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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Another week of wildfire smoke. But it’s not because of antifa.
It looks like we’re in for another week of wildfire smoke. We’ll find out why and when it’s expected to start clearing. And, there are stories going around Oregon that antifa set some of the wildfires...or maybe the Proud Boys. We’ll look at how those conspiracies proliferate and why they’re dangerous. And, how to recreate outdoors without “wreck-reating”.
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Like wildfire: how misinformation spreads during a crisis
When Washington and Oregon's historic wildfires began sweeping over the state, rumors of their origin began circulating online. Was it anti-fascists? The Proud Boys? Since the beginning, officials have faced an uphill battle in controlling fact vs. fiction.
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‘American policing dates back to the formation of the slave patrols,’ says former Seattle police chief
Tear gas works, said Norm Stamper, the former police chief of Seattle. It disorients protesters, and causes them to scatter.
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Name changes and union changes, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with South Seattle Emerald publisher Marcus Green, Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, and The C is For Crank publisher Erica C. Barnett.
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The triumphs and shortcomings of today's DACA ruling
And what activists would like to see happen next.
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June 18th | The work, and the will of the people
We ask an activist, as well as the mayor. Also, a look at the Supreme Court’s DACA ruling and some Voices of the Pandemic.
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Mayor Durkan on protests and Seattle Police
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan responds to the calls for her resignation and tells us how she wants to reform the Seattle Police department.
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June 17th | Are police guilds inherently different from other unions?
Tonight, the labor council will decide. A citycouncilmember shares her vision of policing, and a journalist tells her own story.
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June 16th | Behind addiction, a cult, and a fractured family, this memoir tells a surprisingly universal story.
On loneliness and family. Mask enforcement and more. And a past police chief’s view of the current moment.
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June 15th | Are We Going To Be OK: Protests and Journalism
In KUOW's online show, "Are We Going To Be OK?" Zaki Hamid and Jeannie Yandel talk to two journalists about covering the protests and journalistic objectivity.