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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Women's anger is having its moment
"Eloquent Rage." "Good and Mad." "Rage Becomes Her." These new books celebrate women’s anger.
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This week, we're getting political
Tuesday was election day, and the big news out of Washington State was a flipped 8th District and a more blue King County. We dive into the winners and losers from the 2018 midterm elections.
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Should we allow biomedical research on animals?
This year, amid protests, the University of Washington opened a $142 million underground Animal Research and Care Facility. There is strong disagreement about whether the university should be testing its research on animals. We invited the university and a group that protested to talk about the university's animals research.
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November 8th: If you could keep the sun from setting… would you?
California passes a resolution to put a ring on daylight saving(s) time; is WA next? In other sunny southern news, San Francisco has approved a tax on big businesses to pay for homelessness programs. UW’s animal research centers are not without controversy. And while women’s anger seems to be having a political moment, that’s not without controversy either.
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Democracy sausages keep Australians voting
Fire up the grill, throw on some sausages, and go vote. Dr. Peter Chen, senior lecturer of political science at the University of Sydney explains why Australians love casting their ballot. And it's not just about the sausages.
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Why Susan Orlean loves libraries
"The Library Book" tells the story of the largest library fire in the history of the United States, at the Los Angeles Central Library in April 1986.
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November 7th | Midterm recap: Is Washington more progressive today than it was yesterday?
A lot depends on who you ask. We talked district elections, ballot measures, and the tea leaves of turnout. Author Susan Orlean also made an appearance to chat about her new book.
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November 6th: Will cuffing season ever come to Seattle?
Are we truly the worst city in the nation for dating? Discuss.
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November 5th: How sausages feed Australian civic duty
Vote a little. Have a sausage. Make a day of it! You might as well – it’s not exactly optional.
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This week, it's the last Friday before the Midterms, are you ready to vote?
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with Erica Barnett who writes for the C is for Crank, Vianna Davila who reports on homelessness for Seattle Times, David Kroman who is a city reporter for Crosscut.