpack
Abby Wambach wants you to step into your own power. There are so many dumb birds in North America that this author had to write a book. And learning how to be a good father from other dads.
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April 4th | How to handle prolific offenders on the streets of Seattle
There are a few Seattleites who commit a big proportion of the city’s crime. Why is that the case, and what’s being done? Also, a look at the souls of coders.
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Is Seattle really dying? Mayor Jenny Durkan weighs in
Gun control, bike lanes and homelessness. Mayor Durkan addresses them all.
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April 3rd | Mayor takes aim at the root causes of Seattle’s homelessness crisis
We spoke to Mayor (and former U.S. Attorney) Jenny Durkan about her response to Seattle’s homelessness crisis. Then we chatted with current U.S. Attorney Brian Moran about the cases on his desk. Purdue Pharmaceutical is fighting over 1600 lawsuits – including one from Tacoma. And a look at the lives and deaths of some of the people in Pacific Northwest jails.