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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Dave Barry explains what it's like to be relevant during an election year
Bill Radke speaks with writer and humorist Dave Barry about what it's like to live in a state that's relevant during presidential elections. While...
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Burlington mayor: 'This evil act will not define us'
Bill Radke talks to Burlington Mayor Steve Sexton about how his community is coping after the shooting Friday evening at the Cascade Mall that killed...
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Victory for Boeing at WTO, but it lacks teeth
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times economics columnist Jon Talton about why the World Trade Organization is calling Airbus subsidies "unfair," and why...
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Patients look for new treatment after pain center closures
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times health reporter JoNel Aleccia about the closure of eight locations of the Seattle Pain Center and how the former...
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This week no words are off limits
After last week’s announcement by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray to put the plans for the new North Precinct building on hold, protesters interrupted a City...
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Finding balance in life and comedy with cancer
Bill Radke speaks with comedian Quincy Jones. In July of 2015, Jones was diagnosed with cancer and given a year to live. He had one wish: to tape an...
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It’s not easy being a renter in Capitol Hill. This resident wants to do something about it
Bill Radke sits down with Sean Liming, a Capitol Hill resident who is attending the neighborhood's first ever renters summit. At the summit, he'll be...
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A performer explains why Donald Trump is knocking 'em dead
Bill Radke talks with monologuist Mike Daisey about how Donald Trump has mastered performance to upend politics and hack journalism. It's the subject of...
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Victoria set to finally get a sewage treatment plant
Bill Radke speaks with Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer about a long-awaited sewage treatment plant in Victoria, B.C. After decades, the saga...
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Amazon algorithms may not have your best interests at heart
Bill Radke speaks with Julia Angwin, ProPublica reporter and author of the article "Amazon says it puts customers first. But its pricing algorithm doesn...