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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.
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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.
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
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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?

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?
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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.
HOST: Soundside producer Jason Megatron Burrows
LINKS:
Taste of Iceland Seattle 2026 | A Festival of Food, Music & Culture
Plate of Nations
BrainFest with Allen Institute - Pacific Science Center
Steamy in Seattle 2026 - Clarion West
Torrent vs Boston
U-District NIGHT BLOSSOM Festival
Columbia City Night Market | Go All Night!
Bands Stand With Gaza - The Vera Project
Band of Horses at the Showbox
Seattle's French Fest
PROJECT HAIL MARY - Jason says GO SEE IT!
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.
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Western Washington is dotted with towns and neighborhoods that, once a month, transform their streetscapes into galleries. Seattle claims the oldest and longest-running art walk in the U.S., and this episode of Meet Me Here is your virtual guide to art walks in Bellingham, Capitol Hill and Pioneer Square.
We reprise our 2025 conversation with artist Tommy Gregory, and we tag along with our producer Kyle Norris.

Art walks featured in this episode:
First Thursday Art Walk In Pioneer Square
Capitol Hill Art Walk
Bellingham First Friday Art Walk
Seattle art walks:
Ballard Art Walk, 2nd Saturday
Belltown Art Walk, 2nd Friday
Central District Art Walk, First Friday
Columbia City Art Walk, Last Thursday
Downtown Art Walk, 4th Friday
Fremont Art Walk, First Friday
Georgetown’s ART ATTACK 2nd Saturday
Lake City Community Art Walk, 3rd Thursday
PhinneyWood Art Walk, Aug 14-15, 2026
U District Art Walk, 3rd Friday
Uptown Art Walk, 3rd Thursdays
West Seattle Art Walk, 2nd Thursday

Washington art walks:
Edmonds Third Thursday
Art Walk
Olympia Art Walk, April 25-26, 2026
Tacoma Third Thursday Art Walk
Bainbridge Island First Friday Art Walk
First Friday in Spokane
Rat City Art Walk in White Center, 3rd Thursday
Langley First Saturday Art Walk
Art Walk Sequim, 1st Friday
Port Townsend Art Walk, 1st Saturday
Anacortes Art Walk, First Friday
Everett Art Walk, 3rd Thursday
Places mentioned in this episode:
Bellingham:
Allied Arts of Whatcom County
Whatcom Museum
Children of the Setting Suns Productions
Pioneer Square:
Stonington Gallery
ArtX Contemporary
Collins Pub
The Meyer
Pilchuck Glass School Seattle Office
SOIL Art Gallery
4Culture
Capitol Hill:
Steve Gilbert Studio
The Factory
Vermillion Art Gallery & Bar
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