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| Art: Mastering Seattle's Art Walks, No MFA Required | 16 Apr 2025 | 00:15:01 | |
“Art walks humanize the viewing experience and create camaraderie, or at least, if not, create camaraderie, allow the opportunity for it.” That’s how local artist and art administrator Tommy Gregory describes art walks in Seattle. Our city is home to a dozen art walks and counting, including the longest-running art walk in the nation. Tommy loves this about Seattle - he usually goes to a handful of different art walks a month, often by himself. So he’s the perfect guide to tell us how to enjoy ourselves and connect with artists and other art walk participants. Tommy talks about the Pioneer Square Art Walk, which happens on the first Thursday of each month, and the Capitol Hill Art Walk, which happens on the second Thursday of each month. Here are some of Tommy’s recommendations for where to stop on each art walk. Pioneer Square:
Capitol Hill: Other Art Walks:
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| Introducing Meet Me Here, your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. | 09 Apr 2025 | 00:00:56 | |
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 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. New weekly episodes start Wednesday, April 16. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Pop Culture: Seattle is so emo, or whatever… | 30 Apr 2025 | 00:22:50 | |
Emo music is a subgenre of punk rock that is characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics, usually dealing with angst and social alienation. The music is sometimes raw, but almost always very melodic. Emo's heyday emerged after the year 2000, when it was popularized by bands like My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Panic! At The Disco. That era of emo is now strongly associated with the Millennial generation. These Millennial fans are likely feeling excited because these days, emo has taken over clubs in the Seattle area, and across the USA, with events like Emo Nite and Emo Night (two distinct emo parties), as well as “This Party Sucks! Emo Night,” and even “I’m Not OK. An Emo and Pop Punk Brunch” (hey, we did say it was strongly associated with Millennials, so there ya go). It's a funny thing, however, because as beloved as emo may be, there seems to be no consensus on what actually counts as emo music or an emo band. If you had asked our host Dyer Oxley before this episode, he would have pointed you to the 1990s for bands like Sunny Day Real Estate, Jawbreaker, or Mineral. He was in for a big surprise. In this episode, Dyer speaks with three emo experts, KISW DJ Danny Vigill, Sub Pop's Michelle Fegahli, and KUOW's Teo Popescu, to discuss why emo nights are so popular and what qualifies as emo music in the first place. Upcoming Emo Night Events: Emo Nite at Neumos, May 2 Emo Night at El Corazon, May 3 Emo Night at The Airport Tavern, June 20 Other event recommendations from this week’s episode:
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| Books: Meet Me At The Dystopian Mountaintop Getaway For Wealthy Elites | 23 Apr 2025 | 00:19:36 | |
“Pleasure can be a radical and a revolutionary act,” says author C Pam Zhang about her acclaimed novel “The Land of Milk and Honey.” Zhang discusses how living in Medina, WA during the pandemic inspired her dystopian and sapphic story about a chef working for the ultra-wealthy amid a global environmental collapse. We sift through food cultures, intergenerational conflict, finding joy and making meaning at the fictional end of the world. It’s a doozy!
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| Pop Culture: Find Your PNW Pinball Family | 21 May 2025 | 00:19:01 | |
Your grandparents might have joined a bowling league. Today, you can join a pinball league. A pinball renaissance is happening across the Northwest, thanks to a fervent community (called Pinheads) that frequently gathers, holds tournaments, and keeps these machines flipping. Seattle now ranks second in the United States in terms of how many pinball games the city has (590) and how many establishments offer pinball (95).
Some quick tips for where to start: Also! The region also boasts a massive, annual pinball convention. The 2025 Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show is June 6-8 at the Tacoma Convention Center.
