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Host Bill Radke and guests make sense of the week's news. New episode every Friday.
Week In Review
English, Current Events, 1 season, 165 episodes, 5 days, 9 hours, 24 minutes
Week In Review
English, Current Events, 1 season, 165 episodes, 5 days, 9 hours, 24 minutes
Week in Review: surveillance cameras, parking rates, and non-compete clauses
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Needling’s Lex Vaughan, Washington Policy Center’s David Boze, and Too Beautiful to Live’s Andrew Walsh.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/18/2024 • 51 minutes, 50 seconds
Week in Review: hurricanes, surveillance, and police bonuses
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with The Stranger's Vivian McCall, Seattle Channel's Brian Callanan, and former member of the Washington state House and Senate Reuven Carlyle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/11/2024 • 51 minutes, 41 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle Public Schools, city budget, and birth centers
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with writer and editor Sarah Anne Lloyd, Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, and political and public affairs consultant Sandeep Kaushik.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/4/2024 • 51 minutes, 15 seconds
Week in Review: budget, schools, and Macklemore
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with freelance journalist Nathalie Graham, The Stranger editor Rich Smith, and Washington Policy Center Senior Researcher Paul Guppy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/27/2024 • 53 minutes, 54 seconds
Week in Review: SOAP/SODA, social housing, and anti-camping laws
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola co-founder and publisher Erica Barnett, for Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna, and independent journalist Gabriel Spitzer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/20/2024 • 51 minutes, 26 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle Public Schools, Trump on CHOP, and SOAP/SODA
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Republican strategist and media commentator Randy Pepple, South Seattle Emerald writer and reporter Lauryn Bray, and Seattle Times senior investigative reporter Patrick Malone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/13/2024 • 51 minutes, 54 seconds
Week in Review: ballot recount, climate law, and school safety
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Commute Seattle’s Alex Hudson, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and columnist and former Port of Seattle Commissioner Bill Bryant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
9/6/2024 • 51 minutes, 41 seconds
Week in Review: youth detention center, school safety, and the Washington state GOP
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Seattle Times Jonathan Martin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/30/2024 • 51 minutes, 40 seconds
Week in Review: Democratic National Convention, Summer Freedom Fest, and Costco
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Washington Policy Center’s David Boze, and KUOW’s Libby Denkman and Dyer Oxley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/23/2024 • 51 minutes, 23 seconds
Week in Review: elections, Seattle City Council, and streetcars
Guest host Brian Callanan discusses the week's news with The Needling editor Lex Vaughan, political analyst and contributing commentator Joni Balter, and former Washington state Representative and Senator Bill Finkbeiner.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/16/2024 • 51 minutes, 46 seconds
Week in Review: primary election, jailed youth, and return to office
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, former Washington state gubernatorial candidate and Tacoma Tribune and Spokane Inlander columnist Bill Bryant, and KUOW’s Scott Greenstone.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/9/2024 • 51 minutes, 36 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle Law and Order, Boeing, and Restaurant Minimum Wage
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with the Co-host of Too Beautiful to Live podcast Andrew Walsh, South Seattle Emerald reporter and writer Lauryn Bray, and the founder and President of Gamoran Legal Consulting Saul Gamoran. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
8/2/2024 • 51 minutes, 8 seconds
Week In Review: election, police, and Denny Blaine Park.
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Geek Wire's Mike Lewis. The Strangers' Rich Smith, and Seattle Nice podcast cohost Sandeep Kaushik. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/26/2024 • 51 minutes, 16 seconds
Week in Review: election, police, and street racing
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with PubliCola's Erica Barnett, Washington Policy Center's Paul Guppy, and Seattle Channel's Brian Callanan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/19/2024 • 51 minutes, 54 seconds
Week in Review: President Biden, homelessness, and transportation
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Seattle Met's Allison Williams, GeekWire's Mike Lewis, and former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
7/12/2024 • 51 minutes, 5 seconds
Week in Review: homelessness, graffiti, and cell phones in school
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Business Insider's Katherine Long, Washington Policy Center's David Boze, and journalist Katherine Poe Russell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/28/2024 • 51 minutes, 30 seconds
Week in Review: Adrian Diaz, police recruits, and single-family zones
Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Commute Seattle Executive Director Alex Hudson, Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman, and political and public affairs consultant, and co-host of Seattle Nice podcast Sandeep KaushikSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/24/2024 • 51 minutes, 6 seconds
Week in Review: Garfield school shooting, Amazon, and Denny Blaine Park
Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with author and speaker Jodi-Ann Burey, founder of Earth Finance, and former member of the Washington state House and Senate Reuven Carlyle, and founder and President of Gamoran Legal Consulting Saul Gamoran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/17/2024 • 51 minutes, 23 seconds
Week in Review: Garfield school shooting, border policy, and millionaires
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance reporter Nathalie Graham, writer and editor Sarah Anne Lloyd, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
6/7/2024 • 50 minutes, 57 seconds
Week in Review: Donald Trump, Adrian Diaz, and Seattle Public Schools
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with South Seattle Emerald’s Lauryn Bray, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rachel Smith.
