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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February 16th | As Some Schools Reopen, Questions Abound
We launch a new, weekly education discussion to answer your questions about the debate over schools reopening. Also, love it or loathe it - a Harvard University professor helps us understand why we exercise. And King County Executive Dow Constantine answers listeners' calls.
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Snow in Seattle, vaccine equity and an officer-involved shooting, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with city hall reporter Nathalie Graham of The Stranger, Converge Media founder Omar Salisbury and KUOW reporter Casey Martin.
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February 11th | It's the mask on the first date for me
Should you take off your mask on a first date? Vanishing Seattle celebrates and documents the landmarks of yesterday and today. And we have our weekly conversation with Mayor Durkan.
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February 9th | Despite a delay in staff vaccination, public schools prepare to resume in-person learning
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal discusses issues of vaccine eligibility, student and staff health, and education equity as some Washington school districts prepare for in-person learning. King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County's Public Health Officer Jeff Duchin answer your questions about the latest count COVID-19 updates.
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February 8 | When sci-fi becomes reality
Microsoft has patented a chatbot that would use deceased people’s internet data to bring them back to life - virtually, anyway. Plus, the Seattle origins of the woman who became known as the ‘welfare queen’, a look at the NFL’s commitment to social justice, and a discussion with King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci.
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Lawsuits, shelter space, and who's running for mayor, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Publicola publisher Erica C Barnett, Crosscut reporter David Kroman and Seattle Channel produer and host Brian Callanan.
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February 2nd | Stress, burnout spikes for frontline health workers
Treating Covid-19 is exacting a heavy toll on the mental health of doctors and nurses, according to a new survey. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-Medina) discusses her legislative priorities as the leader of the moderate New Democrat Coalition on Capitol Hill. And Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan discusses hazard pay for grocery workers, reopening schools and whether the city plans to open a mass vaccination site.
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February 3rd | Is this romance novel about a Seattle public radio station about us?
An apparently fictional romance story from a former KUOW employee is an ode to public radio with a little tough love for the industry. A discussion on what the Biden Administration plans for immigration, landlords weigh in on how the eviction moratorium is impacting them, and we somehow find a moment to take a deep breath thanks to a soundscape from Eastern Washington.
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February 2nd | Caring for pandemic patients in a Native way
Esther Lucero from the Seattle Indian Health Board on efforts to distribute vaccines and care for people in a Native way. Chef Melissa Miranda, owner of Seattle's Musang restaurant, on the importance of confronting a lack of diversity in the food and restaurant industry. And our weekly update with King County Executive Dow Constantine.
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February 1st | How to become a Democracy
Is America actually a democracy? Author Kristin Eberhard would say not quite. Bill Radke spoke to her about her new book 'Becoming a Democracy.' Plus, a representative of the Tulalip Tribes explains how their vaccination efforts are going. And the impact of the pandemic on health care workers' mental health.