Best Kim Fu Podcasts (2025)

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Bonus: Kim Fu wants writers to get weird 48:51

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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…

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Weekend Warmup for Sept 26-29 5:20

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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: SPORTS!! Mariners vs Dodgers - Final games of the season! Fri/Sat/Sun UW Huskies vs The Ohio State B…

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The best arts, pop culture, and book events to attend in October 21:19

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There are a lot of events over October 2025, but a few stand out to our Meet Me Here hosts. Dyer, Jeannie, and Katie share happenings they think are worthy of your attention. Jeannie suggests: “Refract: The Seattle Glass Art Experience,” Oct. 16-19, across the Seattle region. It features more than 70 glass artists at more than 60 events. The openin…

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Weekend Warmup for September 19-21 5:24

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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: West End Beer Fest - Spokane Oktoberfest | Rotary Club of Edmonds Fremont Oktoberfest Whidbey Island…

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Mona Awad is afraid of your friend group 19:24

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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 in…

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TERMINAL LIST: DARK WOLF - STUNT COORDINATORS, THOM WILLIAMS and CHRIS ROMRELL 27:17

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Gritty, gripping, grounded military action thriller TERMINAL LIST: DARK WOLF is streaming now on Prime Video. Series Stunt Coordinators THOM WILLIAMS and CHRIS ROMRELL join the show to talk about designing the military action for the show, working with talented stunt teams around the world, and keeping the action realistic and raw. 2-Time Emmy nomi…

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Bonus: How to fight oppression with Ijeoma Oluo 41:53

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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 m…

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Weekend Warmup for September 12-15 5:12

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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: SPORTS Mariners - LA Angels - 9/11-14 Sounders - LA Galaxy - 9/13 Reign - Racing Louisville FC - 9/1…

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Looking for innovation? Head to a Seattle art gallery 22:30

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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 …

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Bonus: Bringing South Asian Literature To Seattle 20:25

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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 Seatt…

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Pop Culture: Mysterious, offbeat, culty...why so many vampires love the PNW 25:00

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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 w…

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Books: How to Get Out of a Reading Slump 19:27

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Whether you devour 50 books a year or haven’t picked one up in months, we all get into reading ruts. So, let’s fix that. Seattle Readers, it’s time to get into that reading groove and we’ve got you covered with tips, tricks, and a whole bunch of empathy. Seattle Public Library’s Stesha Brandon joins us for some literary hot takes, tips for getting …

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Career Development: Neurology as a Second Career 30:54

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Kathryn Moore discusses going into neurology as a second career with neurologists Dr. Jodi Hawes and Dr. Shruti Agashe, former physical therapist and biomedical engineer, respectively. They discuss the reasons for switching, what was easy and what was hard about making the switch, and the things they learned along the way.…

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Art: Why Seattle's a great place for anxious dancers 22:05

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Dance artist and instructor Alethea Alexander feels lucky to live in Seattle - in large part because the city offers so many venues and opportunities to dance. Alethea teaches dance at UW and Cornish College of the Arts at Seattle University, and is the director of training at Dance Church, a free-form and all-levels movement class / dance party. B…

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Pop Culture: Can games like Dungeons and Dragons combat disinformation? 22:37

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If you're a fan of the game Dungeons and Dragons, you know the thrill of rolling a 20-sided die in hopes of deploying a stunning attack or perhaps fending off an owlbear. But could those same skills help us recognize lies on social media? On the latest episode of Meet Me Here, find out how this nerdy role playing game might be the answer to combati…

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Books: A Safe Space for Horror 21:14

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Horror doesn’t have to be horrifying. It can be romantic, historical, and even a little raunchy! If you’re into that sorta thing. From haunted haciendas to demon possessed heroines, Seattle author Isabel Cañas is serving up Gothic horror with a twist. The genre bending author tells us a thing or two about how even scaredy cat readers can tap into t…

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Art: Zines Are A Treasure Trove Of Humanity's Obsessions 13:40

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Want to learn about complete strangers' biggest passions and frustrations? Then you need to start exploring zines. Zines are patterned after magazines, but they're meant to be made by hand by one person, reproduced on a copy machine, and shared from person to person. Our guest Vivian Li makes zines to share “a little bit of her soul with the world.…

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Pop Culture: Should you name your child after a movie character? 21:20

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After Game Of Thrones became a hit TV show, people in Washington state started naming girls Khaleesi, the royal title for Queen Daenerys. This started in 2012, and between then and 2023, there have been 119 babies named Khaleesi born in Washington. (And depending on your view of that character’s storyline, some folks might feel differently about th…

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Types of Careers: Global Health 44:08

