Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective

Ogden City Mayor Mike Caldwell joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and describes how the Games served as an inflection point for his own career and the city's long-term trajectory (recorded 30 September 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Mayor!

PRELIMS
05:55 - The vision for Ogden
09:45 - Battling COVID-19

QUARTERFINALS
12:01 - "My own personal campaign" to join SLOC
14:55 - Two days off in six months

SEMIFINALS
17:14 - The fixer

FINALS
23:17 - Getting the most out of the volunteers
26:20 - Skating scandal / a chance Paralympic encounter

MIXED ZONE
30:56 - Building an Olympic legacy in Ogden
33:58 - SLOC lessons learned

COOL DOWN
37:29 - More Cake / street tacos
41:33 - A meteorological gift

Kevin Marschke, Event Group Principal at ME Engineers brings "energy" to the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and talks about the challenges of delivering power in an Olympic environment (recorded 30 September 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Kevin!
02:09 - the NFL and COVID-19

PRELIMS
03:51 - Protecting the workforce from the virus
05:56 - Brought on by Jerry Anderson

QUARTERFINALS
09:18 - Energy organisation in the Games
12:51 - Putting together the plan for power

SEMIFINALS
15:15 - Renewable energy and the Games
17:26 - People you could trust

FINALS
19:47 - Facing challenges
22:11 - A day in the life of Kevin

MIXED ZONE
26:11 - Hotel living
28:24 - Life post-SLOC

COOL DOWN
32:32 - "When you say nothing at all"
33:54 - Cheap food discussion

Erick Long, Senior Vice President, Events at the Academy of Country Music, talks about producing a live event during COVID-19 and addresses the mystery of Mountain Shadow in a memorable episode of the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast (recorded 28 September 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Erick!
02:37 - Delivering the ACM awards

PRELIMS
06:09 - "We've got to build faith in the system"
09:25 - Amy Murray - the catalyst

QUARTERFINALS
11:15 - Moving to SLC
14:32 - "I wasn't prepared for that"

SEMIFINALS
16:29 - G-6 months
18:25 - West Jordan v Kearns

FINALS
20:54 - Story time with Erick
25:58 - Games-time

MIXED ZONE
28:13 - The Paralympic Games
30:11 - From M&Ms to ACM

COOL DOWN
34:40 - Martina and NSync
39:59 - A tribute to Mountain Shadow

Amy Murray, Senior Producer at FiveCurrents and former Olympic Experience Producer for the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, joins the podcast on a very special episode, recorded on 9/11. 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Amy!
03:46 - The "Great  COVID-19 Pause"

PRELIMS
08:13 - "I wasn't too successful at being a background singer, but..."
10:57 - Best job in the Games!

QUARTERFINALS
13:15 - Brainstorming atmosphere
17:25 - Finding budget and talent

SEMIFINALS
21:08 - Weather impacts
23:37 - "I think we should do a parade"

FINALS
29:14 - Willing partners / a memorable voicemail
33:49 - The torch at the White House

MIXED ZONE
37:43 - The military bands and 9/11
40:12 - Unfurling the flag

COOL DOWN
43:43 - Food and karaoke
49:18 - Hockeypalooza and virtual happy hour

Rick Barrett, Principal and Design Director at MIG and formerly with Bechtel, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recalls how a cross-country drive in his youth inspired him to attend college in Utah (recorded 4 September 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Rick!
03:04 - Entry into urban planning

PRELIMS
06:13 - The beauty of Cache Valley
10:01 - Managing a venue design team

QUARTERFINALS
13:15 - The creation of Olympic Medals Plaza
16:13 - "We're not going to change horses midstream"

SEMIFINALS
21:18 - Gravel testing
25:03 - Transport simulations

FINALS
27:57 - Fireworks and tents
33:15 - Headliners

MIXED ZONE
35:12 - Tornado time
39:12 - Games impact

COOL DOWN
44:04 - "The final leg of the marathon"

