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Bill Radke

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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: One of the books on Bill Gates' five faves of 2018 suggests pushing your thoughts away like clouds - an appropriate PNW activity.

    December 11th | Hey, Seattle: Bill Gates wants you to push the clouds away

    Will 10 minutes of daily meditation change your life? We talk you through Jay Inslee’s climate proposals, and through the drama at today’s White House meeting over border wall funding. The XFL is coming to town, and some local schools are not getting passing grades when it comes to cafeteria inspections.
  • caption: Okay but did you? Really?

    December 10th | When voter fraud comes to call

    The voter fraud in North Carolina came not at the ballot box, but at the front door. As a vote by mail state, are we vulnerable too? When is online harassment free speech, and when does it cross the line? Is there a way to connect our young people with their elders? And should you watch Hallmark Christmas movies, or try to resist the schmaltzy tractor beam?
  • caption: Gentrifiers, says Reagan Jackson, have a very predictable color palette.

    December 6th | On the front line of gentrification in Seattle’s South End

    Rainier Beach is gentrifying faster than you can paint a house grey and move in with your dog. What are the solutions? Speaking of which, could solutions journalism help restore America’s trust in the media? And a performance artist’s work stays sharp from the 90s to today.
  • caption: Karen Finley leads a participatory walk for Elastic City.

    Performance artist Karen Finley on tearing down female tropes

    You may know Karen Finley as one of the artists who was denied federal arts funding, after the Supreme Court ruled against her in 1998. That decision said the government could strip funding from artists because their work was considered indecent.
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    Gaming addiction is real. Here's how to spot it

    Possibly the most addictive game on the planet right now is "Fortnite." More than 200 million people play it – and some of them can’t stop. Hilarie Cash is the chief clinical officer of the reSTART clinic, which treats people for the disorder. We interviewed her about how a love of gaming can lead to something worse. Here are some highlights.
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    December 4th | Mariners, deconstructed

    NHL Hockey will come to Seattle in 2021. The Mariners will make the playoffs in approximately 2041. What’s good in baseball? Also, the viaduct will be falling before the new waterfront tunnel opens – so you’ll be getting to work at the same time the Mariners are making the playoffs. And one of the authors on Bill Gates’ five favorite booklist spoke to Bill about her path to becoming Educated.
  • caption: Cracked earth post-quake

    December 3rd | Where you gonna run to – when Seattle runs out of water?

    All on that day. A newly released report says that after a big earthquake, the city could be dehydrated for up to two months. At this point, we’ve all sent work-related emails from a private account: why is it still such a big political story? The Seahawks are looking like playoff contenders – even without Richard Sherman. Also, what happens when video games become addictive?