We can only make Week in Review because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/weekinreview We want to hear from you! Leave us feedback at https://www.kuow.org/feedbackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
5/31/2024 • 51 minutes, 54 seconds
Week in Review: Timothy Rankin, Tanya Woo, and OSPI
Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with The Needling’s Lex Vaughn, Republican strategist Randy Pepple, and Seattle Times columnist Claudia Rowe.
5/24/2024 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds
Week in Review: light rail stabbing, Seattle Public Schools, and Denny Blaine Park
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Too Beautiful to Live’s Andrew Walsh, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.
5/17/2024 • 50 minutes, 57 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle Public Schools, protests, and asylum seekers
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, KVI’s John Carlson, and Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan.
5/10/2024 • 50 minutes, 36 seconds
Week in Review: protests, harassment allegations, and zebras
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Washington Policy Center’s David Boze, The Needling’s Lex Vaughn, and Seattle Times reporter Patrick Malone.
5/3/2024 • 51 minutes, 2 seconds
Week in Review: density, endorsements, and NPR
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Political and public affairs consultant Sandeep Kaushik.
4/26/2024 • 51 minutes, 52 seconds
Week in Review: Washington GOP, Dave Reichert, and density
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with former state Representative and Senator Bill Finkbeiner, Seattle Channel host and producer Brian Callanan, and The Stranger editor Rich Smith.
4/19/2024 • 51 minutes, 16 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle City Council, transportation, and gun laws
Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Washington Policy Center’s Paul Guppy, Commute Seattle’s Alex Hudson, and Seattle Times reporter David Kroman.
4/12/2024 • 52 minutes, 6 seconds
Week in Review: SPD, drug decriminalization, and Pike Place Market
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with South Seattle Emerald’s Lauryn Bray, founder and president of Gamoran Legal Consulting, Saul Gamoran, and founder of Earth Finance, and former member of the Washington state House and Senate, Reuven Carlyle.
4/5/2024 • 50 minutes, 23 seconds
Week in Review: Boeing, Seattle City Council, and grizzlies
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Live Wire’s Luke Burbank, The Needling’s Lex Vaughn, and Washington Policy Center’s David Boze.
3/29/2024 • 51 minutes, 26 seconds
Week in Review: downtown Seattle, police, and landlines
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Too Beautiful to Live’s Andrew Walsh, author and speaker Jodi-Anne Burey, and the Seattle Metro Chamber’s Rachel Smith.
3/22/2024 • 50 minutes, 59 seconds
Week in Review: Burien, police, and uncommitted delegates
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger’s Rich Smith, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter
3/15/2024 • 51 minutes, 15 seconds
Week in Review: the legislative session, a plan for growth, and a judge disqualified
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, Washington Policy Center’s Paul Guppy, and Earth Finance’s Reuven Carlyle.
3/8/2024 • 50 minutes, 58 seconds
Week in Review: protesters, rent, and strip clubs
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger's Vivian McCall, Seattle Channel's Brian Callanan, and political and public affairs consultant Sandeep Kaushik.
3/1/2024 • 50 minutes, 42 seconds
Week in Review: book bans, grade inflation, and the Seattle Police Department
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Sarah Anne Lloyd, Bill Finkbeiner, and Claudia Rowe.
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2/23/2024 • 51 minutes, 36 seconds
Week in Review: crime prevention, fentanyl, and kids
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Erica Barnett, John Carlson, and Jodi-Ann Burey
2/16/2024 • 51 minutes, 27 seconds
Week in Review: affordable housing, lewd laws, and graffiti
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Alex Hudson, Saul Gamoran, and Mike Davis
2/9/2024 • 51 minutes, 50 seconds
Week in Review: bar inspections, school board resignations, and housing and homelessness
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Sandeep Kaushik, Lex Vaughn, and Enrique Cerna.
