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Host Bill Radke and guests make sense of the week's news. New episode every Friday.

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What can Seattle do to stop crime in Little Saigon?

2026/10/16

Reporter and writer Lauryn Bray, Politics Reporter for the South Seattle Emerald Connor Nash, and Washington Policy Center Senior Researcher Paul Guppy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Workers called in sick. Ferries stopped. Was that fair?

2026/10/09

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PublCola co-founder and publisher, co-host of the Seattle Nice podcast Erica Barnett, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and KUOW politics reporter, co-host of the Sound Politics podcast Scott Greenstone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“# 4 City in the World”

2026/10/02

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Executive Director of ZEV co-op, zero emis vehicles and former mayoral and City Council candidate Ry Armstrong, former member of the Washington state House and Senate and founder of Earth Finance, Reuven Carlyle, and writer, Senior Manager in tech, and former Seattle City Council candidate Heidi Steuber See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Should everyone pay the same for a banana?

2026/09/25

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola co-founder and publisher, co-host of the Seattle Nice podcast Erica Barnett, Seattle Channel host and producer, host of Seattle News, Views, and Brews podcast Brian Callanan, and former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What prevents gun shots in Seattle?

2026/09/18

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with founder of The Stranger and The Onion, also a Noisy Creek owner and board member Tim Keck, former Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison, and KUOW politics editor Cat Smith. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the right way to police Seattle?

2026/09/11

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Journalist and former Editor in Chief of the Stranger Hannah Murphy Winter, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and Seattle City Councilmember, District 1, Rob Saka. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are Seattle Public Schools “broke”?

2026/09/04

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times editorial writer and columnist Claudia Rowe, co-host of Too Beautiful to Live podcast Andrew Walsh, and longtime KIRO radio host Dave Ross. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you going to get a ballot in the mail or not?

2026/08/28

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Reporter and writer Lauryn Bray, Seattle Channel host and producer, co-host of Seattle News, Views and Brews podcast Brian Callanan, and Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Joe Nguyen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How important are polls?

2026/08/21

Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Political and public affairs consultant in Seattle who podcasts at Seattle Nice and Blue City Blues Sandeep Kaushik, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How to (should we?) get static RVs off the streets

2026/08/14

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with co-founder and publisher of PubliCola, co-host of Seattle Nice podcast Erica Barnett, lead singer of The Long Winters, host of the Omnibus and Roderick on the Line podcasts John Roderick, and Senior Researcher at Washington Policy Center Paul Guppy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why does Krist Novoselic want you to picture an owl?

2026/08/07

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with KUOW Soundside host Libby Denkmann, Geekwire contributing editor, co-owner Streamline Tavern Mike Lewis, and founder of the Cascade Party of Washington, co-founder and former member of Nirvana Krist Novoselic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why a new police chief? Why now?

2026/07/31

Bill Radke discusses the week's news with KUOW politics editor, Cat Smith. Host, writer, and producer, Angela Poe Russell. And founder and President of Gamoran Legal Consulting, Saul Gamoran. Plus a special appearance by KUOW politics reporter, Scott Greenstone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who should get a free lunch?

2026/07/24

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Executive Director of ZEV co-op, former mayoral and City Council candidate Ry Armstrong, KUOW Soundside producer Maleeha Syed, and Washington Policy Center Vice President for Research Todd Myers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Trump fired our U.S. Attorney. Now what?

2026/07/21

The Stranger news editor Vivian McCall, writer at the Washington Observer Jonathan Martin, and Seattle Times editorial board member Alex Fryer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We watched some soccer, so what?

2026/07/10

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with the founder of Earth Finance, and former member of the Washington state House and Senate Reuven Carlyle, Seattle City Councilmember, District 7 Bob Kettle, political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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4.2 out of 5

230 reviews

★★★★☆

Waiteforit 2026/08/30

Becoming more centerist??

I’ve listened to this show for many years and find it a good way to follow what’s going on in Seattle and what different people think about things. In...

★★★★★

queefburglarsixtynine 2026/08/03

Editorial Standards

In a world where any blowhard influencer can put up a shingle now and call themselves a newsperson, public radio still has journalistic standards. Tha...

★★★★★

MidBunny 2026/08/03

Analysis beyond the Influencers

Thanks for not just making things up. I appreciate your reporting on the Barnes situation and your journalists’ breadth of experience. Lots of podcast...

★★☆☆☆

Aaron the Crow Father 2026/07/11

Nothing but whiny centrists and moaning NIMBYs

I’ve been a listener to Bill Radke’s noon program for the better part of the last decade. I’ve long considered it to be one of the best sources for in...

★★☆☆☆

humanfluke 2026/04/28

Guests are too old & out of touch!!

I want to like this show and have been a long time listener, but as a Gen Z kid with many friends in the service industry, Joni Balter's comments made...

★★★★☆

TheWatertree 2026/02/01

Prefer a balanced panel

I appreciate the local discussions. I prefer a more balanced panel, please include young people, middle aged, elders and a more varied political pers...

★★★★★

earl95 2026/01/26

A must hear if you want to stay current in Seattle

Each week the recap of news and events is discussed with thoughtful care and in understandable terms. The staff at KUOW do the best job at keeping the...

★★★★★

InternationalPolJunkie 2025/09/20

Informative and Balanced

Wonderful show for staying informed about local issues in Washington State that provides balance between Washington’s diverse political perspectives. ...

★★☆☆☆

internet bill 2025/03/31

Trans people are not up for debate

I was floored the other week when Saul Gameron was allowed to deny the existence of trans people without being challenged by Bill or anyone else, defy...

★★★★☆

chiroptera2018 2024/09/13

Great show but some panelists are uninformed

I love this show, but Lauryn (especially) is too uninformed to be in the panel. The discussion of CHOP and I-5 was painful. She was clearly missing fa...

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