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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Warming Oceans Linked To Increased Sea Star Deaths
Bill Radke speaks with University of Puget Sound biologist Joel Elliot about his recent study that links a virus known as sea star wasting syndrome that...
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Can Improving Public Infrastructure Be Racist?
Bill Radke speaks with KUOW growth and development reporter Joshua McNichols about Mayor Ed Murray's plan to offer $650,000 to businesses along 23rd...
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Documentary Spotlights Seattle's Heroin Problem, And Solutions
Bill Radke talks with filmmaker Marcela Gaviria about her Frontline documentary "Chasing Heroin," which focuses on the Puget Sound region. King County...
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Can A Cup Of Coffee And A Conversation Change A Mind?
Bill Radke talks with Jade Gee, a trans woman who invited anybody to come have coffee with "a real, live trans person" in Tacoma over the weekend and...
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See A Used Heroin Needle? Seattle Residents Learn To Pick Them Up Safely
Seattle is experiencing a heroin epidemic. North Seattle residents say they find proof of that epidemic in parks and on sidewalks in the form of used,...
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Time To Get Past Seattle's Outdated Moody Grunge Image
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle legendary DJ Marco Collins about three local bands that go beyond the city's image of grunge music.
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This Week: What's The Best Way To Help People In Trouble?
How do you help someone in a way that’s actually helpful: Zero tolerance? Public housing? Tiny housing? A new smart phone app? Also, millennial voters:...
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Does Fear Stop Us From Acting On Climate Change?
Bill Radke speaks with Seattle psychologist Dr. Laura Brown about how we should deal with the trauma of climate change and how fear shuts us down.
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This Candidate For McDermott's Seat Wants To Bring Back Unions
Bill Radke speaks with Jeff Stilwell about his bid to replace 14-term U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott. McDermott has represented the 7th Congressional...
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South Seattle To Get City's Third Tent City
Bill Radke talks with Sharon Lee, executive director of Low Income Housing Institute, about what Seattle's third city-sanctioned tent encampment will lo...