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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Politics
Live from Zoom, it's the Year in Review!
Bill Radke reviews a very memorable year with Q13 correspondent Simone Del Rosario, KIRO7 political reporter Essex Porter, and editor for The Stranger Chase Burns.
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December 15th | In a time of isolation, finding communion
Our need for restaurants hasn’t lessened during the pandemic: quite the reverse. This week’s chat with King County Executive Dow Constantine, joined by County Director of Public Health Patty Hayes. Does drug decriminalization have the effect on incarceration that you think it does? And the residual trauma we’ll pay for later.
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December 14th | The COVID-19 vaccine touches down in Seattle
Against a backdrop of surging cases and limited supply, how quickly will inoculations start to provide relief? A look at how Canada has done with this pandemic (like most other countries, the answer is “better than us”). Looking back at protests for civil rights in the ‘60s, and challenging our narratives about political violence today.
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Politics
Why our leaders are leaving Seattle, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with KUOW reporter Casey Martin, New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise and the editor at PubliCola, Erica C. Barnett.
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December 10th | Lunar landing: a planetary flashback
Why we should return to our mysterious satellite for another round. A Washington state coronavirus expert is headed to Washington, DC. And this week’s chat with (now lame-duck) Mayor Jenny Durkan.
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Education
'I hope people see beyond rumor,' says Superintendent Juneau as she looks to her exit from Seattle Schools
When Seattle Superintendent Denise Juneau exits her role in June 2021, it will come after heavy criticism from within the district. But Juneau readiyl touts a series of successes under her leadership, which wh
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December 9th | Superintendent Juneau will follow Durkan out the door in 2021
Tis the season for high profile departures. What we do and don’t know about mental illness. And how to make it through a cold and dreary Seattle winter.
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December 8th | Should we be prosecuting crimes of poverty?
Prosecutors and advocates say this is “the unfinished work” of overhauling the criminal legal system that was set off by this summer’s protests for civil rights. This week’s talk with King County Executive Dow Constantine. A look at the challenges and surprising upsides facing Seattle Public Schools. And: why isn’t anyone using Washington’s coronavirus tracing app, CovidSafe?
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December 7th | Durkan’s surprise announcement
She’ll be leaving office after her first and only term as mayor – meaning our Thursday call-ins are now finite. A look how her term has been characterized, and a look at the state’s response to foster kids with advanced needs for care. And finally, one family’s exploration of gender.
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Politics
Defunding the police, rising hate crimes and the ethics of the COVID vaccine, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with the founder of the South Seattle Emerald and contributor to the Sea