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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Arts & Life
April 1st | 'You can have a sweet voice, too' reads Washington's first Indigenous State Poet Laureate, Rena Priest
New State Poet Laureate Rena Priest shares her poetry and aspirations for her tenure. Why Gonzaga is so darn good at basketball. An update on local recall movements. And our weekly conversation with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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March 31st | What's a Seattle style Pizza?
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Education
March 30th | As schools gear up for students returning, some prefer remote learning
This week, pre-school and special education students returned to the classroom. A hotline for undocumented immigrants pivots during the pandemic to offer food and rental assistance. And the latest on vaccine distribution in King Cou
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Health
March 29th | Should you feel guilty about getting vaccinated?
So you got a Covid vaccine, and your elderly neighbor is still stuck waiting. How do you assuage the guilt? Should you feel guilty at all? Speaking of vaccines - Kittitas county made national headlines in January for not wasting a single dose of vaccine. How'd the manage that? Plus a check in on what's happening in the state legislature.
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Politics
What happened to defunding the police, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with KUOW reporter and newscaster Paige Browning, Seattle City Council Insight founder Kevin Schofield, and Crosscut reporter David Kroman.
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Business
March 25th | Amid pandemic slump, Redmond looks for a new way to bring in visitors
Looking for a vacci-cation? Redmond may pay you to visit. Plus, how one pop-up restaurant is finding a way to make it through the pandemic. And Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan on policing, homelessness, and vaccination.
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March 24 | A 'gajillion' jellies wash ashore
By-the wind sailor jellyfish are washing to shore by the trillions, you might see them on your next beach trip. Former Washington state auditor may finally have to address skeletons in the closet as he faces charges for theft from nine years ago. Representative Kirsten Harris Talley tell us about Washington legislatures gains in police accountability and the challenges. And, an immersive Van Gogh exhibit coming to town is not a scam after all.
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Health
March 23rd | It was the first school district in the nation to close due to Covid. Now it's preparing to reopen.
We hear from the superintendent of the Northshore school district about their reopening plan. King County Executive Dow Constantine talks about reopening businesses despite a recent surge in new Covid cases in the county. And Grist unveils its list of 50 people pioneering new ways to fight climate change.
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Health
March 22nd | We've officially entered Phase 3. How much will that change what opens and what doesn't?
Restaurant owners on why they will -- and won't -- reopen under the state's phase three reopening plan. Plus, how vaccination is going for the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community here in Washington. A local artist on his Oscar-qualifying short film, "Enough." And a new report shows an unnecessary use of escalating force in Washington corrections facilities.
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Race & Identity
Reacting to anti-Asian attacks and expanding vaccine access
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, Seattle Times investigative editor Jonathan Martin and Eli Sanders, publisher of the Wild West newsletter.