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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December 7th | Durkan’s surprise announcement
She’ll be leaving office after her first and only term as mayor – meaning our Thursday call-ins are now finite. A look how her term has been characterized, and a look at the state’s response to foster kids with advanced needs for care. And finally, one family’s exploration of gender.
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Defunding the police, rising hate crimes and the ethics of the COVID vaccine, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with the founder of the South Seattle Emerald and contributor to the Sea
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December 3rd | Is it too soon to start listening to holiday music?
Never – and besides, it’s been a rough year. A look at the state’s pattern of issues following the guidelines it sets around foster youth. And this week’s chat with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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December 2nd | For the first time in 40 years, the Polar Star sails north
When you can’t socially distance in the Antarctic research facility, what’s a Coast Guard icebreaker to do? Why the Count von Count’s census dreams might be dashed. And what happens when we look into the face of a wild animal, and it looks back.
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December 1st | Snowy owls: messengers from the land of the midnight sun
Seattle is currently playing host to a mysterious, inspiring, Hedwig-esque visitor from the north. This week’s conversation with King County Executive Dow Constantine. And a look inside the solitary confinement cells at ICE’s Northwest Detention Center.
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Residents are still awaiting help months after wildfires blitzed Eastern Washington
The towns of Pine City and Malden in Eastern Washington were nearly decimated by a surprise combination of wildfire and high winds. Two months later, they're still waiting on federal aid to support the hundreds who are displaced.
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November 30th | Months after a catastrophic fire, the town of Malden is still waiting for aid
Wildfire recovery hampered as the federal government stalls. How friendship is shifting in #quarantimes. And how to detach from your devices, according to the man who got you hooked in the first place.
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November 24th | It’s a pandemic Thanksgiving, Charlie Brown
How the holidays will be different this year: staying home, cooking small, and not watching the Apple Cup. But don’t despair! Here are some suggestions on how to be safe while also eating your heart out.
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November 23rd | With overtime ruling, farmworkers gain legal protections long enjoyed by other industries
The struggle for labor rights, from turn of the (last) century Spokane till this day. A pandemic-driven dearth of interpreters in the King County court system, and the secrets behind a popular food blog.
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New budgets, bridge repairs, and Thanksgiving advice, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with South Seattle Emerald's Carolyn Bick, Crosscut's David Kroman and KUOW's Paige Browning.
