Two local women work to preserve Expo stories through their podcast [Video]

SPOKANE, Wash. – Two local women who work at a retirement community have a podcast about Expo ’74 and are using their platform to keep Expo stories alive even longer than the people who tell them.

They sit down with seniors at the retirement community where they work and hear stories of those who saw Expo ’74 firsthand.

They do it so they can learn about Expo and because they know those who tell the stories could lose those memories before they tell them again.

Sheila Fritts and Deena Budono work with dozens of seniors on a daily basis; many of whom were in the area during Expo.

The average age of those who live in this retirement community is 89 and they typically stay there until they pass away.

Fritts and Budono know from speaking with these seniors that they have some incredible stories about the history of Spokane …