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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October 26th | Back off with the climate lectures
Take a page out of Captain Planet’s book: when it comes to saving the earth, people want to feel like the power is theirs. The murky ecosystem of below the fold online advertising. The cold, soggy winter ahead. And: who gets into which colleges, and why?
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Imagining the future of downtown Seattle, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, creator of The Wild West Newsletter, Eli Sanders, and Crosscut's editor-at-large, Knute Berger.
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October 22nd | Bad Boys: COPS is back, this time in Spokane
COPS returns to production – just not for a US audience. How rural idyll became a permanent playground for the wealthy. And this week’s chat with Seattle’s mayor Jenny Durkan.
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October 21st | The music that keeps us keeping on in a pandemic world
The disillusionment phase of the pandemic is finally here. How the tourism needs to change now and after COVID-19. And our favorite tunes for crying, laughing, and surviving in quarantine.
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October 20th | Antifa invasion or misinformed vigilantes?
Misinformation spurs violent aggression in Forks. This week’s chat with King County Executive Dow Constantine. And what’s at stake in the presidential election, from the viewpoint of where a glacier used to be.
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October 19th | Zooming through the gallery in a pandemic
How museums struggle to survive COVID-19. Deepfakes (and cheapfakes!) in the 2020 presidential election. Closer to home, a look at the contrasts between Washington’s gubernatorial candidates. Ferries struck by lightning, and spiders coming to a corner all-too-near you.
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Football games, car tabs, and elections this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13's Brandi Kruse and CR Douglas, and the South Seattle Emerald and Seattle Times' Marcus Green.
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October 15th | COVID-19 returns to 17th Avenue
What’s being done about the Greek Row COVID-19 outbreak? More than you might think from the outside. Plus, wave goodbye to your $30 car tabs, Democrat v Democrat, and this week’s chat with Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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October 14th | Very few Seattlelites are riding Metro right now. So we talked to someone who is
He also happens to be the interim head of the transit agency. The city you don’t see. And the movies you can’t stream.
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October 13th | Just how bad is income inequality?
These researchers did the numbers - and, they say, it doesn't have to stay this way. Greek row COVID outbreaks and more with County Executive Dow Constantine, erstwhile frat bro. And how deepfake revenge porn videos might be more relevant to your life than you think.