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Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

Christian Napierwww.gpfour.com
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 41 - Caroline Shaw

SLOC Chief Communications Officer Caroline Shaw joins from wine country to discuss affordable housing, Mitt and McDonalds, and 9/11 in Manhattan (recorded 25 June 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....

Jul 03, 202037 minEp. 41

Episode 40 - Ron Cameron

A giant of the event industry, Ron Cameron talks about the complexity of delivering ceremonies operations in Salt Lake and even looks back at the 2007 Rio Pan-American Games (recorded 24 June 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...

Jul 01, 202046 minEp. 40

Episode 39 - Beth White

In an extended episode, the incomparable Beth White joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and talks about baking bread, the 1998 and 2002 bids, running the MMC, learnings from Sydney and much more (recorded 18 June 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 ...

Jul 01, 20201 hr 3 minEp. 39

Episode 38 - Craig Utian

Project manager extraordinaire Craig Utian joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast to talk with host Christian Napier about airport baggage handling, coming to America and pyrotechnics (recorded 15 June 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 sha...

Jun 29, 202038 minEp. 38

Episode 37 - Heather Brace

Christian Napier sits down with Heather Brace, former SLOC Medical Services Volunteer Manager and current Intermountain Healthcare SVP of Human Resources and Chief People Officer in the very first in-person (but socially distant) Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast episode (recorded 12 June 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...

Jun 27, 202040 minEp. 37

Episode 36 - Michael Wingate

Michael Wingate, major event logistics expert, connects all the way from Doha to talk with Christian Napier about Salt Lake 2002, buying SLOC stuff post-Games and ice cream (recorded 3 June 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...

Jun 24, 202041 minEp. 36

Episode 35 - Steve Raquel

Digital media expert, adjunct professor and former Arch Deluxe expert Steve Raquel talks with Christian Napier about 9/11 in a hotel, the McRib and the coolest flight ever (recorded 27 May 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...

Jun 23, 202041 minEp. 35

Episode 34 - Cyndi Sherman

Host Christian Napier is joined by Deer Valley results manager Cyndi Sherman from her cabin in upstate New York to remember (recorded 20 May 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 00:24 - Welco...

Jun 22, 202039 minEp. 34

Episode 33 - Tara Anderson Warren and Bob Ligget

We have our first duo! SLOC trainers Bob Ligget and Tara Anderson Warren join host Christian Napier for an extended episode of the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast (recorded 20 May 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 ema...

Jun 21, 20201 hr 13 minEp. 33

Episode 32 - Roger Baugh

Host Christian Napier talks with Roger Baugh (in Paris!) who shares his hilarious stories about start gate fires, the Secret Service, cabins and doobies; emotional memories of 9/11; and the revelation of who REALLY won the "Run for the Rings" (recorded 20 May 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 sta...

Jun 17, 202043 minEp. 32

Episode 31 - Lisa Freedman

Lisa Freedman joins the podcast from beautiful San Diego to remember the Salt Lake 2002 Games with host Christian Napier (recorded 19 May 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 00:24 - Lisa and...

Jun 12, 202043 minEp. 31

Episode 30 - Michelle Thornbury

Christian Napier is joined by Michelle Thornbury from her home in Nashville to talk about Scott Hamilton and the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 14 May 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:...

Jun 10, 202032 minEp. 30

Episode 29 - Lori Morency Kun

Lori Morency Kun, head of "5 For The Fight", joins host Christian Napier to talk about her life's work supporting cancer research and her Salt Lake 2002 Games experience (recorded 14 May 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 e...

Jun 08, 202041 minEp. 29

Episode 28 - Deirdre Morris Abrahamsson

Host Christian Napier talks Salt Lake 2002 uniforms with ultimate frisbee champion and all around great athlete Deirdre Morris Abrahamsson (recorded 14 May 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 U...

Jun 04, 202036 minEp. 28

Episode 27 - Christy Nicolay

Christy Nicolay, the preeminent sport presentation producer in the Games, joins Christian Napier and talks sport production (as it was then called in Salt Lake 2002) and S'mores (recorded 12 and 26 May 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...

Jun 03, 202038 minEp. 27

Episode 26 - Todd Severson

Former "Games Gypsy" Todd Severson joins Christian Napier to remember the second best Games -- after Sydney :-) -- Salt Lake 2002 (recorded 11 May 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 00:26 -...

Jun 01, 202038 minEp. 26

Episode 25 - Bob Bills

Bob Bills goes all the way back to the 80's to tell the story of the Salt Lake 2002 Games with Christian Napier (recorded 7 May 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 00:28 - Bob joins us befor...

May 19, 202046 minEp. 25

Episode 24 - Donna Providenti

Donna Providenti takes a welcome break from COVID-19 home schooling to remember the Salt Lake 2002 Games with Christian Napier (recorded 5 May 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 00:28 - Donna...

May 17, 202038 minEp. 24

Episode 23 - Kristin Rector

Kristin Rector joins Christian Napier to talk volunteer shifts and flowchart their memories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 5 May 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 - Kristin ta...

May 15, 202041 minEp. 23

Episode 21 - Christian LaBarbera

Our first show with two Christians - LaBarbera and Napier - laughing their way down memory lane; from Lausanne to Torino and all the way back to the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 12 May 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 e...

May 14, 202042 minEp. 21

Episode 22 - Derrick Salisbury

Derrick Salisbury joins Christian Napier from Dubai and remembers just how expendable he was as they discuss the Salt Lake 2002 Games on Star Wars Day (recorded 4 May 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.co...

May 14, 202043 minEp. 22

Episode 20 - Karen Koppel

Christian Napier and Karen Koppel remember Jerry Anderson, 36 hours without sleep and other stories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 30 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 -...

May 13, 202039 minEp. 20

Episode 19 - Jacqui Edmiston

Our first Aussie, Jacqui Edmiston, talks with Christian Napier about Vegemite, Tim Tams and the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 28 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 - Live your i...

May 08, 202032 minEp. 19

Episode 18 - Natalie Moldover

Project management guru Natalie Moldover joins Christian Napier in remembering Sema, Sydney and the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 28 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 - Welcom...

May 08, 202037 minEp. 18

Episode 17 - Bev Carey

Christian Napier is joined by figure staking legend Bev Carey to discuss an explosive revelation about the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 28 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 -...

May 08, 202037 minEp. 17

Episode 16 - Lisa Wardle

Ebleskiver aficionados Lisa Wardle and Christian Napier swap stories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 27 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 00:27 - Lisa drives the Boston Maratho...

May 07, 202038 minEp. 16

Episode 15 - Rich Cannaday

Christian Napier remembers the Salt Lake 2002 Games with HR "jack-of-all-trades" Rich Cannaday (recorded 25 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 00:27 - "Eh...that was nothin'..." 02:26...

May 01, 202039 minEp. 15

Episode 14 - Alan Matisoff

Famed all-SLOC emcee Alan Matisoff joins Christian Napier to recount stories of the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 22 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 - Introduction 01:51 - Rol...

May 01, 202032 minEp. 14

Episode 13 - Paul Florence

West-sider Christian Napier is joined by east-sider Paul Florence to celebrate in unity the Salt Lake 2002 Games (recorded 22 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 - A hilarious co...

Apr 30, 202034 minEp. 13

Episode 12 - Katie Clifford

Katie Clifford and Christian Napier remember figure skating in Salt Lake 2002 (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 00:26 - Welcome Katie! 01:57 - Where the medals were made...

Apr 29, 202035 minEp. 12
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