Meet Me Here

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 + Garden Show
Heated Rivalry Rave | Neumos
sQuatch Fest + Galactic Fest 2026
For Your Consideration - SIFF
The Chronology of Water - SIFF
Battle of the Sound: Seattle Thunderbirds vs Everett Silvertips
Tacoma Tattoo Expo 2026
Seattle Wedding Show
Drag Queen Bingo - Chuck’s Hop Shop Seward Park
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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.
Seattle drag shows operate in a DIY, underground way, thriving off an engaged fanbase and a regional circuit of clubs. When an art form blows up on the national scene, like grunge did in the '90s, can it lose what made it special in the first place?
Diving into this question and revealing the big picture of Seattle's drag queen scene are our guests: Journalist Adam Willems with Chum News and Miss Texas 1988.

Read Adam's coverage of Seattle's drag scene here: Can Seattle drag afford to stay weird?

Also, a visit to a live performance of Seattle's Dungeons & Drag Queens Live, featuring Kylie Mooncakes, Ma'amShe, and Irene the Alien. You haven't experienced anything like this.
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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 with Eímear Noone | Seattle Symphony
Pacific NW Reptile & Exotic Animal Show
Jet City Roller Derby 20th Anniversary Season Game 1
5th Annual Viking Beard Competition
Anaheim Ducks at Seattle Kraken - Fri 1/23 - 7pm
New Jersey Devils at Seattle Kraken - Sun 1/25 - 12pm
Seattle Torrent vs Vancouver Goldeneyes - Sun 1/25 - 3pm IN DENVER
Seahawks NFC Championship Game - Seahawks vs LA Rams - Sun 1/25 - 3:30
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.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we are hitting the books with our book bestie Spencer Ruchti, the events manager at Third Place Books. We dig through the Seattle reads that skyrocketed to the top of so many TBR lists in 2025 and... why hardcover books are the Porsche of books. Plus, we give you some tips for setting book-ish goals for reading more in 2026.
And… if you need some help filling that book shaped void after listening to the episode, here’s Spencer and Katie’s Recommended If You Liked (RIYL):
On the Calculations of Volume by Solvej Balle
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue
Third Place Book Events
Third Place Top 10 of 2025: https://www.thirdplacebooks.com/our-top-ten-books-2025
Explore the Seattle Room at the Seattle Public Library
KUOW Book Club https://www.kuow.org/series/books
Crux by Gabriel Tallent

Event recommendations from this week’s episode:
Broadview Branch 50th Anniversary Celebration, Saturday, January 24, 2026
Got a book rec? Tell us about your favorite books of 2025 or the ones you can’t wait to read in 2026 [email protected].
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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:
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS vs San Francisco 49ers - Saturday 5pm
Seattle Torrent vs Boston Fleet - Sun 7pm
Seattle Kraken vs Pittsburgh Penguins - Mon 2pm
Seattle Retro Fest
Monster Jam | Tacoma Dome
Fat Con
Kidstock! 2026 | Edmonds Center for the Arts
Follow the Yellow Brick Road: An Oz Film Festival
2026 Winterhop Brewfest
MLK Day Events:
Annual Community Celebration of MLK | Seattle Colleges - Fri 1/16
2026 MLK Day March & Celebration on January 17 - Parkways - Sat 1/17
26th Annual Expansions MLK Unity Party and Live Broadcast - Sun 1/18
MLK Celebration 2026 - Bainbridge Island Museum of Art - Sunday 1/18
Events | SCBHC - Everett, WA Sun 1/18 - Celebration + Mon 1/19 - March & Rally
MLK Day — Seattle MLK Jr Organizing Coalition - Mon 1/19
NAAM | Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration 2026 - Mon 1/19
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.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.