Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective
101 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsHosted by Christian Napier, Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective gives listeners a "back of house" or behind the scenes look into the planning and delivery of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter and Paralympic Winter Games, through interviews with the very people who organized them.
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Episode 101 - Tricia Fenton
May 19, 2021 13:04 - 58 minutes - 80.3 MBOne of the most genuine and respected experts in the event industry, Tricia Fenton joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and gives us a fresh take on the "marooned on an island" question, becoming part of an event family and getting her motorcycle license (recorded 2 April 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Tricia! PRELIMS 09:06 - ...
Episode 100 - Christian Napier
May 11, 2021 15:03 - 57 minutes - 79.7 MBIt's our 100th episode! Amy Murray graciously guest hosts and interviews Christian Napier, turning the tables and asking all kinds of questions about the podcast and Christian's Salt Lake 2002 experience (recorded 31 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Amy as guest host! 03:21 - Straight from GPFour HQ PRELIMS 06:08 - Going our own way...
Episode 99 - Aimee Preston
April 13, 2021 16:17 - 46 minutes - 64.4 MBSLOC employee number 40, Aimee Preston, takes a break from the Summit County COVID-19 vaccination effort, to join the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and share her story of transitioning from collegiate gymnast to sport administrator and running a completely different sport - Curling! (recorded 29 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcom...
Episode 98 - Calum Clark
April 06, 2021 16:57 - 55 minutes - 76.1 MBCalum Clark, Chief Operating Officer, Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation and former Salt Lake 2002 Event Services Manager, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers working Snowbasin under Adam Gray, DEPAT and the one question you should never ask (recorded 22 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Calum! 03:53 - UOLF venues...
Episode 97 - John Sindelar
April 02, 2021 14:49 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBThe master of accommodation(s), John Sindelar, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and gives us listeners an online Accommodation 101 course (recorded 17 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome John! PRELIMS 04:13 - Marooned on an island 07:06 - Hotel management during the bid QUARTERFINALS 11:47 - The supply-demand lens SEMI...
Episode 96 - Allen Brooks
March 29, 2021 19:38 - 1 hour - 97.1 MBOne of our most requested guests ever, the incomparable Allen Brooks, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers giving up team handball for an opportunity to work the Games, his parents living in Ogden and finding something within you that you didn't know you had (recorded 17 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Allen!...
Episode 95 - Brad Eggert
March 24, 2021 18:33 - 46 minutes - 64.6 MBBrad Eggert, global event safety and security professional and former manager of the County Ice Center and Acord Ice Arenas, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recalls a Pulp Fiction moment, fire alarms and mom driving the Zamboni (recorded 17 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Brad! 04:20 - An odd road to Salt Lake PR...
Episode 94 - Jill Andrews
March 19, 2021 22:01 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBOur first VOLUNTEER(!!!), the wonderful Jill Andrews, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers pin trading, losing a volunteer assignment only to get a better one, living in a 16-foot trailer during Games-time and a guest book signed by Olympians from around the world (recorded 10 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome ...
Episode 93 - Mark Hyde
March 19, 2021 14:54 - 49 minutes - 67.5 MBMark Hyde, former Soldier Hollow International Client Services Manager and now Public Health Scientist and Physician Assistant, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers being hired by Maureen Sweeney, being interviewed by NPR and (recorded 10 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Mark! 04:20 - Marooned on an island P...
Episode 92 - Pauline Ploquin
March 12, 2021 15:45 - 53 minutes - 73.1 MBPauline Ploquin, President and Partner at Struck, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers there is no "I" in team (except there is in French), banging her head on a desk and a great turn of phrase from Libby Hyland (recorded 2 March 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Pauline! 02:33 - Personal pursuits PRELIMS 04:08 - Ma...
Episode 91 - Adam Gray
March 04, 2021 22:40 - 1 hour - 102 MBIOC advisor and major event expert Adam Gray joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers an unconventional wedding proposal, winning over skeptics, needing more snowcats and a dirty bus gets into the venue (recorded 23 February 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Adam! 03:31 - Tokyo 2020 plans PRELIMS 06:32 - Tokyo as an inf...
