Week In Review
KUOW News and Information
Host Bill Radke and guests make sense of the week's news. New episode every Friday.
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Oct 24, 2025 • 52min
Week in Review: mayoral election, National Guard, and the state budget
Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, lead singer of The Long Winters, and co-host of the Omnibus and Roderick on the Line podcasts John Roderick, and founder of Earth Finance, and former member of the Washington state House and Senate Reuven Carlyle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 17, 2025 • 52min
Week in Review: Trump, local politics and economy, and Dear John letters
Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with contributing editor at the Urbanist Ryan Packer, writer and journalist Lauryn Bray, and Washington Policy Center Vice President for Research Todd Myers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 10, 2025 • 52min
Week in Review: National Guard, Washington state Capitol, and empty hotel rooms
Guest Host Cat Smith discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, columnist Bill Bryant, and Economic Opportunity Institute’s Rian Watt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 3, 2025 • 52min
Week in Review: Portland, the government shutdown, and the Mayor’s race
Guest Host Gabriel Spitzer discusses the week’s news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, transportation advocate and non-profit leader Alex Hudson, and political and public affairs consultant, and one-third of the Seattle Nice podcast Sandeep Kaushik.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 26, 2025 • 51min
Week in Review: Kimmel, ICE, and Crosscut
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with KUOW Soundside producer Maleeha Syed, Republican strategist and media commentator Randy Pepple, and political and tech consultant and author of the Rendezvous newsletter, former Seattle City Council candidate, Ron Davis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 19, 2025 • 53min
Week in Review: freedom of speech, socialism, and the growth plan
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, KUOW politics reporter Scott Greenstone, and former Attorney General Rob McKenna.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2025 • 51min
Week in Review: surveillance, Brian Heywood, and the Comprehensive Plan
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with The Stranger news editor Vivian McCall, KUOW politics editor Cat Smith, and Seattle Times editorial writer and columnist Alex Fryer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 5, 2025 • 52min
Week in Review: vaccines, firefighters, and job losses
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with host, writer, and producer Angela Poe Russell, KUOW online editor/producer, co-host of Meet Me Here podcast Dyer Oxley, and founder and president of Gamoran Legal Consulting Saul Gamoran.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 29, 2025 • 52min
Week in Review: firefighter arrests, rallies and protests, and AI
Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Jeopardy! host Ken Jennings, Geekwire contributing editor Mike Lewis, and KUOW’s Patricia MurphySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 22, 2025 • 51min
Week in Review: sanctuary law, mail-in voting, and progressive PAC’s
Guest host Cat Smith discusses the week’s news with Seattle Needling editor Lex Vaughn, 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 GamoranSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
