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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Harriet Tubman on $20 bill ignores larger racial issues
Bill Radke speaks with Ijeoma Oluo about her article in The Guardian in which she argues against placing Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. She also shares...
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Can we develop the U-District without losing its soul?
Bill Radke speaks with Margaret O'Mara and Taso Lagos about what development in the University District, and Seattle as a whole, should look like. O...
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State Auditor Troy Kelley's fate in the hands of federal jury
Bill Radke talks with Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins about the federal trial of State Auditor Troy Kelley. He's charged with 15 counts, including...
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Bellevue parent says football investigation was racially biased
Supporters of the Bellevue High School football team are hitting back after an independent investigation found facts about the program breaking...
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Public drunkenness is a perk of privilege. Seattle would like to extend it to the poor
Bill Radke speaks with Lisa Daugaard, member of Seattle's Community Police Commission, about the civilian review board's recommendation that the city...
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Right to die law faces pushback in Canada
Bill Radke speaks with Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer about the controversy surrounding a right-to-die law in Canada. They also talk about the...
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You played outside unsupervised until dark. Why can't you let your kids?
When Lenore Skenazy’s son was 9, she left him in Bloomingdale’s in New York City. She gave him a Metro card and a $20 bill and said they’d meet at home.
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How Do You Know When Fires Are Coming? Listen To The Forest
Bill Radke speaks with Trevor McConchie, firefighter with the Department of Natural Resources, about this year's wildfire season and how people can...
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Are Washington's Democratic Caucuses Worth The Pain?
Bill Radke speaks with Amanda Saab and Michael Maddux about whether or not the state's Democratic caucus system is working. Saab and Maddux both...
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Seattle's Tacocat Rocks Durham In Support Of LGBTQ Community
Bill Radke speaks with Emily Nokes from Seattle-based feminist punk band Tacocat about their decision to play a concert in Durham, North Carolina, to...