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Week In Review

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

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Words In Review: AI or 'stochastic parrots'? 13.06.2023 11:21

A.I. is easy to say. But “stochastic parrot" says more. University of Washington linguist Emily Bender on what to call the new chatbots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: drug enforcement, wildfires, and cash 09.06.2023 51:30

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance science journalist Jane C. Hu, Geekwire’s Mike Lewis, and Seattle Times Patrick Malone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words In Review: 'Follow your passions!' 02.06.2023 11:26

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Week in Review: Amazon, politics, and mosquitos 02.06.2023 50:55

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst Joni Balter, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and KUOW’s David Hyde. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words In Review: Is the PNW "weird"? Is anything? 29.05.2023 21:05

Bill Radke asks what's weird, if so many things are weird. With author and scholar Erik Davis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: Amazon, trees, and tacos 26.05.2023 51:28

Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Publicola’s Erica Barnett, Insider’s Katherine Long, and KUOW’s Mike Davis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words In Review: How 'gubernatorial' steered into our language 22.05.2023 5:17

Bill Radke and UW Classic Prof. Sarah Stroup go to the rocky Mediterranean to learn why we say "governor" but also "gubernatorial" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: drug law, election issues, and A.I. 19.05.2023 51:02

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words In Review: Can the PNW be on 'island time'? 18.05.2023 10:11

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: Candidates for Governor, the “end” of COVID-19, and right turns on red 12.05.2023 50:40

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter, Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, and KUOW’s Monica Nickelsburg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A linguist hears your complaints about colloquial English: Words In Review 08.05.2023 22:11

Like, literally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: Governor Inslee won't seek re-election, pollution, and housing 05.05.2023 53:09

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, and KUOW’s Joshua McNichols. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words In Review: Should we say “assault weapons”? 02.05.2023 7:18

Guests: Melissa Santos, Axios Seattle reporter Joseph O'Sullivan, Crosscut reporter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: drugs, guns, and housing 28.04.2023 50:33

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with PubliCola’s Erica Barnett, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and KUOW’s David Hyde. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words In Review: Were you 'wrong'? 25.04.2023 13:56

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? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: downtown, ferries, and gun control 21.04.2023 50:26

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Claire Dederer "Monsters" 17.04.2023 13:07

Bill Radke discuss infamous artists with Seattle writer Claire Dederer, author of "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: The Legislature, the Film Commission, and tiny shampoo bottles 14.04.2023 51:02

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with KUOW’s Mike Davis, Seattle Channel’s Brian Callanan, and Seattle Times David Kroman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Language is often weaponized against trans people. Does the word 'transphobic' capture this moment? 10.04.2023 15:11

Bill Radke asks two transgender people about the words they use to describe society, individuals, and themselves. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: legislature, e-scooters, and taxes 07.04.2023 51:58

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with McClatchy’s Shauna Sowersby, Seattle Times Elise Takahama, and political analyst Joni Balter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words in Review: 'Indian burial ground'? 03.04.2023 7:57

Cowlitz tribal member Joey Clift skewers Native American-related tropes and clichés See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week in Review: an orca is returning, name changes, and jail deaths 31.03.2023 51:26

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, Publicola’s Erica Barnett, and Geekwire’s Mike Lewis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words In Review: 'Landlord' or 'housing provider'? 29.03.2023 8:08

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Week in Review: Capital gains tax, Sound Transit construction, and landlords 24.03.2023 50:38

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Axios Melissa Santos, Seattle Times Jonathan Martin, and KUOW’s Dyer Oxley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Words In Review: Why are 'genre films' everywhere, all at once? 20.03.2023 11:29

Why are “genre films” everywhere, all at once? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.