And for a transit-friendly pin crawl in Seattle: Take the 40 bus ,which stops at or near almost all of the Seattle pinball places listed above! Other events to check out: Kevin Diers Benefit Show, May 23, El Corazon Seattle HONK! Fest West, May 30-June 1, Georgetown & Columbia City Kent Nerd Party, June 7, Downtown Kent
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| Books: Kevin Kwan Wants To Make You Laugh | 14 May 2025 | 00:17:56 | |
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 wealthy and indulges us all us in some behind the scenes bits on his latest book Lies and Weddings. Kevin and Katie talk about the benefits of being an outsider, reality television show Below Deck, luxury resort gossip, and his motive behind satirizing the ultra-rich. So, push this book to the front of your TBR pile because Kevin Kwan is on tour and he'll be at Town Hall Seattle on May 29th And… if you need some help filling that post-reading void. Here’s Kevin and Katie’s Recommended If You Liked (RIYL): Lies and Weddings:
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| Art: Break Up With The Algorithm At The Seattle International Film Festival | 07 May 2025 | 00:14:04 | |
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 films will be screened over the 10-day festival. This is a movie-lover's dream. But also - a literal impossibility to see every single film on offer. So how do you pick what to see? The Stranger 's arts editor Emily Nokes oversaw production of The Stranger’s guide to SIFF ; she and a team of staff and freelancers screened and wrote mini-reviews for more than 100 festival films. Emily will walk us through three different approaches to enjoying SIFF without experiencing FOMO or decision fatigue. Tip: Arrive early to the shows. SIFF suggests showing up 10 minutes before show time but it’s best to arrive even earlier. Tip: Be on the lookout for two “secret movies” at SIFF this year. We’re not sure what that means, but it sounds intriguing. Here are a few SIFF-related things Emily mentions in this episode:
You can also check out SIFF’s interactive flipbook to see what films spark your curiosity. This 64-page digital program includes the full film lineup. Other event recommendations from this week’s episode:
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| Art: Awkward Coming-Of-Age Stories And Other Adventures In The Chinatown-International District | 28 May 2025 | 00:16:58 | |
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 excited to see it. Risograph classes and workshops are what Shin Yu calls a “lo-fi, affordable method of making multi-colored zines.” The classes take place at Reclaim Clay Collective. There’s also the Panama Hotel & Tea House. Built in 1910, it was originally a workingman’s hotel for single Japanese men. When the federal government incarcerated people of Japanese ancestry during World War Two, some locals stashed their valuable belongings at the hotel, with the hopes of picking up their beloved items later. But many personal items still remain. Visitors can see these items and also listen to vintage Japanese music on an old record player as part of an art installation. Here’s an episode of Ten Thousand Things about that sound installation. If you’d like to load up on snacks, like Japanese mochi, Shin Yu says you can’t go wrong at Uwajimaya and recommends the mango & lychee flavors. Other CID arts and culture gems mentioned in the episode: Shin Yu curated this exhibit at the Wing Luke Museum Giant loquat tree on 8th Ave S (listed as #2 in this guide) Loquat tree episode of Ten Thousand Things Wing Luke Museum (Shin Yu curated this exhibit) And on June 5 from 5:30-8 pm, Shin Yu is hosting a Ten Thousand Things listening party at the Wing Luke!
Meet Me at the Waterfront Park 5K, Seattle, May 31, 8 am - 2 pm Mindfulness Meditation at The Frye Art Museum, first & third Wednesday of the month, 12:30 - 1 pm Hot Shop Hot Nights with Eriko Kobayashi, Hilltop Heritage Middle School, Tacoma June 6, 5-8 pm
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| Books: Mike Curato Is A Main Character | 04 Jun 2025 | 00:22:02 | |
This week we’re hitting the books with author and illustrator Mike Curato to discuss Gaysians, his debut adult graphic novel, about a queer Asian friend group becoming a chosen family in 2003 Seattle. Plus, Mike fills us in on authentic queer Asian representation, building coalitions during challenging times, and how his time in Seattle shaped the “Boy Luck Club. So, push this book to the front of your TBR pile because Mike Curato is coming to the city. He'll be at Queer/Bar in Seattle on June 17th, 2025 to talk about Gaysians with local drag queen Aleksa Manila. And… if you need some help filling that post-reading void. Here’s Mike and Katie’s Recommended If You Liked (RIYL): Gaysians.
