



Artist Barbara Earl Thomas holds hands with the past and the future
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 modernist painter Jacob Lawrence as his student at the University of Washington in the 1970s. As her career and artistry developed, so did her friend…

Weekend Warmup for Feb 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. Hosted by KUOW's Jason Megatron Burrows. LINKS: Northwest Flower & Garden Festival Seattle Hom…

Hot tips for Emerald City Comic Con and other events in March
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: Emerald City Comic Con - March 5-8 at the Seattle Convention Center KUOW Book Talks with Author Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe - March 23 at Seattle Centra…

Weekend Warmup for Feb 13-15
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. Hosted by KUOW's Jason Megatron Burrows. LINKS: The Atomic Bombshells: J’ADORE 17 Year Anniver…

What do Heated Rivalry and Sasquatch have in common?
Seattle readers are loving romance books. From heated hockey players to… yes, Bigfoot romance. Seattle bookstores can't keep them on the shelves. Katie Campbell chats with Ashley Adair, an owner of Beguiled Books, about why Seattle readers have caught the love bug for romance books. Hint: It’s roug…

Weekend Warmup for Feb 6-8
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. Hosted by KUOW's Jason Megatron Burrows. LINKS: Olympic Opening Ceremony Olympic Women's Hocke…

30 years later, is "Infinite Jest" the best or the worst?
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 once and for all: Do we have to read this book? The publishing world hailed Wallace as a genius voice of his generation when Infinite Jest became a best…

Weekend Warmup for Jan 30-Feb 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. Hosted by KUOW's Jason Megatron Burrows. LINKS: Washington Sportsmen's Show Tacoma Home + Gard…

Dungeons and Drag Queens and Drag Race, Oh My!
The Seattle-area drag scene has grown into the national spotlight. Two local queens, Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme, have won the franchised competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race. Other locals have passed through the show, like Bosco, Irene the Alien, and, currently on the 18th season, Jane Don’t. S…

Weekend Warmup for Jan 23-25
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. Hosted by KUOW's Jason Megatron Burrows. LINKS: Edible Books — Shorelake Arts GameSymphonic wi…