Episode 90 - Connie Nelson
March 03, 2021 16:14 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBConnie Nelson, Director of the Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum and Alf Engen Ski Museum joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and stops in Utah for a ski trip, gains great respect for lugers and is surprised to learn the names of some famous celebrity visitors (recorded 22 February 2021). For more information about Utah Olympic Park and the museums please visit https://utaholympiclegacy.org/ If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or vo...
Episode 89 - John Piester
February 25, 2021 20:51 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBFormer E Center Venue Operations Manager John Piester - now President, RedPeg Marketing - joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers starting a family in Salt Lake, a unique vantage point for USA v Russia and the inspiration of the Paralympic Games (recorded 17 February 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome John! 03:21 - Every...
Episode 88 - Herwig Demschar
February 23, 2021 20:54 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBA giant in the ski industry, Herwig Demschar - Senior Vice President / International Business Development at Powdr Corp - joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers marriage-saving advice from a mentor, the impact of Jerry Anderson and controversial ski wax (recorded 16 February 2021). For more information about the work Herwig is doing, please contact him at [email protected]. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to sha...
Episode 87 - Jim Brown
February 19, 2021 21:11 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBCapping off a fantastic week, Jim Brown - Executive Chair of the USA Rugby 2027/2031 Rugby World Cup bid and Principal and CEO of JBC International - joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and shares his favorite meal, Mitt and Fraser asking lots of questions and a special flower ceremony (recorded 10 February 2021). For more information about the work Jim is doing, please contact Jim at [email protected]. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or vo...
Episode 86 - Sarah Kawahara
February 18, 2021 20:37 - 54 minutes - 74.9 MBIn a very special episode, Sarah Kawahara - Canada, USA and World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductee and Emmy-award winning director and choreographer - joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and tells the incredible behind-the-scenes story of the Opening Ceremony ice program (recorded 9 February 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Waterco...
Episode 85 - Joan Junker
February 17, 2021 15:44 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBMajor event expert Joan Junker, international business consultant, best-selling author and former Results Publishing Manager for Xerox Worldwide Olympics, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and shares memories of running the Results Book Center (recorded 4 February 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Joan! PRELIMS 03:40 - Maroone...
Episode 84 - Steve Dittmore
February 02, 2021 19:35 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBSteve Dittmore, Assistant Dean / Sport Management Professor at the University of Arkansas, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and talks about cheering for the LA Dodgers, the story behind the pairs figure skating scandal and the one less students remember (recorded 25 January 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Steve! 04:04 - Maro...
Episode 83 - Eric Roy
January 26, 2021 18:45 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MBEric Roy, perhaps the most enthusiastic finance person I've ever met, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast. Eric finds SLOC through Accountemps, works under Lane Critchfield and Brett Hopkins in Finance, Chris Crowley at Park City, and is cheered on by hundreds of elementary school kids (recorded 19 January 2021). If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26...
Episode 82 - Scott Givens
January 19, 2021 22:05 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBScott Givens, Founder and President of FiveCurrents, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast in an extended episode (recorded 13 January 2021). Scott remembers dual reporting to Mitt and Fraser, the "six inch powder rule," and assembling a fantastic team under Libby Hyland, Bob Finley and Sayre Wiseman. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Scot...
Episode 81 - Chip Suttles
January 13, 2021 16:16 - 31 minutes - 44 MBChip Suttles, Seattle Seahawks CIO and VP, Technology, is the first guest of 2021 on the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast (recorded 5 January 2021). He recalls joining Kelly Brown at SLOC, working at Snowbasin with Adam Gray and Calum Clark, and the leadership of Mitt Romney and Fraser Bullock. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. Show Notes: WARM UP 00:26 - Welcome Chip! 02:29 - Fo...
