In episode 28, Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk with filmmaker Lisa Seidenberg about her film about the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, "I Have Seen the Future." Urso also gives a brief update on the bidding process for Expo 2017 and Expo 2020. Find out more about Lisa Seidenberg and the film at MissMuffett.com.
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Spanning two hemispheres, Urso and John have worked at or visited eleven world's fairs between them.
Based in San Francisco, USA, Urso Chappell founded ExpoMuseum in 1998, won Expo 2005's Linimo Design Contest, and has visited eight world's fairs so far: 1982 Knoxville, 1984 New Orleans, 1986 Vancouver, 1998 Lisbon, 2000 Hannover, 2005 Aichi, 2008 Zaragoza, and 2010 Shanghai.
John McGregor comes from Brisbane, Australia, and has worked at 3 expos: 1988 Brisbane, 1992 Seville, and 1993 Taejon. He also attended the Inaugural Assembly of Expo Cities and Regions in Seville in 2002, Shanghai Expo 2010, and visited the Expo 2005 under construction. He founded Foundation Expo 88 in 2002.
In episode 28, Urso Chappell and John McGregor talk with filmmaker Lisa Seidenberg about her film about the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair, "I Have Seen the Future."
