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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

Stories

  • caption: Esther Lucero, of the Seattle Indian Health Board, rings The Kobe Friendship Bell in Seattle Center on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

    February 2nd | Caring for pandemic patients in a Native way

    Esther Lucero from the Seattle Indian Health Board on efforts to distribute vaccines and care for people in a Native way. Chef Melissa Miranda, owner of Seattle's Musang restaurant, on the importance of confronting a lack of diversity in the food and restaurant industry. And our weekly update with King County Executive Dow Constantine.

  • caption: Randolph Lopez holds an American flag while celebrating as a parade of cars drive by and honk their horns after Joe Biden was officially named the president elect on Saturday, November 7, 2020, at the intersection of 10th Avenue and East Pine Street in Seattle.

    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.

  • caption: People wait for 15 minutes after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday, January 24, 2021, during a one-day pop up Covid-19 vaccine clinic at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle.

    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.

  • caption: A person holds a sign reading "capitalism is racist"

    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.