Fair Game with Robert Smith

Today we welcome Jeannine Domeyer from the Delaware County Fair in Manchester, Iowa. Jeannine has been involved in the fair industry for 16 years. After cancelling in 2020 her community rallied around...

21 Apr 202138min

Danny Grant is a lasso-twirlin’, joke spittin’, one-man cowboy comedy circus. He spent most of 2020 creating new show elements while patiently waiting for fairs to reopen. What many don’t realize? He ...

20 Apr 202136min

Christine Iannotti is brand new to being a fair manager. She became fair manager of the St. Lucie County Fair in Florida in late 2019. Luckily for Christine, her dates snuck in right under the wire in...

19 Apr 202132min

Cody Cashman is the fair manager for the Red River Valley Fair in North Dakota. His first challenge as manager? Navigate the Covid19 pandemic.

16 Apr 202137min

Daniel Jolley, aka Pirate Man Dan is a swashbuckling entertainer who delights audiences. Based out of Vermont, Daniel travels across the northeastern and southern United States bringing smiles to peop...

15 Apr 202133min

Jenn Flinton is on the YPI Steering Committee for Zone 1 and currently works for the Saratoga County Fair in New York. Jenn is a fair industry lifer having grown up in the industry. She brings a lifet...

14 Apr 202133min

Jo Reynolds joins us from Iowa where she oversees the Warren County Fair. We talk about the importance of small fairs to their communities and how she’s navigating her fair through the Coronavirus pan...

13 Apr 202141min

Cindy Hoye is the executive director for the Indiana State Fair. The Indiana State Fair is one of the five largest state fairs in the midwest along with the State Fairs of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsins ...

12 Apr 202137min