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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This week we reflect on changes to Seattle and the globe
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with The C is for Crank writer Erica Barnett, Crosscut reporter David Kroman and former attorney general of Washington State Rob McKenna.
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November 29th | O Tannenbaum: is there a war on Christmas trees?
Christmas tree season is upon us: where are you on the real v. fake divide? Also, how do you feel about your medical devices spying on you? Frank Chopp is stepping down as House Speaker, and one man shares the practices that helped him survive death row.
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November 28th | Seattle’s first anniversary with Mayor Durkan
Mayor Jenny Durkan has been on the job for a year. What’s changed? And speaking of changing times, Microsoft is aging in reverse – into America’s most valuable company again. Gene editing is on the rise: has it just crossed an ethical line?
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'They did not want him there, and he came anyway.' A missionary killed abroad
Last week, an American missionary from Washington state named John Allen Chau attempted proselytize to a tribe on North Sentinel Island, far off the coast of India, in defiance of both missionary ethics.
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'Seven minutes of terror' to Mars brought to you by Seattle-area engineers
On Monday, NASA’s InSight successfully touched down on the surface of Mars. The mission launched six months ago in California, but it was a facility in Redmond, Washington that really made it take off.
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November 27th | The search for life on Mars, by way of Redmond
What role did Puget Sound play in getting a robot to Mars? And what’s behind the actions – and coverage – of an American missionary killed in the Bay of Bengal? House prices in Seattle are falling fast, and Ralph Munro remembers when our view of marine mammals began to shift.
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November 26th | When climate change arrives on your doorstep
There’s a new climate change report in town. What will it mean for the Pacific Northwest? A Russian asylum seeker died this weekend in Tacoma – what happened? We speak to the city’s happiest bus driver, and explore why leopard print has never gone out of fashion.
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This is why we're so aroused by leopard print
A leopard can't change its spots, but it's so glamorous, so why would it even try?
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Two friends on why they like to talk about their differing politics
Peter Gigante and Buzz Steger like discussing U.S. policy over Facebook. We invited them in studio to talk about how they maintain their friendship, despite their differences.
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Single people in Seattle: It's not in your head. It really is this bad
Single people in Seattle: It’s not in your head. It really is the worst.