The World's Fair Podcast
By ExpoMuseum
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Podcast Description
The first podcast devoted exclusively to the topic of international expositions, hosts Urso Chappell (of ExpoMuseum) and John McGregor (of Foundation Expo 88) talk about world's fairs: past, present, and future, from 1851 London to 2015 Milan and beyond. Having visited or worked at 11 of the past 13 expos, Urso and John explore plans for future world's fairs (Yeosu's Expo 2012 and Milan's Expo 2015) and interview historians and those involved in the medium today.
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28: Filmmaker Lisa Seidenberg | Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk with filmmaker Lisa Seidenberg about her film about the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, "I Have Seen the Future." Urso also gives a brief update on the bidding process for Expo 2017 and Expo 2018. | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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27: Don Larson and Tammy Lau | John McGregor and Urso Chappell talk to Don Larson and Tammy Lau about the Donald G. Larson Collection on International Expositions and Fairs in Fresno, California. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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26: Martin Palicki of InPark Magazine on Expo 2010 | Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk with Martin Palicki, about the highs and lows of last year's world's fair in Shanghai. | 5/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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25: Expo 2020 Houston's Manuel Delgado, CEO of Houston World's Fair, Inc. | John McGregor and Urso Chappell talk with the Manuel Delgado, who is working to bring a world's fair to Houston in 2020. | 3/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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24: Expo 2020 Silicon Valley Project Lead John Grubb | Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk with the Bay Area Council's John Grubb. He's the project lead working to bring a world's fair to Mountain View, California in 2020. | 2/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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23: BIE Secretary General Vincente Loscertales | Our guest is the secretary general of the Bureau International des Expositions, Vincente Loscertales. We talk about his tenure in the BIE, the importance of expos, and United States membership in the organization. | 1/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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22: Alfred Heller | Urso and John talk with author Alfred Heller, founder of World's Fair Magazine. Alfred has been to 19 world's fairs from 1939 to 2010. | 12/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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21: Seattle's Century 21 Exposition with Bill Cotter + John's Expo 2010 | John and Urso talk with Bill Cotter about Seattle's 1962 World's Fair. Plus, John reports from Shanghai in the last week of Expo 2010. | 11/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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20: Listener Questions | Urso and John respond to listener questions: both the philosophical and the practical. | 10/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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19: Malcolm Snow and the Expo 88 Legacy Site | John and Urso talk with Malcolm Snow, CEO of the South Bank Corporation, about the Expo 88 legacy site. | 10/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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18: The Return of a World's Fair in the United States | A panel discussion in St. Louis discussing what it would take to bring a world's fair back to the United States in 2020. | 9/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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17: Who Will Host Expo 2020? | Urso and John talk about the various possible bids for Expo 2020, particularly the possibility of a Silicon Valley World's Fair in 2020. | 9/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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16: Urso's Expo 2010, part 3 | Urso talks about various European and American Pavilions at Shanghai's Expo 2010. | 9/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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15: John's Japan Expo Legacy Trip, part 2 + Listener Comments | John McGregor continues talking about his trip to Japan and we listen to comments and questions from the audience. | 8/17/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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14: Urso's Expo 2010, part 2 | Urso Chappell talks about his second and third days on the Expo 2010 site. | 7/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13: John's Japan Expo Legacy Trip, part 1 | John talks about his trip to Japan where he visited several expo legacy sites. | 7/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12: Urso's Expo 2010, part 1 | Urso Chappell talks about his first day on the Expo 2010 site. | 6/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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11: Architect James Maccormick | John and Urso talk with architect James Maccormick about his role in four world expos. | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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10: Expo 2010 Opens | Expo 2010 finally opens and we talk with Rob Chelseth of the Life in Shanghai Podcast | 5/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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9: World's Fair Legacy Sites with Jason Griffing | Urso and John talk to Jason Griffing about former world's fair sites and collecting memorabilia. | 4/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8: Expo Potpourri | John McGregor and Urso Chappell discuss various recent world's fair topics including Expo 2010, the fate of Seattle Center, and large motion picture formats. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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7: Expo Shanghai Online with Pascal Deseure | Pascal Deseure discusses the online virtual version of Expo 2010. | 3/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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6: Vancouver's Expo 86 with Bill Cotter | Bill Cotter talks about Expo 86's legacy on Vancouver, host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics. | 2/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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5: Expo 2010 with Michael Darragh | Michael Darragh of Ogilvy PR Shanghai and World Expo Blog joins us to talk about Expo 2010 | 2/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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4: The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project | Joey Chernov of The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project talks about rebuilding the 1939 New York World's Fair as an online virtual world. | 1/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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3: Australia at Expo 2010 | Australia Pavilion Director Peter Sams and Creative Director Pete Ford talk about Australia's participation at Shanghai's Expo 2010 | 1/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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2: Most Anticipated Expo 2010 Pavilions | We welcome the new year discussing the most anticipated pavilions at Shanghai's Expo 2010. | 1/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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1: Favo(u)rite Expo Attractions | Hosts Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk about some of their favo(u)rite expo attractions of the past 25 years. | 12/29/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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0: Testing... Testing... 1. 2. 3. | Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk about world's fairs past, present, and future. | 12/13/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 29 Episodes |
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