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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A week of protests, reviewed
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Univision Seattle's Pablo Gaviria, Kiro-7's Essex Porter, and Civic Cocktail's Joni Balter.
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June 5th | Tanks in the streets?
A tough look at just how militarized police should be. Also: protester demands, a reversal on the consent decree, and a voice of the pandemic.
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June 2nd | Four days of protest in Seattle
How to change the status quo. The leaders of Pierce and Snohomish county respond to the protests. And a King County defense attorney on the Seattle Police Department.
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What it would take to demilitarize police
Recent protests have catapulted concepts like police abolition and demilitarization into the spotlight. But what would that look like here?
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June 3rd | In the wake of protests against brutality, how might policing change?
We hear from the Community Police Commission and County Executive Dow Constantine. What if school was never out for the summer again? And a voice of the pandemic.
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King County Executive responds to the protests
King County Executive Dow Constantine responds to the ongoing protests in Seattle, Bellevue, and throughout the county.
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The backstory of how #BlackOutTuesday became a thing
Bill Radke spoke with Shaun Scott and author and organizer in Seattle
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Seattle Mayor responds to protests
Over the weekend, thousands gathered in Seattle and cities throughout the state, to protest the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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June 1st | A diversity of tactics at Seattle protests
Thousands of people took to the streets over the police killings and over-policing of Black people in America. We speak with Mayor Durkan, organizers and demonstrators about police escalation of violence at protests in Seattle and Bellevue.
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Crop circles, streaming services and city council meetings this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut's Mohammed Kloub, Seattle City Council Insight's Kevin Schofield, and The Stranger's Chase Burns.