

What You Could Be Doing This Weekend: Spring Fair, D&D, and the Mariners!
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 for fun things to do around the region this weekend. HOST: Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows LINKS: Fin de Fest - Latin Film Festival MARIN…

Seattle Symphony music director got her big break when her mentor called in sick
Xian Zhang says she never wanted to be a conductor. Instead, she says, “conducting chose me.” Zhang is in her first season as Seattle Symphony’s music director. On this episode of “Meet Me Here,” she explains how her conducting teacher threw her into deep waters as a 20-year-old conservatory stud…

BONUS: Terry Tempest Williams on her epic documentation of the Glorians
Environmental author Terry Tempest Williams captures not just the physical beauty of the natural world but she also invites the reader to deepen their spiritual understanding and connection with the environment. In her new book The Glorians, Visitations from the Holy Ordinary, Terry seeks to under…

What You Could Be Doing This Weekend: Daffodil Fest, SakuraCon, and Local Stand-up
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 for fun things to do around the region this weekend. HOST: Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows LINKS: Norwescon Sakura-Con Seattle's Easter S…

Seattle music festivals you won’t want to miss
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 recommendations from our arts friends in the region, KEXP and the Seattle Times music desk. Your support helps create shows like Seattle Now, Soun…

BONUS: What it means to be a ‘language warrior’ with Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe
Seattle’s punk scene in the ‘90s left a big impression on Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe. Bands like Bikini Kill were angry about sexual violence and oppression like she was, and they yelled about it, made music about it. But the punk scene was also very white, like a lot of the spaces around Sasha. An…

Weekend Warmup for Mar 27-Apr 1
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 for fun things to do around the region this weekend. HOST: Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows LINKS: Mariners Opening Weekend Puck Place Mar…

'Project Hail Mary:' Is the book always better than the movie?
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 off our books vs. movies debate: How do you know when the movie will be better? Which titles should have never hit the screen, and which should have jus…

Weekend Warmup for March 20-22
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 for fun things to do around the region this weekend. HOST: Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows LINKS: Taste of Iceland Seattle 2026 | A Fest…

The Art of the Art Walk
Western Washington is dotted with towns and neighborhoods that, once a month, transform their streetscapes into galleries. Seattle claims the oldest and longest-running art walk in the U.S., and this episode of Meet Me Here is your virtual guide to art walks in Bellingham, Capitol Hill and Pioneer …