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.

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.

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

Week In Review

Week in Review

Week in Review: elections, Seattle City Council, and streetcars

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Reporter and writer Lauryn Bray, Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman, and Washington Policy Center Senior Researcher Paul Guppy.

Host Bill Radke discusses the week&rsquo;s news with Reporter and writer Lauryn Bray, Seattle Times City Hall reporter David Kroman, and Washington Policy Center Senior Researcher Paul Guppy.

Week in Review: shelter, libraries, and gas prices 

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times editorial board member and columnist, author of Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care, Claudia Rowe, Seattle Channel host and producer, co-host of Seattle News, Views and Brews podcast Brian Callanan, and Washington Policy Center Vice President for Research Todd Myers.

Host Bill Radke discusses the week&rsquo;s news with Seattle Times editorial board member and columnist, author of Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care, Claudia Rowe, Seattle Channel host and producer, co-host of Seattle News, Views and Brews podcast Brian Callanan, and Washington Policy Center Vice President for Research Todd Myers.

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times editorial board member and columnist, author of Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care, Claudia Rowe, Seattle Channel host and producer, co-host of Seattle News, Views and Brews podcast Brian Callanan, and Washington Policy Center Vice President for Research Todd Myers. 

Week in Review: income tax, jobs, and gambling 

In this bonus episode, Bill Radke interviews the author of a new book about the influence of religion in this country, Matthew Avery Sutton. The book is called Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity. The event was presented on March 15th, 2026, by Town Hall Seattle.

In this bonus episode, Bill Radke interviews the author of a new book about the influence of religion in this country, Matthew Avery Sutton. The book is called&nbsp;Chosen Land: How Christianity Made America and Americans Remade Christianity. The event was presented on March 15th, 2026, by Town Hall Seattle.

Week in Review: elections, Seattle City Council, and streetcars

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