2/2/2024 • 51 minutes, 19 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson, Boeing, and Republican-backed initiatives
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, political analyst Joni Balter, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
1/26/2024 • 50 minutes, 45 seconds
Week in Review: cold weather, encampments, and the Tacoma Police Department
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Insider’s Katherine Long, and Seattle Times' investigations editor Jonathan Martin.
1/19/2024 • 51 minutes, 32 seconds
Week in Review: Boeing, police, and primary ballots
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times investigative reporter Patrick Malone, and KUOW’s Amy Radil and Dyer Oxley.
1/12/2024 • 51 minutes, 4 seconds
Week in Review: City Council, state initiatives, and chicken checks
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan.
1/5/2024 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds
Year in Review: Seattle's economy, politics, arts, and so much more
Bill Radke looks back at the stories from 2023 with KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg, Cat Smith, and Mike Davis, and Wing Luke Museum Executive Director Joël Barraquiel Tan, sports journalist and author Art Thiel, and author and podcaster Lindy West.
12/15/2023 • 1 hour, 14 minutes, 7 seconds
Week in Review: Denny Blaine Park, flooding, and invasive owls
Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.
12/8/2023 • 50 minutes, 39 seconds
Week in Review: Burien, price tags, and an update on the trial of three Tacoma police officers
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Patrick Malone and David Kroman of The Seattle Times, and Publicola’s Erica Barnett.
12/1/2023 • 51 minutes, 7 seconds
Week in Review: election, citations, and grizzlies
Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with health journalist Joanne Silberner, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan.
11/17/2023 • 50 minutes, 48 seconds
Week in Review: Election, Starbucks, and ferries
Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger’s Vivian McCall, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
11/10/2023 • 51 minutes, 32 seconds
Week in Review: Amazon, SPD, and kids
Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, Insider's Katherine Long, and The Seattle Times' Claudia Rowe.
11/3/2023 • 51 minutes, 32 seconds
Week in Review: crime, off-duty pilot, and mountain snowfall
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Dyer Oxley, Mike Davis, and Monica Nickelsburg.We can only make Week in Review because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/weekinreview
10/27/2023 • 52 minutes, 17 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle City Council, tolls, and drones
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and Seattle Met’s Allison Williams. We can only make Week in Review because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/weekinreview
10/20/2023 • 51 minutes, 52 seconds
Week in Review: Regional Homelessness Authority, pay transparency, and the Seattle office market
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and Seattle Met’s Allison Williams.We can only make Week in Review because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/weekinreview
10/16/2023 • 51 minutes, 43 seconds
Week in Review: Manny Ellis, Microsoft, and AI
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, South Seattle Emerald’s Lauryn Bray, and KUOW’s Joshua McNichols.
10/6/2023 • 50 minutes, 54 seconds
Week in Review: Amazon, crime, and homelessness
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
9/29/2023 • 51 minutes, 48 seconds
Week in Review: A new drug ordinance, SPD bodycam controversy, and wildfires
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with science journalist Jane C. Hu, health journalist Joanne Silberner, and Seattle Times Amanda Zhou.
9/25/2023 • 50 minutes, 31 seconds
Week in Review: police, drug laws, and AI regulation
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times David Kroman, host, writer, and producer Angela Poe Russell, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.
9/15/2023 • 51 minutes, 3 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle Police Department, I-5, and Joe Kennedy
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with independent health journalist Joanne Silberner, Insider’s Katherine Long, and Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan.
9/15/2023 • 51 minutes, 5 seconds
Week in Review: Amazon, Sound Transit, and cannabis
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson.
9/1/2023 • 51 minutes, 31 seconds
Week in Review: Tokitae dies, Seattle faces another shooting, and one county gets a 32-hour work week
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, The Stranger’s Vivian McCall, and Geekwire’s Mike Lewis.
8/25/2023 • 50 minutes, 51 seconds
Week in Review: fire, heat, and high-speed trains
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Patrick Malone, Wild West newsletter author Eli Sanders, and KUOW’s Mike Davis.
8/18/2023 • 51 minutes, 58 seconds
Week in Review: fires, taxes, and elections
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with South Seattle Emerald’s Lauryn Bray, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
8/11/2023 • 52 minutes, 3 seconds
Week in Review: Elections, downtown, and blue angels
Guest host Zaki Hamid discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times' Amanda Zhou, Seattle Met's Allison Williams, and KUOW's Joshua McNichols.
