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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Mayor Durkan on clearing homeless encampments during the pandemic
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan joins us for her weekly check-in.
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What are antibody tests really good for?
Spoiler: not an immunity passport.
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May 20th | Scientists' job is to learn from being wrong
But during COVID-19, we desperately want the certainty of them being right. Also, what will happen to the cruise industry?
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What will happen to Seattle's cruise industry?
Walking by Elliot Bay this summer, you'll notice something different. All those giant cruise ships that are usually docked with water slides and hundreds of balconies won't be around. Because Seattle's summer cruise season has been canceled.
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What lead to Amazon's biggest coronavirus outbreak
Many workplaces are only as good as their managers. But the stakes skyrocket when your employer is Amazon, and the question is enforcement of social distancing rules in a crowded warehouse during a pandemic.
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May 19th | Amazon warehouse workers have famously faced on-the-job hazards. One new one? COVID-19.
How to stay safe in close quarters, in warehouses and farm housing. A chat with the King County Executive. And a look behind the clippers as hairstylists prepare to reopen.
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To shame, or not to shame
If you see someone and they’re not wearing a mask, you may be tempted to say something to them. But will it actually help?
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King County's mask mandate takes effect
Today King County's new directive on mask wearing takes effect. Masks are now required when in indoor public spaces, or otherwise unable to stay socially distant. But are they following the rules?
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What makes people sign up for clinical trials?
And are you one of them?
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May 18th | Mask-shaming: tempting, but unhelpful
Are you wearing a mask? Are you shaming those who aren’t? Would you participate in a clinical trial? How would you feel if you learned your workplace was going to become a COVID-19 epicenter? And, in a non-coronavirus moment: a talk with the man who saw Mt. St. Helens erupting forty years ago and flew directly towards it.