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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Fly Moon Royalty reigns over Seattle indie soul
Bill Radke speaks with legendary Seattle DJ Marco Collins about indie soul band Fly Moon Royalty. The band will be playing with the Seattle Symphony...
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These coworkers sit down for lunch every day – and they're still productive
You probably already know this, but lunch these days is sad. This is especially true when it’s eaten during the workday. Frequently, it’s eaten alone,...
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Many Washington schools aren't testing for lead in their water
Bill Radke speaks with Associated Press reporter Donna Blankinship about her story a large portion of schools in Washington state don't have the funding...
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25 years later, how Seattle’s grunge explosion changed pop music forever
Bill Radke talks with music critics Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot about the pivotal year of 1991 and how Nirvana's album "Nevermind" made Seattle the...
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City making plans to enter the Jungle to offer services
Almost nobody provides outreach and services in the Jungle, the homeless encampment under Interstate 5. Most city-funded outreach workers won't go there...
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Meet the homeless families living next to Amazon headquarters
Bill Radke speaks with Kirk Johnson, Seattle bureau chief at The New York Times, about the families he met while reporting a story on Mary's Place Guest...
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How the Galloping Gourmet went from hedonist to health nut
Bill Radke talks with Graham Kerr about his book "Flash of Silver." Kerr is best known as host of The Galloping Gourmet, a TV cooking show that aired...
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Amy Goodman: Bernie or no, activists are changing our country
Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now! on activist power: Bernie Sanders did not start a movement; he tapped into a movement. The Occupy movement, which...
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Developers are interested in this historic Seattle housing project. What does that mean for tenants?
Bill Radke speaks with Emily Parkhurst, managing editor of the Puget Sound Business Journal, about why developers like Paul Allen's Vulcan Real Estate...
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This week we're getting nostalgic about the news
A dramatic “no” vote on a Seattle basketball arena leads to a misogynistic backlash, how do we get anything done in this city? And can we have Husky...