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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Sheriffs disagree with Washington state's voter-approved gun law
More than a dozen sheriffs have said they won't enforce I-1639, approved by voters in November. We speak to one of those sheriffs, as well as a sheriff who is enforcing the law, and a sponsor of the initiative.
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February 14th | Amazon and New York are splitting up. Who dumped who?
HQ2.5 tanks when the thrill of the chase wears off. Sheriffs take the law into their own hands, and reach different conclusions. When did our reign as the king of grunge come to an end? And we look at school safety a year after Parkland.
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February 13th | The snowy quest for a damn good cup of coffee
Taxes, grocery store community, public land expansion, rehab monitoring, and a tale of two snow emergencies.
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February 12th | What to cook with your limited snow day pantry
Bill Radke talks to Thierry Rautureau, owner of Luc Bistro and Loulay Kitchen and Bar, about what listeners can cook with the ingredients they still have. We also dig into the "Green New Deal" and hear what John Kim, the "Angry Therapist" thinks about masculinity.
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The fight against measles, in the hospital and in Olympia
There are 54 known cases of measles in the state — 53 in Clark County and one in King County as of Feb. 11.
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A reporter annotated our conversation on public records with a state senator via Twitter
With Twitter annotations from Crosscut political reporter Melissa Santos, Sen. Jamie Pedersen explains a new proposal to make the Washington state legislature "more transparent."
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Hey Seattle, here's the one thing our panelists would hoard for the snowstorm
On Week In Review, our smart panelists suggest you cancel weekend plans, stay home, and ride it out. We got this, Seattle!
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This week we’re braving the elements and the news
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with host of Live Wire and the podcast Too Beautiful To Live Luke Burbank, host of the Civic Cocktail on Seattle Channel Joni Balter and political analyst for Q13 C.R. Douglas.
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February 7th | State lawmakers reluctantly let the sunshine in
Last year, lawmakers were forced to put their conversations back on the books. How’s the new tunnel working out? Icy conditions may have contributed to a tragic accident on UW campus, and an artist reckons with her own mother’s untimely death. Lastly, we hear a little of Brandi Carlile’s music ahead of the Grammys.
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February 6th | Who says there's no innovation in death?
And this death-related practice would give new meaning to the idea of a water burial. Are people, tired of the extremes of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, really ready for a move to the political center? Rosie the Jetsons robot may soon deliver your Amazon orders, and some notes from the Grammy-nominated Seattle Symphony.