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 12th | How do you proselytize during a pandemic?
When pamphlets and handshakes go virtual. COVID-19 continues to rage across the Greek system. And how much can you trust digital information?
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It's getting harder to trust anything online. Is that a bug, or a feature?
Thanks to a proliferation of news hubs and social platforms, our world as guided by the internet is more individualized than ever. While sifting through the noise, is there somewhere we can all trust is true and accurate?
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Opening schools and closing Bartell, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13 correspondent Simone Del Rosario, The Stranger editor Chase Burns and Seattle Times investigations editor Jonathan Martin.
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October 8th | We are the champions, again
The Seattle Storm take home their fourth league win, alongside a renewed legacy of activism. The mayor answers charges about calls for her resignation. A talk with former Washington House Speaker Frank Chopp and his challenger, activist and People’s Party candidate Sherae Lascelles. And a recap of the other debate that happened last night: Washington’s one and only gubernatorial matchup.
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October 7th | Pandemic family planning
What a time to be bringing new life into the world. Coronavirus hits the campaign trail. And a scourge of paltry pockets (throwback edition).
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October 6th | May the fattest bear prevail
The annual battle of ursine chonk. Elections front and center in this week’s conversation with the county executive. And Boeing’s Dreamliner flies away from the Puget Sound.
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Coronavirus cases, Boeing and the 2021 budget, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with reporter Tony Black of King 5, Civil Cocktail host Joni Balter, and freelance reporter with the South Seattle Emerald, Carolyn Bick.
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October 1st | Should we go it alone?
Or not exactly alone… with a little help from our (neighboring) friends. A look at a longshot gubernatorial candidate. And this week’s conversation with Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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September 30th | Big Brother: Killer Whale Edition
Snuggly, athletic orcas; progressives on Biden; and the falsehood behind money’s clinking, clanking sound.
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September 29th | A pandemic, a high school senior, and an essential job
A trifecta of stressful scenarios all resting on one 17-year-old’s shoulders. Talking budgets with the County Executive. And burnout is affecting everyone right now, but this author argues that it never really stopped affecting millennials.