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OCTOBER PODCAST / Designing What Lasts, Human / Nature & the Future of American Living
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October 9, 2026
This month's episode digs into:
How will Americans want to live in 2031 and what role can a World Expo play in helping us imagine, test and experience that future?
Expo 2031 Minnesota USA CEO Wendy Meadley and World's Fair historian Charles Pappas (Exhibitor Magazine), explore the legacy-first thinking behind Expo 2031 and its theme, Human / Nature, Where Humanity & Horticulture Meet.
Their conversation moves beyond the traditional question of what happens to an Expo site after closing day. Instead, they ask what should exist in Lakeville in 2032 and beyond, and how those long-term ambitions can influence what is designed for Expo 2031 today.
From the USA Pavilion and permanent gardens to the Future Living District, Technology Spine, Agriculture Innovation Zone, Global Pollinator Network and five Climate Zones, the episode explores how Expo 2031 can become a living laboratory for the future of American communities.
At the center is a deceptively simple question:
What will the Home, Yard, Street and Neighborhood of 2031 look like?
The answer may bring together horticulture, housing, technology, food, health, water, energy, mobility, entertainment and community in entirely new ways.
World Expos have always allowed people to experience tomorrow.
Expo 2031 has an opportunity to build pieces of that tomorrow to last.
Expo 2031 Podcasts are available on our YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@Expo2031USA
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