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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Words In Review: Were you 'wrong'?
Bill Radke asks whether "wrong" is the right word to describe some of our pandemic choices. Also, how do we disagree without letting words trap us into division?
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Week in Review: downtown, ferries, and gun control
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, science reporter Jane C. Hu, and Puget Sound Business Journal tech reporter Alex Halverson
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Claire Dederer "Monsters"
Bill Radke discuss infamous artists with Seattle writer Claire Dederer, author of "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma"
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Week in Review: The Legislature, the Film Commission, and tiny shampoo bottles
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with KUOW’s Mike Davis, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and Seattle Times David Kroman.
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Language is often weaponized against trans people. Does the word 'transphobia' capture this moment?
Bill Radke asks two transgender people about the words they use to describe society, individuals, and themselves.
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Week in Review: legislature, e-scooters, and taxes
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with McClatchy’s Shauna Sowersby, Seattle Times Elise Takahama, and political analyst Joni Balter.
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Words in Review: 'Indian burial ground'?
Cowlitz tribal member Joey Clift skewers Native American-related tropes and clichés
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Week in Review: an orca is returning, name changes, and jail deaths
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, Publicola’s Erica Barnett, and Geekwire’s Mike Lewis
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Words In Review: 'Landlord' or 'housing provider'?
Seattle has restricted the power of the landlord, but we’re still using that medieval term. Is our housing system feudal?
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Week in Review: Capital gains tax, Sound Transit construction, and landlords
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.