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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February 1st | How to become a Democracy
Is America actually a democracy? Author Kristin Eberhard would say not quite. Bill Radke spoke to her about her new book 'Becoming a Democracy.' Plus, a representative of the Tulalip Tribes explains how their vaccination efforts are going. And the impact of the pandemic on health care workers' mental health.
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Talking vaccines, legislation and GameStop this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut editor-in-chief Knute Berger, creator of the Wild West newsletter Eli Sanders and Crosscut political reporter Melissa Santos.
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January 28th | Babb Wildfire victims find renewed optimism in Biden administration
After months of waiting, Eastern Washington wildfire victims hope the Biden administration will release critical emergency relief funds. U.S. Senator Patty Murray on what she hopes to accomplish for Washingtonians in Congress. And Mayor Jenny Durkan is joined by Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards.
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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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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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This Seattle supper club invites tender hearts to the table
The virtual-socially-distanced table.
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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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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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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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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?