Lou Lauria, Chief of Sport and Games at Special Olympics International, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast in a special Paralympics-focused episode (recorded 4 September 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Lou!
02:16 - Special Olympics primer

PRELIMS
05:54 - The potential for the Special Olympics
10:28 - From Sydney to Salt Lake

QUARTERFINALS
14:15 - Taking on a Paralympic role
18:03 - Integration challenges

SEMIFINALS
20:26 - A lack of preparedness
23:31 - Paralympics breaks out

FINALS
26:04 - Working in the MOC
28:24 - Transition

MIXED ZONE
32:27 - People leave - 9/11
35:28 - Marketing the Paralympic Games

COOL DOWN
39:12 - The broadcast piece
46:24 - "The only band that matters"

Todd Barnes, Senior Principal and Architect at Populous, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and remembers KISS, the Shooting Star Saloon and the efficiency of uniform distribution (recorded 31 August 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Todd!
03:00 - Why architecture?

PRELIMS
05:05 - Working in San Francisco
10:06 - Five years out

QUARTERFINALS
12:42 - An intelligent venues department
16:25 - Weaving the sport schedule

SEMIFINALS
20:03 - Frustrating growth
25:18 - You and the wilderness

FINALS
27:14 - Power play
29:10 - Broadcast

MIXED ZONE
34:23 - Lead up to the Games
38:13 - Soaking it in

COOL DOWN
43:31 - Final segment

Tony Vitrano, one of the world's leading event transport experts, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and revisits Utah Olympic Park with his family, a move from Florida and an unexpected helping hand from an American icon (recorded 26 August 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Tony!
02:30 - COVID-19 and event transport

PRELIMS
06:30 - Florida to Salt Lake
11:00 - Defying expectations

QUARTERFINALS
12:54 - Lots of buses
15:48 - Buses and inclines

SEMIFINALS
18:19 - "What do you need?"
23:14 - Finding drivers

FINALS
25:51 - "A very old-school way"
29:00 - Sizing up the demand

MIXED ZONE
33:35 - Managing expectations
37:37 - 9/11 (sitting on a barrier)

COOL DOWN
41:07 - "We were all a bit more diligent"
43:32 - Final segment

HR consultant Cheryl Doerfler Lake joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and recounts joining SLOC fresh off a layoff, buying a sewing machine from the SLOC fire sale, evacuating the Atlanta airport and more (recorded 25 August 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:27 - Welcome Cheryl!

PRELIMS
04:42 - Jamie Shaw replies to an email
09:23 - Laid off 4 times

QUARTERFINALS
11:41 - The first 30 days 
14:05 - "Best. Job. Ever!"

SEMIFINALS
17:09 - The importance of resilience
21:15 - Working in the MOC

FINALS
24:38 - The bomb squad / sick during Paras
28:41 - Sewing machine / post-Games wrap-up

MIXED ZONE
32:09 - Handwritten will / working for TSA
35:10 - Consulting in Delhi

COOL DOWN
40:58 - Retention bonus
42:27 - Final segment

Cecelia Magargee, renowned event marketing consultant and former Reebok Head of Global Event Marketing, joins the Salt Lake 2002 Retrospective podcast and discusses her "unique" recruitment to SLOC, building a high performing team and incredible memories of the Salt Lake Ice Center (recorded 12 August 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 [email protected].

WARM UP
00:26 - Welcome Cecelia!

PRELIMS
06:40 - The call from Doug Arnot

QUARTERFINALS
12:35 - When "no" means "yes"
15:15 - Settling into the role

SEMIFINALS
18:57 - Team building
23:13 - Readiness

FINALS
26:39 - The impact of volunteers / competition highlights
30:45 - Lipstick

MIXED ZONE
33:35 - Great people
35:03 - Tear down / returning to Reebok

COOL DOWN
40:06 - Final segment