Episode 19: Malcolm Snow and the Expo 88 Legacy Site

In Episode 19, John and Urso talk to Malcolm Snow, the CEO of the South Bank Corporation, which controls the legacy site of Brisbane, Australia's Expo 88. He talks about the challenges of honoring the Expo 88 legacy and balancing contemporary needs for the site.

South Bank Corporation

Foundation Expo 88

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Episode 11: Architect James Maccormick MBE

In episode 11, we talk with James Maccormick MBE, architect of the Australia Pavilions at Montreal's Expo 67, Osaka's Expo 70, and Spokane's Expo 74, and one of the forces behind the creation of Brisbane's Expo 88.

1967:
Australia at Expo 67 on Foundation Expo 88
Expo 67 on ExpoMuseum

1970:
Expo 70 on ExpoMuseum

1974:
Expo 74 on ExpoMuseum

1988:
Foundation Expo 88
Expo 88 on ExpoMuseum

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Episode 9: World's Fair Legacy Sites with Jason Griffing

In Episode 9 of The World's Fair Podcast, hosts Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk with Jason Griffing about the former sites of world's fairs as well as memorabilia collecting.

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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.

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