8/5/2023 • 52 minutes, 3 seconds
Week in Review: King County Metro, City Council, and Amazon
Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times David Kroman, host, writer, and producer Angela Poe Russell, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg.
7/28/2023 • 52 minutes, 8 seconds
Week in Review: encampments, SPD, and gender-affirming care
Guest hosts Mike Davis and Libby Denkmann discuss the week’s news with freelance health journalist Joanne Silberner, PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, and The Stranger’s Vivian McCall.
7/21/2023 • 51 minutes, 44 seconds
Week in Review: SPD, elections, and baseball
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.
7/14/2023 • 51 minutes, 54 seconds
Week in Review: Air quality, guns, and SCOTUS
Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, Insider’s Katherine Long, and Seattle Times Elise Takahama.
7/7/2023 • 51 minutes, 54 seconds
Week in Review: gas prices, Starbucks, and an activation plan
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Isabella Breda, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg.
6/30/2023 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds
Week in Review: Amazon, OceanGate, and childcare
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, Wild West newsletter author Eli Sanders, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.
6/23/2023 • 51 minutes, 48 seconds
Week in Review: climate change, drugs, and graffiti
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, freelance health journalist Joanne Silberner, and Seattle Times David Kroman.
6/16/2023 • 50 minutes, 38 seconds
Words In Review: AI or 'stochastic parrots'?
A.I. is easy to say. But “stochastic parrot" says more. University of Washington linguist Emily Bender on what to call the new chatbots.
6/13/2023 • 11 minutes, 20 seconds
Week in Review: drug enforcement, wildfires, and cash
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance science journalist Jane C. Hu, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Seattle Times Patrick Malone.
6/9/2023 • 51 minutes, 25 seconds
Words In Review: 'Follow your passions!'
6/2/2023 • 11 minutes, 24 seconds
Week in Review: Amazon, politics, and mosquitos
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
6/2/2023 • 50 minutes, 54 seconds
Words In Review: Is the PNW "weird"? Is anything?
Bill Radke asks what's weird, if so many things are weird. With author and scholar Erik Davis.
5/29/2023 • 21 minutes, 2 seconds
Week in Review: Amazon, trees, and tacos
Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Insider’s Katherine Long, and KUOW’s Mike Davis.
5/26/2023 • 51 minutes, 23 seconds
Words In Review: How 'gubernatorial' steered into our language
Bill Radke and UW Classic Prof. Sarah Stroup go to the rocky Mediterranean to learn why we say "governor" but also "gubernatorial"
5/22/2023 • 5 minutes, 16 seconds
Week in Review: drug law, election issues, and A.I.
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.
5/19/2023 • 50 minutes, 57 seconds
Words In Review: Can the PNW be on 'island time'?
Is island time a tropical thing? Or can we be on it, too? Bill Radke asks stand-up comedian &native Hawaiian Kermet Apio (www.ikerm.com) and Bill's Vashon-dwelling sister Jane Slade
5/18/2023 • 10 minutes, 9 seconds
Week in Review: Candidates for Governor, the “end” of COVID-19, and right turns on red
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg.
5/12/2023 • 50 minutes, 40 seconds
Words In Review: A linguist hears your complaints about colloquial English
You have language complaints. A linguist listens to them and claps back
5/8/2023 • 22 minutes, 8 seconds
Week in Review: Governor Inslee won't seek re-election, pollution, and housing
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Joshua McNichols.
5/5/2023 • 53 minutes, 9 seconds
Words In Review: Should we say “assault weapons”?
Guests:Melissa Santos, Axios Seattle reporter Joseph O'Sullivan, Crosscut reporter
5/2/2023 • 7 minutes, 16 seconds
Week in Review: drugs, guns, and housing
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
4/28/2023 • 50 minutes, 28 seconds
Words In Review: Were you 'wrong'?
Bill Radke asks whether "wrong" is the right word to describe some of our pandemic choices. Also, how do we disagree without letting words trap us into division?
