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
“I can take it back”: how a strong Black woman reclaimed her time
How are your time management skills? Because Congresswoman Maxine Waters’ are famously on point.
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October 27th | With one week till Election Day, have you voted yet?
Dow Constantine has, and he wants you to get on it. A look at neighborhood opposition to a homeless encampment in a Ballard park. And a trip into Maxine Waters’ greatest hits – plus the substance behind the snappy comebacks.
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October 26th | Back off with the climate lectures
Take a page out of Captain Planet’s book: when it comes to saving the earth, people want to feel like the power is theirs. The murky ecosystem of below the fold online advertising. The cold, soggy winter ahead. And: who gets into which colleges, and why?
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Politics
Imagining the future of downtown Seattle, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13 reporter Jennifer Lee, creator of The Wild West Newsletter, Eli Sanders, and Crosscut's editor-at-large, Knute Berger.
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October 22nd | Bad Boys: COPS is back, this time in Spokane
COPS returns to production – just not for a US audience. How rural idyll became a permanent playground for the wealthy. And this week’s chat with Seattle’s mayor Jenny Durkan.
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Arts & Life
October 21st | The music that keeps us keeping on in a pandemic world
The disillusionment phase of the pandemic is finally here. How the tourism needs to change now and after COVID-19. And our favorite tunes for crying, laughing, and surviving in quarantine.
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October 20th | Antifa invasion or misinformed vigilantes?
Misinformation spurs violent aggression in Forks. This week’s chat with King County Executive Dow Constantine. And what’s at stake in the presidential election, from the viewpoint of where a glacier used to be.
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October 19th | Zooming through the gallery in a pandemic
How museums struggle to survive COVID-19. Deepfakes (and cheapfakes!) in the 2020 presidential election. Closer to home, a look at the contrasts between Washington’s gubernatorial candidates. Ferries struck by lightning, and spiders coming to a corner all-too-near you.
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Politics
Football games, car tabs, and elections this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Q13's Brandi Kruse and CR Douglas, and the South Seattle Emerald and Seattle Times' Marcus Green.
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October 15th | COVID-19 returns to 17th Avenue
What’s being done about the Greek Row COVID-19 outbreak? More than you might think from the outside. Plus, wave goodbye to your $30 car tabs, Democrat v Democrat, and this week’s chat with Mayor Jenny Durkan.