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Your Worst Real Estate Nightmare with Seattle Author Kim Fu

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Looking for a home can be overwhelming. There’s this fear that you might choose wrong. This week, Seattle author Kim Fu's new novel, The Valley ...

0430 MMH Weekend Warmup

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

How to make a portrait of someone you never knew

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Laura LeMoon decided to create portraits of women and girls who were victimized by the Green River killer. She was moved to begin the project when she...

BONUS: Rewriting the classic fairytale script with Molly Olguín

26 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Part of the fun of living in this literary era is seeing how modern authors take old concepts, sometimes even cliches, and make them new again. Seattl...

What to do this weekend: Bull Riding, Indie Bookstores, and the Apple Blossom Festival!

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

From guidebooks to Tik Tok, what influences how you travel?

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Looking for a great place to stay on the Oregon coast? Maybe you just want to find a good restaurant and a show in downtown Seattle? It's likely you t...

What's happening this weekend: Seattle Torrent , ODDMALL, and Record Store Day!

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Horror writer Stephen Graham Jones talks fear as a survival tool

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What do we do with our fear? Fear can paralyze us, befuddle us, lead us to inexplicably run up the stairs to escape a killer when the front door is ri...

What You Could Be Doing This Weekend: Spring Fair, D&D, and the Mariners!

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Seattle Symphony music director got her big break when her mentor called in sick

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Xian Zhang says she never wanted to be a conductor. Instead, she says, “conducting chose me.”  Zhang is in her first season as Seattl...

BONUS: Terry Tempest Williams on her epic documentation of the Glorians

04 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Environmental author Terry Tempest Williams captures not just the physical beauty of the natural world but she also invites the reader to deepen ...

What You Could Be Doing This Weekend: Daffodil Fest, SakuraCon, and Local Stand-up

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Seattle music festivals you won’t want to miss

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week hosts Katie Campbell, Dyer Oxley, and Jeannie Yandel discuss which music festivals in Seattle are worth checking out this summer. And we get...

BONUS: What it means to be a ‘language warrior’ with Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Seattle’s punk scene in the ‘90s left a big impression on Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe.  Bands like Bikini Kill were angry about...

Weekend Warmup for Mar 27-Apr 1

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

'Project Hail Mary:' Is the book always better than the movie?

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Do you cringe when your favorite novel is adapted for the big screen? Or are you first in line for tickets? This week, "Project Hail Mary" kicks ...

Weekend Warmup for March 20-22

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

The Art of the Art Walk

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Western Washington is dotted with towns and neighborhoods that, once a month, transform their streetscapes into galleries. Seattle claims the oldest a...

Weekend Warmup for Mar 13-15

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Has Star Trek jumped the shark?

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You've heard “Beam me up,” “Resistance is futile,” and “Live long and prosper.” You live in a world with automatic...

Weekend Warmup for Mar 3-5

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

The Art of Judging Book Covers

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Artists who design book covers want you to judge the covers. The goal of the cover is to make you look twice...and, hopefully, pick the book up, open ...

BONUS: How shipwrecks transformed the PNW with Coll Thrush

01 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When you think about shipwrecks in the Northwest, what comes to mind? Bad weather? Old English paintings? Maybe a Kraken?   What about settl...

Weekend Warmup for Feb 27 - Mar 01

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Artist Barbara Earl Thomas holds hands with the past and the future

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The artist Barbara Earl Thomas has made a promise: to keep the artistic legacy of her mentor Jacob Lawrence alive and growing. Barbara met the Black m...

Weekend Warmup for Feb 20-22

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Hot tips for Emerald City Comic Con and other events in March

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We look ahead to March and the awesome arts and culture coming up, and we convince each other to go check out one new thing. Event Recommendations: E...

Weekend Warmup for Feb 13-15

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

What do Heated Rivalry and Sasquatch have in common?

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Seattle readers are loving romance books. From heated hockey players to… yes, Bigfoot romance. Seattle bookstores can't keep them on the shelve...

Weekend Warmup for Feb 6-8

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

30 years later, is "Infinite Jest" the best or the worst?

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We made our hosts read (some of)  Infinite Jest, the thousand-page novel by David Foster Wallace that turns 30 this month, to answer the question...

Weekend Warmup for Jan 30-Feb 1

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Dungeons and Drag Queens and Drag Race, Oh My!

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Seattle-area drag scene has grown into the national spotlight. Two local queens, Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme, have won the franchised competiti...

Weekend Warmup for Jan 23-25

23 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Our Book Bestie’s Best Books of 2025

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are hitting the books with our book bestie Spencer Ruchti, the events manager at Third Place Books. We dig through the Seattle reads that...

Weekend Warmup for Jan 16-19

16 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

The 6 best reasons to leave your house in February

14 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

February is blah season. The weather is cold and wet and the fun of the holiday season is long gone. But never fear! Meet Me Here hosts Katie Campbell...