4/25/2023 • 13 minutes, 54 seconds
Week in Review: downtown, ferries, and gun control
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, science reporter Jane C. Hu, and Puget Sound Business Journal tech reporter Alex Halverson
4/21/2023 • 50 minutes, 21 seconds
Claire Dederer "Monsters"
Bill Radke discuss infamous artists with Seattle writer Claire Dederer, author of "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma"
4/17/2023 • 13 minutes, 5 seconds
Week in Review: The Legislature, the Film Commission, and tiny shampoo bottles
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with KUOW’s Mike Davis, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and Seattle Times David Kroman.
4/14/2023 • 50 minutes, 57 seconds
Language is often weaponized against trans people. Does the word 'transphobic' capture this moment?
Bill Radke asks two transgender people about the words they use to describe society, individuals, and themselves.
4/10/2023 • 15 minutes, 9 seconds
Week in Review: legislature, e-scooters, and taxes
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with McClatchy’s Shauna Sowersby, Seattle Times Elise Takahama, and political analyst Joni Balter.
4/7/2023 • 51 minutes, 53 seconds
Words in Review: 'Indian burial ground'?
Cowlitz tribal member Joey Clift skewers Native American-related tropes and clichés
4/3/2023 • 7 minutes, 55 seconds
Week in Review: an orca is returning, name changes, and jail deaths
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, Publicola’s Erica Barnett, and Geekwire’s Mike Lewis
3/31/2023 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
Words In Review: 'Landlord' or 'housing provider'?
3/29/2023 • 8 minutes, 6 seconds
Week in Review: Capital gains tax, Sound Transit construction, and landlords
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley.
3/24/2023 • 50 minutes, 33 seconds
Words In Review: Why are 'genre films' everywhere, all at once?
Why are “genre films” everywhere, all at once?
3/20/2023 • 11 minutes, 27 seconds
Week in Review: Legislature, Covid, and transit fare enforcement
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg
3/17/2023 • 51 minutes, 14 seconds
Words In Review: Should Seattle be a 'work of art'?
A Seattle writer says living in a city should feel like a work of art. Can our buildings be “art” and still be affordable?
3/13/2023 • 8 minutes, 25 seconds
Week in Review: police pursuits, “pink tax,” and housing
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Isabella Breda, Insider’s Katherine Long, and KUOW’s Libby Denkmann.
3/10/2023 • 51 minutes, 20 seconds
Words In Review: Why everything is a 'dive bar'
Seattle sure has a lot of clean, pleasant, well-appointed “dive bars.” Bill Radke asks why this term has taken over our watering holes.
3/7/2023 • 8 minutes, 1 second
Week in Review: trees, jail, ferries
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, Seattle Met’s Allison Williams, and South Seattle Emerald/Seattle Times Marcus Harrison Green.
3/3/2023 • 51 minutes, 36 seconds
Week in Review: The state of Seattle, abortion, and ChatGPT in the arts
Week in Review guest host Mike Lewis discusses the news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, KUOW’s Mike Davis, and freelance health journalist Joanne Silberner.
2/24/2023 • 51 minutes, 4 seconds
Words In Review: Seattle police leave. Is it an “exodus”?
Exodus: A UW Jewish Studies historian ponders the “Seattle police-Egyptian slavery” connection
2/24/2023 • 8 minutes, 46 seconds
Week in Review: Amazon, legislature, and housing
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson.
2/17/2023 • 50 minutes, 48 seconds
Word in Review: Do we 'love' too many things?
Every week, Bill Radke asks listeners to name a word they hear that seems misplaced or overused. This week’s listener, Claire Carter, is thinking about Valentine’s Day.
2/14/2023 • 10 minutes, 45 seconds
Week in Review: Bing, violent crime, and school closures
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Jane C. Hu, Karen Weise and Joni Balter.
2/10/2023 • 50 minutes, 33 seconds
'Iconic,' 'legendary,' 'tragic.' What words need a reboot?
Have you noticed how we often don’t say what we mean? Or we use language to hide something, or to frighten, or flatter, or insult, or get clicks? Meanwhile we’re devaluing some wonderful, precise language.
2/6/2023 • 6 minutes, 7 seconds
Week in Review: Boeing, housing, and driving laws
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Met’s Allison Williams, Seattle Times Patrick Malone, and Geekwire’s Mike Lewis.
2/3/2023 • 51 minutes, 35 seconds
Week in Review: convention center, gun violence, and bird flu
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Northwest News Network’s Anna King, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Insider’s Katherine Long.
