The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 4: The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project

We talk with Joey Chernov of The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project about rebuilding the 1939 New York World's Fair as an online virtual world.

Links to items discussed in the podcast:
The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project
The World's Fair Community

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 3: Australia at Expo 2010

We discuss Ausralia's Pavilion at Shanghai's Expo 2010 with Pavilion Director Peter Sams and Creative Director Pete Ford.

Links to items discussed in the podcast:
Australia Pavilion
think! OTS
Expo 2010 Shanghai

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 2

[originally posted 03 January 2010]



We ring in the new year by talking about the most anticipated pavilions at Shanghai's Expo 2010, which opens on May 1st.

Links to items discussed in the podcast:
Expo Shanghai Online
Expo 2010 Shanghai

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 1

[originally posted 29 December 2009]



Urso and John talk about some of their favo(u)rite expo attactions of the last 25 years: The Netherlands at Expo 2000, Japan at Expo 88, Canadian Pacific at Expo 86, and Morocco at Expo 92.
-The audio is better than episode zero... but still not ideal. Hey, we're gettin' better!

Links to items discussed in the podcast:
Photos of the Netherlands at Expo 2000
Rainbow War on DVD

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The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 0

[originally posted 13 December 2009]



Just like in bowling, you get a practice frame that doesn't count. Urso and John talk about how they got interested in world's fairs in the 1980's, world's fair nomenclature, and why expos are still relevant.

The audio quality isn't ideal since we're still in the learning stages.

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