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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 of the 2023 Pacific Northwest Book Prize among many other accolades. In it, Fu takes average, even mundane human experiences and makes them utterly bizarre and delightfully weird. The collection dives into modern-day anxieties, turning them into the...

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:  West End Beer Fest - Spokane Oktoberfest | Rotary Club of Edmonds Fremont Oktoberfest Whidbey Island Cider Festival | PRI Saint Demetrios...

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’re hitting the books with Author Mona Awad. Her books “Bunny” and the upcoming “We Love You Bunny” expose the sinister and surreal undercurrents of female friendship… and MFA programs! We’ll take a look into the...

This summer, one of our KUOW Book Club selections was Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo’s 2024 bestseller, "Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World – and How You Can, Too." In it, Oluo shows how people across the nation are creating positive change for racial equity within our most important systems – like the media, policing, education, and m...

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:  SPORTS Mariners -  LA Angels - 9/11-14 Sounders -  LA Galaxy - 9/13 Reign -  Racing Louisville FC - 9/14 Seahawks -  A...

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 of the few spaces anybody is allowed to come in", says Judith. "You can look at what's on the wall. You can like it or not. You can have an opinion about it or not… maybe you just want to come in and take a look, see what's even out there, and...

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 artists talk about the rich, multilingual literary traditions of South Asia.  JLF is big in another way too. Since its beginning in 2006, the festival has expanded to cities around the globe. And Seattle is one of them. The Jaipur Literature Fes...

We’re digging our teeth into the Northwest and its relationship with vampires. In this episode, I’m bringing in my two co-hosts Jeannie Yandel and Katie Campbell to talk NW and vampires – so let me ask you, do you like monstrous vampires? What about metaphorical vampires? Of course, can’t forget the sensitive, sparkly, brooding vampires that just want you to love them...