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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In this conservation battle, it's salmon versus sea lions
Today, the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee passed a bill co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell that authorizes permits to shoot up to 900 sea lions...
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This is your brain on Seattle traffic
“Why are Seattle drivers the worst?” That’s a question we get a lot from listeners . But when cities are ranked by number of accidents, speeding tickets...
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Megacities, ravaged land, and companion robots. Could that be our future?
Imagine the Pacific Northwest in the future.
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We may be fighting wildfires all wrong
Firefighters should rethink how they battle wildfires. That's according to environmental journalist Richard Manning who just wrote a piece in Harper's...
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Orca mom carries baby for ninth day, as its body starts to decompose
Marine biologist Taylor Shedd has told The Record that the grieving orca mother — known as Tahlequah or J35 — is carrying her dead calf for a ninth day....
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King County Councilor Jeanne Kohl-Welles on funding Safeco Field
Bill Radke talks to King City Councilor Jeanne Kohl-Welles about her decision to pull out a bill she originally co-sponsored, to fund maintenance at...
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Should blueprints for a 3D-printed gun be available online?
Bill Radke talks about Attorney General Bob Ferguson's lawsuit over the release of blueprints for a 3D-printed gun online.
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Blowing the whistle on the ugly side of the beautiful game
You probably remember the World Cup last month. But you might not remember the previous major FIFA event: a massive string of arrests for money...
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Congressman Kilmer on the effects of a government shutdown
Bill Radke talks to Congressman Derek Kilmer about President Trump's announcement that he would consider a government shutdown if he doesn't see a vote...
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Are we falling out of love with Seattle?
Host Bill Radke talks to Kasey Champion, program manager at Microsoft's Imagine Academy and software engineer, and Geo Quibuyen, aka rapper Prometheus...