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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Remembering Seattle Homeless Advocate Bill Hobson
Bill Radke talks with Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess about the impact of Bill Hobson on Seattle. Hobson was the former executive director of Seattle's Downtown Emergency Service Center. He died Friday at the age of 76.
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Tacoma Rents Rising Faster Than Seattle
Bill Radke speaks with Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland about how the city is dealing with rising rents. According to Axiometrics Inc., a company that tracks national rental markets, the rate of rent growth in Tacoma was higher than the rate of rent growth in Seattle in January 2016.
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Seattle Times Feels The Bern, Backs Sanders Over Clinton In Primary
Bill Radke talks with Seattle Times editorial page editor Kate Riley. The paper backed Senator Bernie Sanders and Ohio Governor John Kasich's presidential campaigns over the weekend.
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Why Transgender Activist Danni Askini Is Running For State Legislature
Bill Radke talks with Danni Askini about why she's running for an open seat in the 43rd legislative district of the Washington state House of Representatives. Askini is currently the executive director of the Gender Justice League.
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This Week: A Little Less Talk, A Little More Political Action
Super Tuesday was this week, which got us thinking: Is Donald "Drumpf" Trump a winner, fascist, deal maker, clown? Is it time for Sanders fans to unify behind Clinton?
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We All Agree Seasonal Allergies Are The Worst, Right?
Bill Radke speaks with David Jeong, an asthma and allergy specialist at Virginia Mason, about what allergy suffers can expect as we move into spring.
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Sewage Feud Leads To Proposed Travel Ban
Bill Radke speaks with Vancouver Sun columnist Vaughn Palmer about a proposed travel ban that would see Washington state employees boycott Victoria, B.C.
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Democratic Runner-Ups Can Still Make History
Bill Radke speaks with University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara about how Bernie Sanders' campaign reminds her of Henry Wallace, Franklin D. R...
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Future Uncertain For Open Books, Seattle's Poetry-Only Bookstore
Bill Radke talks with former Washington state poet laureate Elizabeth Austin about Open Books, a poetry-only bookstore in Seattle. The owners of Open Bo...
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Will Washington Republicans Back Trump?
Bill Radke speaks with two members of Washington's Republican Party. First, state Rep. Matt Manweller (Ellensburg) explains why he doesn't support...