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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April 7th | County Executive Constantine would like a word
His office will be in touch. How should you be handling your money right now? And what’s the story with Washington’s public schools?
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What we've learned
A lot of the generalizations that came out in the early days of the novel coronavirus – it was only dangerous for the elderly, young healthy people with no comorbidities should be fine – have proven false. Nowhere is that more clearly illustrated by a surprising study of 24 critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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April 6th | Are we past the worst of it?
By one projection, the peak of Washington’s COVID-19 infections is behind us. Is that modeling overly rosy? Throw out what you think you know about critically ill coronavirus patients: they’re not all who you think they are. And in the age of Zoom happy hours, how are you protecting your digital privacy?
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Talking staying home while staying home
Bill Radke talks the week's news with Monica Nickelsburg of GeekWire, The Stranger's Chase Burns, and Crosscut's David Kroman.
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April 2nd | Coronavirus beyond the Emerald Curtain
COVID across WA, calls with the mayor, and a look at pandemic policy.
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on helping the homeless, unemployed during the crisis
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan joins us for her weekly check-in on the coronavirus outbreak.
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Speaking to a UW student trapped in Peru
When UW finance student Daniel Voznyarskiy decided to go to Peru for spring break he figured he'd see Machu Pichu, take in the local culture. He wasn't expecting to end up in lockdown at his hostel.
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To mask or not to mask?
How are social norms changing here in the US?
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April 1st | The Great Mask Debate
Should you wear one, or not? And what other social norms are changing as this pandemic drags on? What should you do if you need medical care that is NOT related to the novel coronavirus? And a trip to Peru that’s ended up being a bit longer than imagined.
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How the UW predicts the trajectory of Covid-19
Public health policy and decisions about everything from restaurants to schools are being made on the backs of modeling about the novel coronavirus’ infection rate. And one of those models is being made at the University of Washington.