Weekend Warmup for Jan 8-11

09 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

The best superhero flicks in 2026!

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Superhero movies are important reflections of our cultural moment. In 2026 we have some big hitters coming from Marvel and DC, and a potential power s...

Ending your reading rut in the new year

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you devour 50 books a year or haven’t picked one up in months, we all get into reading ruts. So, let’s fix that.  Seattle Rea...

Meet the local lei makers nurturing a Native Hawaiian tradition

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

More and more Native Hawaiians are moving to the Pacific Northwest. In fact, Washington state has the third largest number of Kanaka Maoli, or Native ...

Weekend Warmup for Dec 19-21

19 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Why you're the VIP at art museums

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you visit an art museum, you are the VIP. At least according to art curator and Schmidt Ocean Institute artist-at-sea-manager, Haley Ha. She...

Weekend Warmup for Dec 12-14

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

The Official Seattle Holiday Book Gift Guide

10 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 Books are the best gift you can give. And this holiday season, our book besties are recommending their favorites of this year and more. Host Kat...

Weekend Warmup for Dec 4-8

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Christmas movie throw down: Bill Radke and Dyer Oxley debate 'Die Hard'

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The holiday season means trees, cookies, family, spirituality, or presents to many. For Meet Me Here's Dyer Oxley, it means it's time to watch hi...

How to fake a sports conversation this holiday season

26 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you meeting up with family or friends over the holidays? Someone will likely be roasting meat and veggies, maybe mashing potatoes and someone else...

Weekend Warmup for Nov 20-23 and 28-30

21 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

The Books Men Actually Want To Read

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Men are reading less. Reading less than women, not reading as much as before. But Author Daniel James Brown has got the key. This week we’re get...

BONUS: Writer Susan Orlean's 'Joyride' revved up in the PNW

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Before the bestsellers, before one of her bestsellers became a movie, before Meryl Streep (!) played her in that movie...author Susan Orlean started h...

Weekend Warmup for Nov 13-16

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

How a kids’ game inspired an innovative Seattle art exhibit

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“There’s no right or wrong way to look at art,” according to arts writer Jas Keimig.   Which is good news because there’s...

Weekend Warmup for Nov 7-10

07 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Break the spell of the Big Dark with these PNW events

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s no getting around it. It’s here … the big dark. Every year, Northwesterners battle with shorter and shorter days, and longe...

Weekend Warmup for Oct 31-Nov 4

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Horror Beyond the King (Stephen King)

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s more to horror than Stephen King and it’s about time we all started reading it. This week we’re hitting the books with Roxan...

BONUS: A graphic memoir about time, trees, and purpose

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In time, people can be like sequoia trees. That's the premise of the new graphic memoir by artist and writer Jeremy Collins. The memoir is called Even...

Weekend Warmup for Oct 24-27

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

How to support the arts in Seattle when you're not a millionaire

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Margo Vansynghel sometimes jokes that she’s the harbinger of doom. As the arts economy reporter for The Seattle Times, it's her job is to spell ...

Weekend Warmup for Oct 17-20

17 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Why your favorite Seattle movie probably wasn't filmed there

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Seen any good local movies lately? Take “M3GAN” and “The Boys in the Boat” for example. Two very different movies, very popula...

Weekend Warmup for Oct 9-12

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

A Banned Book of One's Own

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re hitting the books with Charlie Hunts, the owner of Charlie’s Queer Books. We’re catching up with this local booksell...

Weekend Warmup for Oct 3-5

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

The Night Puppets: visiting Seattle's new waterfront park after dark

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The City of Seattle has invested a massive effort in rebuilding the city’s central waterfront, after removing the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Part of t...

Bonus: Take a walk among old-growth trees with Lynda Mapes

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This summer, the KUOW Book Club read Seattle author and environmental journalist Lynda V. Mapes' love letter to old-growth trees, "The Trees are Speak...

Weekend Warmup for Sept 26-29

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

The best arts, pop culture, and book events to attend in October

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are a lot of events over October 2025, but a few stand out to our Meet Me Here hosts. Dyer, Jeannie, and Katie share happenings they think are w...

Bonus: Kim Fu wants writers to get weird

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This summer, the KUOW Book Club read Seattle author Kim Fu's surreal story collection, "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century." It was the winner ...

Weekend Warmup for September 19-21

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Mona Awad is afraid of your friend group

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when friendship becomes a form of possession? A hive mind so alluring, so consuming you forget yourself along the way. This week we&rsquo...

Bonus: How to fight oppression with Ijeoma Oluo

14 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This summer, one of our KUOW Book Club selections was Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s 2024 bestseller, "Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fi...

Weekend Warmup for September 12-15

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Me Here listeners, if you still don't have any plans for this weekend, fear not. The Weekend Warmup is here to help with a whole bunch of ideas f...

