Episode 73 - Bob Finley

Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

English - October 20, 2020 22:26 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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Bob 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.

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WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Bob!

PRELIMS
03:55 - From Philly to SLC (via Las Vegas)
07:07 - Finding a home

QUARTERFINALS
09:17 - A harrowing start
12:53 - Everything will be fine

SEMIFINALS
14:48 - Torch Relay in W. Va.
19:05 - "Don't forget to say the right city"

FINALS
23:33 - Games-time
26:28 - The triple-wide trailer

MIXED ZONE
31:43 - Dinner-time stories - snowshoeing
36:18 - Cauldron testing

COOL DOWN
40:30 - Gladiator
43:41 - The cauldron is lit