Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

Hosted 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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Episodes

Episode 11 - Safia Khaderi

Christian Napier talks with former SLOC finance and technology analyst Safia Khaderi (recorded 21 April 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 00:45 - Sleepless in Seattle 03:40 - Independence PR...

Apr 27, 2020•33 min•Ep. 11

Episode 10 - Rob Parkes

Former SLOC employee relations manager Rob Parkes reflects on the Games with host Christian Napier (recorded 20 April 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 01:29 - Rob wears glasses and is hir...

Apr 25, 2020•32 min•Ep. 10

Episode 9 - Daniel Pacheco

Host Christian Napier is joined by one of the "originals" Daniel Pacheco who starts at the beginning (recorded 17 April 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 01:04 - 1994 PRELIMS 05:45 - The C...

Apr 24, 2020•36 min•Ep. 9

Episode 8 - Amy Lukas

Infinite Scale partner Amy Lukas and host Christian Napier look back at the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 16 April 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 00:30 - An "infinite" welcome 02:43 - ...

Apr 23, 2020•38 min•Ep. 8

Episode 7 - Amber Walbeck

Games veteran and proud "AAA" member Amber Walbeck joins host Christian Napier and remembers the Games (recorded 15 April 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 01:07 - Emergency preparedness P...

Apr 21, 2020•33 min•Ep. 7

Episode 6 - Jess Christiansen

Host Christian Napier looks back at the Games with "child of the Utah Symphony" Jess Christiansen (recorded 14 April 2020). A breakdown of the episode is below. Please be sure to check out our Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective playlist on Spotify. Note that Jess' nomination of the techno remix version of "Come What May" from Moulin Rouge is not on Spotify, but you can access it on YouTube here . You can also access the playlist and a map to favorite SLOC restaurants here . If you worked on the Games ...

Apr 20, 2020•39 min•Ep. 6

Episode 5 - Chris Crowley

Chris Crowley takes a small break from coronavirus duty to remember the Games with host Christian Napier (recorded 2 April 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 00:46 - Fighting COVID-19 03:38 -...

Apr 13, 2020•37 min•Ep. 5

Episode 4 - Alan Shaw

Host Christian Napier catches up with long-time friend and colleague Alan Shaw (recorded 1 April 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 00:29 - Alan joins from Atlanta 01:57 - SLOC role recap P...

Apr 11, 2020•34 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3 - Dan Merkley

Dan Merkley shares his SLOC stories with host Christian Napier (recorded 31 March 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 00:36 - Welcome Dan 01:25 - What's Dan doing these days? PRELIMS 04:20 -...

Apr 07, 2020•45 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2 - Maureen Sweeney

In this week's episode, Maureen Sweeney joins host Christian Napier (recorded 30 March 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 00:51 - Games are postponed 02:26 - What's Maureen up to? 03:44 - L...

Apr 04, 2020•46 min•Ep. 2

Episode 1 - Darren Hughes

In this week's episode, Darren Hughes joins host Christian Napier (recorded 27 March 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 cnapier@gpfour.com. WARM UP 00:00 - Why look back at Salt Lake 2002? 01:25 - Welcome Darren PRELI...

Apr 02, 2020•32 min•Ep. 1

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