Looking for innovation? Head to a Seattle art gallery

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Judith Rinehart owns J. Rinehart Gallery in Pioneer Square. And she wants everyone in Seattle to know: art galleries are for all of us. "They are one ...

Bonus: Bringing South Asian Literature To Seattle

07 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Jaipur Literature Festival in India is one of the biggest lit festivals on the planet. Hundreds of thousands of people attend to hear writers and ...

Pop Culture: Mysterious, offbeat, culty...why so many vampires love the PNW

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re digging our teeth into the Northwest and its relationship with vampires. In this episode, I’m bringing in my two co-hosts Jeann...

Books: How to Get Out of a Reading Slump

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Whether you devour 50 books a year or haven’t picked one up in months, we all get into reading ruts. So, let’s fix that.  Seattle Rea...

Art: Why Seattle's a great place for anxious dancers

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dance artist and instructor Alethea Alexander feels lucky to live in Seattle - in large part because the city offers so many venues and opportunities ...

Pop Culture: Can games like Dungeons and Dragons combat disinformation?

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're a fan of the game Dungeons and Dragons, you know the thrill of rolling a 20-sided die in hopes of deploying a stunning attack or perhaps fen...

Books: A Safe Space for Horror

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Horror doesn’t have to be horrifying. It can be romantic, historical, and even a little raunchy! If you’re into that sorta thing. From hau...

Art: Zines Are A Treasure Trove Of Humanity's Obsessions

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to learn about complete strangers' biggest passions and frustrations? Then you need to start exploring zines. Zines are patterned after magazines...

Pop Culture: Should you name your child after a movie character?

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After Game Of Thrones became a hit TV show, people in Washington state started naming girls Khaleesi, the royal title for Queen Daenerys. This started...

Books: Our Book Bestie's Mid-Year Reality Check

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Here’s a literary hot take: are you reading that book or just carrying it around from tote bag to tote bag? Right. Seattle Readers, it’s t...

Books: Nothing Says Summer Like The End Of The World

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Seattle summers just make everything feel possible. You can see the silver linings a little better in the sunshine. And that makes it a little easier ...

Art: How To Make Art Friends

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Art friends make life richer, according to arts community leader Leilani Lewis.  She says art friends can help you “deepen your understandi...

Pop Culture: Have Full Album Concerts Gone Too Far?

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to your all-time favorite bands, singers, artists, are there any of their albums that you consider “no-skip albums”? You kno...

Books: Seattle Sci-Fi Needs More Escapism

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if instead of a post-apocalyptic future where AI overlords, climate wars, and techno-fascists ruin everything– we could imagine something e...

Books: Why Corinne Manning Thinks The LGBTQ Shelf Is The Best In The Bookstore

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Author Corinne Manning joined us this week for a special bonus literary episode, celebrating Pride Month and their stellar short story collection We H...

Art: Seattle’s Innovative, World-Class Glass Arts Scene

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Glass is mesmerizing”, says artist and KUOW project manager Hilary Lee. “It’s just kind of all around us, but then in a conte...

Pop Culture: Has Hollywood lost its creativity?

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Get your bucket of sugar and a large popcorn, because we're approaching the 2025 summer movie season. The movie season ahead is full of remakes, reboo...

Books: Mike Curato Is A Main Character

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re hitting the books with author and illustrator Mike Curato to discuss Gaysians, his debut adult graphic novel, about a queer Asia...

Art: Awkward Coming-Of-Age Stories And Other Adventures In The Chinatown-International District

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Former Seattle civic poet and Ten Thousand Things podcast host Shin Yu Pai hasn't yet seen the new two-woman show Crash Course, but she's pretty ...

Pop Culture: Find Your PNW Pinball Family

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Your grandparents might have joined a bowling league. Today, you can join a pinball league. A pinball renaissance is happening across the Northwest, t...

Books: Kevin Kwan Wants To Make You Laugh

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week we’re hitting the books with Crazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan. The internationally-best selling author rips open the world of the w...

Art: Break Up With The Algorithm At The Seattle International Film Festival

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Seattle International Film Festival, or SIFF, runs from May 15-25 with a limited streaming option from May 26-June 1. And it's a big festival! 245...

Pop Culture: Seattle is so emo, or whatever…

30 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emo music is a subgenre of punk rock that is characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics, usually dealing with angst and social alienation. ...

Books: Meet Me At The Dystopian Mountaintop Getaway For Wealthy Elites

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Pleasure can be a radical and a revolutionary act,” says author C Pam Zhang about her acclaimed novel “The Land of Milk and Honey.&...

Art: Mastering Seattle's Art Walks, No MFA Required

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

“Art walks humanize the viewing experience and create camaraderie, or at least, if not, create camaraderie, allow the opportunity for it.”...

Introducing Meet Me Here, your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle.

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What are you doing this week? Meet Me Here is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. In each episode, we’re...