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| Books: Why Corinne Manning Thinks The LGBTQ Shelf Is The Best In The Bookstore | 19 Jun 2025 | 00:16:50 | |
Author Corinne Manning joined us this week for a special bonus literary episode, celebrating Pride Month and their stellar short story collection We Had No Rules. Listeners may also know Meet Me Here co-host Katie Campbell from the KUOW Book Club, which is reading Manning's book this month along with Be A Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World—and How You Can, Too by Ijeoma Oluo.
We Had No Rules (Paperback)A young teenager stays a step ahead of her parents' sexuality-based restrictions by running away and learns a very different set of rules. A woman grieves the loss of a sister, a "gay divorce," and the pain of unacknowledged abuse with the help of a lone wallaby on a farm in Washington State. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | |||
| Art: Seattle’s Innovative, World-Class Glass Arts Scene | 18 Jun 2025 | 00:17:30 | |
“Glass is mesmerizing”, says artist and KUOW project manager Hilary Lee. “It’s just kind of all around us, but then in a contemporary art form, it's really fun, and you can do lots of things with it”. Happily, we live in a world-class region for glass arts from glassblowing to kiln casting to neon. And Hilary knows this better than most Seattleites - she spent 20 years as an arts administrator in the glass arts community, including 8 years working for glassblower Dale Chihuly. And she co-founded the Refract Glass Festival, which happens in Seattle every fall. We’ll dig into how and why the Seattle region became such an epicenter for contemporary glass arts and artists. And then Hilary will send us off to some of her favorite places in the city to find fantastic glass works, from huge sculptures to tiny ornaments. Some of Hilary’s Favorite Places To Find Glass Arts in Seattle: Refract Seattle - Hilary co-founded this annual festival, which is happening October 16-19 Pike Place Market - there are shops and stands run by local glass artists all over the market, and Hilary loves the iconic neon market sign against the backdrop of the mountains and Puget Sound. Also, she loves stopping for snacks while checking out the stalls - particularly Daily Dozen Donut Company. Gallery Mack - featuring a collection of work by local glass and mixed-media artists, including artist Paula Stokes’ belly bottles Seattle Glassblowing Studio has a collection of work from artists around the world, and you can watch glass blowers at work! Chihuly Garden And Glass - Hilary recommends going around sunset, so you can check out the 1000-piece work in the Glass House illuminated by the setting sun. Blown Away on Netflix - learn all about glassblowing (and watch Northwest artists dominate) from the comfort of your couch!
Other Iconic Local Neon Signs: Olympic Athletic Club Other event recommendations for this week’s episode: Win a pair of free tickets to TARBOO! Music Festival July 3-6 in Quilcene! Email meetmehere@kuow.org with TICKETS in the subject line. The winner will be notified on or before July 1st! Northwest African American Museum’s “A Movement For Joy” Juneteenth Celebration, June 19, Seattle Capital City Pridefest, June 27-29, Olympia Barbie The Movie At Seattle Symphony, June 27 & 28, Seattle Your financial support makes podcasts like Meet Me Here possible. Help us make all the local shows you rely on at kuow.org/meet.
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| Pop Culture: Has Hollywood lost its creativity? | 11 Jun 2025 | 00:24:30 | |
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, reboots, and sequels. There’s an industry term called IP, it means “intellectual property” and that basically boils down to movie franchises, books, characters and so forth that are all owned – studios own these entities and can therefore use them as they like. Jurassic Park, Marvel characters, Freaky Friday -- that's all IP and it’s what Hollywood is leaning into for Summer 2025. But here’s the rub. If Hollywood is just recreating what it already owns, has the film industry lost its luster? Can we make anything original anymore? Are we doomed to just add a number 2 or 3 at the end of movie titles? Chase Hutchinson and Kathy Fennessy from the Seattle Film Critics Society join host Dyer Oxley to make sense of this trend and geek out about summer movies. Also, we will hear from the social media manager at Majestic Bay Theater Jesse Mercury about how they're trying to offer more this summer. Other event recommendations from this week’s episode:
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