1/27/2023 • 52 minutes, 59 seconds
Week in Review: Kshama Sawant, the legislature, and Microsoft
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan and Seattle Times David Kroman
1/20/2023 • 52 minutes, 56 seconds
Week in Review: lawsuits, corporate changes, and the legislature
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and KUOW’s Mike Davis.
1/13/2023 • 51 minutes, 1 second
Week in Review: Murder investigation, Washington legislature, and tech layoffs
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and Seattle Times Elise Takahama.
1/6/2023 • 50 minutes, 8 seconds
Year in Review: Tech, arts, science, and so much more
Bill Radke looks back at the stories from 2022 with Insider tech correspondent Katherine Long, KUOW’s Mike Davis, and science journalist Jane C. Hu.
12/16/2022 • 51 minutes, 13 seconds
Week in Review: Same-sex marriage, unionization, and aquatic life
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Isabella Breda, Crosscut’s Mai Hoang, and South Seattle Emerald’s Marcus Green.
12/9/2022 • 51 minutes, 38 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle budget, Tribal community relocation, and Starbucks
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin and freelance journalist Monica Nickelsburg.
12/2/2022 • 50 minutes, 44 seconds
Week in Review: layoffs, budget shortfall, and crosswalks
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, Publicola’s Erica Barnett, and Insider’s Katherine Long.
11/18/2022 • 51 minutes, 2 seconds
Week in Review: Midterm elections
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
11/11/2022 • 51 minutes, 22 seconds
Week in Review: emergency Covid measures end, police harassment, and graffiti
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Kitsap Sun’s Josh Farley.
11/4/2022 • 50 minutes, 28 seconds
Week in Review: politics, elections, and tech
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Seattle Times Patrick Malone, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson
10/28/2022 • 50 minutes, 17 seconds
Week in Review: wildfire smoke, Covid, and media blackouts
Guest host Zaki Hamid discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Elise Takahama, Seattle Met’s Allison Williams and KUOW’s Mike Davis.
10/21/2022 • 50 minutes, 37 seconds
Week in Review: crabs, Amazon, and gunfire detection
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis and KUOW’s Libby Denkmann.
10/14/2022 • 50 minutes, 57 seconds
Week in Review: Politics, Police, and Mariners
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin and Publicola’s Erica Barnett.
10/7/2022 • 51 minutes, 38 seconds
Week in Review: taxes, texts, and school Covid relief funding
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Isabella Breda, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan and Crosscut’s Mai Hoang.
9/30/2022 • 50 minutes, 59 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle's new police chief, transportation, and the state of the pandemic
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with independent health care journalist Joanne Silberner, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Seattle Times David Kroman.
9/23/2022 • 50 minutes, 20 seconds
Week in Review: Wildfire, teacher strikes, and the West Seattle Bridge
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, KUOW’s Mike Davis and Geekwire’s Mike Lewis.
9/16/2022 • 50 minutes, 30 seconds
Week in Review: Teacher strike, park taxes, and Mt. Rainier
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Ryan Lambert and KUOW’s David Hyde.
9/9/2022 • 50 minutes, 38 seconds
Week in Review: The Mayor, overtime, and large concrete blocks
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, Seattle Times’ Patrick Malone, and Kitsap Sun’s Josh Farley.
9/2/2022 • 51 minutes, 17 seconds
Week in Review: Loan forgiveness, voting, and Sue Bird
Guest host Zaki Hamid discusses the week’s news with Seattle Met’s Allison Williams, Seattle Times’ Jonathan Martin, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.
8/26/2022 • 51 minutes, 52 seconds
Week in Review: Affordable housing, a response to bullying, and missing texts
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with The Stranger's Hannah Krieg, Crosscut's Mai Hoang, and Geekwire's Mike Lewis.
8/19/2022 • 52 minutes, 35 seconds
Week in Review: Jaime Herrera Beutler, West Seattle Bridge, and Ferries
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, Seattle Times’ David Kroman, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson
8/12/2022 • 51 minutes, 33 seconds
Week in Review: Primary elections, Monkeypox, and booster shots
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with Publicola's Erica Barnett, The Everett Herald's Isabella Breda, and The Seattle Times' Elise Takahama.
8/5/2022 • 51 minutes, 21 seconds
Week in Review: Climate change, gun violence, and ticket prices
Guest host Libby Denkmann discusses the week’s news with NPR’s Martin Kaste, KUOW’s Mike Davis, and freelance journalist Joanne Silberner.
