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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January 27th | The Seattle Sonics might actually come back
We might be closer to the Sonics returning to Seattle than we thought. This year we're streaming Sundance. There are more contagious variants of Covid-19, how worried should we be? And a voice of the pandemic.
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Science
January 26th | The ethics of augmenting your brain and body
King county executive Dow Constantine answers your questions about the vaccination rollout amid growing concerns over fairness and frustrations with dose availability. Also, a neuroscientist and philosopher talk about the ethical considerations when pioneering cutting-edge technologies for the brain and nervous system. And we hear how one woman is keeping a Seattle-based supper club going, pandemic and all.
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Arts & Life
This Seattle supper club invites tender hearts to the table
The virtual-socially-distanced table.
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Politics
January 25th | When 'Socialism' stopped being a dirty word
When did 'socialism' change from a dirty word to a popular political movement? Bill Radke speaks to John Judis, author of the new book The Socialist Awakening. Plus, a conversation on assistance for undocumented restaurant workers during the pandemic, and a review of last weekend's protests in Tacoma.
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Politics
An anniversary, an inauguration, and a faulty alarm system this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, Seattle Times senior investigative reporter Patrick Malone, and KUOW reporter and newscaster Paige Browning.
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Arts & Life
January 21st | The TV getting us through, and reacting to, the COVID-19 pandemic
How much we do and don't want to see the pandemic reflected in our favorite TV. Tenants react to the extension of the federal eviction moratorium. And we talk policing and vaccines with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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Arts & Life
Is Covid-TV hitting a little too close to home?
Okay, fine. Seattle Grace Hospital doctors were bound to face the pandemic. What about the other shows?
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January 20 | Can we find unity in a Biden Presidency?
President Joe Biden stated a need for unity in his inaugural address. He assured the nation of examples of unity, 'enough of us have come together to carry all of us forward' he said. We speak with former policy advisor Eric Liu about how we move forward. A conversation on a civil right probe in special education at Seattle Public Schools. And we learn more about an investigation on abuse and coercion by a local artist Raz Simone.
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Health
January 19th | As Washington accelerates vaccine rollout, ethical concerns loom large
King County Executive Dow Constantine answers your calls about enlisting help to set up mass vaccination sites as the state expands eligibility. Also, we hear from healthcare workers in Everett who treated the first confirmed case of the coronavirus in the U.S. And a University of Washington law professor answers ethical questions about the rollout of the vaccine.
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Politics
Impeachments, inaugurations, and vaccine troubles this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Geekwire contributing editor Monica Nickelsburg, The Stranger staff writer Jasmyne Keimig, and Q13 correspondent Brandi Kruse.