thePodcast: Something Happened Here -- Expo 86's 40th anniversary

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Apr 26 2026 | 00:30:24

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Show Notes

For the week of April 26, 2026: May 2 is the 40th anniversary of opening day at the World’s Fair on transportation and communication. Expo 86 in Vancouver. Guest Andy Yan is the director of the City Program at Simon Fraser University. He joins host Bob Mackin to remember the fair that transformed Terminal City. CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you missed an edition of theBreaker.news Podcast? Go to the archive. Subscribe to theBreaker.news on Substack. Find out how: Click here.

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