7/29/2022 • 50 minutes, 29 seconds
Week in Review: Wildfires, Ballot Boxes, and Amazon and Microsoft
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Ryan Lambert and independent journalist Jane C. Hu.
7/22/2022 • 50 minutes, 20 seconds
Week in Review: Seattle politics, policing, and Starbucks
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with contributing columnist Joni Balter, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis and KUOW’s David Hyde.
7/15/2022 • 50 minutes, 35 seconds
Week in Review: Charleena Lyles, The Catholic Church, and encampments
Guest Host Zaki Hamid discusses the weeks news with Crosscut’s Knute Berger, Publicola’s Erica Barnett, and Seattle Times Amanda Zhou.
7/8/2022 • 51 minutes, 26 seconds
Week in Review: Roe vs Wade, right to carry, and Charleena Lyles inquest
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Seattle Times Patrick Malone, and Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson. We were also joined today by Eilise O’Neill.
6/24/2022 • 51 minutes, 43 seconds
Week in Review: Guns, Covid, and the real estate market
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with freelance health reporter Joanne Silberner, political commentator and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and KUOW’s Libby Denkmann.
6/17/2022 • 50 minutes, 45 seconds
Week in Review: Carmen Best, student mental health, and a giant crane
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Crosscut’s Mai Hoang, South Seattle Emerald’s Mike Davis, and Kitsap Sun’s Josh Farley.
6/10/2022 • 50 minutes, 55 seconds
Week in Review: Transportation, health and safety, and wildfire season
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with FOX 13’s Jennifer Lee, Seattle Times David Kroman, and Seattle Met’s Allison Williams
6/3/2022 • 52 minutes, 2 seconds
Week in Review: Guns, gig workers, and carbon emissions
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, The Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and Everett Herald’s Isabella Breda.
5/27/2022 • 50 minutes, 49 seconds
Week in Review: Politics, viruses, and corporate giants
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Jane C. Hu, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and former publisher of Washington State Wire DJ Wilson.
5/20/2022 • 50 minutes, 43 seconds
Week in Review: Roe v. Wade, unionization, and policing
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and The News Tribune’s Matt Driscoll.
5/13/2022 • 51 minutes, 34 seconds
Week in Review: Abortion, COVID-19, and drug decriminalization
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and KUOW’s David Hyde.
5/6/2022 • 51 minutes, 12 seconds
Week in Review: Covid, Edmonds, and Seattleites on Twitter
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Crosscut’s Hannah Weinberger, Publicola’s Erica Barnett, and Everett Herald’s Isabella Breda.
4/29/2022 • 52 minutes, 2 seconds
Week in Review: Biden in Seattle, Pike Place Market, and mask-optional transit
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times David Kroman, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan.
4/22/2022 • 51 minutes, 44 seconds
Week in Review: Covid vaccinations, homelessness and crime, and Alaska Airlines
Guest host Zaki Hamid discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Patrick Malone, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Undivided’s Brandi Kruse.
4/15/2022 • 50 minutes, 36 seconds
Week in Review: Unions, crime, and Lolita the Killer Whale
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with Business Insider’s Katherine Long, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Kitsap Sun’s Josh Farley.
4/8/2022 • 51 minutes, 5 seconds
Week in Review: Unionization, Ukraine, and cannabis
Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with Fox 13’s Jennifer Lee, South Seattle Emerald’s Mike Davis, and Geekwire’s Mike Lewis.
4/1/2022 • 50 minutes, 56 seconds
Week in Review: Crime, redistricting, and malls
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with NPR's Martin Kaste, Crosscut's Mai Hoang, and Seattle Times Jonathan Martin.
3/25/2022 • 50 minutes, 53 seconds
Week in Review: Atomic weapons, masks, and Daylight Saving Time
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut's Knute Berger, Seattle Met's Allison Williams, and the Seattle Times Amanda Zhou.
3/18/2022 • 50 minutes, 43 seconds
Week in Review: Ukraine, Mask Mandates, and Russell Wilson
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Geekwire contributing editor Mike Lewis, New York Times tech correspondent Karen Weise, and Publicola’s Paul Kiefer.
3/11/2022 • 51 minutes, 11 seconds
Week in Review: Ukraine, Wheat, and Masks
Bill Radke discusses the weeks news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Northwest News Network’s Anna King, and former CEO of Washington State Wire DJ Wilson.
