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 can all kids win at sports?
In sports, there are winners and losers. But for kids, the real winners are the ones who are given the opportunity to play in the first place.
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January 3rd | Are youth sports leaving too many kids out?
Tom Farrey, executive director at the Aspen Institute and Julie McCleery from the University of Washington Center for Leadership in Athletics talk about the big business of youth sports. We also examine what to watch for from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation in 2019 and hear about more ailing orcas. Plus: Do you want to be composted when you're dead?
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Want to know your genetic risks? Try talking, this expert says
Have you spit into a tube and mailed it away to learn about your genetic history?
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January 2nd | How accurate is your at-home DNA test kit?
Dr. Fuki Hisama medical director of the UW Medicine Genetic Medicine Clinic tells us why you shouldn't necessarily trust your results. We also talk about why adults with developmental disabilities are being sheltered at the hospital, and we hear about how the Seahawks, Huskies and Cougars played. Plus: What will be the new sound of Seattle's NHL team?
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Society told these women not to talk about abortion. So instead, they're shouting
The Shout Your Abortion movement has yielded a book co-edited by Amelia Bonow, which features an essay by student and reproductive rights activist Alana Edmonson. Both women joined Bill Radke in studio for a conversation at full volume.
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December 31st | The Record's producers share their favorite segments of 2018
We made around 200 shows for you in 2018. These were the segments that producers Amina Al-Sadi, Alison Bruzek, and Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong found most memorable.
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Is this the week we're driven to delete our Facebook accounts?
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna and The Seattle Times technology reporter Rachel Lerman.
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Why are there so many white supremacist groups in the Pacific Northwest?
What makes them so different in modern times? Dave Neiwert, author of the book "Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in Trump's America," says these groups are targeting mainstream liberals.
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December 20th | Need a books guide for the holidays? We got you.
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Four things to do if you see a stranger in distress
If you see a stranger on the sidewalk who you think might be in trouble — they're yelling or they seem upset, or you don't know if they've passed out — what should you do?