Episode 80 - Dave Clark
January 08, 2021 03:37 - 41 minutes - 57.7 MBDave Clark, Senior Project Officer at Emergency Management Victoria, joins an "evolved" Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast (new format for 2021!) and remembers overlay at the Olympic and Paralympic Family Hotel (recorded 30 December 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. WARM UP 00:26 - Introduction to our new format! 02:44 - Argentine tango ad...
Episode 79 - Larry Ganson
December 21, 2020 15:57 - 46 minutes - 63.7 MBLarry Ganson, event expert and COVID-19 Compliance Officer at Carpathia Event Production, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers rapelling from the side of the Wells-Fargo building to unfurl the flag after 9/11 (recorded 8 December 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games...
Episode 78 - Lisa Sams
December 08, 2020 17:23 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBLisa Sams, founder of SP Events & Logistics and her new venture Work into Wellness, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recounts her journey from "sand and palm trees" to "skis and slopes" (recorded 7 December 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contracto...
Episode 77 - Risa Feldman
November 23, 2020 21:33 - 44 minutes - 61.3 MBRisa Feldman, Editor of Journey Beyond Aspen magazine, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and talks about the groundbreaking Flower Ceremonies (recorded 29 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story pleas...
Episode 76 - Karen Wright Williams
November 17, 2020 17:37 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBKaren Wright Williams, former E Center Deputy General Manager, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and shares her journey to SLOC, cyberstalking Tim Larkin and planning a wedding (recorded 20 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer...
Episode 75 - Andy Williams
November 13, 2020 20:51 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBAndy Williams, Georgia alum and event experience expert, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recalls following his future wife to the Wasatch Front (recorded 20 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your sto...
Episode 74 - Sayre Wiseman
October 27, 2020 20:12 - 52 minutes - 71.9 MBSayre Wiseman, SVP Production at FiveCurrents and former Director of Ceremonies for SLOC, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers meeting the Mayor on her first day at the office, idiot-proofing the cauldron and the ice rink in Rice-Eccles Stadium (recorded 14 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurant...
Episode 73 - Bob Finley
October 20, 2020 22:26 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBBob Finley, founder of Morar Design, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers coming to Salt Lake from Las Vegas, a regime change and emceeing the Torch Relay (recorded 8 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to...
Episode 72 - Chad Salmela
October 13, 2020 14:11 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBOur first guest from Finland joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast! Chad Salmela talks about scrambling to find a plane, rifle covers as an accreditation solution and Kenji's teriyaki (recorded 7 October 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunte...
Episode 71 - Mike Caldwell
October 08, 2020 16:35 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBOgden City Mayor Mike Caldwell joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and describes how the Games served as an inflection point for his own career and the city's long-term trajectory (recorded 30 September 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunt...
Episode 70 - Kevin Marschke
October 06, 2020 19:42 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBKevin Marschke, Event Group Principal at ME Engineers brings "energy" to the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and talks about the challenges of delivering power in an Olympic environment (recorded 30 September 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunt...
Episode 69 - Erick Long
September 30, 2020 22:52 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBErick Long, Senior Vice President, Events at the Academy of Country Music, talks about producing a live event during COVID-19 and addresses the mystery of Mountain Shadow in a memorable episode of the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast (recorded 28 September 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on th...
Episode 68 - Amy Murray
September 24, 2020 18:00 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBAmy Murray, Senior Producer at FiveCurrents and former Olympic Experience Producer for the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, joins the podcast on a very special episode, recorded on 9/11. A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to...
Episode 67 - Rick Barrett
September 15, 2020 23:00 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MBRick Barrett, Principal and Design Director at MIG and formerly with Bechtel, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recalls how a cross-country drive in his youth inspired him to attend college in Utah (recorded 4 September 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff membe...
Episode 66 - Lou Lauria
September 09, 2020 19:00 - 51 minutes - 70.8 MBLou Lauria, Chief of Sport and Games at Special Olympics International, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast in a special Paralympics-focused episode (recorded 4 September 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story...
Episode 65 - Todd Barnes
September 08, 2020 21:00 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBTodd Barnes, Senior Principal and Architect at Populous, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers KISS, the Shooting Star Saloon and the efficiency of uniform distribution (recorded 31 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or voluntee...
