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 just been movies in the first place?

Send us your hot take! Email us at meetmehere@kuow.org. 

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Do you cringe when your favorite novel is adapted for the big screen? Or are you first in line for tickets?&nbsp; 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 just been movies in the first place?
Send us your hot take! Email us at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:meetmehere@kuow.org">meetmehere@kuow.org</a>.&nbsp;
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Meet Me Here is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. In each episode, we’re fighting the freeze and meeting you around the region for art shows, concerts, author talks, geeky get-togethers, and more. There’s a lot to do in this region, so let’s make some plans and go experience it together.

Meet Me Here&nbsp;is your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. In each episode, we&rsquo;re fighting the freeze and meeting you around the region for art shows, concerts, author talks, geeky get-togethers, and more. There&rsquo;s a lot to do in this region, so let&rsquo;s make some plans and go experience it together.

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

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Meet Me Here host Katie Campbell discusses with co-host Dyer Oxley where the book or film version of Project Hail Mary is better. 

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

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, Soundside, and Meet Me Here! 

Become a KUOW member today.

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.&nbsp;
Your support helps create shows like Seattle Now, Soundside, and Meet Me Here!&nbsp;
<a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/meet">Become a KUOW member today</a>.

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

Seattle music festivals you won’t want to miss

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. And as a Coast Salish punk, she wanted a space to be her – all of her.  

The KUOW Book Club read Sasha’s latest book “Thunder Song” in March. KUOW’s Katie Campbell sat down with her in front of a live audience at the Seattle Central Library to talk about being a punk, reconnecting to salmon, and following in the footsteps of her iconic great grandmother, Vi taqʷšəblu Hilbert. 

Sign up for the next talk in our Book Talks series in partnership with the Seattle Public Library at kuow.org/events. And sign up for the KUOW Book Club newsletter at kuow.org/books.

Help keep KUOW's local podcasts going strong! Donate now at kuow.org/meet. 

Seattle&rsquo;s punk scene in the &lsquo;90s left a big impression on Sasha taqʷ&scaron;əblu LaPointe.&nbsp;
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. And as a Coast Salish punk, she wanted a space to be her &ndash; all of her.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The KUOW Book Club read Sasha&rsquo;s latest book &ldquo;Thunder Song&rdquo; in March. KUOW&rsquo;s Katie Campbell sat down with her in front of a live audience at the Seattle Central Library to talk about being a punk, reconnecting to salmon, and following in the footsteps of her iconic great grandmother, Vi taqʷ&scaron;əblu Hilbert.&nbsp;
Sign up for the next talk in our Book Talks series in partnership with the Seattle Public Library at <a href="https://www.kuow.org/events">kuow.org/events</a>. And sign up for the KUOW Book Club newsletter at <a href="https://www.kuow.org/series/books/">kuow.org/books</a>.
Help keep KUOW's local podcasts going strong! Donate now at <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/meet">kuow.org/meet</a>.&nbsp;

The KUOW Book Club read Sasha’s latest book “Thunder Song” in March. KUOW’s Katie Campbell sat down with her in front of a live audience at the Seattle Central Library to talk about being a punk, reconnecting to salmon, and following in the footsteps of her iconic great grandmother, Vi taqʷšəblu Hilbert. 

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

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 Market 2026
Seattle Torrent vs Ottawa Charge
Onda Origins Coffee/Seattle Torrent
Rain Country Dance Association - 2026 Emerald City Hoedown
Seattle No Kings- March 28
Celebrate the new Crosslake Connection! | Sound Transit
Stand By Me: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later
Bellingham Children’s Film Festival
Spring Salon Fundraiser 2026 - Key to Change
Moving Stories – TDOV

Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/meet 

Meet Me Here is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. 

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:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.mlb.com/mariners/news/guardians-mariners-2026-opening-day-faq">Mariners Opening Weekend</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.swhc.org/ppm26">Puck Place Market 2026</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.thepwhl.com/en/stats/game-center/303">Seattle Torrent vs Ottawa Charge</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DWRetX4mhHW/">Onda Origins Coffee/Seattle Torrent</a></li>
<li><a href="https://raincountrydance.org/hoedown/main/">Rain Country Dance Association - 2026 Emerald City Hoedown</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://seattleindivisible.com/events/seattle-no-kings-march-28/">Seattle No Kings- March 28</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.soundtransit.org/crosslake/events">Celebrate the new Crosslake Connection! | Sound Transit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.stgpresents.org/events/stand-by-me-the-film-and-its-stars-40-years-later/">Stand By Me: The Film and Its Stars 40 Years Later</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.pickfordfilmcenter.org/bellingham-childrens-film-festival/">Bellingham Children&rsquo;s Film Festival</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.keytochangestudio.org/spring-salon-fundraiser-2026/">Spring Salon Fundraiser 2026 - Key to Change</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tractionpnw.org/event/moving-stories-tdov/">Moving Stories &ndash; TDOV</a> </li>
</ul>
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to <a href="https://www.kuow.org/donate/meet">kuow.org/donate/meet&nbsp;</a>
Meet Me Here is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.&nbsp;

Meet Me Here presents KUOW's Weekend Warmup! Find all the events worthy of YOUR time off with host Jason Megatron Burrows.

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