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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Politics
March 11th | How did you spend your democracy voucher?
Are democracy vouchers a coupon, a ballot, or an ad? It's none of those -- it's free money to give to a Seattle candidate. Also, we ask about the ethics of a potential vaccine passport. Then, we check in with Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant about the potential for municipal broadband. And lastly, our weekly conversation with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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March 10th | Fully vaccinated people can hangout without masks. What else can you do?
Virologist Angela Rasmussen answers your questions about what more you can do once you get the vaccine. The Department of Health weighs in on reopening schools. And The House of Sueños tackles generational trauma and reinterprets Shakespeare in an audio
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Arts & Life
Ser o no ser: Hamlet, El Salvador, and the haunt of generational trauma
Part of the lasting appeal of William Shakespeare is how relatable his works are, regardless of who's reading them. While most of us aren't Danish princes or Scottish queens, his attention on mental health and family discord resonates with audiences across the ages. These issues are at the center of House of Sueños, a new audio drama from the Seattle Shakespeare Company. The play reimagines Hamlet through the autobiographical experience of its writer, Meme Garcia, who grapples with our mental health and the intergenerational trauma of their family's Salvadorian-American roots.
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Health
March 9th | The Covid thaw is just beginning
When can you take off your mask? King County Executive Dow Constantine explains the new CDC guidance. Also, Oprah's interview with Meghan and Harry, and the powers at play in getting students back to the classroom.
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March 8th | Making it through the disillusionment phase
Mental health during the pandemic, rebuilding Malden, and spring gardening advice.
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Politics
This week, the three certainties of life: legislative bills, taxes, and fights about Covid vaccinations
Bill Radke reviews the weeks news with South Seattle Emerald founder and publisher, and Seattle Times columnist, Marcus Green, Washington State Wire founder and publisher DJ Wilson and Tacoma News Tribune reporter Chase Hutchinson.
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Education
March 4th | Puget Sound educators weigh in on a possible return to in-person learning
We take calls from teachers and educators from around the region to hear their hopes and concerns with a return to in-classroom learning. Plus, we hear about the ins and outs of the pastry industry. And finally, we revisit a conversation on maritime trade in the wake of the Scandies Rose settlement.
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March 3 | Denny Park sweep goes against pandemic guidance
Does the Denny Park sweep go against Seattle's pandemic policy? We talk with KUOW reporter Casey Martin about the sweep and Dawn Whitson, an outreach care coordinator, tells us about the limited options. Also, now that teachers in Washington state can get the vaccine, when will they get back to schools? And we hear about a Colorado Public Radio podcast about struggling with addiction.
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Education
March 2 | How Covid-safe can schools be?
Vaccine updates, school safety in the time of Covid, and a pod of grey whales take temporary residence in Puget Sound
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Arts & Life
March 1st | 'When the blue bin rumbles' - Seattle's Civic Poet on finding poetry in a pandemic
In her poem "Essential", Seattle Civic Poet Jourdan Keith writes: "In the dayless daze of quarantine, it is not the pale gray wisps in fuchsia sunsets that let me know the human world is okay. It is the morning, it is Tuesday, When the blue bin rumbles." Keith spoke to host Bill Radke about creating poetry during a pandemic. Plus, the struggle of Covid long-haulers, how the Puget Sound's public transit might change with the pandemic, and how Costco manages to keep their chickens so darn cheap.