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Galina Gheihman discusses global health with Dr. Katie Holroyd, who performs global health research in Thailand and the Dominican Republic, and Dr. Michael Rubenstein, who has a longitudinal clinical global health practice in Tanzania. They discuss how they divide their time and manage funding and institutional expectations, the importance of minds…

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Books: Our Book Bestie's Mid-Year Reality Check 17:25

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Here’s a literary hot take: are you reading that book or just carrying it around from tote bag to tote bag? Right. Seattle Readers, it’s time for a midyear reading round up, and we’re gonna find out what books this city of readers are actually devouring (so far). Elliott Bay Book Company’s Sofia Brekkan joins us for some literary hot takes, staff p…

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Books: Nothing Says Summer Like The End Of The World 22:58

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Seattle summers just make everything feel possible. You can see the silver linings a little better in the sunshine. And that makes it a little easier to enjoy some sad summer reads. Right? If you want proof, check out Sequoia Nagamatsu’s How High We Go in the Dark, a speculative fiction masterpiece published in 2022 that still has Meet Me Here co-h…

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Art: How To Make Art Friends 14:28

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Art friends make life richer, according to arts community leader Leilani Lewis. She says art friends can help you “deepen your understanding of yourself and the people around you.” If you want to make art friends, Leilani says take initiative and be willing to be vulnerable. “Go to the openings. Go to the programs. Go to Remix. Go to Wa Na Wari art…

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Pop Culture: Have Full Album Concerts Gone Too Far? 19:11

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When it comes to your all-time favorite bands, singers, artists, are there any of their albums that you consider “no-skip albums”? You know, an album where you’re gonna listen to every song. Although some albums are great all the way through, others, maybe not so much. That raises some questions as full-album concerts seem to be increasingly popula…

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Staying Up To Date 33:56

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Michael Kentris discusses with Dr. Lyell Jones, Editor of Continuum: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, what is important to learn and how to stay up to date throughout your career in a world where medicine is evolving more rapidly than ever before. They discuss a variety of tools including high-yield summaries, conference attendance, discussing cases…

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Books: Seattle Sci-Fi Needs More Escapism 19:10

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What if instead of a post-apocalyptic future where AI overlords, climate wars, and techno-fascists ruin everything– we could imagine something else? Something better! At Clarion West’s upcoming Speculative Fiction Write-A-Thon, the chances of imagining something different and better are high. So this week, we’re not hitting the books–we’re writing …

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OSCAR GE: KARATE KID - LEGENDS "Bo Fong" 33:33

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Actor, martial artist, and now on screen as "Bo Fong" in KARATE KID: LEGENDS, OSACR GE joins the show to talk about joining the iconic Karate Kid franchise! Oscar talks about working with his childhood hero Jackie Chan, and working with the talented stunt team to bring the Dragon Kick to life on the big screen! FOLOW OSCAR HERE: https://www.instagr…

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Books: Why Corinne Manning Thinks The LGBTQ Shelf Is The Best In The Bookstore 16:50

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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 Fightin…

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Art: Seattle’s Innovative, World-Class Glass Arts Scene 17:30

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“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…

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Pop Culture: Has Hollywood lost its creativity? 24:30

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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…

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ROBERT PARHAM: Bullets, Blades, and Blood 27:21

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Actor, producer, director, martial artist, and filmmaker ROBERT PARHAM joins the show from to talk about his newest film BULLETS, BLADES, AND BLOOD, a rough and tumble action piece that draws inspiration from the Blacksploitation era, and The Bodyguard! FOLOW THE FILM HERE: https://www.facebook.com/BulletsBladesAndBlood NEW MERCH AND KUNG FU DRIVE-…

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ACTION 365 STUNT TEAM: Bringing New Blood Into the Game 8:13

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Master Jose Torres, Felix Cortes, and Lawrence Walther are teaming up to bring film fans the action they crave 365 days a year with the formation of the ACTION 365 STUNT TEAM! JOIN THE JOURNEY HERE: www.action-365.com NEW MERCH AND KUNG FU DRIVE-IN COFFEE HERE! https://kungfudrivein-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://brewdragoncoffee.com/collections/pois…

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Books: Mike Curato Is A Main Character 22:02

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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 …

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BRIAN TAKAHASHI: Young Miyagi, Cobra Kai 15:31

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Actor, martial artist, and stunt performer BRIAN TAKAHASHI joins the show from the NAFMA Championships to talk about his role as YOUNG MR. MIYAGI in the hit Netflix series, COBRA KAI! Brian goes into bearing the weight of the role established buy the late, great Pat Morita, drawing on his martial arts training to bring the character to life, and st…

