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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"It feels like you're in a boat trying to paddle through a hurricane"
Dawn Whitson is an outreach care coordinator working with Seattle's homeless population. She spoke to The Record's Bill Radke about what it's like to work in homeless services during a pandemic.
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There's coronavirus in our sewers - and that might be a good thing
Like microplastics and opioids, COVID-19 is the latest societal scourge to make its way into our sewers.
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Are transit workers adequately protected against COVID-19?
How Seattle's measures stack up up against the rest of the country, and whether it's enough.
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April 27th | There’s coronavirus in the city’s poop
Here’s why that’s a good thing. Also, what’s the status on Washington state’s reopening? What transit authorities are doing and not doing to help protect their staff, the state of vaccine development, and a voice of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Handling the financials of the coronavirus, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with New York Times correspondent Karen Weise, Seattle Times reporter Scott Greenstone and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
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Legally speaking, can counties, sheriffs, and others defy Washington's stay-at-home order?
How solid are the legal arguments against Gov. Jay Inslee's stay-at-home order? Former Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna followed up with KUOW's Bill Radke on The Record to clarify.
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Antibody testing: not a panacea, still worth doing
We don't know for sure whether recovering from COVID-19 will confer lasting protective immunity. But, says the head of UW Virology, individuals and the public health system deserve all the information they can get.
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Mayor Durkan responds to proposed payroll tax
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan joins us for her weekly check-in.
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April 23rd | How well is Seattle taking care of its homeless residents?
We hear from a homeless services care coordinator, as well as mayor Durkan. What an antibody test might mean for public health, and for you. And is vote by mail the solution to the danger coronavirus poses to the nation’s current election system?
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Antibody testing: not a magic bullet
As much as we might like to hope that expanded testing is the key.