3/4/2022 • 50 minutes, 15 seconds
Week in Review: Crime prevention, cold weather and trade wars
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with The Stranger’s Chase Burns, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and South Seattle Emerald’s Mike Davis.
2/25/2022 • 50 minutes, 49 seconds
Week in Review: Mask mandates, city density, and libraries
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with PubliCola's Erica Barnett, the Everett Daily Herald's Isabella Breda, and the Tacoma News Tribune's Matt Driscoll.
2/18/2022 • 51 minutes, 5 seconds
Week in Review: Mask mandates, Mazdas stuck on KUOW, and the concrete workers strike
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Seattle Times transportation reporter David Kroman, and The Stranger staff writer Jas Keimig.
2/11/2022 • 50 minutes, 50 seconds
Week in Review: Police reform, Covid-19, and zoning
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut staff reporter Hannah Weinberger, Seattle Times senior investigative reporter Patrick Malone, and Seattle Channel host and producer Brian Callanan.
2/4/2022 • 50 minutes, 59 seconds
Omicron, Rudy Guiliani, and fare enforcement this week.
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Times general assignment and breaking news reporter Amanda Zhou, KUOW politics reporter David Hyde, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.
1/28/2022 • 51 minutes, 57 seconds
Microsoft, redistricting, and ferries, this week.
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Kitsap Sun reporter Josh Farley, Crosscut Eastern Washington reporter Mai Hoang, and Geekwire contributing editor Mike Lewis.
1/21/2022 • 51 minutes, 26 seconds
What's happening with schools, snow, and... pickleball? We've got you covered
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Stranger editor Chase Burns, Fox13 reporter Jennifer Lee, Northwest News Network and KUOW correspondent Anna King.
1/14/2022 • 52 minutes, 12 seconds
Week in Review: Omicron, new state laws, and winter weather
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with the Seattle Times Esmy Jimenez, Publicola’s Paul Kiefer, and the Everett Herald’s Isabella Breda.
1/7/2022 • 50 minutes, 50 seconds
Live from Town Hall (yes, actually live), it's the Year in Review 2021!
Bill Radke reviews a roller-coaster year with Crosscut Science and Environment Reporter Hannah Weinberger; South Seattle Emerald reporter and co-host of Clap Back Culture on Converge Media, Mike Davis; and KUOW's new midday host, Libby Denkmann.
12/18/2021 • 56 minutes, 4 seconds
The Charleena Lyles settlement, COVID-19, and Mt. Baker Shootings, this week.
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Met Deputy Editor Allison Williams, South Seattle Emerald Publisher and Seattle Times columnist Marcus Green, and New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise.
12/3/2021 • 49 minutes, 57 seconds
Flooding, COVID-19, and Thanksgiving preparation, this week.
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Northwest News Network and KUOW correspondent Anna King, Freelance Science Reporter Jane C Hu and The Stranger staff writer Jas Keimig.
11/20/2021 • 51 minutes, 28 seconds
The election, school closures, and mascots, this week
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Washington State Wire CEO and publisher D.J. Wilson, The Everett Herald Young Cities reporter Isabella Breda, and Crosscut city politics reporter David Kroman.
11/12/2021 • 50 minutes, 41 seconds
The election, vaccines for kids, and apples, this week
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with SCC Insight's Kevin Schofield, Fox13's Brandi Kruse, and Crosscut's Mai Hoang
11/5/2021 • 51 minutes, 9 seconds
An upcoming election, pay requirement, and holiday, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Times mental health reporter Esmy Jimenez, Publicola police accountability reporter Paul Keifer, and Crosscut editor at large and host of the Mossback's Northwest, Knute Berger.
10/29/2021 • 50 minutes, 29 seconds
A vaccine deadline, a streetcar, and a shakeout, this week
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Seattle Channel's Brian Callanan, Crosscut's Hannah Weinberger, and Fox13's Jennifer Lee.
10/22/2021 • 52 minutes, 35 seconds
A slow moving landslide and a quick arriving mayoral election, this week
Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut Eastern Washington reporter Mai Hoang, The Stranger editor Chase Burns, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.
10/15/2021 • 50 minutes, 51 seconds
City politics, vaccination status, and the Kraken prep for play, this week
Bill Radke discusses the week's news with PubliCola's Erica Barnett, the Kitsap Sun's Josh Farley, and KUOW's David Hyde.
10/8/2021 • 50 minutes, 48 seconds