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Art: Awkward Coming-Of-Age Stories And Other Adventures In The Chinatown-International District 16:58

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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. For one thing, Shin Yu says Crash Course explores a struggle many of us are familiar with - the "moment of becoming aware that you might want something different than what people are tel…

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Pop Culture: Find Your PNW Pinball Family 19:01

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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…

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Books: Kevin Kwan Wants To Make You Laugh 17:56

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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 re…

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Types of Careers: Tele-EEG 32:48

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Harry Sutherland discussed tele-EEG work with epileptologists Drs. Audrey Nath, Andrea Lowden, and Josh Gallardo. They discuss the advantages of this work, how they got into it and what they like about it, the nitty gritty of contracts, pay, malpractice, and more!By Sara Schaefer

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Art: Break Up With The Algorithm At The Seattle International Film Festival 14:04

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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 a…

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MALAY KIM: Director/ Writer ASHES: A KUNG FU STORY 31:47

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Martial artist, stunt performer, and filmmaker MALAY KIM chats with me about the making of his upcoming short film ASHES: A KUNG FU STORY! Malay's work has been seen in such blockbusters as SHANG CHI, THE CONTINENTAL, and the upcoming MORTAL KOMBAT 2 and now he brings his stroytelling-via-action skill to a modern take on a classic kung fu story abo…

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Pop Culture: Seattle is so emo, or whatever… 22:50

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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. …

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Books: Meet Me At The Dystopian Mountaintop Getaway For Wealthy Elites 19:36

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“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, int…

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Art: Mastering Seattle's Art Walks, No MFA Required 15:01

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“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 t…

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The Job Hunt 34:17

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Sagari Betté discusses finding your first job with Dr. Anant Wadhwa, neurologist in Boise, Idaho, and Dr. Abhimanyu Mahajan, neurologist at University of Cincinnati. They talk about where to find out about jobs, the role of networking, and what went into their ultimate decisions.

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BOBO LE, Actress, "Kendall" in THE WEDDING BANQUET in theaters April 18 2025 25:08

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Actress BOBO LE joins the show to talk about her role as "Kendall" in The Wedding Banquet, in theaters April 18! Bobo talks about her journey to the screen, via dance and Guitar Hero, the evolution and development of her role as Kendall in the film, and what she dreams of doing with her martial arts skills on screen. NEW MERCH AND KUNG FU DRIVE-IN …

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FREDDIE POOLE, Emmy-Nominated Stunt Coordinator, Tulsa King 24:01

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Emmy-Nominated Stunt Coordinator for TULSA KING, FREDDIE POOLE, returns to the show to talk about the epic scale of the action for Tulsa King S2, working with Sylvester Stallone for nearly two decades, and being a triple threat on set as Stunt Coordinator, 2nd Unit Director, and Stunt Double for Sly himself! NEW MERCH AND KUNG FU DRIVE-IN COFFEE HE…

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Introducing Meet Me Here, your podcast guide to the most exciting arts and culture events in Seattle. 0:56

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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…

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CORY DeMEYERS: SUPERVISING STUNT COORDINATOR - "THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES" 45:18

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Cory DeMeyers, the Emmy-nominated Stunt Coordinator of the fourth and final season of HBO’s The Righteous Gemstones returns to the show to talk about jaw-dropping stunts from an epic Civil War battle to an indoor jetpack sequence with no green screens! NEW MERCH AND KUNG FU DRIVE-IN COFFEE HERE! https://kungfudrivein-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://br…

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Medical Expert Work 39:17

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Sara Schaefer discusses medical expert work with Dr. Amy Fogelman, founder of High Rock Experts and High Rock Academy (medical expert consulting firm and educational platform), and Dr. Jill Cramer, neurologist and medical expert in Virginia.

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DY SAO: "SHAOLIN AVENGER", "BANGKOK DOG" 1:19:46

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DY SAO, martial artist, actor, action designer for such films as BANGKOK DOG and SHAOLIN AVENGERS from @MartialClub joins the show to talk about his continuing journey in martial arts, what drives him to keep evolving, and his goals as a filmmaker and a father. DY's work can be seen in films like #ShangChi from @marvel and #EverythingEverywhereAllA…

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MARTIAL CLUB: SHAOLIN AVENGERS PREMIERE with ANDY LE and BRIAN LE 35:48

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ANDY LE and BRIAN LE of @MartialClub join the show to premiere the new trailer to their #martialarts love letter SHAOLIN AVENGERS! We also go into their amazing work to continue spreading the warrior spirit through films like #ShangChi from @marvel and #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce from @A24 SUPPORT THE KUNG FU DRIVE-IN PODCAST WITH A KO-FI: htt…