Episode 64 - Tony Vitrano
September 03, 2020 16:00 - 49 minutes - 67.6 MBTony Vitrano, one of the world's leading event transport experts, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and revisits Utah Olympic Park with his family, a move from Florida and an unexpected helping hand from an American icon (recorded 26 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games...
Episode 63 - Cheryl Doerfler Lake
September 01, 2020 20:00 - 48 minutes - 66.2 MBHR consultant Cheryl Doerfler Lake joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recounts joining SLOC fresh off a layoff, buying a sewing machine from the SLOC fire sale, evacuating the Atlanta airport and more (recorded 25 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff membe...
Episode 62 - Cecelia Magargee
August 31, 2020 03:00 - 46 minutes - 64 MBCecelia Magargee, renowned event marketing consultant and former Reebok Head of Global Event Marketing, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and discusses her "unique" recruitment to SLOC, building a high performing team and incredible memories of the Salt Lake Ice Center (recorded 12 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SL...
Episode 61 - Kari Holt-Larson
August 29, 2020 18:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBKari Holt-Larson, Utah Jazz Vice President of Community and Special Events, and Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast host Christian Napier discuss the Jazz, speed skating and training with Olympic athletes (recorded 11 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contract...
Episode 60 - Tori Baker
August 25, 2020 17:00 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBSalt Lake Film Society CEO Tori Baker joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast to talk about the impacts of COVID-19 on the film industry, working at the TPC and Mitt's response to 9/11 (recorded 7 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer...
Episode 59 - Kristen Hartley
August 24, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBKristen Hartley, Director of Operations at the Berlin 2023 Special Olympics World Games, (recorded 6 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. WARM UP 00:28 - Kristen joins from Swi...
Episode 58 - Peter Graves
August 12, 2020 20:00 - 56 minutes - 78.3 MBWorld-class voice of the Salt Lake 2002 Ceremonies Peter Graves gives us a master class in sport announcing, a shout out to "fry sauce" and a description of his 3,000 - 4,000 pin collection (recorded 4 August 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer a...
Episode 57 - Phil Jordan
August 10, 2020 21:00 - 48 minutes - 67.4 MBEvent veteran and Soldier Hollow Venue Manager Phil Jordan leaves Las Vegas for Salt Lake (twice!) and stages a Western Experience in the heart of an Olympic and Paralympic competition venue (recorded 30 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer a...
Episode 56 - Karl Schwolow
August 10, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBKarl Schwolow, Soldier Hollow Venue Food and Beverage Manager, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast to discuss teaching royalty how to eat hot dogs, building forts out of Wahoo boxes and wardrobe shenanigans (recorded 29 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member...
Episode 55 - Silvana and Robert Richardson
August 05, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBProfessors Silvana and Robert Richardson join the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast in a special extended CURLING episode (recorded 28 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contractor or volunteer and want to share your story please email [email protected]. WARM...
Episode 54 - Jill Lamping
August 04, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBJill Lamping (formerly Beckstead) takes us all the way back to the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic bid in a fascinating episode, with wonderful stories of the Torch Relay, Opening Ceremony and, yes, Rancho Bowling Lanes (recorded 23 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. If you worked on the Games as a staff member, contr...
Episode 53 - David Zumbrennen
August 03, 2020 19:00 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MBToday's guest spent 70 DAYS on a Disney cruise ship due to COVID-19! David Zumbrennen, now safely ashore, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast to remember the importance of volunteering, starting as an intern and leading the audience at the ceremonies (recorded 21 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here. ...
Episode 52 - Ed Eynon (Part 3 of 3)
July 29, 2020 15:00 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBThe final episode of our "Ed Eynon Trilogy" with the former SLOC SVP of Human Resources and International Relations, who talks about the best staff perk ever, the IR team, touching stories from the Torch Relay and a special Bob Garff memory (recorded 16 July 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Important note: Ed's "perfect song" is not on Spotify but is on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfFKM3_Ay8g Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective...